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Shandon, CA · Food & Drink
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Residents Gather for Iced Coffee and Great Conversation
A summer “Iced Coffee and Community” event drew a great turnout of about 50 people to the Rinkside Café patio this past Saturday, August 29, 2026. With the warm weather, the cold coffee option was a popular choice, especially served alongside snow cone cups filled with doughnut holes. Thanks to Ice in Paradise Skating Rink for being generous hosts for the City’s 3rd Coffee and Community event of the year, this time in District 4 with Councilmember Stuart Kasdin and Mayor Paula Perotte. Also in attendance were Santa Barbara County 3rd District Supervisor Joan Hartmann, Santa Barbara Airport Director Chris Hastert, Goleta’s Chief of Police Services Lt. Jarrett Morris, City Manager Robert Nisbet, Assistant City Manager Jaime Valdez and Planning and Environmental Review Director Peter Imhof.
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Domingo’s Café Has been a Community Favorite Since 1986
Domingo’s Café is a multi-generational, family-run small business thriving in Old Town Goleta for 26 years, and going back even further in other Santa Barbara locations. Forty years back, in fact. Domingo Sifuentez started the business in 1986 and, along with his family and dedicated staff, has continued to serve the greater Santa Barbara community in more ways than one.
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Why California Families Are Seeking Out This Wallet-Friendly Grocery Store
What if your grocery bill could come down without making dinner feel like a downgrade? In California, where stretching a household budget can take some creativity, families are paying close attention to the stores that make everyday shopping a little easier. One grocery chain has built a particularly loyal following...
travelmag.com
Walk Into This Solvang Bakery And Danish Pastries Fill Every Shelf Before Noon
Some mornings you stumble onto a place that smells so good you almost forget where you parked. Tucked inside a windmill-dotted village in California, this little bakeshop fills its glass cases with buttery treats hours before lunch, and by mid-morning the line practically curls out the door. I came expecting...
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High-End Grocery Store to Make Ventura County Debut in Thousand Oaks
Erewhon is opening a new store in Thousand Oaks this month. The opening marks the retailer’s debut in Ventura County. The store will offer an exclusive offering to celebrate the opening. Erewhon Is Opening Its Newest Store in Thousand Oaks. Erewhon, a high-end organic grocery and wellness retailer, is...
Santa Monica Mirror
Two Southern California Restaurants Named Among Bon Appétit’s Best New of 2026
Magazine highlights chef Ray Garcia’s bold flavors and Diego Moya’s wood-fired California menu. Two Southern California restaurants have been named among the best new restaurants of 2026 by Bon Appétit magazine. Broken Spanish Comedor in Los Angeles and Little Mountain in Montecito were the only local spots...
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Texas Roadhouse Announces Opening Date for Camarillo
Texas Roadhouse, a national steakhouse chain known for hand-cut steaks, ribs, and made-from-scratch sides, is getting ready to open in Camarillo at 650 E. Ventura Blvd. The company’s new location is scheduled to open on October 19 in the Camarillo Premium Outlets, according to the Texas Roadhouse website. The Camarillo restaurant will be managed by Zully Vix, who is listed as the location’s managing partner. Customers can expect the chain’s menu of hand-cut steaks, fall-off-the-bone ribs, country dinners, burgers, sandwiches, salads, and made-from-scratch sides, along with beer, wine, cocktails, and margaritas.
New Times
Big Mamas bakes cinnamon rolls, cupcakes, and cheesecakes to perfection in Guadalupe and beyond
Playing in the kitchen always kept young Alicia Rubio happy. An only child for 15 years, some of her early memories are of bonding with her grandmother while baking. “I don’t know Spanish, but my grandma’s more of a Spanish speaker, so we had to figure out a way to understand each other more. Baking was what helped us,” Rubio told New Times.
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This Tiny California Bakery In Ojai Turns Out Sticky Ollalieberry Turnovers Every Morning
Some of the best food memories start with a place you almost walked right past. Tucked into a sunny little town in California, there is a family-run bakery where the pastries arrive warm, the coffee is poured with a smile, and the shade of a big tree makes the whole spot feel like a secret.
