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If you live in Santa Barbara County, buying locally-processed beef might prove difficult. Lacking any USDA-certified meat processing facilities, cattle raised within Santa Barbara County’s borders need to be transported outside those borders for butchery. The Santa Barbara County Food Action Network (SBCFAN), a nonprofit devoted to stewarding a more equitable and resilient local food […]

If you’re craving hearty stews, meaty braises, or golden fried chicken, then maybe it’s time to buy a Dutch oven, a most versatile piece of cookware with the deep interior, heavy bottom, and tight lid that will take your winter meals to new and tantalizing heights. Enameled cast-iron, these heavy-duty pots are all-purpose: they can […]

Customers at Montecito’s quaint upper village grocery store may notice a new face behind the meat case: Don Fortin is the store’s new meat manager and butcher. “I have big shoes to fill,” he told us during a recent visit. Fortin was brought on the team to fill the position left by longtime butcher Tony […]