About Last Night

Ah, Santa Barbara..

After walking through the lush gardens and dropping our bags in our sunny room, we went to find a view of the ocean and a little snack at the bar.

Along with our calamari we had a local Sauvignon Blanc, from “the happy canyons of Santa Barbara”, the Margenum Sybarite was perfectly crisp and clean with a little essence of green grasses and melon and “a clear minerality on the nose”…my favorite flavor profile!

After all had gathered, we hopped in a car to go to a popular Mexican restaurant in town. On the way, our driver told us that David Crosby and Graham Nash were playing at the historic Arlington theatre.

We were a van full of fans, so, of course, we had to go to the concert.

The Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara

The wait for Mexican would have been too long to make the concert, so we took a chance on the Buenos Aires Grill across the street for their grand finale (sadly, they are closing their doors and reopening as a Greek restaurant eventually).

The choice was perfect.

I must apologize, I was too frantic about eating and getting to the concert to take studied photos of the rapidly arriving courses…

But, I can tell you the pastry on the empanadas was a pretty and delicate envelope for the spicy fillings.

The charred fillet was tender and flavorful, and beyond irresistible when topped with the house chimichurri sauce. Chimichurri is an intensely flavorful vinegar based sauce from Argentinia, it’s traditionally served with steak, but is wonderful on most anything else you can imagine (or even straight up)! I think chimichurri is going to become a popular condiment around the market this spring, click here for a recipe from Epicurious.

The tart and refreshing margaritas were perfect with the food.

We finished quickly and were ready for the concert!

While I tend to shy away from revival tours even when they are my old favorite performers, Misters Nash and Crosby did not disappoint.

They looked good, and their voices were strong, melodic and harmonious

David Crosby and Graham Nash, The Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara

In the morning we woke to all of the pleasures of the Biltmore Hotel, so much to explore…

Breakfast delivered by bike, Hotel Biltmore, Santa Barbara

Comments

I Dream Of says

March 30, 2011 at 1:40 pm

Oh, I love Santa Barbara. We were there this time last year and had a terrific time. Your trip sounds like so much fun!
Jeanne

quintessence says

March 31, 2011 at 2:17 am

Sounds like such a fun evening!! I'm looking forward to the next installment.