Santa Barbara Culinary Experience

10/17/2026

Pie-oneers wanted! 🥧 Our 1st Annual Pie Baking Contest at Montecito Country Mart is filling up fast, but there’s still time to bring your bake. Judging starts at 11:30a with a demo by Miette and slices for sale by Pacific Health Foods | Health Food Market + Juice Bar. Come get a piece of the action! 🍴

10/16/2026

You might know 2026 Julia Child Award recipient, Sam Kass, for his work in the White House—he’s the first person in the history of the White House to have a position in the Executive Office of the President and the Residence—or one of his books—he’s the author of Eat a Little Better: Great Flavor, Good Health, Better World and The Last Supper: How to Overcome the Coming Food Crises. But Sam is also a Partner at Acre Venture Partners, a venture capital fund investing in the future of food with a mission to improve human and environmental health in the food system. The fund focuses on early stage, highly disruptive impactful companies in the food system focused on agriculture, supply chain and consumer. To learn more about Sam’s work, visit the Julia Child Award website via the link in the comments. (Photo courtesy Sam Kass)

10/16/2026

10/15/2026

10/15/2026

The 1st Annual Montecito Pie Baking Contest is happening THIS Saturday, October 17th, at Montecito Country Mart! 🍎🥧

Think your pie has what it takes to be the best? Bring your signature creation, a cherished family recipe, or get the little bakers involved in our Kids Under 14 category!

👨‍🍳 Baking demonstration by Miette
🍰 Pie by the slice from Pacific Health Foods | Health Food Market + Juice Bar
👨‍⚖️ Prizes for winners along with bragging rights after being judged by: Nick Barainca of Merci Montecito, Chef Austin Moore of Field+Fort and Felix Torricer of Miette

Pie drop-off begins at 11 AM, with winners announced at 12:30 PM!

Come bake, taste, cheer on your favorites, and celebrate all things pie with us. 🥧✨

Saturday, October 17
11 AM–1 PM
Montecito Country Mart | 1016 Coast Village Rd, Montecito, CA

09/28/2026

We're proud to join our partners at the Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts in bringing Santa Barbara wines to the 2026 Julia Child Award celebration honoring Sam Kass on October 9 at the Obama Presidential Center.

A big thank you to the Santa Barbara Vintners Association for partnering with us, and to the eight wineries who generously shared their wines for an all-Santa Barbara menu, from cocktail hour to dessert: Brewer-Clifton W**es, Diatom W**es, Foley Family, Foxen Vineyard & W**ery, The Hilt Estate, JONATA Estate, Margerum W**e Company and Sea Creatures W**e

Sharing a taste of Julia's hometown in the spirit of Julia Child. Cheers to Sam! 🥂

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