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Summer Wine: Sauvignon Blanc
One of my favorite summer wines is Sauvignon Blanc. (The other one is Rosé, but that’s a whole other post). I would describe Sauvignon Blanc as fresh, lemony and grassy…it reminds me of a fresh-cut...
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Grilled Avocado at Mattei’s Tavern
Summer’s Don’t-Miss Dish in Edible Santa Barbara Magazine What started as an experiment in cooking California’s signature fruit quickly became Chef Robbie Wilson‘s signature dish. The Grilled Avocado...
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Palmina Wines 20th Anniversary Celebration
On August 1st Palmina Wines held its 20th anniversary celebration at Sogna del Fiore Vineyard with a celebration of food, wine, music and friends. It was a beautiful evening in the Santa Ynez Valley,...
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Harvest in the Wine Ghetto: Party in Lompoc
If you’ve never tasted wine in a ghetto, now’s your chance. Deep in the wine country of Santa Barbara, behind the Lompoc Home Depot, lives is a very high concentration of world-class, small production...
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Nation’s Only Sparkling Wine & Champagne Festival Returns
In just one week, the nation’s only sparkling wine & Champagne festival returns to Pismo Beach Oct 1-3. Yay! This year, BubblyFest features all-new activities as well as last year’s favorite...
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Breakfast (or Carbonara) Pizza at Industrial Eats
Fall’s Don’t-Miss Dish in Edible Santa Barbara Magazine Industrial Eats owner/Chef Jeff Olsson has been cooking from locally sourced, organic ingredients long before “farm-to-table” was born. In the...
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Laetitia Sparkling Wine: New Year’s Eve Grand Dame
Laetitia Vineyards & Winery in Arroyo Grande has a sparkling wine heritage going back to the early 80s, when it was produced at the same location by Maison Deutz, a Champagne maker in France. Since...
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Maili’s Fried Chicken at Scratch Kitchen
Winter’s Don’t-Miss Dish in Edible Santa Barbara Magazine Chef Augusto Caudillo cooks food the way his grandmother did: from scratch, over several days if needed, with local ingredients and a nod of...
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Restaurant Week in SYV: 3-Course Meals for $20.16
It’s Sunday, January 24, and that means Restaurant Week in Santa Ynez Valley is here! This means 3-course meals at restaurants around the valley for only $20.16. It’s a great time to try different...
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Sneak Peek Inside Plenty on Bell
This week we welcome back long-time Los Alamos chef Jesper Johansson to Bell Street! Plenty on Bell is set to open today, January 26, and will be serving breakfast and lunch every day but Monday....
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Rosé Wine Tasting in Los Olivos: 6 Stellar Rosés
Spring has sprung, and that can only mean one thing in wine country: it’s rosé season. This is the time of year when wineries release their new rosé, to be enjoyed now and all through the summer (and...
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Spring Farro Bowl at Plenty on Bell
Spring’s Don’t-Miss Dish in Edible Santa Barbara Magazine Plenty on Bell, the latest addition to the Los Alamos dining scene, is also a distant relative of Edible magazines! Co-founders of Edible...
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Earth Day Food & Wine Fest Apr 23 at Castoro Cellars
Earth Day Food & Wine at Castoro Cellars is the best food and wine event on the Central Coast! I know that’s a big claim, and I have 3 big reasons for making it: 1. The Food & Wines are...
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Caramelized Grilled Watermelon Salad at The Black Sheep
Summer’s Don’t-Miss Dish from Edible Santa Barbara Is there anything more delicious than cold, ripe watermelon in the heat of summer? Well, yes actually. When Chef Robert Perez sears watermelon,...
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Herb Crusted Fish of the Day at Mad & Vin
Fall’s Don’t-Miss-Dish in Edible Santa Barbara You might not guess it, but one of the best places to eat local fish is the cozy, modern Danish restaurant inside the renovated Landsby hotel in Solvang:...
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Goat Bubbles: Santa Barbara’s OG of Sparkling Wine
One of the original sparkling wine makers in Santa Barbara county using the traditional method to make bubbles — méthode champenoise — was Flying Goat Cellars. Norm Yost and Kate Griffith have been...
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12 Days of Sparkling Wine: Central Coast Local Bubbles!
We have so many amazing sparkling wines right here on the central coast, there’s no need to look further afield for New Year’s Eve bubbles. With about 30 sparkling wine makers in Santa Barbara county...
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Tiki Blinders: a Frozen Winter Cocktail at Test Pilot in Santa Barbara
Fall’s Don’t-Miss-Dish in Edible Santa Barbara At Test Pilot in Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone, citrus is key. So are tropical fruits, Guyanese rum and absinthe foam. Owner Brandon Ristaino, who also owns...
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Local Nettle Pasta with Mushrooms & Spot Prawns at S.Y. Kitchen
Spring’s Don’t-Miss-Dish in Edible Santa Barbara Living in Santa Barbara County all but guarantees us locally grown produce year-round, but spring can bring surprises depending on rain. This year,...
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Santa Barbara County Sparkling Wine Map: a Champagne Lover’s Guide
First-ever Santa Barbara County Sparkling Wine Map: Where to Get Local Bubbles It’s known by many names: Champagne, Sparkling Wine, Bubbly, Bubbles, Cava or Champers. California Sparkling Wine can’t be...
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