Chicken starter with red curryPhoto by Kevin Kramer There is something intoxicating about wrestlers: the squirt hockey player training for the NHL, the startup entrepreneur evolving into the Fortune 500, the suburban restaurateur dreaming of the big city. Khaluna is the fulfillment of that dream for Ann Ahmed. Born in Laos and living in a […]
By Rebecca Horrigan Michelin stars Sushi by Scratch Restaurants: Sushi|Bar Montecito offers a dining experience like I have never had before. Upon arrival, all notions of mastering the meal must be deliciously liberated; you can rest, sip and “rest assured” that you are in good hands. Stopping on the easy and windy Coast Village Road […]
Whet your appetite with Cornish oysters and cumin salted quail eggs, before plunging into a triumvirate of fabulous dips: tirshi (Tunisian pumpkin salad, topped on a luscious tahini and topped with a fiery hit of harissa ); matbucha (a sweet and spicy Moroccan dish of candied tomatoes and peppers); and machluta (a mezze of fresh […]