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Article: Hitching a ride.(Marketplace)(Hitching Post II)
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
- Article date:
- October 11, 2004
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The Hitching Post II in Buellton serves as the backdrop for the upcoming--and much-hyped--feature, "Sideways," directed by Alexander Payne, who did "About Schmidt" and "Election."
This time, Payne shifts from the Midwest to Santa Barbara's wine country. It's the story of a struggling alcoholic novelist and his actor friend who is about to get married. The two characters take a road trip before the wedding and stop at a restaurant in Buellton where they meet a divorced waitress.
That restaurant is The Hitching Post II, a roadhouse-style venue that grills steak, ribs and chicken over an open fire and makes its own wines.
The film won't be ...