Seagrass Restaurant: Bon Appétit–Mi Cuit
Last weekend we went to Santa Barbara and had a delightful experience participating in the inaugural cooking lesson by Chef Robert Perez, owner of Seagrass (30 East Ortega Street). Trained in France, the Netherlands, and as a sous chef at L’Auberge de Soleil, Perez opened his first restaurant Citronée near Sacramento before moving thirteen years later to Santa Barbara. This intimate family-run restaurant is elegant but not severe, relaxed and informal. The chef’s wife, Marianna, serves as hostess and his son, Ruben, manages and greets guests.
Seagrass is rated #1 by Zagat’s,...