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Another Wine Futures
Some people complain about the Wine Cask Wine Futures programming, saying they hate drinking that much by 3 p.m. Read story.
Santa Barbara Wine Futures at the Wine Cask
Daze of Futures Wine
At one point during the 2008 Santa Barbara County Wine Futures event, an acquaintance has to stop her head-down husband, who is ready to charge off to the next tasting table. Read story.
Comme Ça
Hoping to get a bit of Paris back in the States, we went to comme Ça, L.A.’s hot new bistro from David Myers of Sona fame. Read story.
La Crème de la Milk
What happened to the cool, frothy milk Timmy and Lassie enjoyed on the farm? Read story.
Cherimoya: The Ugly Betty of Fruit
Fruit beauty contest winner it isn’t. Delicious it is. Read story.
Mysterious Asparagus
The first spears of asparagus emerged in Santa Barbara gardens this month, ready to harvest as soon as they shoot up from the dormant crowns. Read story.
McMaster’s Steak & Hoagie
That word hoagie should be a hint that this joint knows its Philly cheese steak sandwiches. Read story.
Santa Barbara County Wine Futures
Forget Fiesta. Eschew Solstice. The best day in town each year is Wine Futures. Read story.
Cask-Conditioned Ale at Hollister Brewing
Hollister Brewing Company (Camino Real Marketplace, 968-2810) has come a long way from its merely promising initial days. Read story.
Ty One on at the Biltmore
The Biltmore has loosened its black tie and is offering lounge lizards its innovative Cocktail Flight Nights, every Wednesday in the Ty Lounge. Read story.
Blood Oranges
If it’s late winter in Southern California, there will be blood … oranges, that is. Read story.
The Art of Wine and Chocolate
If doing good makes you tingly, why not do it while enjoying chocolate and fine art? Read story.
The Latest Toque in San Roque
Forget about gilding the lily. I’m all for battering the brioche, especially if you do it the way they do at Renaud’s Patisserie & Bistro, which recently opened in Loreto Plaza. Read story.
Carrot Margarita
You might not be able to see the attraction of this cocktail my wife, Amy, and I devised, but that’s because you haven’t had the beta-carotene from the carrot yet. Juice some good carrots, like the crunch-i-licious ones from Roots Farm. Read story.
The Seelbach Cocktail
It’s practically New Year’s Eve and simple champagne won’t do; you need something with a bit more élan and oomph. Enter the Seelbach Cocktail from a hotel of the same name in Louisville, Kentucky, via Ted Haigh, a k a Dr. Cocktail’s handy Vintage Spirits & Forgotten Cocktails. Read story.
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