Finally, time to sample the Dutch Garden burger, only available at lunchtime.
Tonight was Glühwein and cocktails at the Emerson house. I had my first proper mulled wine at the Christkindlmarket in Germany 1999 while visiting Claudia. At the time it seemed bitter, but it was warming on those snowy nights. I’ve had mulled wine this month from several places and found them much yummier than my [...]
We wanted soup tonight. It was going to start pissing down with rain shortly and go nonstop throughout the weekend. So why not some good soup and good beer. To the Dutch Garden! I love their bar area. Between there and the back dining room, I’ll take the bar. And just our luck, we ran [...]
I’m not Irish. I don’t expect anyone to wear red for Chinese New Year if they’re not Chinese. So what’s up with a threat of getting pinched for not wearing green. I knew it would be best to avoid State Street and its CBD bars, but some friends did want to have a swift half [...]
This Saturday has been crazy busy. In addition to marketing, coffee with Nicky, wine tasting with Risa, there’s also Alicia’s birthday. And after this is Zouzou’s birthday, and then an art performance in the Funk Zone. Who says Santa Barbara is dead? Alicia and David lost their home in the Tea Fire. They were very [...]
This is one of those instances where the final product is greater than the sum of its parts – synergy! Rosamunde and Toronado next door go hand-in-hand. There are so many sausages to choose from, and so little stomach space. Luckily, there were three of us, so at least three kinds of sausages were [...]
A phone call from Ted drew me out of hiding indoors from the summer heat (and reading a copy of Watchmen, because I’m a geek) suggesting food, and I was up for some German sausages. We headed off to Dutch Gardens on upper State Street. We were there for dinner, but opted to sit in [...]
It’s been almost a year since my first review, I figure it’s time for an update. Ted and I dined here recently on a Thursday evening and there was only one 2-top open. The place was PACKED. And with a diverse range of people of all ages. I have to admit, I feared the restaurant [...]
Mmm, returned here last night after a friend who read my earlier review revealed this is one of his favorite restaurants in Santa Barbara. We sat in the back of the restaurant, had the soup which was a lovely cream and celery, and ate a hearty meal of catfish for him, and chicken breast stuffed [...]
What you learn at an early age affects the rest of your life. When I was a wee bean, my parents ate here and hated it. Their disdain spilled over onto me and I have held back from eating here for years. YEARS. But I’d just donated blood, and the yoghurt and tangerine I’d brought [...]
