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Santa Barbara Culinary Retreat

Santa Barbara Culinary Retreat

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Santa Barbara Culinary Retreat
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Cooking, Wine & Farmers Market Tour

3 days | 2 nights
Pricing: $1,588* (For Two People, Double Occupancy)
Availability: Year-Round Based on Your Schedule

Package includes:

  • 2 Nights, Hotel Santa Barbara - Deluxe King Room
  • Market Tour, Hands-On Cooking Class, and Gourmet Feast for 2
  • Multi-Course Dining Experience at Bouchon for 2
  • Wine Tasting Brunch for 2
* Plus taxes and/or resort fees. Rates based on availability
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Santa Barbara Culinary Retreat
What you may have seen on Food Network or in the movie Sideways won't compare with the reality of what you will find on your special culinary getaway - guided culinary shopping, cooking class, farmers' market foray, an eclectic blend of agritourism venues and specialty purveyors who invite you to sample their products.

On your second day you will meet producers, learn how to shop for top quality ingredients, and how to use them to create delicious home-cooked meals. Your day begins early with a tour of the Santa Barbara Farmers Market, and then you will roll up your sleeves and cook alongside the chef (Food & Wine Editor for Food & Home Magazine) as you learn new techniques that will empower you to recreate these wonderful dishes at home. After an exhilarating day, you will sit down with a small group (your new foodie friends) to enjoy a five-course, gourmet meal that you helped prepare.

Enjoy a wonderful "wine tasting" brunch, and then spend a leisurely Sunday exploring the many shops that are just steps from your hotel in downtown Santa Barbara. You will want to be sure and scout out places to investigate during your return visit to this magical destination.

 

Hotel Santa Barbara

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Begin your getaway by checking into the charming Hotel Santa Barbara that is conveniently located off of State Street in downtown Santa Barbara, offering visitors a Mediterranean-style retreat. Located just five blocks from the beach, Santa Barbara visitors can explore the rich diversity of shops, galleries, theaters, nightclubs, and cafes that line State Street for blocks in either direction. Within walking distance of the hotel are the Mission Santa Barbara, Paseo Nuevo Mall, Stearns Wharf, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
Market Tour, Hands-On Cooking Class, and Gourmet Feast

Market Tour, Hands-On Cooking Class, and Gourmet Feast

Eat like a locavore on a guided culinary tour of Santa Barbara with a real Food & Wine Editor! Meet the fishermen, get introduced to the best growers at the farmers market and learn to discern the finest regional produce. After selecting the ingredients, you will learn "hands-on" how to prepare dishes you can easily make at home during your 3-hour cooking class back at the studio kitchen. At the conclusion of your cooking class, you will join others in your small group to enjoy a gourmet meal paired with premium wines that captures the essence of California's cuisine.
Multi-Course Dining Experience at Bouchon

Multi-Course Dining Experience at Bouchon

Savor the experience as you taste only the freshest, high quality local ingredients at Bouchon Santa Barbara Kitchen. Working closely with local produce growers, fishermen and game ranchers, they have created a menu that captures the essence of California's Central Coast. Bouchon Santa Barbara is dedicated to providing an authentic, regional wine dining experience, carefully choosing menu selections whose ingredients, textures and flavors marry well with the incredible wines coming out of California's wine regions.
Wine Tasting Brunch

Wine Tasting Brunch

Roblar Winery is one of the newest wineries in the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley. The rustic tasting room and winery are set on a beautiful 38 acre vineyard. The winery was designed to produce and showcase Roblar’s super premium wines. Roblar Winery is an experience. Brunch consists of an omelet station, wine paired buffet, French pastries, dessert bar and special wine flights.
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