Sometimes the best culinary treasures aren’t found in glossy food magazines or trending on social media, but tucked away in tiny towns where time seems to move at its own unhurried pace.
The Hitching Post in Casmalia is exactly this kind of gem – a red barn-like building in Santa Barbara County that’s been quietly perfecting the art of Santa Maria-style barbecue while the world around it transforms.
Driving up to the Hitching Post feels like discovering a secret that generations of Californians have been keeping to themselves.
Casmalia is barely a dot on the map, sitting about 10 miles southwest of Santa Maria in a landscape of rolling hills and agricultural bounty…