November 3, 2022
Tag: Validation Ale
Two New Restaurants Could Be Opening This Weekend
More food news: Outstanding in the Field dinners with Bettina and the Dutchess; Kin Bakeshop's pop-ups are ending as it works to open its own place; Coast Village Road ice cream shop is changing concepts; Acme Hospitality is opening a restaurant in Orange County; Validation Ale is now making hard seltzer; UCSB student moonlighting as a sushi chef for hire; Isla Vista's Buddha Bowls has been renamed; Goleta IHOP opened. 5
September 26, 2022
Café Stella Announced a Closing Date
More food news: Lunch—and totchos—at Validation Ale; Fresco Cafe pushed back its opening a few days; Mony's introduced breakfast burritos; Matty's Hot Chicken has left the Public Market; another coffee shop stopped charging extra for non-dairy milk; Checo's taqueria opening soon in Isla Vista. 8
July 17, 2022
A Stylish New Taproom in the Funk Zone
Validation Ale founders Brian and Briana Deignan have used their backgrounds in tech to create a better experience—from the menu, to ordering, to the bathrooms. "Whether you're a beer nerd like me or you've only had Coors your whole life, you're welcome either way," says Brian. "We want this to be about community." 1
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January 10, 2022
A High-Concept Brewery Is Opening in the Funk Zone
More food news: Broad Street Oyster Company's debut got pushed back a few days; a barbecue restaurant is opening in Old Town Goleta; the interesting dinner menu for the Dutchess in Ojai; a new beer-and-wine bar in Los Alamos; praise for the soups at Erewhon and the frozen lasagna at Vons. 1
November 8, 2021
Mollie’s Restaurant Has Closed
More food news: Who's opening a brewery in the Funk Zone; a new name for the Corazón Cocina spinoff; another option for recycling wine corks; the De La Vina Starbucks appears to be happening; Carp Kitchen & Grocery is now offering dinner; Santa Barbara chosen as test city for surplus-food app; live performances at the Blue Owl; Hochaya Tea House opened in Goleta; what's up and running at Solvang's PARc Place redevelopment. 5
Burning Questions
- What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
- When Will the Coast Village Road Medians Be Completed?
- What’s This Scaffold Structure on Las Positas Road?
- Why Does Street Striping Take So Long to Happen?
- Why Do Rocket Launches Look the Way They Do?
- How Is the San Ysidro Debris Basin Designed to Work?
- What’s This Building on Helena Avenue?
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