All food and beverage is available for purchase, no tickets necessary.

Julia and Paul Child often entertained friends with cocktails, many of them crafted by Paul Child, who was known for his custom libations. Take a stroll through Santa Barbara’s most treasured cocktail bars and sample cocktail specials carefully crafted in his honor.

From Friday, March 13 through Sunday, March 15, the following cocktail bars will host Paul Child-inspired drink specials in addition to their regular offerings. All cocktails are available for purchase, no tickets necessary.

Please check individual bar websites for hours.

Bettina

Martinique Sbagliato

Agricole rum, Amaro Angeleno and lime

The Initram (inverted martini)

Bordiga vermouth, Occitan gin and bitters

Djinn at Hotel Californian

The Angosoda

A play on one of Julia’s favorite cocktails with Angostura,

lemon, simple syrup and sparkling wine

Finch and Fork Restaurant

Beef Bourguignon

Petrale Sole Meuniere

*

A Play on the Classic Sidecar

Full of Life Flatbread

Julia’s Salade Nicoise

Morro Bay Oysters on the Half-Shell with Rye Bread and Unsalted Butter

Pissaladiere Flatbread

Ocean White Fish Meuniere

Julia’s Chocolate Mousse

*

Tourmaline and Angosoda Cocktails

Glass House Cocktails

A cocktail of dark rum, thyme-infused apricot brandy, apple brandy,

Meyer lemon, passion fruit, coconut oil tincture and Angostura bitters

Hitching Post 2 Restaurant & Winery

Oak-Fired Quail, Julia-Style Grilled Ratatouille 

*

Portrait of a Marriage

A celebration of Paul and Julia’s 48-year marriage

inspired by Paul’s Himalayan Sunrise with gin, vermouth and Luxardo cherry liqueur

Paradise Cafe

Steak Frites Paired with a Glass of Paradise Syrah

*

Carioca Quencher

A cross between a Tiki cocktail and a Rum Collins

Pearl Social

Absolutely Fabulous

Azteca Azul Blanco Tequila with lemon, honey, blueberry grappa and rose petal

Bon Appetit!

Del Maguey Vida mezcal, Bruto Americano, Cynar, red vermouth, blueberry grappa and reposado tequila

San Ysidro Ranch

Julia’s Beef Bourguignon

*

Hummingbird’s Breath

fresh lime, agave nectar, Poire William, gin and rosemary

Satellite Santa Barbara

Special Farmers’ Market Plant-Based Appetizer

*

A low-ABV vermouth cocktail with house-dried market fruit

Scarlett Begonia

Farmers’ Market Vegetable Quiche

Ganache Brownies

*

The Meadow

rum, simple syrup, lime, pressed snap peas and fennel

The Good Lion

Carioca Quencher

Demerara rum, lemon, apricot liqueur, Angostura bitters, Crown Royale and soda

Butterfly Beach Gimlet

London dry gin, lime, raspberry cordial, orange bitters and raspberry eau de vie rinse

Julia & Paul

Cognac, French vermouth, Italian vermouth, orange Curacao, Angostura and orange bitters 

Ty Lounge at the Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara

Perfect Manhattan

Elijah Craig small batch bourbon, Carpano sweet and Trincheri dry vermouths,

Angostura bitters and cherry