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It’s a new day at 1114 State St.
Kourtney and Brendan Searls, the owners of the former Vivé, have rebranded their restaurant. They shut down for two days just prior to the NFL season starting, and opened up as Eleven14 Craft House and Kitchen.
The couple purchased Cielito more than three years ago, and then re-opened as Vivé. The restaurant was successful, but the owners wanted to cater more to locals.
“The competition in the Mexican food market is pretty saturated,” Kourtney said, “and we wanted to do something that we knew.”
Brendan Searls was one of the original founders of Dargan’s Irish Pub and Restaurant in Santa Barbara.
“We are doing really good burgers, great shared plates, appetizers, homemade pastas,” Kourtney said. “We make our own dough for our flatbreads.”
Happy hour will go from 3:15 to 6:14 p.m. and then all day on Sunday. During that time they offer burgers, flatbread and wine for half-off.
The couple is experienced in the restaurant business. They used to own Pizza Mizza before they shuttered the restaurant and opened Mizza on State Street.
When they bought Cielito, Kourtney said, “it was never our ambition to own Mexican restaurants,” but they wanted to secure the site.
They are looking forward to their new sportsbar atmosphere.
“We are really proud of our food,” Kourtney said. “It is a fun spot with lots of TVs and a really fun atmosphere.”
LAB Expands
The Lab Santa Barbara has joined The Lab Collective.
According to its website, The Lab is “a collaboration of best-in-class physical performance and wellness professionals focused on improving human performance.”
The company places emphasis on building, restoring and regenerating the human body. The Lab Collective will allow the facility to expand to other markets.
“Our long-term goal is to open curated LAB facilities in a few key cities around the nation and abroad to optimize influencers on a broader stage,” according to a news release. “We are committed to reshaping the way lifelong health is procured, using diagnostics and testing to maximize quality of life and longevity.”
Ruth Loomer was brought on as partner and hired on July 1 to serve as president and CEO of The Lab Collective, according to a news release. She served previously as general manager for The Lab in Santa Barbara.
She also worked for 12 years as executive vice president and chief of staff of MedBridge, a California-based health-care management company.
“The Lab is about transformation,” Loomer said. “Many of our members are dealing with an injury or acute issue, be it wear and tear from intense activity or other movement limitations. Our holistic approach, where we integrate physical therapy, individualized training, and recovery modalities, has changed countless lives.
“The best part of my job is hearing what our members are able to accomplish outside of our space because of their work with us.”
The Lab has a new, three-tiered membership model that includes varying price points and packages.
“The purpose of the change is for us to have long-term relationships with our members,” Loomer said. “We want to be able to optimize people for life’s long journey.”
Pennies Liquidation
Pennies Liquidation has opened in Goleta at 5708 Hollister Ave.
The retail store, owned by David Siordia, opened in March, and is across the street from the Goleta Valley Community Center.
The store sells new products at thrift-store pricing, Siordia said.
— Noozhawk staff writer Joshua Molina can be reached at jmolina@noozhawk.com. Follow Noozhawk on Twitter: @noozhawk, @NoozhawkNews and @NoozhawkBiz. Connect with Noozhawk on Facebook.
