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We asked for your ideas, your inspirations, your favorite food finds. And you answered, from every corner of the world, on every imaginable culinary subject, from family recipes to treasured cookbooks to time-honored tips. The result is a saveur 100 unlike any other. Thanks to you, this year’s roundup is richer, tastier—and bigger—than ever.

62 La Super-Rica Taqueria, Santa Barbara, California

84 Margerum M5 Wine

Santa Barbara's newest Lounge/Restaurant, The Marquee, is now accepting applications for the following positions:

• BARTENDERS – Must have 3 + years of notable experience.

• SERVERS – Food and/or cocktail service experience as well as basic wine knowledge a must; bartending experience, and servesafe certification a plus. (21+ only)

• KITCHEN LEAD – Must have 3 + years cooking and/or food preparation experience. This position will be responsible for preparing items on our menu as well as handling kitchen inventory, and placing orders with vendors.

• KITCHEN ASSISTANT/PREP – Must have some kitchen experience. Assists with food prep and runs kitchen on certain nights.

• DISHWASHER – Some experience a plus. Looking for a dependable dishwasher/bar maintenance guy to keep the place clean. We are looking for the best, and intend to create a tight knit team with outstanding personalities to be part of this unique, new, upbeat yet intimate
venture.

Organic Soup Kitchen of Santa Barbara, California served 1,000 people at its first annual Christmas Breakfast & Dinner, held at the Veterans Memorial Building on
Friday from 8am to 5pm.“Support for the event was truly a communitywide effort,” said founder Anthony Carroccio on Friday.

“I am honored and grateful to all of our volunteers, and the support we received from several public officials who graciously volunteered their time.” These officials included Congresswoman Lois Capps, Second District Supervisor Janet Wolf, Councilmember Grant House, Councilmember and State Assembly Candidate Das Williams, Santa Barbara County Planning Commission Chair and State Assembly Candidate Susan Jordan, and Carpinteria councilmember Kathleen Reddington. Organic Soup Kitchen also received the support of 180 volunteers from Santa Barbara and surrounding areas, and local businesses such as Lazy Acres and Whole Foods Market.

From 8:00am until 5:00pm, a steady stream of guests arrived to enjoy a hot, healthy meal. Breakfast included hot coffee, tea, eggs, bagels & assorted breads, and fruit. Dinner included roast beef, turkey, potatoes, green beans, corn, and various wholesome pies and cakes for dessert. Santa Claus handed out candy canes and welcomed both children and adults to hear holiday wishes and take photos. Beside him sat a brightly lit Christmas tree with gifts for everyone, including clothing and hygiene packs. Live music during the dinner session invited everyone to sing along, dance, or even get up onstage and perform. Santa Barbara has thousands of homeless individuals, as the downturn in the economy has forced many, particularly women and children, out of their homes and onto the streets.

A growing number of working poor are also forced to live in cars, trucks, or campers.

Organic Soup Kitchen, a non-profit organization that operates on 100% donations, hopes to develop a mobile organic food delivery service in addition to the Veterans Memorial Building it currently occupies.

Soup Kitchen is the brainchild of Anthony Carroccio, a businessman with a dream of serving organic, healthy food to help prevent nutritional deficiencies in homeless individuals.

http://www.organicsoupkitchen.org/

Labels: Donating, Organic, Soup Kitchen

Every Recipe Tells a Story: Cookbook Writing Workshop
Turn your own recipes into memoir – whether you’re writing a book for publication, or to preserve your family’s food history.
Cookbooks tell the story of a culture, a family, or reveal a particular passion - what's your angle? We will write in class, test student recipes, and help you develop your own cohesive theme.

Six Wednesdays,
April 22 – May 27
6-9:30 pm

Cost: $295

For more information
contact Janice at info@janicecookknight.com or 805-884-0302

Recipe entries can be sent by mail, fax (805-688-9001), or

Labels: Alma Rosa, contests, Recipes, Santa Barbara, Wine

The FDA has announced that 114,350 pounds of shelled hazelnuts have been recalled due to concerns that they may be contaminated with Salmonella. The nuts were marketed by Willamette Shelling of Newberg, Oregon. To this point, no illnesses have been reported. - Food Poison Journal

The nuts were processed by Willamette Filbert Growers in Newberg, which has been in business since 1976. General Manager Ben Mitchell said it's the first time the plant has ever been involved in such an incident.

No illnesses have been reported, but the company is voluntarily recalling 29,861 pounds of shelled hazelnuts and organic hazelnuts processed between Oct. 21 and Nov. 25. Some were sold in Oregon, but most were part of two big shipments to California. - Yamhill News Register

Best Santa Barbara location. Great reputation for high quality and customer satisfaction.

Many terrific customer reviews on file. All equipment and fixtures only 2 years old. Very attractive store in pristine condition.

Asking price - $250,000

Hey everyone. Welcome to our new website, VoltaggioBrothers.com. Michael & I are excited to launch this site, which is going to be a community for people like us; people who love food. Really, truly love food. We are going to be posting all kinds of exciting things here so make sure you sign up and introduce yourselves! Each day we will be posting about ingredients, recipes, technique, cooking gadgets…you name it. Our goal is to bring about the same excitement in you that we personally feel about our craft. We're hoping you become an active member and help us build this site together from the ground up. - VoltaggioBrothers.com

He’s a cello master. A classical impresario. A 15-time Grammy winner. But on Tuesday morning, he was simply the nutty music professor.

World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma led three UC Santa Barbara students in a master class at the Lobero Theatre in downtown Santa Barbara. The free event, co-presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures and the UCSB Department of Music, featured works by Bach and Beethoven. - LATimes

Even as public health officials told residents to throw out recalled products from the Fresno plant, the federal government paid Beef Packers hundreds of thousands of dollars for almost 450,000 pounds of ground beef made from June 5 to June 23, the dates covered by the recall.Four orders were produced for the school lunch program during that period, a USA TODAY investigation found. One tested positive for salmonella Newport, the strain that prompted the recall and can cause diarrhea, abdominal cramps, fever and vomiting; that order was rejected by the government. Tests on the other three orders found no salmonella, and the beef was shipped from the plant before the recall was announced. - USA Today