In the rolling hills of Santa Barbara wine country sits an unassuming roadside restaurant that might just change your definition of culinary perfection – and not just for the reasons you’d expect.
The Hitching Post 2 in Buellton has earned its reputation for oak-grilled meats that make carnivores weak at the knees, but there’s a sweet secret hiding at the end of their menu that deserves its own spotlight.
This modest-looking establishment along Highway 246 has been quietly serving what might be California’s most sublime vanilla ice cream – a revelation that comes as a delightful surprise to diners who somehow save room for dessert.
The journey to this frozen nirvana begins with a meal so satisfying that making it to dessert requires strategic planning and impressive restraint…