A reservation at the hottest spot in Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone, The Lark, is hard to come by. If you’re willing to share a table with 20 other strangers, a walk-in is rewarded with the best new American cuisine in the region. Choosing a restaurant for my only night in Santa Barbara was a tough…
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The Funk Zone: Santa Barbara’s Urban Wine Trail, Part 2
Curious about wine – but find wineries to be pretentious? Santa Barbara, CA’s Funk Zone is for you! In our last post, the CD showed you three refined tasting rooms along Santa Barbara, California’s Urban Wine Trail. Today, we’ll switch gears and visit a few of the irreverent, well, funky tasting rooms and a brewery…
The CD Road Trips down California’s Historic El Camino Real
How does The CD road trip? Join us for our first – food filled – drive down the historic El Camino Real (U.S. Highway 101) from San Francisco to Los Angeles. I was born to road trip. At a young age, I stayed alert and curious of my surroundings on our many family road…
The Culinary Diplomat 