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OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE UNIVERSITY CLUB OF SANTA BARBARA

MAY 2021

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IN THIS ISSUE:

UClub Monthly Calendar............................................... 3 Messages from our President & GM......................... 4 Important Housekeeping Notes................................. 6 Hours & Operations...................................................................... Health & Safety Regulations..................................................... Dine-In & To-Go Hours & Information................................... Help Improve Your Club............................................................

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Connect & Join In!........................................................................ 10

Together Apart.................................................................. Cooking With Chef David.............................................. Our Month in Photos...................................................... Club Announcements & Events......................................... Member Businesses.........................................................

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LUNCH & DINNER DINEIN & TO-GO; WINES, COCKTAILS, BEVERAGES

About the Cover:

Address:

Phone Number:

1332 Santa Barbara St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101

805-966-0853

Website:

Member Services:

www.uclubsb.org

Memberservices@uclubsb.org

OPEN FOR TO-GO PICKUPS & SAFE OUTDOOR, AND LIMITED INDOOR, DINING FOR MEMBERS:

1919: The year the University Club of Santa Barbara was founded, and replete with history, tradition, camaraderie, and a sense of community. Pictured: One of the beautiful fountains on the UClub’s private downtown Sola Patio; Chef David Rosner preparing for our monthly Wine Maker’s Dinner; a delicious plate from our on-site kitchen.

UCLUB CALENDAR Meals, Events, & Save The Dates • May 2021 Monthly Meals

Weekly Meals

Daily Meals

Special Events

Lunch & Dinner:

11:30am-2pm 11:30am-2pm Cinco de Mayo Lunch Service Lunch Service 11:30am-2pm Lunch Service 5-8pm Big Wed. Dinner

6:00pm Wine Dinner

5-8pm Bistro Dinner

10am-2pm Mother’s Day Brunch

CLUB CLOSED 11:30am-2pm 11:30am-2pm 11:30am-2pm 11:30am-2pm (electric work) Lunch Service Lunch Service Lunch Service Lunch Service

11:30am-2pm 11:30am-2pm Lunch Service Lunch Service

5-8pm 5-8pm Big Wed. Dinner Bar Hours 17

12pm Book Club

5-8pm Bistro Dinner 21

MEMBERSHIP OFFER! A reminder that the Social Membership offer expires May 31st. Be sure to let your friends, family, colleagues, and acquaintances know about it! See page 9 for details.

11:30am-2pm 11:30am-2pm 11:30am-2pm 11:30am-2pm 11:30am-2pm Lunch Service Lunch Service Lunch Service Lunch Service Lunch Service MOVIE NIGHT: 5-8pm 5-8pm • 5-8pm dinner Big Wed. Dinner • 8pm movie Bistro Dinner 23

11:30am-2pm 11:30am-2pm 11:30am-2pm 11:30am-2pm 11:30am-2pm Lunch Service Lunch Service Lunch Service Lunch Service Lunch Service 5-8pm 5-8pm 5-8pm Big Wed. Dinner Burgers & Bingo Bistro Dinner 30

CLUB CLOSED 11:30am-2pm 11:30am-2pm 11:30am-2pm 11:30am-2pm MEMORIAL DAY Lunch Service Lunch Service Lunch Service Lunch Service 5-8pm 6:00pm Big Wed. Dinner Wine Dinner

5-8pm Bistro Dinner

BAR HOURS ARE BACK! Join us on Thursday May 13th for the return of Bar Hours @ The UClub, for members and your guests! Our bartender will be on duty to mix drinks and serve you a selection of bar aperitivos. Get in a game of pool or cards while you’re here as well if you’d like.

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MESSAGES FROM OUR PRESIDENT: Dear Members, Spring is in the air for sure now and May is shaping up to be lots of fun here at the UClub. I for one am looking forward to Cinco de Mayo and Mother’s Day, as well as Movie Night and the return of Bar Hours! Yay! I am also so appreciative to have my own private oasis to bring family, friends, and guests for lunches and dinners now that more of us are able to get out and about. I also want to take a moment to thank all of you for your incredible and steadfast support of the Club throughout this past year plus of the pandemic. Without all of you ordering to go meals from the Club early on (we’re still offering to gos by the way), bringing your family and guests to the Club for meals, joining us online for events and lectures, and helping us to create such a warm, inviting space, we would not be here today, welcoming in spring, orange tier, and a slow but steady return to fewer and fewer restrictions together. A reminder as well that our Social Membership offer is set to expire May 31st (see page 9). If you have any friends, colleagues, family, or acquaintances who would like more information about joining our amazing UClub family, please let Ammanjah know at memberservices@uclubsb.org. She is at the ready to send information about this 4 THE 1919 MAGAZINE | MAY 2021

