Even without film festival foot traffic, downtown restaurants busy with business
Oliver Forster / NC3 Despite the Santa Barbara International Film Festival taking place near the beach, restaurants on upper State Street are still packed with people. SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — As the 36th Santa Barbara International Film Festival gets going with two beachfront drive-in theaters, upper State Street looks a little different. At Bouchon Santa Barbara, owner Mitchell Sjerven says his restaurant would've been booked with those in attendance at the film festival. “We've been here for 22 years and there's always been a film festival downtown,” he said. “As you'd imagine, it...
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