I was staying in Solvang and excited to see a Hitching Post restaurant nearby. Delicious scent of oak smoke was strong in the parking lot. There were many meat and fish choices on the menu but I can’t resist quail and ribs. I watched as the flames cooked my meal.
Santa Maria bbq
The Swiss Restaurant + Bar – Santa Maria
I love the small town feel to Santa Maria. Staying at Herb’s airbnb 1920’s Craftsman bungalow accentuated that feeling. When I was in elementary school I had friends who lived in classic Craftsman houses and I wanted to live in one ever since. There is a sense of history living in a structure that has […]
Corbin’s Q
On the road past Malibu beaches were rolling hills of green. Lovely strawberry fields tempted me to stop at a road side stand to get fresh strawberries. Driving through Santa Maria I stopped in a parking lot to try some genuine Santa Maria bbq. It was delicious.
Paniolo Santa Maria Style BBQ
That first time I drove past farmland and spent a night in the small town of Santa Maria. Sweet scent of red oak was in the air as I ate delicious Santa Maria bbq.
Santa Maria, CA
In 1931, the Santa Maria Club started a “Stag Barbecue,” which was held on the second Wednesday of every month, with up to 700 patrons attending each event. By the late 1950s, three local restaurants—The Far Western Tavern, Hitching Post, and Jocko’s were on their way to becoming landmarks of this style of barbecue. The Elks […]
The Hitching Post – Casmalia, CA
Casmalia, CA. I look out the window at rows and rows of lettuce. There are some farm workers picking the ripe ones and boxing them up. On some patches of land grass grows and cows are grazing. I remember these same scenes driving up highway 101 to San Francisco when I was 8. It’s good […]
Road trip San Diego to San Francisco Day 6
Got up early to pack the car as we were leaving San Francisco today. I found this. Seems some thieves busted my window to take a panda neck pillow and a bag filled with coupons and grocery store loyalty cards. There was surveillance video of some hooded figure at 5am July 5 doing a smash […]