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Local eateries are eager, after nearly seven weeks, to again offer outdoor service to their patrons
Empty outdoor tables at Carlito’s Restaurant in downtown Santa Barbara will soon be filled with customers again following the lifting Monday of the state’s regional state-at-home order. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo) By Brooke Holland, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @BT Holland
January 25, 2021
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After nearly seven weeks of a regional coronavirus stay-at-home order, Santa Barbara County restaurants on Tuesday will once again be able to serve patrons on site, rather than sending them away with to-go orders.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted the stay-at-home order on Monday, which will allow restaurants to reopen with modified outdoor services.
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COVID-19 has forced
Rosario’s owner Lisa Wong to put a renovation on hold. But the longtime restaurateur continues with her plans to transform the old El Mirador property into another outpost of her San Antonio institution.
The pandemic also forced the postponement of Mexico City’s second annual
Coca-Cola Metate taco festival. No new date for the event has been set.
Ancient Heirloom Grains is the state’s newest heirloom Mexican corn molinero and tortilleria. The company set up shop this month in San Antonio.
South Padre Island food trucks, including vegetarian taco stand
Chile de Árbol, now have more freedom to operate. According to the Institute for Justice, a legal nonprofit that represented the food truck owners, “[The Cameron County] district court ruled that the city violated the Texas Constitution when it forced food truck owners to get permission from local restaurant owners before being eligible for a food truck permit, and by making it illegal for m