Working Women Reflect
on Santa Barbara
Food and Drink Careers
Cherry Bombe Co-Hosts Taste of Santa Barbara’s
Showcase of Female Hospitality Stars
By Anna Ferguson-Sparks | May 11, 2023
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In a wine region with one of the highest per capita concentrations of women winemakers, could Santa Barbara County’s food scene eventually follow suit?
“Food is democratic,” explains Sandra Adu Zelli, owner of Gipsy Hill Bakery in Santa Barbara. “But we still have a long way to go to be equal.”
She’s one of nine working women speaking at May 20’s Cherry Bombe x Taste of Santa Barbara event, which will explore the paths being paved by women through Santa Barbara’s burgeoning culinary landscape. Also speaking are Acme Hospitality founder Sherry Villanueva; Camins 2 Dreams winemakers/owners Tara Gomez and Mireia Taribó; sea urchin diver Stephanie Mutz, founder of Sea Stephanie Fish; rancher Elizabeth Poett, star of Magnolia Network’s Ranch to Table; Daisy Ryan, chef/co-owner of Bell’s and Companion Hospitality; and Rhoda Magbitang, the executive chef at The Inn at Mattei’s Tavern.
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