The history and beauty of Santa Barbara and the Central Coast run rich and deep. With the Chumash arriving here over 13,000 years ago, Spain’s colonization through the Missionaries in the late 1700’s, a relatively short rule by Mexico, to […]
The history and beauty of Santa Barbara and the Central Coast run rich and deep. With the Chumash arriving here over 13,000 years ago, Spain’s colonization through the Missionaries in the late 1700’s, a relatively short rule by Mexico, to […]
Half a year ago, Barbareño was to exist in Summerland, a tiny town just outside of Santa Barbara. Quaint, carefree, and quintessentially Californian, we thought Summerland would be the perfect area for our concept–just far enough out of the way […]
It all began with asado. Served to crowds big and small, this style of grilling vast quantities of meat over an open flame is based on the traditions of the gauchos, or cattle herders, who once roamed the grasslands of […]
Jesse: 4am isn’t the normal wake up time for Barbareño field trips, but when deciding to go a bit more in-depth on researching a winery we’ll be sourcing from, I thought we might as well get the full experience. By […]
There was a time, long long ago, when you had to sit down to eat breakfast. A time when eggs were free-form; when the midnight diner was your only option for stale coffee and undercooked home fries; when 10:30am was […]
This past Friday we took a trip to Casitas Valley Farm, over the pass to Ojai. Originally, we did not know what to expect from the farm. We knew they made a couple farmstead cheeses, which are great, but that […]
Things have been busy for us down on Canon Perdido…we finally got approval from the city to move forward, so work is full steam ahead! In the meantime, we’re still going with the pop-up dinners. Here is this Sunday’s (8/31) […]
We’re popping up once again this coming Sunday 8/24. Thanks to all who have come out to support us during this experimental phase! It’s given us a great opportunity to hone in on our style of food and service. Here’s […]
We’re holding our third pop-up dinner this coming Sunday 8/17. Same format as our last two dinners, with a series of snacks followed by four courses. Seatings are to be at 5:30 and 8pm. Wine paring optional but suggested. Here’s […]
A big thank you to all that came out to our first pop-up! We held it at The Shop on Milpas Street, which was an ideal venue for our first night. Big thanks to Chris, Dudley, Scott, and Richie […]