This week on Inside Julia’s Kitchen, Todd Schulkin welcomes abalone farmer Devin Spencer of The Cultured Abalone Farm in Santa Barbara County. They dive into all things red abalone, how it’s farmed, and how and where it's most commonly eaten. They also discuss the Cultured Abalone Farm’s conservation efforts, including...

This week, on a special episode of Inside Julia’s Kitchen, we’re taking you to the Santa Barbara Farmers’ Market where host Todd Schulkin spoke with Krista Harris of Edible Santa Barbara and Sandra Adu Zelli of Gipsy Hill Bakery, as part of the second annual Taste of Santa Barbara, presented...

This week on Inside Julia’s Kitchen, we’re breaking with our usual format to feature the 2022 Taste of Santa Barbara Rebuilding Our Food System Panel Discussion, which was recorded in front of a live audience in May. Join host Todd Schulkin, along with panelists Sarah Koyo, a food sovereignty activist...

This week on Inside Julia’s Kitchen, Todd Schulkin talks to Jesse Smith, the Director of Land Stewardship for the White Buffalo Land Trust, which develops and promotes regenerative agriculture systems designed to have a local, regional, and global impact. They discuss how White Buffalo Land Trust is putting regenerative agriculture...

This week on Inside Julia’s Kitchen, we’re sharing a live recording from Taste of Santa Barbara. During the week-long event celebrating the region, host Todd Schulkin visited the Santa Barbara Farmers’ Market to interview cooking teacher Pascale Beale of Pascale’s Kitchen and Chef Jeremy Tummel of La Paloma Café, part...

This week on Inside Julia’s Kitchen, host Todd Schulkin welcomes two women participating in the upcoming Taste of Santa Barbara. Sonja Magdevski is the founder of Casa Dumetz Wines, a boutique winery in Los Alamos, California, and Shakira Miracle is the Executive Director of the Santa Barbara Country Food Action...

This week, on Inside Julia’s Kitchen, host Todd Schulkin talks to Julia Blanton from the Community Environmental Council in Santa Barbara. Todd and Julia discuss food rescue and how it’s been used to address food insecurity and put restaurants back to work during the Covid-19 pandemic. Plus, Julia shares her...

This week, on Inside Julia’s Kitchen, host Todd Schulkin talks to Matt Kettmann, senior editor for the Santa Barbara Independent and a contributing editor for Wine Enthusiast. Todd and Matt discuss the Santa Barbara wine scene and the upcoming Santa Barbara Culinary Experience. Plus, Matt shares his Julia Moment. Photo...

On this week’s episode of Inside Julia’s Kitchen, host Todd Schulkin speaks with Doug Margerum, owner and director of winemaking at Margerum Wine Company in the Santa Ynez Valley. Todd and Doug discuss the impact of recent wildfires and mudslides that plagued Santa Barbara, where Julia spent her final years...

On today's episode of In the Drink, host Joe Campanale welcomes sommelier Rajat Parr, wine director of the Mina Group. Born in Calcutta, Rajat credits his uncle in London for first introducing him to great wines. After earning a bachelor's degree in Hotel Administration, Rajat entered the Culinary Institute of...