21 W Victoria St
Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (Map)
805-564-7100
(Web Site)
Price: $$$$$$$$$
Cuisine: American
Ravenous Rob never really liked the idea of California cuisine. It was pretty much a term without meaning, translating in effect to “whatever the chef decides to throw together.” But specific incidences can be very tasty, and such is the case with Epiphany. The dishes here are relatively simple, but high quality, fresh ingredients combined in complementary ways can go a long way. Standouts from Ravenous Rob’s recent visit included a roast beet salad with dill, nasturtium, and goat cheese, braised lamb shank on a bed of garlic saturated spinach, and a creme brulee bursting with the flavor of fresh vanilla beans. Not quite so impressive were the wild mushroom fettucine, which become tiresome partway through the portion, and a somewhat mundane chocalate souffle. Nonetheless, even the down notes here are better than the best at many a place. With service whose fecklessness is luckily superceded by its graciousness.
Post a Comment