Santa Maria Style Barbecue RecipesAuthentic Santa Maria Tri-Tip RecipeSanta Maria Style Pinquito Beans RecipeSimple Santa Maria Green SaladSanta Maria Salsa Recipe Book A Room PrintSanta Maria Style Tri-TipGrilled tri-tip seasoned with a traditional dry rub is the centerpiece of Santa Maria Style BBQ meal.Prep Time 5 minutesCook Time 1 hour 10 minutesTotal Time 1 hour 45 minutesIngredients2 cups red oak chips soaked in water for 2 hours (don't skip this, it's what gives the tri-tip its authentic flavor)Santa Maria Style Barbecue seasoning2.5 lb beef tri-tipInstructionsRub your prepared Santa Maria Style seasoning into the meat and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before grilling.Prepare your grill for direct and indirect medium-high heat. Add red oak chips to 30 minutes before you begin grilling.Set your tri-tip over the direct heat, fattiest-side up, and sear about 10 minutes, or until browned. Flip the meat over and sear the other side the same way.Move your tri-tip to the indirect-heat. Cover your grill and let the tri-tip cook 20 to 30 minutes, until a thermometer reads 130 degrees F in the thickest area of the meat. Take the tri-tip off the grill and move to a cutting board. Let the meat rest for 15 minutes. Slice the meat against the grain to serve.NotesNeed the recipe for simple, traditional Santa Maria Style Seasoning for your tri-tip rub? Download the official Santa Maria Valley Cookbook.
CORE Winery Visit this charming downtown Old Town Orcutt location for CORE Winery’s tasting room. While CORE features a wide range of wines, it is best known for red blends which have been made since the 2001 vintage. CORE offers a selection of specialty cheeses to enjoy with a glass of wine or to take home. The […]
Pioneer Park A perfect spot for bird watching, the rustic setting of this 15-acre park offers a very large private picnic area that can accommodate groups up to 900 with shade from native oaks. A large barbecue area, pavilion, softball field, children’s playground, and horseshoe pits are also available.
cnagy wines Leave with new friends and perceptions. For Clarissa Nagy, winemaking has surpassed a passion. She is determined, and she has prioritized the wine experience for whoever decides to sip one of her delicately made wines. Her winemaking journey in the Santa Maria Valley came as a pleasant surprise in the early 2000s. The Santa Maria […]
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center The Dunes Center is a natural history museum in the heart of Guadalupe, CA that works to conserve the unique ecosystem of the local dunes through education, research, and cooperative stewardship. Well known for its display of artifacts from Cecil B. DeMille’s 1923 The Ten Commandments, the Dunes Center also offers a variety of guided […]
August 04The Great American Melodrama: Comedy Tonight! This two-act vaudeville revue is filled with puns, parodies, song, and dance starring some of your Melodrama favorites. Jam packed with laughter at every turn, Comedy Tonight will have you rolling in your seat. This will only be a two-act two hour evening, so come and dip your toes back into the outside world! Show […]
August 06Old Orcutt's First Friday Come out and enjoy an evening in Old Orcutt. Merchants stay open late on the first Friday of the month. Drink, food, and shopping specials.
August 06Santa Maria Downtown Fridays 2021 Downtown Fridays are Back! This family-friendly event for Santa Maria’s downtown will occur every Friday beginning on May 28th from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Town Center West parking lot near Broadway (Highway 135) and Cook Street, all the way to October 29th, weather permitting. Admission and parking are free. There will be live […]
August 06PCPA: Together - A Musical Journey “Together” is a new live and in person concert that revels in the simple fact that life is better when we live it together. Seven actors and a musician take you on a musical journey that celebrates our shared experiences and the stories that have yet to be told – tales of the like-minded and […]