Ramon Velazquez Brings Bold Bowls to the Table

Rosminah Brown
Assorted ceramic bowls at Corazon Comedor.
Corazon Comedor’s chilled ceviche in their signature blue and gray bowls.. Photo by Rosminah Brown.

Sitting down to dine at Corazon Comedor you might have noticed the beautiful blue bowls their salads, ceviches and posole are served in. If you haven’t yet noticed, I invite you to look. They are sturdy, sitting heavy in the hand and so smooth to the touch. Each bowl is different, with variations to the hues of the blue and gray streaks. Some have festive blue speckles like scattered confetti. Each one is a pleasure to hold, whether it’s chilled and dewy or hot from holding a generous portion of posole that will soon share its warmth with you.

All these were specially commissioned by Ramon Velazquez from a ceramics studio in Guadalajara, just 10 minutes from where he grew up with his family, called Avalos Ceramics. Ramon’s style embraces local and seasonal, yet comforting and familiar.

Both Corazon Comedor in downtown Santa Barbara and his new restaurant in Montecito, Alma Fonda Fina, provide a sit-down dining experience with different chefs and different specialties, and both are tied together by the earthy colors and robust heft of Avalos tableware. Corazon Comedor has its blue-gray color scheme while Alma Fonda Fina has a palette all its own of rich browns from pale pink taupes to dark chocolate.

The Velazquez family of restaurants invites you to come in, relax and have a seat at the table, whichever space you choose. I hope you spend a moment taking in the details of these individually handcrafted bowls and enjoy sharing a childhood memory of Ramon.

A stack of brown ceramic bowls at Alma Fonda Fina.
Alma Fonda Fina’s palette of rich brown ceramics. Photo by Rosminah Brown
Resources

Corazon Comedor
29 E. Victoria St., Santa Barbara
www.corazoncomedor.com

Alma Fonda Fina in the Montecito Country Mart
1016 Coast Village Rd., Montecito
almamontecito.com

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Rosminah Brown is a Santa Barbara native who types fast and eats slow. She once jumped in the Neptune Pool at Hearst’s Castle. She is still upset that JR’s BBQ closed. She is always seeking a perfect, singular, exquisite bite of food.

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