Passport to International Wine & Food at Les Marchands
It was such a pleasure to enjoy a leisurely dinner in the inviting restaurant-bar area of Les Marchands, where Chef Weston Richards was serving a ‘Passport...
Finch & Fork Dining Featuring Corner Grill Cocktails
A visit to the Finch & Fork Corner Grill in the Kimpton Canary hotel in the heart of Santa Barbara is really a must for visitors to this city by the sea, where...
Chaplin’s Love of a Good Steak Lives on at Montecito Inn
Chaplin opened the Montecito Inn in 1928 to accommodate his Hollywood friends and associates during his years working with Flying A Studios in the Santa Barbara...
NOVO Restaurant & Lounge: Plates To Please Every Patron
Located in the middle of a ‘foodie’ feasting area on Higuera Street in San Luis Obispo you will find NOVO Restaurant & Bar. This is a venue with...
Cadillac Bar & Grill: Authentic Mexican Cuisine’s Triumphant Return to SF
The Cadillac Bar & Grill is back in San Francisco. Most of the new Mid-Market crowd would be perplexed since they never knew it was gone. Now located on 9th...
Chef Alexander La Motte Star of Hotel Californian
The famed Hotel Californian, designed by local architectural firm DesignArc and developed by Michael Rosenfeld sits on the site of the original Hotel Californian...
New Brunch at Eureka! In Santa Barbara
Eureka! In Santa Barbara, a favorite haunt for the Burger & Beer crowd, located in Passe Nuevo Shopping Center is now serving brunch, and I stopped by to check...
Whaling Station in Monterey: A Steak Lovers Tradition
Old World Steak House Traditions live on at the internationally acclaimed Whaling Station, perched just above Steinbeck’s Cannery Row. Named Monterey County’s...
Il Palato Italiano Shines at GBK
It was charming to meet Executive Chef Filippo Sinisgalli of Il Palato Italiano who provided guests with outstanding bites of authentic and delicious Italian cuisine...
Los Arroyos Restaurant: Home to Fine Mexican Food & Hospitality
During what seems the rainiest week in history in Santa Barbara I spent an afternoon with local restaurateur Tony Arroyo, who began his restaurant dynasty in the...