Bricks’ Fried Cheese Sticks
When you need some greasy food and you don’t want to lose your buzz, there’s only a few places in town to go. This place on lower State Street is now one of them.
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El Cazador del Mar
With 94 different bottles of tequila, the entire staff at El Cazador del Mar-from general manager Alex Castillo and chef Roberto Lopez on down-spends a lot of time educating people about the various types of tequila. And that’s before you even order a drink.
Tidbits for November
The boy is back in town The Grapevine host and
all-around personality Gabe Saglie is returning to Santa Barbara
from his two-year sojourn in New York.
Kafana Is No Longer
The Balkan-themed restaurant on the backside of Victoria Court has closed tomake room for a private dining area for Olio e Limone. We mourn the loss.
Holiday Feasting
Probably my favorite cookbook (though it spends more time than on my bedside table than my kitchen counter) is Modern Priscilla Cookbook. Printed in 1924, it includes “1,000 recipes tested and proved at the Priscilla proving plant.”
Burgers to Bistro, BOSB’06
Now it’s official: the Benson family’s
on its way to an empire. With shops in Solvang, Los Olivos,
Montecito, and the ever-popular store across from Our Daily Bread
on Santa Barbara Street, Carter Benson admits they have their eye
on conquering Carpinteria and bigger cities to the south.
Caffeine to Cocktails, BOSB’06
Many years ago, Europe lived on beer, a
combo of the ubiquitous beverage and a grainy stew made from the
ubiquitous beverage. Then came Budweiser, which almost destroyed
the golden beverage’s credibility.
Butchers to Bakers, BOSB’06
This in-town chain gives a gentler
meaning to the phrase “liquid diet.” There are times in our poor
digestive system’s rocky history when it needs pampering with
something sweet and pure and wholesome. Juice makes a good meal;
add protein powder and other healthy additives and you can
positively rocket.
Portfolio Envy
The Bradford Wine Group possesses one of the finest broker wine books in all of the Central Coast. Owned by Brad Iwanaga (pictured), the Bradford Wine Group boasts an impressive lineup of wineries in its small, select portfolio. Among its clients are The Hitching Post, Plumpjack Wines, and Rusack Vineyards. Located in downtown Santa Barbara, the Bradford Wine Group has brought to our local wine industry further credibility and clout. Iwanaga believes wholeheartedly in the expressed potential and excellence of Santa Barbara wineries, and his portfolio, which skews toward local wineries, is proof of his support and belief in local winemakers.
Buyer Beware
The other day, I visited a local liquor store. Mind you, I didn’t write “wine retailer.” Not that I have anything against liquor stores. I just want to clarify that fine wine retailers like the Wine Cask, East Beach, Vino Divino, Gelson’s, Renegade Wines, etc. would never employ the tactics I’m about to discuss. Still, at this little Santa Barbara County liquor store, something became evident-older vintages of famous wines it had recently acquired appeared to be questionable at best. And, when the retailer refused to answer my questions regarding their origins of purchase, I became even more suspicious.