The historic Mattei’s Tavern in Los Olivos will celebrate harvest with an event on October 4, 1-4 p.m., with wines from Sandhi, Mayacamas, Wind Gap, Leviathan, Qupé, Maison L’Oree, Fable, Evening Land, and Whetstone alongside Chef Robbie Wilson’s food. Tickets are $125. See eveninglandvineyards.com. … Leslie “The Accidental Chef” Thomas’s next class at the Santa Barbara Public Market is “Better Than Bacon: Ultimate Savory Veggie Treats” on October 12, 1-2 p.m. … Richard Lambert, owner of Santa Barbara Tamales To Go also hosts a Public Market class called “Secrets of Tamale Chef” for $25 on October 26, 1-2 p.m….The Anacapa Street nightclub Eos Lounge is venturing into the daytime with their new Corner Bar concept, with live music, football games, and more on the back patio. See facebook.com/eoscornerbar. … The Piano Riviera Lounge officially opens this week at 129 Anapamu Street across from the Courthouse.
October Food & Drink Happenings
Wed Oct 01, 2014 | 6:00am
Matt Kettmann
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Matt Kettmann started at The Independent in 1999, working as a proofreader, news reporter, and pop culture editor before becoming senior editor in 2006. In addition to covering Santa Barbara affairs for 15-plus years and overseeing Independent.com, the San Jose native and UCSB grad has tracked down stories in such places as Bolivia, Belize, Costa Rica, Uganda, Thailand, Hong Kong, India, France, Spain, Mexico, and the wartorn, officially unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic between Armenia and Azerbaijan. He is also a contributing editor for Wine Enthusiast, reviewing the wines and covering the culture of the Central Coast, and has written about a variety of topics for the New York Times, TIME Magazine, Smithsonian, Wine Spectator, Sunset, and other publications large and small. For more of his work, you can also see MattKettmann.com.

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