The Wildcat bartenders Patrick Reynolds, foreground, and Charlie Wood prep ingredients for the Farm-to-Bar crowd at the lounge at 15 W. Ortega St. in downtown Santa Barbara. (Tara Jones / Eat This, Shoot That!) 
Pitanga Fruit/Suriname Tropical Cherry bought from a local farmer at the Tuesday afternoon State Street Farmers Market. (Tara Jones / Eat This, Shoot That!) 
Bartender Patrick Reynolds entertains guests with stories of how he met his wife in the ‘old days’ at the Wildcat Lounge. (Tara Jones / Eat This, Shoot That!) 
The one-of-a-kind Kamehameha. (Tara Jones / Eat This, Shoot That!)
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