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Rhubarb Upside Down Cake with Blood Orange Semifreddo and Pistachio Tuile Recipe

February 18, 2025 by liz

Get this Chef’s Recipe for Upside Down Rhubarb Cake at Bouchon restaurant in Santa Barbara. This recipe is for a full cake, instead of the individual servings you see in the photo. Read all about the dish in Edible Santa Barbara magazine!

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Quail with Leeks and Ginger Soy Pomegranate Sauce

November 20, 2024 by liz

The news around the Santa Ynez Valley is that Chef Budi is back! Chef Budi Kazali, formerly of the Ballard Inn & Gathering Table and Ramen Kotori, has quietly opened the re-imagined Gathering Table along Mission Drive in the heart of Solvang. For locals, and visitors who know of Kazali, this is anything but quiet. …

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Mediterranean Roasted Chicken & Chickpeas

July 13, 2024 by liz

This dish by Chef Augosto Caudillo is one of the most delicious things you’ll put in your mouth! Caudillo is currently cooking at Terra Restaurant at The Steward in Goleta. The philosophy of the restaurant is locally sourced food in a modern, coastal California cuisine, and Caudillo has the freedom to mix it up, buying …

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Thai Wok-Fried Sweet Potato

January 24, 2024 by liz

This Thai street food version of wok-fried sweet potato, Pad Man Thet, can be found as a daily special during fall and winter at Na Na Thai in Buellton. Husband and wife team Nik and Ashley Ramirez opened this spot in 2023, after a successful run of cooking Thai food pop-ups with their friends at …

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Braised Short Rib with Vegetables and Polenta

Braised Beef Rib with Vegetables & Polenta Recipe

November 16, 2023 by liz

Chef Nathan Peitso (formerly of the Los Angeles Farmhouse Kitchen and Sear Steakhouse in Solvang) is serving up comfort food this fall, with this “elevated pot roast.” When it gets cold, we want comfort food—slow cooked and braised meats, long-simmered vegetables, rich sauces…like Grandma used to make. Read all about this dish (and Chef Peitso) …

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Halibut Crudo with Leche de Tigre

September 20, 2023 by liz

This dish is from Gala in Santa Barbara, which opened on Anacapa Street in early 2023. The couple behind this American-Spanish fusion restaurant, Chilean-born Chef Jaime Riesco and Santa Barbara native Tara Penke, recently returned from Barcelona where they ran a breakfast and brunch spot, Picnic. (The time change actually allows them, along with some …

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Carbonara (Breakfast Pizza) Recipe

September 5, 2023 by liz

This recipe comes from one of Santa Barbara County’s wood-fired pizza masters, the late Jeff Olsson, owner of New West Catering in Santa Ynez Valley, Industrial Eats in Buellton, and Eye on I in Lompoc. Jeff started cooking in restaurant kitchens at the age of 15 and later honed his skills under the tutelage of …

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Maltagliati with Fava Beans, Smoked Guanciale & Garlic Soubise

August 27, 2023 by liz

In Italian, maltagliati means badly cut. Today, this means any uniquely-shaped short flat noodles. Originally, they started out as a way to use leftover pasta, and were frequently hand torn. Fava beans are extremely delicious when they are fresh, and go well as a toothy protein in pasta. This is the perfect spring pasta dish. …

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Cast Iron Seared Fish Sandwich Recipe

September 21, 2022 by liz

This awesome fish sandwich at Little Dom’s Seafood, the airy seafood tavern in the middle of Carpinteria’s main street, is brought to you by the folks from Little Dom’s in Los Angeles. So you know it’s good. And you know they have a bunch of other fave Italian menu items in addition to the seafood …

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