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May 7, 2015

Cookies For Mama

By Kendy Loi

Need a last minute idea for a Mother's Day gift? Here's a quick a simple treat that your mom will definitely love

May 6, 2015

One More Reason to Join Los Agaves’ Bandwagon

By Allison Wright

Have no plans for your Tuesday meal? Well now you do! Los Agaves has a pop-up restaurant at the Santa Barbara Public Market and the tacos are "killer"

May 6, 2015

Tropicana’s New Chef Brings the Housing Complex a Little Closer to Paradise

By Marisa Ratchford

Changes are in the air for dreaded dorm meals as Tropicana revamps their food to actually be something to write home to mom about

May 5, 2015

Food Porn #2: Easy, Fresh and Budget-Friendly

By Lianna Nakashima

Check out the latest Instagram pages that are a must follow for any Foodie fanatic. These pages will have you double tapping till your fingers are numb

May 4, 2015

Umami! Begin the Flavor Revolution

By Taylor Nguyen

"After personally experiencing the umami marvel, I am fully an active advocate of this notion. As in, I’m in the process of printing t-shirts, creating a blog and founding a festival dedicated solely to this wonder —...

May 1, 2015

Table for Two: Date Night at Sorriso

By Evan Swerdfeger, Michelle Parker

One couple battles the only thing harder than finding long-term companionship in Isla Vista: finding a good date-night spot

April 30, 2015

A Home-Cooked Meal on the Last Frontier

By Claire Nuttall

There was a simplicity to the place. To the ways in which we spoke and worked and moved. It seeped into the food

April 28, 2015

Gourmet Gauchos Converge for Taste of UCSB

By Allison Wright

As alumni gathered this weekend for reminiscing the good ol' gaucho days, they enjoy the refined and refreshing Taste of UCSB

April 27, 2015

Isla Vista’s Newest Contender: Otaco

By Marisa Ratchford

After a typical restaurant review goes sour, we want to know a few things about Otaco.

April 24, 2015

4 Smoothie Enthusiasts to Follow on Instagram

By Lianna Nakashima

Just in case you're still looking to make your insta feed even yummier.

April 24, 2015

Two More Reasons To Keep Your Produce Local

By Erin Gurewitz

Goleta's bi-weekly farmers market may be small, but it has some perks of its own.

April 23, 2015

Culture at its Finest: Highlights from the Food and Wine Weekend

By Bin Nguyen

This past weekend, many flocked to the Bacara, where the second annual Santa Barbara Food and Wine Weekend honored the legacy of Julia Child.

April 21, 2015

Earthday Festival Brings Together Santa Barbara’s Best Sustainable Foods

By Marisa Ratchford, Kendy Loi

Gastronomical highlights from this year's Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival

April 16, 2015

East Beach Tacos (Almost) Hits it Out of the Park

By Kendy Loi

Milpas's latest opening combines popular cuisines from other cultures with taco classics to create intriguing delights that may be more exciting than free turns in the nearby batting cage.

April 16, 2015

A Caffeine Addict’s Guide to Santa Barbara: The French Press

By Julia Chung

If you haven't already found yourself wandering through the doors of The French Press, now is the time!

April 16, 2015

Fan of the Gaucho Farmers Market? Check Out what Downtown has to Offer

By Erin Gurewitz

If you only hit up the Gaucho Farmers Market...Here’s what you’re missing: