Saturday, May 20, 2023

3-5:30 PM

Inn at Mattei’s Tavern, 2350 Railway Ave, Los Olivos, CA 93441

 $100.00

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Cherry Bombe is the New York-based, women-focused media powerhouse that celebrates women in and around food and drink around the world! Cherry Bombe is joining us at Taste of Santa Barbara and hosting an afternoon of inspiring discussions with local winemakers, chefs, and food producers on Saturday, May 20th at The Inn at Mattei’s Tavern in Los Olivos.

The afternoon kicks off with a wine tasting from the county’s leading female winemakers, followed by conversations moderated by Cherry Bombe founder and Radio Cherry Bombe host Kerry Diamond. The day will end with networking and delicious bites provided by Mattei’s Tavern’s Executive Chef Rhoda Magbitang.

Guests will leave feeling inspired with their own copy of Cherry Bombe Magazine and the new cozy mystery novel, Mastering the Art of French Murder.

Attendees must be 21+ with a valid photo ID to enter this event.

Speakers & Panelists

Kerry Diamond, Founder & Editor of Cherry Bombe

Rhoda Magbitang, Executive Chef of Mattei’s Tavern

Sherry Villanueva. CEO & Managing Partner of Acme Hospitality

Tara Gomez and Mireia Taribó, Winemakers and Owners of Camins 2 Dreams

Stephanie Mutz, Sea Urchin Diver & Founder of Sea Stephanie Fish

Elizabeth Poett, Rancher and star of Magnolia Network’s Ranch to Table

Sandra Adu Zelli, Owner of Gipsy Hill Bakery

Daisy Ryan, Executive Chef, Co-Owner of Bell’s

Wineries & Winemakers

Alice Anderson, âmevive wine
Rachel DeAscentiis, Say When Wine
Jessica Gasca, Story of Soil
Kaliope Kopley, Lumen Wines
Analise Morales, Casa Dumetz Wines
Karen Steinwachs, Seagrape Wine Company
Mireia Taribó & Tara Gomez, Camins 2 Dreams
Gretchen Voelcker, Piazza Family Wines and Luna Hart Wines

Cherry Bombe is a media & event company celebrating women & cool creatives in the hospitality industry by shining a spotlight on them through their print magazine, The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network, , and their annual Jubilee conference, the largest gathering of women in the food & beverage space in the U.S.

Thank you to our sponsors!

Set on an historic piece of land populated with old-growth palm trees and just two hours from Los Angeles by car, Mattei’s Tavern originally served as a popular stagecoach stop considered the social center of the Santa Ynez Valley through the 1930s. Opening again with its history celebrated and upheld in every detail old and new, the property has been sensitively reimagined. Today, The Inn at Mattei’s Tavern, Auberge Resorts Collection features 67 luxury guest rooms and cottages that blend the simplicity of modern farmhouse design with the eclectic style of nearby ranch life.

Founded in 1974, Kensington Publishing Corp. is located in New York City and is known as “America’s Independent Publisher.” It remains a multi-generational family business, with Steven Zacharius succeeding his father as Chairman, President and CEO, and Adam Zacharius as Vice-President and General Manager. As the foremost independent commercial publishing house in the United States providing hardcover, trade paperback, mass market, and digital releases, Kensington publishes the books that America wants to read.