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Santa Barbara

Coffee Santa Barbara

Handlebar Coffee Roasters: Setting The Pace For S.B. Roasting

I first heard rumblings about Handlebar Coffee in 2010, when Intelligentsia’s James Marcotte said former professional cyclists Aaron Olson and Kim Anderson were planning to open a cafe in Santa Barbara. As it turned...
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Restaurant Ventura

Taqueria Cuernavaca: Central Mexican Cuisine in Ventura

Seemingly every Mexican food fan knows about the joys of La Super-Rica thanks to longtime proponent Julia Child, and Los Angeles probably has the best Mexican food outside of the motherland, but that still...
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Restaurant Sign Santa Barbara

Wine Cask: Inspired Pairings at Santa Barbara Feasting Bar

Creeping vines partially covered the sign that welcomed my arrival at the Wine Cask, a Santa Barbara institution from winemaker Doug Margerum and business partner Mitchell Sjerven that dates to 1981. This was the...
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California Cuisine Santa Barbara

Julienne: Family-Run, Market Driven + More in Santa Barbara [CLOSED]

For a city like Santa Barbara, which is situated in one of the best produce growing regions in the U.S., it’s kind of surprising that the most revered restaurant was and is La Super-Rica...
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Coffee Sign Santa Barbara

The French Press: Showing Verve on State Street [Rebranded as Dune Coffee Roasters]

Food and beverage continues to be a bigger focus in Santa Barbara, with some of the best produce in Southern California and a rising crop of restaurants, so it was practically inevitable that somebody...
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Pork Santa Barbara

Wine Cask Pork Belly

The Santa Barbara Conference & Visitors Bureau recently hosted me on a car-free media trip that spotlighted some of the area’s more compelling local, organic and sustainable eating and drinking options. For Monday’s dinner,...
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