offer, as well as comprehensive membership information, to anyone you recommend. This is YOUR Club, and we would LOVE more members like you to join us! A reminder also that we are still raising funds for our pizza oven, which we hope to add to our repertoire as soon as the funds are in place. In addition to having piping hot pizzas fresh out of the oven for you and your guests, the pizza oven will also help us scale up our event offerings and generate valuable income for the Club for years to come. Head over to page 9 to see the details and learn more about how you can help make this happen. Finally, as we look ahead to more normal times, I would like to put out a call for ideas. If there are activities, events, clubs within the club, etc. that you would like to see here at our Club, please do not hesitate to let Sarah and her team know. Now is the perfect time for us to focus on getting set up for the summer and the year ahead, so do reach out with your wish lists and ideas. On that note, I hope to see you all here soon at our very own private UClub!

Lacy Taylor UClub President

MESSAGES FROM OUR GM: Dear Members, I am so thrilled to be seeing orange! It means we can increase our indoor capacity for meals to 50%, allowing more of you to come in and enjoy Chef’s delicious menus and our special culinary offerings. It also means we are able to start planning for an eventual return to our pre-pandemic Club events and gatherings, hopefully in the not too distant future. As always, we are doing everything we can to help keep us all safe. As more and more things around us return to some semblance of normalcy, and more and more of us are vaccinated, I have found that there are even some moments where it is almost possible to forget that we actually are still in an ongoing pandemic. Unfortunately, I then need to remind myself that we are not quite there yet. Close, but not yet. I also remind our staff of this every day, and we continue to take all Covid-19 regulations and precautions very seriously. We are committed to helping to keep you safe while you are here. I cannot thank all of you enough for doing the same. Together you have made, and continue to make, our beloved UClub a truly safe, trusted place to be for all of us. On that note, I am really excited for our May line-up. As you can see in the calendar,

there really is so much to celebrate. From Cinco de Mayo, to our monthly Wine Maker’s Dinner, Mother’s Day Brunch, the return of bar hours!, Movie Night, and Burgers and Bingo, there is something for everyone, and lots of opportunities to get out and pamper yourselves and your guests. It has been wonderful as well to see so many of you enjoying springtime at the Club over lunch and Wednesday and Friday night dinners. I am confident that things will only continue to improve here in California, and our county and city in particular, and here at the Club we will continue to add more and more to our calendar for your enjoyment as things progress. Stay tuned to our emails for updates, and please do come in and raise a glass or have a bite to eat with us this coming month. This is your Club, and we are here to serve you. Thank you for all that you do to make the UClub our home away from home,

Sarah Rudd General Manager Sarah.Rudd@uclubsb.org THE 1919 MAGAZINE | MAY 2021 5

HOUSEKEEPING HOURS & OPERATIONS

The UClub of Santa Barbara is committed to everyone’s health and safety. We will continue to serve our members to the best of our ability as permitted by state and county mandates. As of this printing: • The UClub of Santa Barbara is currently open for safe, outdoor dining on our Sola patio, limited capacity indoor dining, and for To-Go orders for our members and your guests. (see page 8 for details.) • The UClub of Santa Barbara is currently operating with a skeleton staff on limited hours. We can be reached by phone and email as follows and will return all calls and emails as soon as we can:

1. General Phone Inquiries:

805 966 0853 - Monday-Friday, 10am-2pm

2. General Email Inquiries:

memberservices@uclubsb.org - Monday-Friday, 10am-2pm

3. Dining Reservations:

www.uclubsb.org/login / 805 966 0853 - see page 8 for details

4. To-Go Orders:

Sarah.Rudd@uclubsb.org / 805 966 0853 - see page 8 for details The above is subject to change as the situation around us changes. We continue to monitor all state, county, CDC, and OSHA mandates and regulations and will update our membership via the website, email, and this newsletter as needed.

Please check the Club website for current information: www.uclubsb.org/login * For website assistance: memberservices@uclubsb.org

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HOUSEKEEPING

HEALTH & SAFETY REGULATIONS In order to adhere to all OSHA & County directives, & to help ensure everyone’s wellbeing, please note the following: • Please make reservations. (Due to limits on the number of people allowed by current regulations to dine-in at a time, there may be a wait period for walk-ins to be seated.)

• Please follow signs from the parking lot to proceed to the outside patio entrance for check-in upon your arrival. • Please wear a mask at all times when not seated at your table • Please keep 6 feet distance with other patrons not at your table. • Please refrain from coming to the Club if you are experiencing any illness or possible symptoms of Covid-19. • Please wash hands thoroughly before exiting restrooms. • There are hand sanitizing stations available throughout the Club. Thank you for your understanding & cooperation.

