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Seven Lands a Heavenly New Location
New spot on Montecito Street is a 10.
Culinary Icon Alice Waters Meets Santa Barbara Elite to Improve How We Eat
Raising awareness for the Edible Schoolyard Project at El Encanto, a Belmond Hotel.
Literary Libations Come to Santa Barbara’s Kingdom by the Sea
Poe-tent potables are coming our way at the Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy.
Book Review | ‘Dogland: Passion, Glory, and Lots of Slobber at the Westminster Dog Show’ by Tommy Tomlinson
A tale told with humor, poignancy, vivid description, and heart.
Good Lion Hospitality Roars Through the 10-Year Mark
With unique outposts in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and S.L.O., and a new one coming to Montecito, this beast of a biz crew is conquering the Central Coast.
Book Review | ‘Gilded Age Cocktails: History, Lore, and Recipes from America’s Golden Age’ by Cecelia Tichi
For bitter or for worse, weaving history in a fun if boozily arranged line.
Book Review | ‘And Then? And Then? What Else?’ by Daniel Handler, a k a Lemony Snicket
Handler’s latest is the genre-busting memoir of a genre-busting author.
Book Review | ‘Last Acts’ by Alexander Sammartino
Father-son satire takes place at a gun shop in a “godforsaken Phoenix-adjacent strip mall.”
Book Review | ‘Come & Get It’ by Kiley Reid
Our review gets swept away by the power of a campus tale set in Arkansas.