To those who have never had pan dulce (Spanish for sweet bread), I urge you to run, bike or drive to your nearest panaderia (bakery) and give …
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Plant-based food company Beyond Meat will be partnering with several major fast-food chains in the coming years to e…
If you’ve gotten used to cooking at home more this year, then consider switching things up on pizza night and making it yourself on a sheet pan.
Outdoor dining is resuming in California under state and local orders issued last week — but with covid cases, hospitalizations and deaths sti…
Nearly 30 Santa Ynez Valley restaurants are participating in the promotion which runs through Jan. 31. Pricing ranges from about $10 per perso…
Dining patrons can enjoy a prix-fixe meal, a two-for-one dining option, or a pairing at participating restaurants and tasting rooms, for $20.2…
Currently located at 1129 North H Street in the old Carrows building, Floriano's by June will fully relocate its operations to the 43,995 squa…
More than 22 restaurants and 20 wineries throughout the valley will participate in the 2021 Santa Ynez Valley Restaurant Weeks, and will creat…
Downtown Solvang will add new steakhouse and seafood restaurant Coast Range to its repertoire of fine dining locations starting in February.
The campaign helps raise money and awareness for Children of Restaurant Employees (CORE), a nationally recognized nonprofit founded by industr…
Don and his wife Ann run San Marcos Farms Honey Company, a small family-owned business specializing in artisanal bee products. Whereas some ap…
A month after the opening of sister restaurant SALTY at the Beach in Santa Barbara, CHOMP brand eateries has announced the opening of its seco…
The new shop will serve the same Bob’s Well Bread branded artisan goods and café selections found in the originating Los Alamos store.
The new eatery will kick off with daytime hours of operation, featuring a farm and cheese bar menu theme that offers a lengthy cheese list, a …
FROM THE VINE The 2020 harvest has begun at many vineyards on the Central Coast, and let’s hope it’s going to be a better year for the grapevi…
The tavern — which was originally built by Jim Buell whose family founded the city back in 1917 — held a public grand reopening on Aug. 22 at …
FROM THE VINE When I say I prefer small, artisan wineries, please don’t get me wrong, it’s just because they always rate among my Central Coas…
Olsen's Bakery, located at 1529 Mission Drive in Solvang, was purchased on Aug. 1, 1970 by the Olsens from then-bakery owners John and Betty Larsen.
PAIRINGS Is Orzo pasta or rice? Actually, Orzo is a type of pasta made from wheat semolina flour that's similar to rice in shape, size, and te…
When Johansson set roots in 1999, Los Alamos was a charming but unproven market.
From my daughter Tina’s mother-in-law, the late Donna Anderson, this is so good it earned my 2005 Golden Spoon award.
I come to you today with a radical proposition: This is the time for open-faced sandwiches.
PARINGS: I don’t know about you, but I’m always looking for good dip recipes.
Beginning today, Wednesday, June 17 and through at least July 4, the outdoor market will be located on the temporarily-closed-to-traffic secti…
FROM THE VINE Now that wineries have been given back the green light to reopen, many tasting rooms and restaurants are just not ready. But you…
The hand-made sign on Fredensborg Canyon Road has been catching people’s attention.
The Great Plates program helps feed Solvang seniors in need, as well as boosting local food providers/agricultural workers who are struggling …