Welcome To Our New Members! Rebecca & James Craig

Bryan & Jennifer Gusdorf

Scott Thomas & Debby Rexford THE 1919 MAGAZINE | MAY 2021 7

DINING & TO-GOS REGULAR HOURS & MENUS

The UClub is open for outdoor dining on our private Sola Patio and limited capacity (50%) indoor dining, as well as our ongoing to-go service for all meals, for our members and your guests. As of this printing: Regular Weekly Meal Times*: LUNCH: • Mon.-Fri. - 11:30am-2:00pm * Tacos available every Tuesday lunch

Current Menus*:

DINNERS:

• See full calendar on page 3 for special meals & Club closures.

• Big Wednesdays Dinner 5:00pm-8:00pm • Friday Bistro Dinner 5:00pm-8:00pm

• See website (www.uclubsb.org/login) for most up to date schedule.

• When Viewing Online Click Buttons Below for Menus • Or visit website for menus (www.uclubsb.org/login)

LUNCH & DINNER MENU

COCKTAILS, BEER, BEVERAGES

WINE LIST

To Reserve a Table / Order To-Go for Pickup: • To order To-Go: please call 805 966 0853 or email Sarah.Rudd@uclubsb.org • To reserve a table for dining-in: please log into the website (www.uclubsb.org/login), email memberservices@uclubsb.org, or call 805 966 0853.

* Menus and hours subject to change. Please check website for current information: www.uclubsb.org/login ** If you do not remember your username or password to the website, please click on the “Forgot Password” link on the login screen. You will be able to reset both your password and your username at any time this way. For further assistance, please email memberservices@uclubsb.org. • Please do not hesitate to email or call us -(805) 966-0853- with any questions you may have.

HOUSEKEEPING HELP IMPROVE YOUR CLUB

SPECIAL OFFER: SOCIAL MEMBERSHIP We love our members and would like to see more people like you here. As our recent membership promotion showed, there is a real interest in the kind of safe, exclusive service and “home away from home” our Club has been providing this past year. To this end we are offering a Social Membership without an initiation fee through 5/31/2021! If you know someone who might like to join us, now is the time to invite them. This is YOUR Club. Let’s fill it with more wonderful people like you! Email us today for details: Memberservices@uclubsb.org

UCLUB PIZZA OVEN!! Contribute Today!

What is better than pizza at the UClub? Pizza prepared by Chef David right in front of you on the Sola patio and served piping hot and fresh out of our very own pizza oven! Help make this vision a reality with this delicious limited time offer: Donate $100 toward helping to build the new pizza oven for the Club and you will get an exclusive set of FIVE pizza vouchers! Your account will not be charged until the entire amount has been raised. Be one of the first to get a bite of hot, fresh, gourmet pizza at the UClub. Come entertain your family, friends, or colleagues in style with pizzas made fresh while you watch, drinks or appetizers in hand! Make fun, special memories at the Club with the new pizza oven. In addition to serving you – our members – and your guests, the addition of our own pizza oven will also enable us to scale up our event offerings and generate valuable income for the Club for years to come. Don’t delay – donate today to help build the new UClub pizza oven and get your exclusive voucher booklet for FIVE pizzas from the new oven!

Email Sarah.Rudd@uclubsb.org to contribute! THE 1919 MAGAZINE | MAY 2021 9

THE UCLUB FAMILY ONLINE: WEBSITE: www.uclubsb.org/login

For Website Assistance, please email: memberservices@uclubsb.org.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Stay connected. Stay up to date. Follow @uclubsb on social media!

TOGETHER APART With the continuing move back to ever more in-person possibilities, this past month included only two online Zoom gatherings for UClub members - our beloved monthly Book Club meeting, and a special artist’s talk with artist Meg Ricks, whose work adorns the walls in our Flag Room at the Club. Book Club is back at the Club starting in May (see pg. 17). Thank you to Meg Ricks for the informative evening. Ms. Ricks will be taking part in the Mesa Artists Studio Tour taking place on November 6-7, 2021 from 11am-4pm. For more than a dozen years, the members of the Mesa Artists Studio Tour (MAST) have been opening their studios for the public to come visit them in their working environment. The event is free to the public. www.santabarbaramesaartists.com 10 THE 1919 MAGAZINE | MAY 2021

Cooking with Chef David UClub Chef David Rosner

Mother’s Day Scones INGREDIENTS: 4 cups plus ¼ cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup sugar, plus extra for sprinkling 2 tablespoons baking powder 2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons grated orange zest 3/4 pound (3 sticks) cold unsalted butter, diced 4 extra-large eggs

1 cup heavy cream 1 cup dried cherries 1/4 toasted hazelnuts chopped 1 egg beaten with 2 tablespoons water, for egg wash 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar 1 tsp spoon lavender chopped 4 teaspoons freshly squeezed orange juice

