Traditional Santa Maria–style barbecue must be beef and must be “grilled hot over native red coastal oak” logs. Some purists also insist the only proper meat is a tri-tip steak, but others ...

They are a filling meal on a cold wintry day. A typical Santa Maria-style BBQ will include poquito beans, macaroni and cheese, a fresh green salad, toasted sweet French bread, salsa, coffee and a ...

Santa Maria-style barbecue dates back to the mid-19th century, when settlers in rancheros throughout the Santa Maria Valley roasted sirloin over red oak fire. A century later, in the 1950s ...

This smoky side dish of stewed heirloom beans is quintessentially California — and a must at any Santa Maria–style barbecue. This is collaborative content from Food & Wine's team of experts ...

A gold standard for Santa Maria-style barbecue on the Central Coast has fallen. F. McLintocks, the legendary steakhouse founded in Shell Beach in 1973, served its last meals over the weekend and ...