Posted by Chuck Place on May 9, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Exuberant Brazilian jazz washes over me as I enter a restaurant of plum and sea green walls, dotted with brilliant paintings of tropical scenes. Purple tablecloths continue the assault on my senses and I soon found that the food was as vibrant as the décor at Moqueca Brazilian Restaurant in Channel Islands Harbor. Exotic scents … Read more
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Posted by Chuck Place on March 31, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Japanese food has its own aesthetic. A simple combination of rice, seaweed and raw fish is elevated to a structure of complimentary shapes and colors. Design and composition are often as essential as taste and texture. Gleaming lacquerware and earthy stoneware create a proper setting for this very visual cuisine. Itsuki’s Japanese Restaurant, in … Read more
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Posted by Chuck Place on January 3, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Mix Santa Barbara’s traditional Mediterranean-style architecture of light stucco, red tile roof, big fountain and palm trees with a glitzy, big city interior and you have the new Cielito Restaurant at the back of historic La Arcada Plaza. The place is stunning. Chef Ramon Velazquez has produced a range of dishes that reflect Mexican and … Read more
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Posted by Chuck Place on November 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment
It was really hot! Too hot to eat. Even the oak trees seemed to be wilting. Set in a valley ringed with mountains, Ojai, California, can get like that in late summer. I was photographing a restaurant review of Osteria Monte Grappa for Westways Magazine and quickly forgot the heat as a colorful plate of … Read more
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Posted by Chuck Place on October 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment
My wife and I recently had friends and relatives visiting from Chicago. In addition to dragging them all around Santa Barbara, we took them to Ojai and then the Santa Ynez Valley. In each location, we ate in one, or more, of our favorite restaurants and finished the week with dinner at Tupelo Junction, located … Read more
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Posted by Chuck Place on September 9, 2012 · Leave a Comment
For those of us that were able to overlook the sometimes outrageous comments made by chef Patrick at the Side Street Café in Los Olivos, the closing of Side Street was a sad day. The food was excellent and the shady backyard dining area was cool on a hot Santa Ynez Valley day. The location … Read more
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Posted by Chuck Place on August 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment
How often do photographers get to eat their props? I finished photographing the cuisine of the Santa Barbara area for German publisher Kosmos a year ago and one of the last subjects I covered were the famous oyster shooters at Brophy Brothers, located at the base of the commercial fishing pier in Santa Barbara harbor. … Read more
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Posted by Chuck Place on July 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment
For all you vegans and vegetarians out there that have suffered in silence through the meat dishes posted on this blog, I am uploading images from our first assignment covering a vegan restaurant. Adama Vegan Comfort Cuisine, located on lower Chapala Street in Santa Barbara, is a cozy, comfortable place serving entrees with names like KFC … Read more
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Posted by Chuck Place on June 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment
When my wife and I visit Ventura, if we are not going to make a quick sandwich stop in between antique shops, we often choose one of Ventura’s growing list of great restaurants. Recently, I photographed Café Fiore and their rustic Italian cuisine for Westways Magazine. This restaurant definitely belongs on our list. I grew … Read more
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Posted by Chuck Place on May 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Many years ago, my wife and I visited a Greek restaurant here in Santa Barbara and were amazed to find the owner dancing around the center of the restaurant with a table in his mouth. I can’t remember what the food was like, but I was quite impressed with the man’s dental work. I suspected … Read more
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