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The Tri-Tip Sandwich At This Middle-Of-Nowhere California Tavern Is So Good, People Drive Hours For It
There’s a place tucked into the Santa Barbara mountains where the smoke curls out of the chimney, the wood creaks under your boots, and a tri-tip sandwich makes you question every life decision that kept you away this long. Cold Spring Tavern, nestled along Stagecoach Road in the mountains...
VC Star | Ventura County Star
B&J Drive-In set to open in former Ventura Foster's Freeze
The former Foster's Freeze in midtown Ventura, which had been a staple for more than 60 years , is set to become a B&J Drive-In. “I know a lot of Venturans were devastated and hurt seeing Foster's Freeze go,” said Alfredo Mendez, who co-owns B&J restaurant with his wife Dulce Mendez. “Because it’s so important to the community and also iconic, we stepped in.” Foster's Freeze at 4121 Telegraph Road closed in early July. On Aug. 24, workers repainted the building's exterior from blue to red while work on the interior was largely complete. "We're trying to create new memories for our community," said Dulce Mendez inside the restaurant. Meredith Hart, Ventura’s economic development manager, said it was encouraging to see a new chapter begin so quickly. “It's exciting to see a local business build on the memories of the Foster's Freeze location and continue the location's legacy for the community to enjoy for years to come,” Hart said in an Aug. 24 email. “B&J Drive-In is a well-loved favorite, and we're thrilled they will bring new menu items while keeping some of the Foster's Freeze favorites that everyone enjoys.” Alfredo Mendez said B&J Drive-In, which has locations in Saticoy
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Reminder: Iced Coffee & Community THIS Saturday, 8/29
There is nothing like an iced coffee during this warm weather and time with people who love your community as much as you do. You can experience both THIS Saturday, August 29, from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. at the third Coffee and Community / Café y Comunidad event of the year. We hope you will bring your family and friends and spend your Saturday morning with us at Rinkside Café located at the Ice in Paradise Skating Rink (6985 Santa Felicia Drive). We will be set up in the outdoor patio and inside the café with activities on the lawn.
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This Tiny California Bistro In Los Olivos Roasts Whole Chickens Over A Live Fire All Afternoon
Some of the best meals in California hide behind the plainest storefronts. On a slow wander through a tiny wine-country town, I stumbled on a little counter spot where the smell of fresh bread and roasted chicken pulled me right inside. What looked like a simple sandwich shop turned out...
Santa Barbara Independent
Bob’s Well Bread Brings Back Its Rosh Hashanah Challah
For Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, Bob’s Well Bread Bakery is bringing back a holiday tradition that’s been in the making for thousands of years: its annual round challah. Available for pickup at the bakery’s Los Alamos and Ballard locations on September 11 and 12, the challah...
travelmag.com
This Tiny Santa Barbara Fish Shack Serves Grilled Local Halibut Tacos Right By The Harbor
Some of the best meals in California hide in plain sight, tucked at the far end of a wooden pier where the salt air mixes with the smell of something sizzling. Picture yourself walking out over the water, following your nose toward a small counter buzzing with hungry visitors and quick-moving cooks.
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The Larder by Field + Fort Has Opened in Carpinteria
••• Field + Fort‘s The Larder has opened in Carpinteria, in the Food Liaison’s former space on Casitas Pass Road. S. sent over a few photos and said that a staffer mentioned the likelihood of The Larder introducing something similar to the Food Liaison’s famous Crack Bowl. And D. passed along the menu. UPDATE: For the next couple of weeks, the hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Funk Zone's New Vinyl Bar The Mullet Draws 100-Plus Fans to Soft Opening
A new cocktail bar built around spinning vinyl records and shared drinks with its next-door sibling opened Thursday in Santa Barbara's Funk Zone, drawing on a soft opening the night before that pulled in more than 100 people for complimentary cocktails and a DJ set. The Mullet, located at 116 Santa Barbara Street, is the latest project from Pete Burnham, the longtime owner of neighboring Lama Dog Tap Room, and it shares both physical space and a liquor license with that bar.