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THE INDEPENDENT
JUNE 4, 2015
independent.com
Dine Out fOr
CADA KiDs
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daylong dine-out event will be held Tuesday, June 30, to support the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CADA) youth programs. When residents dine at their favorite participating restaurant, a percentage of proceeds will go to support CADA Kids. CADA Kids’ substance-abuse-prevention programs reach thousands of young people annually through a variety of services, including The Mentor Program, Teen Court at the Daniel Bryant CenNO KIDDING: Restaurants across the South Coast ter, START and CARE (grade school intervention are helping raise funds for the youth programs of programs), Friday Night Live and Club Live leaderthe Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. ship programs, and Youth Service Specialists, which serve all public junior high and high schools. In last year’s inaugural event, more than 1,000 taken down at 718 State Street, the onetime home of patrons visited one of the 21 participating restaurants, Killer B’s as well as Kozmo’s, California Crisp, and collectively raising more than $10,000 for CADA Fat Burger. I left a voice message with SIMA inquirKids. ing about this and have not heard anything back yet. “This show of solidarity by so many restaurant There doesn’t appear to be any new construction owners and managers speaks volumes for their com- going on. mitment to helping youth in our community make healthy choices,” said Ed Stonefelt, president of CADA. RUMOR MACHINE: The Restaurant Kid recently “We are looking forward to another banner year.” turned 8 months old, which means he has become Participating South Coast restaurants include Arch mobile. One of the first things he did was find a fasciRock, The Bistro at Bacara, Black Sheep, Bouchon, nation with the blinking lights on our Internet router Brophy Bros., Bucatini, Cajun Kitchen, Chuck’s Water- that I thought was hidden safely away and promptly front Grill, Fresco Café, Jill’s Place, Joe’s Café, Lucky brought it down for the count. He located the TV Penny, Lucky’s Steakhouse, McDonald’s, Mulligans remote control and somehow reprogrammed it via Café & Bar, Opal Restaurant, Paradise Café, Pascucci, random button pushing. All trash cans and recycle Santa Barbara Chicken Ranch in Goleta, Savoy Café bins in our home are dumped at least a few times a & Deli, Toma Restaurant, and Tre Lune. Lompoc res- week. Most recently I discovered that he had crashed taurants are also involved this year, including Tom’s the Rumor Machine, which appeared hopelessly lost Burgers and Pizza Garden. Rooney’s Irish Pub in until I powered it up and a message popped out that Orcutt is in, too. read, “Whole Foods Market has been in negotiations To sign up as a participating restaurant or learn for several months with Sears in La Cumbre Plaza.” more, see DineOutForCADAKids.com. As always, this rumor might be completely false or a brilliant forecast of future events. Your call. OTACO OPENS: OTaco recently opened at 6530 Pardall Road in Isla Vista, the former home of Angry MEAL-KIT DELIVERY SERVICE: Terra’s Kitchen Wings, Chino’s Rock & Tacos, Eclectic I.V., China at 3007 De la Vina Street, the former home of Steve’s Garden, and Kung Pao Kitchen. The boxing-themed Patio Café, has launched a new meal-kit delivery serrestaurant has photos of Mike Tyson and Muhammad vice that includes ingredients you can cook at home Ali on the wall and includes a punching bag hanging with the provided photo recipe card. Terra’s Kitchen from the ceiling. Instead of chairs, the restaurant used delivers fresh, already cut and prepped produce, small storage lockers for seating. OTaco is run by the organic proteins, and sauces to your doorstep as chefsame family that operates Hana Kitchen down the designed “clean” meals. Founded by a team of foodstreet. ies, farmers, nutritionists, and wellness professionals, Terra’s Kitchen, I am told, was created to help answer KILLER B’s BECOMING STATE STREETS BACK- the question so many consumers ask: “How can I eat YARD: Noozhawk reports that Killer B’s BBQ has healthy and delicious food without wasting hours closed and will reopen this summer under new away in the kitchen?” The service includes the Ecoownership and sport Cube, a climate-controlled delivery vessel designed to a new name: State keep your ingredients fresh for up to seven days after Streets Backyard. The your delivery date. new owner, Gabe Clark (pictured), who CIELITO TAQUERÍA REOPENS: Cielito worked as chef at the Taquería inside Cielito Restaurant at 1114 State Street restaurant, hopes to recently reopened to serve taquería-style lunch Tuesopen in July at 731 De day-Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The counter-service menu la Guerra Plaza. Killer consists of à la carte tacos, burritos, and a daily fresh B’s opened in January salad with a full salsa bar. Also available are house margaritas, bottled beer, and agua fresca, 2011. In related news, the among other beverages. for-lease sign has been
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