Elegant Cielito
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
Happy Hour at La Playa Azul Cafe
Happy Hour was recently inaugurated at the venerable La Playa Azul Café, located on Santa Barbara Street across from the Presidio State Historic Park in Santa Barbara and I was called on to produce the images used to announce this change. Like many Santa Barbarans, my wife and I have been going to Playa Azul … Read more
Dos Carlitos Mexican Restaurant–Spicey and Sweet
What a great job. I get to travel to beautiful places and eat delicious food–and I get paid to do it! We just received our newest issue of Westways Magazine with our coverage of Dos Carlitos Restaurant in the wine country of the Santa Ynez Valley in California. The layout looks great, thanks to the talents of Creative … Read more
