This time of year, the unofficial springtime of Santa Barbara (which is really winter), reminds me of my time in the Mediterranean, particularly southern Spain. It’s the time of year when things are in furious bloom, it’s sunny and warm, but not unbearably hot. When I’m out pulling weeds in the garden, I’m reminded of [...]
Sublime. Open only a week, and they have it dialed in. I walk in and the mood, atmosphere, knowledge of the menu, friendliness of the staff, quality of the food, everything fell into place just right. Plus, much of the ingredients are sourced locally from our farmers market or local businesses. It helps that southen [...]
This is kind of embarrassing, I don’t even remember why I was here. But I did have a few nibbles. The happy hour menu’s changed since I last sampled the goods. For one, the menu’s no longer $4 per item, it’s simply $2 off the regular item, so some items aren’t such deal anymore. The [...]
I took the day off to celebrate my birthday without the hassles of work taking up my attention. For lunch we went to Metropulos to eat a gyro. Theirs are the best in town, made from scratch, and only served Fridays at lunchtime. Since I no longer work in this area, my only hope to [...]
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 [...]
Poor Ba Ba Reeba, setting up shop in a veritable ghost town that is Fashion Show Mall. We entered this area only to sample the restaurant’s happy hour, on recommendation from a friend. We’ve been to Spain, and had tapas from a variety of regions. Of course it’s not the same. We’re also from a [...]
