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Sama Sama Kitchen (courtesy photo)<\/p><\/div>\n

A spirited toast to all things alcoholic! By\u00a0Leslie Dinaberg<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

My Indonesian is a little rusty, but I believe “sama sama” means “together or welcome,” or \u00a0(when someone says thank you), “my pleasure.”<\/p>\n

Whatever it means, the addition of Sama Sama Kitchen<\/a><\/strong> to our downtown neighborhood (1208 State St., 805\/965-4566) \u00a0is indeed our<\/em> pleasure, especially now that the bar is open for business. Our Tuesday night sips included the delicious and refreshing Sama Sama<\/strong> cocktail made from bourbon, jasmine sweet tea and lemon, as well as their kicky version of now ubiquitous Moscow Mule, called a Mule Kick<\/strong> and made with Thai Chili, ginger-infused vodka, lime and ginger beer.<\/p>\n

Both cocktails were yummy and paired well with the out-of-this world fabulous diver scallop<\/strong> dish on the menu that night. Inspired by Indonesian street food, everything on the menu is gorgeous and interesting and rather exotic. On previous visits I tried the Tempe Tacos<\/strong> (fabulous and flavorful) and the mouth-watering sweet corn fritters (called Perked El<\/strong>) which are unfortunately only on the lunch menu right now. Be sure to check the specials board, as\u00a0Chef Ryan Simorangkir<\/a>‘s<\/strong> “test kitchen” is always trying out something new and tasty.<\/p>\n

Speaking of new and tasty, my co-workers highly recommend the Sama Sama Kitchen version of Sazerac<\/strong>, made with rye whiskey, Peychaud’s, palm syrup and served in a glass rimmed with herbsaint … so that one is definitely on my wish list for next time.<\/p>\n

Cheers!<\/p>\n

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Leslie Dinaberg<\/p><\/div>\n

When she\u2019s not busy working as the editor of Santa Barbara SEASONS<\/a>, Cocktail Corner author Leslie Dinaberg writes magazine articles, newspaper columns and grocery lists. When it comes to cocktails, Leslie considers herself a \u201cgoal-oriented drinker.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

This column was originally published in Santa Barbara SEASONS<\/a> Magazine.<\/p>\n

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