Santa Barbara

Since Mother’s Day is this weekend, the four things I’m digging this week would also happen to make great gifts for the deserving ladies in your life. I use three of…

Want to know a little secret? Breakfast used to be my least favorite meal of the day. I didn’t mind it so much as a kid, but throughout college and…

A friend was giving me a hard time the other day. She said I write so much about Santa Barbara wineries for magazines and cover them on my Instagram, but rarely…

These days, it seems like Montecito is blowing up with new places to eat and drink — there have been so many new openings lately that it’s almost hard to…

Located on The Riviera overlooking the city below, Belmond El Encanto has been a fixture in Santa Barbara for many years. In fact, this year marks the 100th anniversary of the hotel! To celebrate, Belmond…

If you know me, you know that I have a thing for cookbooks. When I get a new cookbook I can’t help but read it cover to cover, contemplating which…

A couple of months after our daughter was born, Nick and I decided to take advantage of free babysitting while we had family in town and ventured to the Santa…

I love learning about wine. Yes, I’m that person who takes notes at wine tastings and enthusiastically dives into geeky wine books. Although I’ve done my fair share of wine…

Situated close to the coast, the Sta. Rita Hills AVA of Santa Barbara is a cool wine region ideally suited for growing Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. While these varieties make…

The holiday season is upon us, which means the internet is full of gift guides galore. Sure, Amazon gets plenty of my business this time of year, but it’s much…