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Wedding Recap; Love is in the Air

We are smack dab in the middle of engagement season. November through February and even up until Spring, engagement rings are being...

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California Wedding Dreamin'

California is what wedding dreams are made of. We have fabulous weather, the Pacific Ocean, gorgeous natural scenery and a plethora of...

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Postcards From a Pasta Lesson in Tuscany

We woke most days to a distant pop pop pop from way off in the wilderness surrounding our little eagle's perch high above the dense...

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Postcards From Cooking Lessons in Civita di Bagnoregio

Civita is a surreal place, going there is going back 2,500 years in time. I consider it a must see, less than two hours drive from Rome....

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15 Delicious Pure Joy Catering Recipes

Feeding folks, recipes and entertaining. It’s what Pure Joy Catering does best. Periodically we post delicious tried and true recipes to...

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Two Too Hot & Yummy Appetizers to Seriously Consider...

Crisp Baby Red Potato Skins with Salmon Tartar, and Southern Belles; Juicy Slow Roasted Shredded BBQ Pork in Fresh Baked Mini Corn...

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A Groom’s Guide to Wedding Prep

Four Tips to Look and Feel your Best on your Wedding Day When the word, “wedding” is mentioned in conversation, most people automatically...

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Composting Pure Joy Food Scraps

We recycle or compost 96% of our trash here and were awarded a Green Star. The City of Santa Barbara Composting program rep came by...

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Questions You Should Ask When Interviewing a Caterer for Your Wedding

photo by Amber Jean Your wedding caterer will probably be your largest expense, how do you qualify them? Making sure they are...

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Classic Dinner Party 101

Glorious, deeply flavored Port Roasted Prime Rib This was the first article I wrote for a glossy publication, Food & Home’s first...

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Real Pumpkin Pie

Shown here made by my son on a trip in South Africa with his love, Ali Friedman. This has always been his birthday treat & this year away...

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You're Engaged! On the Prowl for the Perfect Venue for Your Vows?

Now that you’re engaged, you’re probably looking for the perfect Santa Barbara Wedding Venue. Luckily for you, we’ve compiled the best...

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Zest Lemon Like a Pro

Microplane zesters are great when you want a small amount of citrus zest, but long before we had those snazzy household gadgets chefs...

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Meet the Joy Maker: Amy Vigilante

Name: Amy Vigilante Title: Bookkeeper aka Bean Counter How long have you been with PJC? Since early 2017 Describe your role with Pure Joy...

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Paper & Cloth - Design for Weddings & Events.

The concepts a chef uses, taking a set of ingredients and blending these well known items in unique ways to delight and excite, mirrors...

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Bourbon and Beans

Who takes more than a week to make a cocktail garnish?! I do, but wait, wait, before you think I’m nuts let me explain…it’s a special...

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See What Your Wedding Guests Will Say...

We just LOVE getting fantastic, positive, unsolicited feedback. Especially when it’s from a wedding guest. This made our day! See what he...

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Gluten Free Thank You Thursday!

“We wanted to tell you what a fabulous job Pure Joy did…especially Patrick! It has been enough weeks past the wedding, that I finally...

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Kelly & Kyle's Thank You Thursday!

“We LOVED Pure Joy!!! We are total foodies, so our wedding food was one of the most important things to us when planning our wedding....

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Postcards From the old Tsukiji Fish Market, Japan

One of the best bits of advice I got was to hire a private tour guide / translator for the first day in Tokyo. I’d never done that...

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