Tag archives: Eryn Shugart

Veggie Rescue’s Playful Moniker Fronts a Merciful Juggernaut
By Jeff Wing   |   May 18, 2026

“Last year we rescued 744,000 pounds of food, and we got that out to 73 nonprofits throughout Santa Barbara County.” As restaurant chit-chat goes, this is an apt opener. Eryn Shugart and I are sipping coffee (me) and tea (Eryn) at Merci; a lovely little place whose name is a French/English cognate meaning (respectively) “thank […]