MAY 16TH TO 22ND Santa Barbara Restaurant Week Participating restaurants will be presenting exciting pre-fixe menus priced at $30, $40, $50 all week long
MAY 16TH TO MAY 22ND Visit Santa Barbara’s Culinary Calendar of Events A culinary celebration featuring pop-ups, panels, cooking workshops, wine tastings, and more!
MAY 16TH TO MAY 22ND Dine Around Town with Julia Child & Cocktail Crawl with Paul Julia and Paul Child often entertained friends with cocktails, many of them crafted by Paul Child, who was known for his custom libations. Explore Santa Barbara County’s loved bars and restaurants for specials in honor of these two love birds
THURSDAY, MAY 19TH Wine & Dessert Fireside Chat with Julia Child’s Family Join us for a night under the stars and by the ocean, honoring Santa Barbara legend Julia Child. Guests will enjoy a fireside chat with Julia Child’s My Life in France co-author and grandnephew, Alex Prud’homme, and niece Phila Cousins. Conversation led by author, co-producer of Inside Julia’s Kitchen podcast and Director of Outreach for The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, Lauren Salkeld.
Tickets include a Fess Parker wine tasting, along with a dessert flight from Hilton’s Executive Chef, Yesica Arredondo.
FRIDAY, MAY 20TH & SUNDAY, MAY 22ND Regional Farm Tours at six locations, ranging from ranches to farms and mills around Santa Barbara County, bringing the Rebuilding Our Food System panel to life through in-person farm visits
In partnership with Santa Barbara County Food Action Network
FRIDAY, MAY 20TH 7 to 9pm JULIA Screening and Directors Q&A at Garvin Theatre, Santa Barbara City College Join Oscar-nominated directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen for a screening and conversation about the first feature-length Julia documentary. Screening will be followed by a Q&A with Todd Schulkin, executive director of The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts and host of the Inside Julia’s Kitchen podcast
SATURDAY, MAY 21ST 9am to 1pm Saturday Farmers Market Program at the Santa Barbara Certified Farmers Market, located on the corner of Cota and Santa Barbara streets Featuring cooking/farm demos and a live taping of HRN’S Inside Julia’s Kitchen podcast
*No tickets required
In partnership with Santa Barbara County Food Action Network
SATURDAY, MAY 21ST 3 to 5pm Rebuilding Our Food System – Panel Discussion at Garvin Theatre, Santa Barbara City College
Learn from local, national, and global leaders who are tackling our most pressing food-related challenges about how place-based, community-led, cross-sector collective action can build a more sustainable, resilient food system in Santa Barbara and beyond.
Join Shakira Miracle (Executive Director of Santa Barbara County Food Action Network), U.S. Congressman Salud Carbajal, Danielle Nierenberg (President of Food Tank), and a panel of regional food system changemakers.
Panel Discussion moderated by Todd Schulkin (Executive Director of The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts and host of the INSIDE JULIA’S KITCHEN podcast)
Panelists: Sarah Koyo, Chumash and Tohono O’odham, Šmuwič Songkeeper Stefan Selbert, Operations Manager, Las Cumbres Ranch Melissa Sorongon, Owner/Farmer, Piedrasassi Wine & Bread Jessica Vieira Senior Director of Sustainability, Apeel Sciences
The discussion will be followed by a reception featuring beverages and light bites showcasing the bounty of the region.
SUNDAY, MAY 22ND 1pm to 4pm Taste of Santa Barbara Wines at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park Interactive tastings and panels with twelve leading wineries in Santa Barbara County Special pop-up store with Heritage Goods and Supply featuring books and products from local authors and artisans as well as specialty foods available for purchase