Archive for the ‘Local Dish’ Category

  • Rincon Events and Catering provides a huge menu of food options, including Asian fusion. (Courtesy Rincon Catering)

    Quick! Call the Caterer!

    Dec 21, 13 • Eat, Local Dish, Read, SEASONS Magazine

    Story by Nancy Ransohoff ’Tis the season…for fa-la-la family parties, workplace wing-dings, get-togethers with friends and winter weddings. If you’re not Martha (and who is?), not to worry…tap into the pro skills and expertise of these tiptop caterers...

  • Photo by Wendy Thies Sell

    A Garden Grows in Los Alamos

    Sep 26, 13 • Eat, Local Dish, SEASONS Magazine, Sustainable Seasons

    By Wendy Thies Sell The next time you sit down at Full of Life Flatbread in Los Alamos for fresh seasonal specials or the acclaimed flatbread pizza, you’ll know the story behind the salad. Just a half mile from Full of Life grows a garden tended to by...

  • Nikki Dailey, courtesy photo

    EAT: Hit the Stoves

    Sep 9, 13 • Eat, Local Dish, SEASONS Magazine

    By Nancy Ransohoff TURNING UP THE TEMP on the local cooking scene is HEATculinary (805/242-1151, heatculinary.com). Owner and chef Nikki Dailey trained at The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, and has worked the stoves at top-notch...

  • Local Dish: Western Nightlife

    Jul 15, 13 • Eat, Local Dish, SEASONS Magazine

    A Tip of the Cowboy Hat to Honky Tonk Nights By Nancy Ransohoff If you count yourself among the fun-lovin’ folks who prefer their nightlife with a western swagger, you’re in luck. Santa Barbara has no shortage of hoppin’ venues where jeans and cowboy...

  • Local Dish: Tomatomania!

    Jul 15, 13 • Local Dish, SEASONS Magazine

    Story by Nancy Ransohoff You say “to-may-to,” I say “to-mah-to,” let’s call the whole thing…an app. Tomatomania! is the ultimate tomato resource, created by a team led by tomatomaniac Scott Daigre, owner of Ojai-based Powerplant Garden Design. The...

  • Local Dish: Summer Refreshers

    Jul 15, 13 • Eat, Local Dish, SEASONS Magazine

    By Taylor Micaela Davis It’s getting hot, hot, hot, and these Santa Barbara gastronomists want to help you keep your cool with their refreshing organic noshes. Hydrate with a Juice Ranch freshly cold-pressed locally sourced organic elixir (33 Parker Way,...

  • Local Dish: Pacific Pickle Works

    Jul 15, 13 • Local Dish, SEASONS Magazine

    Eat Your Veggies…Picklelicious Story by Nancy Ransohoff These are pickles you won’t mind getting into. Pacific Pickle Works, headed by Bradley Bennett, “Principal Pickle,” with business and “Pickle Partner” Emi Umezawa, produces all-natural...

  • Local Dish: Brasil Arts Café

    Jul 15, 13 • Eat, Local Dish, SEASONS Magazine

    By Nancy Ransohoff Didn’t make it to Carnival this year? Not to worry. Daniel “Chin” Yoshimi is poised to bring the zesty tastes and colorful culture of his native Brazil to Santa Barbara. By the time you read this, Brasil Arts Café will be in full...

  • Local Dish: Spare Parts Bistro Guerrilla Dining

    Jul 15, 13 • Eat, Local Dish, SEASONS Magazine

    By Nancy Ransohoff “Surrender yourself and let us feed you” is the tagline for Spare Parts Bistro, a weekly pop-up restaurant where, since late 2011, local foodies have gladly done just that. Spare Parts is a collaboration between chef Weston Richards,...

  • Santa Barbara Fresh

    Dec 6, 11 • Eat, Local Dish, Read, SEASONS Magazine

    The Culinary Culture section of Santa Barbara Seasons Magazine Winter 2011/12 issue features local dish about new foodie favorites Casa Blanca Restaurant & Cantina, Le Cafe Stella, El Taco Tequila Taqueria, Cadiz, Padaro Beach Grill, Seagrass Restaurant...