ricky@independent.com, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Food & Drink By ricky@independent.com | Mon Oct 26, 2020 | 1:30pm

LOKUM Is Santa Barbara’s One-Stop Shop for Tasty Turkish Treats

The Derdiyok brothers are serving their coffee and culture on State Street.

Books By ricky@independent.com | Sun Sep 06, 2020 | 3:15pm

A masterful worldbuilder and storyteller, the author creates immersive fantasy on the streets of New York City.

The Cannabis Corner By ricky@independent.com | Wed May 13, 2020 | 2:19pm

The cannabis-infused Turkish-delight-like candies are magical.

Arts & Entertainment By ricky@independent.com | Tue Apr 14, 2020 | 10:58am

New record is a boundary-defying experimentation that incorporates elements of EDM, soul, funk, R&B, and pop.

Arts & Entertainment By ricky@independent.com | Wed Apr 01, 2020 | 10:53am

Singer delivers decades worth of dance club sounds directly to listeners in a neatly wrapped 11-track album.

Arts & Entertainment By ricky@independent.com | Wed Feb 26, 2020 | 12:02pm

Chigozie Obiyioma’s The Fishermen is a beautiful novel that is slow in its descent, but absolute in its devastation.

Arts & Entertainment By ricky@independent.com | Mon Dec 09, 2019 | 4:07pm

The French musician’s new EP is a departure from his typical high-energy sound.