Santa Barbara Culinary Experience
1187 Coast Village Road, Suite 556
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
This Spring, Santa Barbara Culinary Experience will present its first-ever, Taste of Santa Barbara, May 16th to 22nd, a county-wide celebration of all things food and drink.
Purchase tickets to our signature events below or check out the full week of activities over at Visit Santa Barbara’s Culinary Calendar of Events. Many of these events and dinner reservations will require direct booking.
Taste of Santa Barbara Schedule
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
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