Food & Drink

On call Visit lasagnalove.org/request if you need piping hot lasagna delivered to your doorstep. Volunteer to cook and deliver lasagnas at lasagnalove.org/get-involved. Keep up with Lasagna Love on Instagram @wearelasagnalove. If you got your heart broken or lost your job and don’t know how to cover rent, you should definitely have some lasagna. That’s California […]

Now boarding Visit refugioranch.com for more info on Refugio Ranch Vineyards, located at 2990 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. The new 29 Ninety food pop-up series at the venue takes place every Saturday and Sunday, between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Call (805) 697-5289 for more details on the ongoing program and its menu offerings. Previously […]

Once, twice, three times a week Follow R&D Local Kitchen on Instagram, @rxd_localkitchen, to find out more about the pop-up comfort food eatery, which currently operates Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings, from 5 to 8 p.m., at Brekkies, located at 1655 Mission Drive, Solvang. While working at the same restaurant about a decade ago, two […]

Tide change The reimagined Cypress Beach House at Inn at the Pier, located at 601 Cypress St. in Pismo Beach, is open daily for midday service from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and dinner from 5 to 10 p.m. The bar closes at 11 p.m. Brunch is served from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on […]

Build your own Call (805) 354-0069 or visit 805charcuterie.com to find out more about 805 Charcuterie, located at 3546 Skyway Drive, suite F, Santa Maria. The venue is open Wednesdays and Thursdays from 2 to 8 p.m., Fridays and Sundays from noon to 8 p.m., and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Don’t be […]

Hang around Find out more about Pico Los Alamos at picolosalamos.com, or by calling (805) 344-1122. The restaurant is located at 458 Bell St., Los Alamos. Admission to the Fresh Wine Festival on Friday, Aug. 25, from 6 to 8 p.m., is $40 per person. The next Winemaker Hang, with winemaker Jason Mergenov, will take […]

Festival festivities Visit vegavineyardandfarm.com for more info on Vega Vineyard and Farm, located at 9496 Santa Rosa Road, Buellton. The venue hosts its Festa del Pomodoro on Sunday, Aug. 20, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Tomato Festival Farm Dinner, a ticketed multi-course dinner, starts shortly after the festival, at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are […]

Trailblazing For more info on the Foxen Canyon Wine Trail Summer Passport, visit foxencanyonwinetrail.net. The annual promotion runs through Aug. 31. More than a dozen tasting rooms in Santa Barbara County have teamed up to create a passport that can be used for tasting flights rather than international flights.  Scattered across a 30-mile stretch between […]

Buck stops here To find out more about the Cuyama Buckhorn, located at 4923 Primero St., New Cuyama, call (661) 766-2825 or visit cuyamabuckhorn.com. Once touted in the Los Angeles Times as the closest thing New Cuyama has to an Eiffel Tower or Taj Mahal, the Cuyama Buckhorn’s ostrich burger is making a comeback. On […]

Dynamic duo The Margerum Wine Company’s new tasting room in downtown Los Olivos is open daily, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call (805) 504-1209 or visit margerumwines.com for more info. The tasting room is located at 2446 Alamo Pintado Ave., Los Olivos. For more info on BB Sushi, call (805) 270-9317 or visit sushibb.com. […]

Danish entrepreneur René Gross Kærskov, the owner of Danish Mill Bakery, tripled his confectionary count by opening two more dessert destinations in downtown Solvang this year. His new ventures Brød & Kage, named after the Danish translations for bread and cake, and Æbleskivehuset opened in February and June, respectively.

Saturdays in the park Find out more about Summer Saturday Movie Nights at losalamosflea.com. Wine tasting and film screening events in the series will take place on July 29 and Aug. 12 and 26 at the Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden, located at 151 Sycamore Drive, Buellton. Screenings start at 8 p.m. with wine tasting […]