DIRECTIONS: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix 4 cups of flour, ¼ cup of granulated sugar, the baking powder, salt, and orange zest. Add the cold butter and mix at the lowest speed until the butter is the size of peas. Combine the eggs and heavy cream and, with the mixer on low speed, slowly add to the flour and butter mixture. Mix until just blended. The dough will look lumpy! Combine the dried cranberries, nuts and ¼ cup of flour, add to the dough, and mix on low speed until blended. Dump the dough onto a well-floured board and knead it into a ball. Flour your hands and a rolling pin and roll the dough just under 1-inch thick. You should see small bits of butter in the dough. Keep moving the dough on the floured board so it doesn’t stick. Flour a 3-inch round plain or fluted cutter and cut circles of dough. Place the scones on the prepared sheet pan. Collect the scraps neatly, roll them out, and cut more circles. Brush the tops of the scones with the egg wash, sprinkle with granulated sugar, and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the tops are browned and the insides are fully baked. The scones will be firm to the touch. Allow the scones to cool for 15 minutes and then whisk together the confectioners’ sugar and orange juice, lavender and drizzle over the scones.

YOUR SAFE HAVEN April graced us with some beautiful spring weather and the opportunity to start celebrating a slow but steady return to some semblance of normalcy. We loved seeing so many of you and your friends, families, and guests enjoying lunches and dinners at the Club. Our monthly Wine Maker’s Dinner once again sold out quickly and Easter Brunch combined great weather with an exquisite menu and fun for everyone. We rounded out the month with Burgers and Bingo. We can’t wait to see you all again in May!

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FOR DINING OUT

Congratulations to this month’s winners of our Burgers & Bingo evening: Victoria Lindenauer, the Morouse family’s guest Ella Delwiche, and Lacy Taylor’s son Colton. Well played everyone!

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MAY 5th • Lunch 11:30am-2pm • Dinner 5-8pm Reserve online (www.uclubsb.org/login) or Email: memberservices@uclubsb.org

BAR HOURS ARE BACK! EVERY 2ND THURSDAY • 5-8PM • STARTING MAY 13 • Have you missed drinks with friends? We have too! We’re pleased to announce that bar hours are back! The UClub bar is ready to host members and your guests again. Come grab a drink and hang out at your own private Club. Our bartender will be on duty to mix drinks and serve you a selection of bar aperitivos. Get in a game of pool or cards while you’re here as well if you’d like.

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UCLUB WINE MAKER’S DINNER DRAGONETTE Wine Maker Dinner MAY 6, 2021

WELCOME DRINK Rose, Santa Ynez Valley, 2020

FIRST COURSE Morro Bay Oysters

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with Yuzu Curd, Finger Lime

Sauvignon Blanc, Happy canyon, 2019

SECOND COURSE Mt. Lassan Trout

with Morels, Fava Beans, Chardon Crema

Chardonnay, Rita's Crown Vineyard, 2017

THURSDAY, MAY 6 6:00-8:30PM SOLA PATIO

T OU

$85++ per person

DRAGONETTE WINERY WELCOME DRINK 5 COURSE PAIRING

THIRD COURSE Braised Pork Shank with Chick Peas, Olives, Piquillo Peppers

Grenache, John Sebastiano Vineyard, 2018

FOURTH COURSE Snake River Farms NY Striploin

RSVP REQUIRED • SPACE IS LIMITED memberservices@uclubsb.org

with Pomme Paive, Onion Rings, Watercress Sauce Civet

Seven, Syrah Blend, Santa Ynez Valley, 2018

DESSERT Chocolate, Olives, Peanuts MJM, Reserve Rhone Blend, Santa Barbara County, 2017

By Executive Chef David Rosner

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RSVP REQUIRED • SPACE IS LIMITED • EMAIL: MEMBERSERVICES@UCLUBSB.ORG

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Join us for as many or as few meetings as you would like. Members & your guests welcome. RSVP Required for lunch via email to memberservices@uclubsb.org if you plan to eat while we chat. THE 1919 MAGAZINE | MAY 2021 17

THURSDAY MAY 27, 5-8PM

BACKYARD BURGERS with optional Bingo Games A LA CARTE BURGERS MENU & DRINKS! BINGO GAMES OPTIONAL

• Reservations Available 5-8PM • Optional Bingo Games at: 6:30, 7:00 & 7:30 (play 1 game, 2, 3, or none!) • Bingo Cards $2 Each • Reservations Required SPACE LIMITED • RSVP REQUIRED WWW.UCLUBSB.ORG/LOGIN • MEMBERSERVICES@UCLUBSB.ORG

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