Cali Coast Wine Country
Bibi Ji has been awarded a Michelin Plate by the Michelin Guide When the respected Michelin Guide to high-quality restaurants around the world announced its first-ever dining awards for California’s Central Coast, the coveted Michelin stars proved elusive, but 11 Santa Barbara spots earned the “Plate” designation. One of these is First & Oak at …
San Ysidro Ranch’s rebirth after the Montecito Mudslide and its legendary Meyer lemon tart recipe Summer | High in the mountains of Montecito stands a piece of California history. A small citrus grove, planted in the late 1800s, stretches and blooms in the fresh, ocean air. The spring sun shines down on the grove, adjoining …
Summer | Ballard Inn has been a fixture in Santa Ynez Valley since 1985, known as a wine country getaway with romantic ambiance and award-winning cuisine. Now, it’s undergone a complete transformation, from the 15 guest rooms to the modern farmhouse dining room complete with a long, communal table in front of the fireplace. And …
If you live near the Santa Ynez Valley in Santa Barbara’s wine country, then you’ve heard of Buttonwood Farm & Winery‘s peaches. As you drive up Alamo Pintado between the charming towns of Los Olivos and Solvang (where we’re known for both wine tasting and Danish kitsch) you can’t miss the sign on the side …
Spring | New roots. Spring brings them every year, along with some delicacies that can only be enjoyed during these warming days…like fresh fava beans. Spring is the time these legumes behave, and taste, more like fresh new peas than later in the year after they mature, when they firmly join the bean clan (mostly …
Summer’s Don’t-Miss Dish in Edible Santa Barbara Magazine Jan 2016: The restaurant at Mattei’s Tavern is currently closed. It’s available for events and accommodations, and will reopen the restaurant in Spring 2018. What started as an experiment in cooking California’s signature fruit quickly became Chef Robbie Wilson‘s signature dish. The Grilled Avocado with Ponzu sauce …
