Archive for June, 2009
Santa Maria Strawberries in The Spotlight
California Country Television turns the spotlight on Santa Maria Valley strawberries in its latest episode, revealing that Santa Maria Style Barbecue isn’t the only homegrown flavor worthy of renown. California Country is produced by the California Farm Bureau and airs on stations throughout the state.
The show’s new strawberry segment features Daren Gee of Daren’s Berries and DB Farms in Santa Maria, who is one of California’s largest independent strawberry growers. Visitors to the area can savor Daren’s juicy strawberries at the Daren’s Berries stand right off Highway 101 at Stowell Road. Click here to see the story and watch the video.
Here’s what California Country has to say about the Santa Maria Valley: “A naturally cool climate mixed with the balmy Pacific winds insulates this area from temperature extremes, making it one of the absolute best places in the world to grow strawberries.”
Add comment June 23, 2009
Hot Rods & Hot ‘Cue Coming to Bent Axles Show
Fire up your engines and light up your red oak as the Bent Axles Club hosts its 29th annual Bent Axle Cruise & BBQ on July 17-19.
The festivities begin on Friday a daytime show at the Radisson Hotel and a cruise night at J.R.’s Drive-In, followed by a car show on Saturday in Old Town Orcutt.
Then, on Sunday, things really heat up with a classic Santa Maria Style Barbecue at Pioneer Park in Santa Maria from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to enjoy hot rods and sizzling barbecue in the heart of California’s Barbecue Capital. For information, call (805) 937-2391.
Add comment June 22, 2009
Far Western Tavern in Local Spotlight
The good word is out about the Far Western Tavern being named to Sunset magazine’s prestigious list of “Top 10″ barbecue restaurants in the west.
KEYT-TV and KSBY-TV both aired stories on this exciting news (click here and here to view), and several local publications have expressed interest as well. We will link to them as they come out.
Kudos to the Far Western Tavern for earning such high praise and scoring another highlight for Santa Maria Style Barbecue!
Add comment June 16, 2009
Santa Maria Valley Chef Supports “Culanthropy”
Chef Gary Podesto of Adelina’s Bistro at the Monarch Club at Trilogy Central Coast was part of a small team of chefs recruited by the CulinaryCorps to participate in a “culanthropy” trip to New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast in April. Culanthropy is an emerging concept that promotes culinary volunteerism.
Gary and 11 other professionals performed five days of culinary service as part of the region’s ongoing post-Katrina rebuilding efforts, including cooking for Habitat for Humanity’s Camp Hope and Liberty’s Kitchen, a social enterprise serving New Orleans’ disadvantaged youth.
“When I discovered CulinaryCorps, my heart felt validated—there was something I could do to help, and there was a way for me to live my dream of being a chef and help those most in need,” Gary says.
CulinaryCorps aims to build a force of our nation’s most promising citizen-chefs, who are committed to setting the standard of social activism within the culinary field. Click here for more information on CulinaryCorps.
Kudos to Chef Gary Podesto and Adelina’s Bistro for supporting such a great cause!
1 comment June 5, 2009
