Whole Foods - Santa Barbara 5:30 Tonight. See you there!

Our very own Chef Anthony is in the final round of the Santa Barbara Indpendent's BBQ Cookoff. Go, Chef, Go! Go cheer him on in this tough field of talented competitors.

All 16 cooking nominees will dish up their recipes at our round of judging on Thursday, May 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at Whole Foods, 3761 State Street. Everyone’s invited to see the judging panel of John Jurey from Whole Foods, Elizabeth Poett from Rancho San Julian Beef, Julie Ramos from KTYD, and me, under the guidance of emcee Restaurant Guy John Dickson, declare who’s got the best BBQ goods in town.

So without further adieu, the finalists in the professional entrée category are wild salmon with Italian caviar by Anthony Carroccio of the Organic Soup Kitchen; grilled filet mignon with corn-cilantro slaw and mole butter sauce by caterer Danny Douglas; Creole sugar-rum-rubbed short ribs by caterer Edie Robertson; and ribs and sauce by James Sly of Sly’s. For the professional side dish category, the finalists are Yukon Gold potato salad with Greek olives, radishes, Sriracha, and scallions by Douglas; bacon-cheddar grits by Aaron Robertson of Union Ale Brewing Company; and grilled asparagus with vodka Meyer lemon dressing by Edie Robertson.

H1N1 Clinic will be held this Sunday

at the Veteran's Building. They'll be serving up vaccinations. We'll be serving up delicious breakfast.

Santa Barbara's homeless and veterans are the focus of an upcoming H1N1 clinic at the Santa Barbara Veteran's Hall, (112 W. Cabrillo Blvd.), this Sunday, March 7, 2010 from 7:30 am to 11:30 am. The clinic will take place during a regular Sunday meal for Santa Barbara's homeless provided by the Organic Soup Kitchen.

This event highlights growing partnerships among public and private agencies within the medical and healthcare community to provide care to Santa Barbara's homeless and at-risk populations. American Indian Health Services, Santa Barbara County Public Health, Doctors Without Walls-Santa Barbara Street Medicine, and the Santa Barbara County Medical Reserve Corps are sponsoring this clinic. Volunteer medical staff from Doctors Without Walls-Santa Barbara Street Medicine and the Medical Reserve Corps will be administering the vaccinations. 

...Homeless and Veteran's are targeted in this outreach effort but all residents over the age of six months are welcome to receive a free H1N1 flu vaccination. For more information about other alternative sites to receive free H1N1 flu vaccinations in Santa Barbara County, please see our website at www.sbcfluinfo.org - via EdHat