• Bacara Resort & Spa’s second annual Santa Barbara Food & Wine Weekend was a success with more than 30 restaurants, wineries and artisans present for the Sunday Neighborhood Tasting event. (Tara Jones / Noozhawk)
  • Smoked salmon in a cone-amuse bouche at the opening wine reception night. (Tara Jones / Noozhawk)
  • Charcuterie island at the wine reception that boasted organic meats, cheeses from around the world and honeycomb from local beekeepers. (Tara Jones / Noozhawk)
  • Bacara small plate buffet featured at the opening night wine reception. (Tara Jones / Noozhawk)
  • Opening night wine reception. (Tara Jones / Noozhawk)
  • Small plates of wild mushrooms and braised lamb croquette from the opening night wine reception. (Tara Jones / Noozhawk)
  • Live music was provided for the weekend by Gibson&Gray, a duo from Northern California. (Tara Jones / Noozhawk)
  • Blind wine tasting set up in the Foley Tasting Room that is located on-site at the Bacara. (Tara Jones / Noozhawk)
  • Celebrity chef lunch hosted on the Ocean Lawn overlooking Arroyo Burro Beach. (Tara Jones / Noozhawk)
  • Vanilla bean ice cream with sugar cookie and blueberry compote dessert at the Saturday lunch was provided and prepared by McConell’s Ice Cream. (Tara Jones / Noozhawk)
  • Suzanne Goin and David Lentz speaking to the lunch crowd about the California Seafood Lunch. (Tara Jones / Noozhawk)
  • Cooking demonstration with Virginia Willis, author of her latest cookbook Lighten Up Y’all. (Tara Jones / Noozhawk)
  • Strawberry Brown Sugar Shortbread dessert small plate from Virigina Willis’ cooking demonstration. (Tara Jones / Noozhawk)
  • Jessica Foster truffle samples with wine pairing from Palmina Wines. Front to back: white chocolate coconut, white chocolate rose water, milk chocolate sea salt & black pepper, dark chocolate pomegranate. (Tara Jones / Noozhawk)
  • Baking demonstration with Jessica Foster. (Tara Jones / Noozhawk)
  • Bacara’s huevos rancheros bar featured during Sunday Neighborhood Tasting event. (Tara Jones / Noozhawk)
  • DIY prepared huevos rancheros from Bacara’s featured breakfast bar. (Tara Jones / Noozhawk)
  • Bloody Mary samplings from Pacific Pickle Works. (Tara Jones / Noozhawk)
  • Generous portions were served at the Sunday Neighborhood Tasting event, including bloody marys from Pacific Pickle Works. (Tara Jones / Noozhawk)
  • Local artists and musicians were present at the Sunday Neighborhood Tasting Event. (Tara Jones / Noozhawk)
  • The Sunday Neighborhood Tasting event. (Tara Jones / Noozhawk)