Join the waitlist now! Click here to email ESB! Epicurean Santa Barbara's Taste of Thailand! If there is anything we are missing in Santa Barbara, it's Thai food. Adventure into the rich and exciting flavors of Thai cuisine with P.A. Tremblay’s four-course Thai Dinner (includes a welcome beverage). Choose from one of two optional beverage pairings: […]
Experience turn of the century American history through the evolution of the whiskey cocktail! Doug Boring Part hands on cocktail class, part history lesson, and majority cocktail enjoyment, Doug Boring of the BORING bar will be demonstrating how to properly create four vintage whiskey cocktails ranging from the late 1800s to the post-prohibition era of the 1930s […]
Join the waitlist now! Click here to email ESB! On May Thirty-First, when you're feeling a thirst And you find you desire libations, Please put in your name, tell others the same and secure your obscure reservations. Music, and drinks, and provisions, me thinks, Will tempt you to sign for a pour. One beverage is […]
Join the waitlist now! Click here to email ESB! Encore Event! Due to the overwhelming demand for Notte di Ravioli, we are brining Chef Glazer back for an encore dinner, so all of those who could not reserve a seat at the first dinner can now enjoy this wonderful dinner! Come and dine with Chef […]
Join us for an exciting evening with Russell From of Herman Story Wines! As this will be our final Paso Winemaker Evening for the season, with harvest right around the corner, what better winemaker than Russel From to end on?!?! Russell will be pouring five highly regarded wines that best represent his passion for winemaking […]
Join the Epicurean team, fellow members and guests for an Open House Happy Hour! Come and meet fellow members and member guests while enjoying wine, food and good conversation! All members and non-member guest are welcome, but paid registrants will receive a glass of wine from a select menu and Lucky Penny Pizza...and other bites! […]
Enjoy dishes from some of NYC’s Michelin Starred/James Beard award-winning restaurants without leaving Santa Barbara! Led by ESB founder Amy Robinson, learn to make Amy and Keith’s favorite iconic dishes conceived by New York City's most creative and popular chefs such as David Chang, Andrew Carmellini, Nobu Matsuhisa, and Daniella-Soto Innes. With a focus on simple […]
The Bordeaux Experience is all about France and everything Bordeaux! Come for an elegant dining and wine tasting experience immersing yourself in french wine and french food. Enjoy 6 Bordeaux wines representing one of the most important wine regions in France! These legendary styles and varietals of the Bordeaux region will be accompanied by an exquisite, […]
ESB is bringing the best of San Diego to you! Spend the evening with fellow members enjoying some of San Diego’s finest and freshest craft beers paired with delicious tacos, a San Diego staple! The chef will be featuring the SoCal trifecta; battered and fried fish taco, carne asada taco and the legendary Tijuana hot dog, […]
Join ESB on a beautiful summer evening at a private home for great food, wonderful wine, and a chance to connect with a visionary winemaker. To celebrate one of the top winemakers in California, Epicurean Santa Barbara is elevating it’s monthly Winemaker Evening to a Winemaker Dinner featuring Matt Dees of Jonata (sister winery to Screaming […]
I scream, you scream, we all…ok you know the drill, but this isn’t just any ice cream! We are shipping in several pints of ice creams from four of the top ice cream purveyors in the country and one of Santa Barbara's favorites... 18 ice cream flavors in all! This is a walk around tasting where members will […]
Shop like a farmer, eat like a Chef! What does it mean to cook like a farmer? In this class led by Chef Michelle Aronson, guests will learn about shopping seasonally and how to utilize fresh herbs, edible flowers, vegetables, animal proteins, and and learn ways to reduce food waste. A few hands-on volunteers will have […]
Join the Epicurean team, fellow members and guests for an Open House! Come and meet fellow members and member guests while enjoying beer & wine specials offered by La Place, nibbles courtesy of ESB and good conversation! All members and non-member guest are welcome! La Place Wine Bar will be offering $5-$6 specials on their […]
Pair and Share Series: New World Cabernet! Pair and Share Events are intimate dinners where 8-10 members come together with Amy and Keith or other ESB ambassadors as a group to share something: either a certain style of wine, sometimes beer, or a spirit. Each event will have a theme; for example, Favorite California Zinfandels under […]
Join the waitlist now! Click here to email ESB! Attend an enlightening tasting experience featuring this delicate and popular grape that varies widely from region to region. From Burgandy to Oregon to Chile to California, Pinot Noir is produced all around the world, and the wines from each region vary drastically from one another. Time […]
As we enter the Labor Day weekend and the coming of Fall, let’s bid farewell to the oenophile’s summer fling in ESB style! Leave the pink petals and rose decor for the princess party….this event is all about discovering the versatility, diversity, and food friendliness of Rosé Wines. With a bird's eye breathtaking ocean view, […]
Join the waitlist now! Click here to email ESB! Step aside, gentlemen, this event is for the ladies... Science has proven that women have better palates than men, but sometimes in the midst of a group setting, women don’t have the opportunity to show that. It’s time to discover your wine palate in the company […]
Join the waitlist now! Click here to email ESB! Intimidated by oyster shucking, sashimi, or whole fish preparation? Fear not fish lovers! At this demonstration and dinner, Chef Tiziano will show you how to source, shuck, store, slice, scale, and savor seafood dishes that many home chefs are hesitant to prepare on their own...(Actually, it's not as […]
Join the Epicurean team, fellow members and guests for an Open House at Santa Barbara’s newest Wine Bar, Crush Tasting Room & Kitchen. Crush Tasting Room is the first Wine Bar to offer Napa Technology’s innovative wine dispensing system. This system allows 2oz tastings, half glass, or full glass pours, all with the ease of […]
We Epicureans enjoy our fine wine, but let’s be honest, it doesn’t make sense to drink 90+ point, $80 wines every night of the week. That level of hedonism leaves us with little to aspire to in life, so at times we must show some restraint. ...So we bring you 'Monday night' wines. Wines that exhibit […]