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INSIDESANTA BARBARA Local luminaries share their hometown favorites
Carolyn Espley-Miller’s creative business, Ceylon, consults on everything from home libraries to inspired tablescapes. Married to comedian Dennis Miller and mother of two, she moved from New York to Santa Barbara 13 years ago and is set in the sand. BREAKFAST I like to go to Tre Lune on Friday
mornings before shopping at the Coast Village MOVIE THEATRE
Farmers’ Market. On the other hand, my boys
I love the old-fashioned
and husband love IHOP. I always feign horror
atmosphere at the
and then proceed to order the sickest thing on
Riviera Theatre. The
the menu. 1151 Coast Village Rd., Santa Barbara, 805-969-2646.
popcorn is great. And
DINNER The abalone at Lucky’s. And maître d’ Eric Maldinado
could there possibly be a cinema any-
is the best. 1270 Coast Village Rd., Montecito, 805-565-7540.
only to find the exact same table at Maison
MARKET I go mad in the Indo-Chinese Market! It has the
K just a few weeks later. Now I will always
BEST selection of English teas, plus everything for an Asian
shop in my own backyard first. 1253 Coast
or Indian dinner. Rent a Bollywood film and make a night of
Village Rd., Montecito, 805-969-1676.
Serra, Santa Barbara,
it. Don’t miss the English candy and individual lychee-
NEIGHBOR We have the pleasure of living
805-963-9503.
flavored jellies. 6831 Hollister Ave., Goleta, 805-968-3353.
across the street from Brigadier General
BOOKSTORE Lisa Dabbs at Borders in Goleta is a fave for
Henry Mueller, a World War II hero. I enjoy seeing him
biblioholics. She always has
walking in the mornings when I take my son to school,
the most inspired recommenda-
Beach Club Athletics
tions. 7000 Market Place Dr.,
where with a more spectacular view? 2044 Alameda Padre
dressed so beautifully—the General, not my son!—with his FAVORITE DRIVE Highway 33
GYM Beach Club Athletics. I have
over to Ojai is gorgeous!
FLOWERS It’s a dream to visit Dani Hahn’s Rose Story Farm. The
been working
Especially in the early
with Pilates
morning and late afternoon,
instructor Kristi Cooper-White for more
when the sun is on the
“Stainless Steel” is one
than 11 years. 3749 Santa Claus Ln.,
of my favorites—the
Carpinteria, 805-745-5272.
color is like an old-
YOGA Santa Barbara Yoga Center. I am new
fresh gelato at Azu (457 E. Ojai Ave., Ojai, 805-640-7987).
fashioned debutante’s
to yoga, but Denise Zaverdas makes me feel
If you’re there in the spring, give yourself a real treat;
like an old hand…in a good way. All those
continue down the main street until you hit the orange
805-566-4885;
wonderful things they say about yoga? Who
groves. Then open all your windows and let the scent of the
rosestoryfarm.com.
knew they were really true?! 32 E. Micheltor-
gown. Tours available by appointment,
ena St., S.B., 805-965-6045; santa barbarayogacenter.com.
mountains and lake. Once you get to Ojai, try the
Maison K
orange blossoms engulf you. Now, if they only made
HOME DECOR Maison K.
orange blossom
I think owner Kimberly
gelato…
Phillips has cool taste
Ceylon, 805-969-
and a great eye. I once
1584; ceylonca
shipped a dining table
@aol.com.
from Takashimaya in N.Y.
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BEACH CLUB ATHLETICS: BILL WERTS; TOP RIGHT: JIM CORWIN COURTESY OF THE SANTA BARBARA CONFERENCE AND VISITORS BUREAU
hat and cane. He’s the epitome of the dapper gentleman.
Goleta, 805-968-1370.