SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Fiesta dancing was part of a street side radio remote Friday in Santa Barbara.
Host Drew Wakefield with the Cork and Fork 805 radio show (1290 AM) launched a Fiesta-style party at the legendary Joe s Cafe with an outside show, giveaways, interviews and two entertaining dances. Those were performed by the 2021 Spirit of Fiesta Ysabella Yturralde and the Junior Spirit Savannah Hoover.
The dances were cheered by the full crowd in the Joe s outside patio along with passersby in the street. Many recorded the event on their phone cameras.
Earlier in the show, Joey Somerville, the Joe s General Manager appeared to talk about the iconic restaurant, its ability to survive the COVID crisis, and the popularity it has during Fiesta.
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After weeks of waiting, customers were able to eat outdoors at Joe s Cafe on Sunday afternoon.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. After weeks of waiting, customers can finally eat outdoors in Santa Barbara.
SBCC student Christopher Scattini sat down at Joe s Cafe on Sunday to enjoy the long-awaited experience.
“Coming through State Street and seeing it empty put a hole in my heart,” he said. “Seeing it all reopen is just magnificent.”
Neal Stuckey came to town with his wife and kids from San Luis Obispo.
“Eating at your house is great, but at some point you want to enjoy something a little bit different,” he said. “It’s nice getting out after seven weeks.”