With one of the most inviting glows around, Toma Restaurant & Bar, at 324 W. Cabrillo Blvd. in Santa Barbara, is open daily from 5 to 10 p.m. (Donna Polizzi photo) 
Toma’s comfortable bar. (Donna Polizzi) 
Let’s start with fresh-baked bread and fried olives rolled in semolina and stuffed with blue cheese. (Donna Polizzi) 
Roasted roots salad. (Donna Polizzi) 
The Owner’s Supper (Donna Polizzi) 
Sensational rigatoni. (Donna Polizzi) 
New York steak cooked to perfection. (Donna Polizzi) 
Tahitian vanilla bean crème brûlée. (Donna Polizzi)
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