Ahi restaurant

It starts out small enough, when one friend reaches out to suggest dinner and I commit to it. Then another friend emails about dinner at the same time, so I suggest combining into a group. And suddenly the group becomes five, all settling down comfortably in the restaurant on a Friday evening, with rainclouds looming [...]

March 17th, 2012 | Tags: , , , | Category: Eating Out, Japanese food, Santa Barbara | Leave a comment

Memorable Morsels of 2011

It has been an extraordinary year for me with respect to food discoveries, and stepping beyond my boundaries. There are more good things and good people I ate with than I have the ability to mention. But there are some highlights of 2011. First meal back at Full of Life: avocado pot de crème with [...]

December 31st, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: Eating In, Eating Out | Leave a comment

Kobachi Izakaya Dining

Gordon’s visiting, and we’re making a weekend of it! First stop, upon his landing at the airport: Kobachi. Really, could you expect anything less? I didn’t take photos of the whole suite of items we ordered, this meal was more about welcoming Gordon to town and showing him why Kobachi is a favorite place to [...]

June 18th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: Eating Out, Japanese food, Santa Barbara | Leave a comment

Kobachi Izakaya Dining

I went to Kobachi on a whim. It was cold and raining, it felt like the right thing to do. Wayne for up for the task of dining with me and we got a 2-top before the place got too busy. And actually, we stayed until the crowd had died down for the night. Ken-san [...]

February 19th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: Eating Out, Japanese food, Santa Barbara | Leave a comment

Kobachi Izakaya Dining

SBIFF burn-out, I wasn’t up for going to the final party at EOS. Instead, how about some small plates at Kobachi? I ran into two of the filmmakers I’d spoken to earlier in the day, by coincidence. It turned out great, I joined their table and we all enjoyed some sake together. It had been [...]

February 7th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Eating Out, Japanese food, Santa Barbara | Leave a comment

Kobachi Izakaya Dining

All through December, Kobachi was giving away coupons as Christmas gifts. Between two people, we’d collected about $15 in vouchers, so on this time we were in the mood for sashimi and thought we’d combine these, along with another $30 and request sashimi omakase. Ken-san was in, and agreed. First, though, some drinks and nibbles. [...]

January 24th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Eating Out, Japanese food, Santa Barbara | Leave a comment

Kobachi Izakaya Dining

Friends are visiting from out of state and I’m proud to introduce them to the awesomness that is izakaya at Kobachi.

December 1st, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Eating Out, Japanese food, Santa Barbara | Leave a comment

Kobachi Izakaya Dining

Blah blah blah,  Kobachi, blah blah, small plates, uber yummy. The usual! I’ve posted so many photos of the same delicious foods at Kobachi that I didn’t really bother on this visit. Except!… Something from the kitchen. Tempura battered roasted pumpkin. MMMMMmmm! Past posts. Kobachi Izakaya Dining 4141 State St Santa Barbara, CA 93110 www.kobachiizakaya.com

November 3rd, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: Eating Out, Japanese food, Santa Barbara | Leave a comment

Kobachi Izakaya Dining

This dinner was to introduce Olivia to the yumminess that is Kobachi.  She had a good time. Hot sake for Olivia, and cold shochu with oolong for me. The food starts with a green seaweed salad. Then three around of sushi: albacore nigiri, shiitake nigiri and eggplant nigiri. Next: a chef’s creation that we determined [...]

October 6th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Eating Out, Japanese food, Santa Barbara | Leave a comment

Kobachi Izakaya Dining

Another yummy dinner at Kobachi! Top row: Hamachi kama – broiled yellowtail collar. Nasu dengaku – broiled eggplant with red miso. Crispy shima ebi – dozens of small shrimp, breaded, fried and dusted lightly with curry powder. Bottom row: Nigiri of halibut and another fish I’ve since forgotten. Rock n’ Roll – eel roll. We’d [...]

October 1st, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Eating Out, Japanese food, Santa Barbara | Leave a comment
 
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