Over the last few months, we’ve been quietly working on a redesign of our website, and I’m thrilled to announce that it’s finally live. Websites, just like bread, tend to get stale after a while, so it was time for a new look that would better represent the way the magazine looks and feels. We also wanted to add new functionality to our recipes and make it easy for you to find things.
Since we recreated the site from the ground up, there is still more content to bring over in the weeks to come. In the meantime, please feel free to let me know if there’s an article or a recipe from a previous issue that you’d love to see on our website.
Here are few recipes that you might enjoy:
Pascale Beale’s Local Red Rock Crab Salad with Shaved Fennel and Avocado Vinaigrette.
George Yatchisin’s Oh My Darling Cocktail.
And one of my favorite simple seasonal recipes, Strawberries in Pinot Noir.
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Here’s our latest video on how to open a wine bottle with a wine key.
Taste of Santa Barbara
The Santa Barbara Culinary Experience in partnership with the Julia Child Foundation presents the first Taste of Santa Barbara this weekend. We are thrilled to partner with Taste of Santa Barbara and hope you’ll join us for these events.
Friday, May 20th, 7–9pm
JULIA screening and Directors Q&A
At Garvin Theatre, Santa Barbara City College – $20
Join Oscar-nominated directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen for a screening and conversation about the first feature-length Julia documentary. Screening will be followed by a Q&A with Todd Schulkin, executive director of The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts and host of the Inside Julia’s Kitchen podcast.
Saturday, May 21st, 9am–noon (9:30am Live Instagram @EdibleSB)
Santa Barbara Farmers Market Program
At the corner of Santa Barbara and Cota St. – Free
Come join us at the Farmers Market for a Scavenger Hunt where you’ll find clues throughout the Farmers Market, win prizes and learn about the ingredients for Avocado Toast. It’s free to play, no rsvp required — just show up at the Farmers Market any time between 9am and noon, and look for the “Taste of Santa Barbara” booth, where there will also be demos, tastings and a live taping of the Inside Julia’s Kitchen podcast.
Also be sure to go to @EdibleSB on Instagram to join a live feed from the Scavenger Hunt at 9:30am!
Saturday, May 21st, 3–5pm
Rebuilding Our Food System Panel Discussion
At Garvin Theatre, Santa Barbara City College – $25
Learn from local, national, and global leaders who are tackling our most pressing food-related challenges about how place-based, community-led, cross-sector collective action can build a more sustainable, resilient food system in Santa Barbara and beyond.
Join Shakira Miracle (Executive Director of Santa Barbara County Food Action Network), U.S. Congressman Salud Carbajal, Danielle Nierenberg (President of Food Tank), and a panel of regional food system changemakers. Panel Discussion moderated by Todd Schulkin (Executive Director of The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts and host of the Inside Julia’s Kitchen podcast).
Panelists:
Sarah Koyo, Chumash and Tohono O’odham, Šmuwič Songkeeper
Stefan Selbert, Operations Manager, Las Cumbres Ranch
Melissa Sorongon, Owner/Farmer, Piedrasassi Wine & Bread
Jessica Vieira Senior Director of Sustainability, Apeel Sciences
The discussion will be followed by a reception featuring beverages and light bites showcasing the bounty of the region.
Sunday, May 22nd, 1–4pm
Taste of Santa Barbara Wines
at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park – $50
Attendees will enjoy tastes from fifteen leading wineries representing six federally-sanctioned American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) within Santa Barbara County. Hear from our winemakers in El Presidio’s chapel in conversations highlighting Santa Barbara County's diverse and dynamic wine scene.
And there’s more…
Regional Farm Tours on May 20th and May 22nd
Join local food producers and land stewards to see first-hand how resilience is being built into our local food system from the ground up. Tour countywide farms, ranches, community gardens, and processing facilities demonstrating regenerative and sustainable agriculture and food production practices. Learn more here.
A full schedule of events, including pop-up dinners, cooking workshops, wine tastings and more can be found on Taste of Santa Barbara.
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