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By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, March 20th, 2015 / Latest news, Restaurants, Small Business, Subscriber content, Top Stories / Comments Off on Spencer Makenzie’s takes seafood formula from Ventura to SLO
Late on a recent Monday afternoon, patrons packed the walls of the restaurant on Thompson Boulevard, lining up for the award-winning fish tacos and Southern California staples like ceviche and burgers.
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By Elijah Brumback / Friday, December 5th, 2014 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Subcontractors file liens against Toby Keith’s eatery
If the story of Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill at The Collection in Oxnard is itself the plot of tired, old country song, someone is about to lose a good dog and the love of an honest woman.
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, June 6th, 2014 / Columns, Real Estate, Restaurants, South Coast, Tourism / Comments Off on Natural Café banks on new locations for growing chain
Kelly Brown is the first to admit that he let the success of his restaurant empire cloud his judgement. As a free-spirited young chef, Brown lived on a boat in the Santa Barbara harbor so that he could build equity to start his own business. Twenty-one years ago, he launched Natural Café in Santa Barbara, hoping to offer a laidback sit-down restaurant focused on affordable, unpretentious and health-conscious food.
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By Tom Bronzini / Friday, April 11th, 2014 / Latest news, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on Artisan food vendors flock to Santa Barbara Public Market
Vendors will offer sustainably and humanely-raised meat and poultry; vegetable and fruit juices pressed on site; fresh seafood; cheeses and salumi; cupcakes and cakes; olive oils and vinegars; and a wine and beer tasting bar.
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By Erika Martin / Friday, April 4th, 2014 / Restaurants, Small Business, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on All fired up: PizzaRev joins with Buffalo Wild Wings on expansion
A large, publicly traded restaurant chain has grabbed a slice of Westlake Village-based PizzaRev in a bid to help the Southern California startup roll out nationwide.
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By Christine De La Cruz / Friday, February 21st, 2014 / Features, Restaurants, Top Stories, Tourism, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Business is brewing: Firestone Walker climbs in craft beer rankings
Firestone Walker Brewing Co. has big plans on tap, including another expansion at its Paso Robles campus, a new beer and the opening of a pilot brewery in the Los Angeles area.
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By Patrick Kulp / Friday, September 20th, 2013 / Restaurants, Technology, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Region’s restaurants brace for new tip tax
Restaurants across the region are preparing to take a hit from a new Internal Revenue Service policy that will all but end mandatory tipping for large groups of diners. The changes to taxing practices, which will go into effect in January of next year, will require any mandatory charges such as customary large-party tips at Read More →
