Happy Hour: Milk & Honey

After a long hard day of work, you’ll want to find yourself meandering into the land of Milk + Honey - which is just a short stroll off of State Street.  Whether you cozy up to the fireplace on the patio or pull up a chair in the dining room dimly lit with candles, you're sure to be captivated.


Milk + Honey

Their Happy Hour, offered Monday through Saturday from 5pm to 6:30pm, boasts five of their tapas priced at only $4 - $8 with whimsical names like "Date with a Pig."  And for those who come thirsty, the extensive list of drink specials is sure to offer something to please your palate whether you're in the mood for a mango mojito, sangria, a sage martini, or simply a glass of their house malbec. This Happy Hour is one you won't want to pass up.

Mango Coconut Mojito + Pink Dawg Cocktail

"Date with a Pig" - Bacon-Wrapped Figs with Honey

"Toasted Goat" Tapas

Party + Wine Wife with Flautas + Terrazas Malbec



Milk + Honey

30 West Anapamu Street
805.275.4232

Monday – Saturday: 5pm to 6:30pm

Happy Hour Specials:

$4 - $8 Select Tapas

$7 House wine, $2 off Specialty Martinis,

$5 - $8 Select Cocktails, $6 Sangria

Happy Event: Pizza + Pinot

Attention Pizza + Pinot lovers!  

Carr Winery's Pizza + Pinot Spring Release party is just around the corner.  Join Carr Winery for this festive occasion on Sunday, April 3rd from 3pm-7pm.

Enjoy the bluesy rock sounds of The Kinsella Band while you sip artisanal wines, savor gourmet wood-fired pizza and mingle with friends + local wine lovers.

The following 6 delicious new release gems will be poured:

2009 Pinot Gris

2009 Pinot Noir Rose

2009 Pinot Noir, Turner Vineyard

2009 Pinot Noir, Three Vineyards

2009 Pinot Noir, Kessler-Haas

2009 Late Harvest Pinot Gris

10% of all ticket sales benefit Direct Relief International to help the victims of the earthquake + tsunami in Japan. 

Tickets: 

$25 in advance, RSVP 805.965.7985

$20 for Wine Club Members

$30 at the door

Carr Winery

414 N. Salsipuedes St.

805.965.7985

Open Daily 11am-6pm
Thursday, Friday, Saturday 11am-8pm

Happy Hour: Killer B's BBQ + Bar

Santa Barbara's newest BBQ and sports bar was our pre-NCAA warm-up after work this past week.

Killer B's BBQ + Bar is a sublime stop on the walk home to the Cota parking lot for those of you who work downtown too.  Happy hour starts as early as 3pm.  If you get there early you might just score a coveted spot on the front patio and grab a happy hour draft before tip-off.

The Restaurant Guy joined us and this quad agrees that the big winner of the night was the BBQ Slider Trifecta.  The Trifecta includes sliders of: Pulled pork, BBQ Chicken + Brisket.  Half price at $4 bucks during happy hour.

All of Killer B's meats are smoked fresh daily in their 350 lbs. smoker.  And to boot they make ALL of their BBQ sauces from scratch, including the 4 table side: Honey Chip, Sweet, Habanero + House BBQ.

BBQ Slider Trifecta ($4) + Homemade Sauces

Happy Hour Housewives with The Restaurant Guy

Cheesy goodness, Fried Mac + Cheese Puffs ($2.50)

350 lbs. in house smoker

Killer B's Founders + The Restaurant Guy + Happy Hour Housewives

Killer B's BBQ + Bar

718 State St.

805.845.2254

Monday-Friday: 3pm-7pm

Happy Hour Specials:

1/2 price House Wine, 

$2 Drafts, $2.50 Crafts, $3 Wells

1/2 price Appetizers

Happy Hour: Coast @ Canary Hotel

Brine y Bubbles is Coast's (at the Canary Hotel) take on Tiny Bubbles offering a trio of local oysters paired with champagne $18 every Wednesday.  Party Wife selected Segura Vindas Cava which paired classically with the raw local oysters and the accompanying mignonette sauce.

Brine y Bubbles treat for Party Wife on Wednesdays

In addition to weekly events like Brine y Bubbles, Fix a Flat and Thirsty Thursdays - Coast offer daily happy hour complete with FREE Valet Parking during those happy hours.

We snacked on creamy Mac n' Cheese with aged Chorizo ($8) and a gratifying + flavorful Florentine grilled Flat bread with Spinach, local Seascape Cheese and roasted Shallots ($10).

Mac n' Cheese with aged Chorizo

Grilled Florentine Flat bread

Over glasses of happy hour priced Wyndham Shiraz Bin 555 ($5) we heard from a little birdie that the Canary also has an Event Calendar chalk full of upcoming events including Big Easy Brunch on Sundays to Off the Hook on Fridays.

Happy Hour Housewives with Joanie Vasquez, Canary Catering Mgr (2nd from left)

Happy Hour Housewives with Canary's General Manager, Laura McIver (2nd from left) 

Canary Hotel

31 W. Carrillo

805.884.0300

Monday - Friday: 4pm - 7pm

Saturday: 2pm-12am 

Sunday: All Day

Free Parking During Happy Hour

Happy Hour Specials: 
Monday: Design your own Flat bread $10 + 1/2 off select bottles of wine
Tuesday: $5 - $7 wine + appetizer specials
Wednesday: Brine y Bubbles $18
Thursday: Thirsty Thursdays, extended Happy Hour until 9pm

Happy Wine: Paso Robles

All of us fortunate Santa Barbara locals who live in the land of Pinot perfection find it difficult to venture out the Santa Ynez Valley when wine tasting.  However when duty calls for Wine Wife to do some tasting sometimes you find yourself having to venture  just a couple hours up the 101 to explore Santa Ynez's diamond in the rough sister  region, Paso Robles - California's fastest growing wine region.

Paso Robles, Spanish for the “Pass of Oaks” boasts over 200 wineries. Situated just 6 miles from the coast, the warm days and the cool nights provide the perfect conditions for some serious grape-growing.



Rolling Hills of Paso Robles Wine Country

Paso Robles is best known for its bold red wines which are characteristically rich and robust thanks to the long and consistent growing seasons of the Central Coast. While Cabernet Sauvignon has always been one of Paso's specialites, it’s the rich Rhone Valley blends that are making the headlines. The “Rhone Zone” has recently become Paso Robles' claim to fame.

Our Paso wine tasting extravaganza kicked off at Ecluse Winery, a small boutique winery, where the owners Steve and Pam Lock spoiled us with tastes from their reserve barrels.  



Wine Wife + Family at Ecluse Winery

Just down the road our next stop was Terry Hoage Winery, a 100% organically farmed estate. The rustic barn structure plus the firepit, BBQ, and pond make this winery the perfect pinic location.



Terry Hoage Tasting Room



Wood-Burning Pizza Oven at Opolo Vineyard

Linne Calodo provides a posh wine tasting experience in their new tasting room while Villa Creek offers a more down to earth encounter in their casual warehouse setting. 

A stop at Opolo is a must where they barbecue the patio every weekend and serve flatbread pizzas out of their wood-burning pizza oven.

And if the wine scene isn't enough to get you to Paso Robles, did we mention the sunsets?

Paso Robles at Sunset