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We woke most days to a distant pop pop pop from way off in the wilderness surrounding our little eagle's perch high above the dense...
Postcards From Cooking Lessons in Civita di Bagnoregio
Civita is a surreal place, going there is going back 2,500 years in time. I consider it a must see, less than two hours drive from Rome....
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15 Delicious Pure Joy Catering Recipes
Feeding folks, recipes and entertaining. It’s what Pure Joy Catering does best. Periodically we post delicious tried and true recipes to...
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Two Too Hot & Yummy Appetizers to Seriously Consider...
Crisp Baby Red Potato Skins with Salmon Tartar, and Southern Belles; Juicy Slow Roasted Shredded BBQ Pork in Fresh Baked Mini Corn...
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A Groom’s Guide to Wedding Prep
Four Tips to Look and Feel your Best on your Wedding Day When the word, “wedding” is mentioned in conversation, most people automatically...
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Composting Pure Joy Food Scraps
We recycle or compost 96% of our trash here and were awarded a Green Star. The City of Santa Barbara Composting program rep came by...
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Questions You Should Ask When Interviewing a Caterer for Your Wedding
photo by Amber Jean Your wedding caterer will probably be your largest expense, how do you qualify them? Making sure they are...
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Classic Dinner Party 101
Glorious, deeply flavored Port Roasted Prime Rib This was the first article I wrote for a glossy publication, Food & Home’s first...
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Real Pumpkin Pie
Shown here made by my son on a trip in South Africa with his love, Ali Friedman. This has always been his birthday treat & this year away...
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You're Engaged! On the Prowl for the Perfect Venue for Your Vows?
Now that you’re engaged, you’re probably looking for the perfect Santa Barbara Wedding Venue. Luckily for you, we’ve compiled the best...
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Zest Lemon Like a Pro
Microplane zesters are great when you want a small amount of citrus zest, but long before we had those snazzy household gadgets chefs...
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Meet the Joy Maker: Amy Vigilante
Name: Amy Vigilante Title: Bookkeeper aka Bean Counter How long have you been with PJC? Since early 2017 Describe your role with Pure Joy...
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Paper & Cloth - Design for Weddings & Events.
The concepts a chef uses, taking a set of ingredients and blending these well known items in unique ways to delight and excite, mirrors...
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Bourbon and Beans
Who takes more than a week to make a cocktail garnish?! I do, but wait, wait, before you think I’m nuts let me explain…it’s a special...
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See What Your Wedding Guests Will Say...
We just LOVE getting fantastic, positive, unsolicited feedback. Especially when it’s from a wedding guest. This made our day! See what he...
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Gluten Free Thank You Thursday!
“We wanted to tell you what a fabulous job Pure Joy did…especially Patrick! It has been enough weeks past the wedding, that I finally...
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Kelly & Kyle's Thank You Thursday!
“We LOVED Pure Joy!!! We are total foodies, so our wedding food was one of the most important things to us when planning our wedding....
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Postcards From the old Tsukiji Fish Market, Japan
One of the best bits of advice I got was to hire a private tour guide / translator for the first day in Tokyo. I’d never done that...
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5 Ways Pure Joy Shows Compassion
At Pure Joy Catering, we are strongly committed to giving back to the local community and protecting our environment. We only have one...
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Catching Pure Joy on the Wedding Flip Side
There were two sides to this wedding coin and each were vastly different from one another, yet both extremely beautiful. Kalpana and Matt...
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