Rustic Santa Barbara Ranch Wedding Cocktails
We are gearing up for roaring 2021 celebrations! It's going to be a magnificent year. To get the creativity flowing, we offer you a...
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Meet the Joy Maker: Chef Carter
Title: Chef de Cuisine How long have you been a chef & where have you honed your skills; 15 years strong in the chef game. Still enjoy...
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5 Personalized Wedding Gift Ideas
A wedding day is a memory that should be cherished always. When deciding what gift to give the special couple on their important day, the...
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Blackberry Season
Blackberry Almond Scones & pies & some Jammin Jam & oh yeah, Pure unadulterated Joy! Problems of privilege are pretty much a nonissue...
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An Elegant Wedding at the Santa Barbara Classic Chase Palm Park Carousel
as featured on GreenWeddingShoes February 22nd, 2020 Elizabeth and Dane designed a lush wedding celebration using the blank, slightly...
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Love You From My Head Tomatoes!
Our event menus are usually bursting with local organic tomato love, they define our messy-sexy style so juicily. Like check out this...
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Kitchen Quarantine: Lemon Braised Fennel & Oranges
Kitchen Quarantine: Lemon Braised Fennel & Oranges
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Flourless Chocolate Cake with Local Organic Pistachio Cream
not too sweet or naughty, this is just right I miss traveling so much and this was a fun memory to share - and an amazing recipe - while...
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Midsummer Night's Dream
The Wedding Standard Santa Barbara Styled Shoot published on the Wedding Standard, Sarah Strausser Inspired by the romance of...
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Marvelous Mollusks; Mussels and Clams
Foraging for shellfish is a super fun and delicious outdoor activity. Mussels are easier to get, I think. A low tide, just a garden glove...
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Kitchen Quarantine: Luscious Fresh Crab Raviolis
A perfectly rewarding quarantine task, fresh raviolis. I've wanted to do this forever, just clean, fresh, local crab meat with a bit of...
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Kitchen Quarantine: Risotto
This Northern Italian rice dish is quick, cheap and versatile. It's also the last rice standing in a grocery store that is heavily...
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Kitchen Quarantine; Focaccia
This recipe is super easy for a first time bread maker and there's no long ferments. Start it in the afternoon and you'll be eating fresh...
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Mis en Place; a way of life
As we brace for quarantine we can find order in the kitchen. Hello everyone! My name is Justin West and I am the new Chief of Culinary...
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Postcards from Oaxaca - Cooking With Chef Pilar Cabrera
A cooking class with Pilar Cabrera begins with the most important step in all varieties of cooking, choosing the right ingredients....
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It's King Cake Baby!
Can’t make it to New Orleans for Mardi Gras? You can still eat like a king with these fantastically colorful King Cakes! Beware of the...
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You're Engaged! But, Now What the Heck do you do?
First off, congratulations on your engagement! After you proposed or “said yes,” the thrill of being newly engaged begins and you shout...
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Santa Barbara Spanish Style Wedding
Walk through the streets of downtown Santa Barbara and you'll find Spanish influences everywhere. The streets are lined with white stucco...
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5 Things Guests Love at Weddings
You’ve been dreaming of your big day for years, and it’s finally going to happen. With a few key ingredients, you can make the day...
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Tipsy Tuesday: Not your Average Day
Here's a great tip to save money for your upcoming event: Avoid the 26 hot wedding Saturdays; May through October, when everything costs...
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