Summer is almost here, which means ripe time for B-B-Qing. and that means Tri-Tip in Santa Barbara County.

Quoted from Wikipedia.org:
The tri-tip is a cut of beef from the bottom sirloin primal cut. It is a small triangular muscle, usually 1.5 to 2.5 lbs. (675 to 1,150g) per side of beef.

In the United States, this cut was typically used for ground beef or sliced into steaks until the late 1950s, when it became a local specialty in Santa Maria, California, rubbed [...]

Julia Child made this place famous back in the early 80′s, after she wrote up a review of this small, quaint eatery. Personally, I was one of their first customers 27 years ago! And that’s the truth! Isidorio will confirm it (when I was there he told me; “It’s hard to believe it’s been 27 years, huh ?” Yes, it is! – Webmaster SBLocal.com.

I was wanting to revisit them recently, so I headed over there for a take-out dinner last night. Most of the crew is the same along with Isidorios Son behind the counter. The recipes are still the same as they were 27 years ago – Why change a perfect proven menu ?

Ever watch Rachel Ray on the Food Network ? Well, once she presented an episode on Santa Barbara. She ate at the S.B. Shellfish Company of the Wharf, The Camino Real Cafe ( I believe that’s the name of the place) in Goleta, and Cold Springs Tavern off of Highway 154.

Now I’m not saying that those were the Best or the Worst picks . . . just that for Santa Barbara on $40.00 she and her crew sure wore out [...]

In keeping with our Cheap Eats theme, and trying to keep yiour expenses to less then about $30.00 a day for one person . . . here’s something a litt more expensive located right Downtown.

The reason this Post was head-lined with the word’HOT’ is because that’s exactly what you’ll find at Chilangos Restaurant. It’s the Hot Haberno Blend of chiles that they serve up at Chilangos.

This fairly large Carnitas Buritto, with Cheese and Guagamole cost a whole $8.01 – The [...]