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Now open: NELLA KITCHEN & BAR, the newest restaurant and bar concept from the hospitality team behind Santa Ynez Valley’s Italian mainstay, S.Y. Kitchen. Located at the Fess Parker Wine Country Inn in Los Olivos, the new venture headed by executive chef and owner/partner Luca Crestanelli offers lunch, dinner, and all-day dining from the group known for refined-yet-comforting, farm-fresh fare and an aptitude for creating inviting experiences. Selections from a lengthy cheese list and curated charcuterie accompany scratch-made, Roman-style pizza, or pinsa, served from an open kitchen. Salads, vegetable dishes, and small plates join heartier mains, created with ingredients from the farm, ranch, or sea. A wine list spotlighting local and world wines sits alongside elevated craft and classic cocktail variations, including zero-proof offerings. 2860 Grand Ave., Los Olivos, 805-686 1359, NELLAKIT C H E N . C O M . ANNA FERGUSON-SPARKS
PHOTOGRAPHS: NELLA KITCHEN & BAR, BRI BURKETT
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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: The Roquette Fuel cocktail is topped with chili-elderflower foam; one of the Santa Ynez General-designed dining spaces at Nella Kitchen & Bar in Los Olivos. Roman-style pizza is a menu highlight.
Full House Since opening the doors to SANTA YNEZ GENERAL in 2019, Pearson McGee and Spencer
Turnbull have garnered locals’ affection with their collection of luxury home and garden treasures, which the design duo sources from near (artful stationery from Wilde House Paper in San Luis Obispo) and far (handmade olive oil soaps from French savonnerie Fer à Cheval). This fall, the couple—who ditched corporate L.A. careers in fashion and law, respectively, to pursue their passion in the Santa Ynez Valley—is expanding the shop’s offerings to include new and antique furnishings and transforming a portion of their downtown space into an appointment-only showroom. Snag an ornate Louis Philippe mirror, a rustic reclaimed-oak dining table, or a one-ofa-kind statement piece from Italian leather smith GioBagnara, and don’t miss the selection of artworks curated by collaborator Carlos Antonio. 3630 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez, 805-691-9947, SAN TAY N E ZG E N E RA L .C O M . A.J.B.
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LEFT TO RIGHT: Santa Ynez General’s sun-drenched space houses everything from taper candles to perfumes; known for its tabletop accessories, the design shop is now adding furniture to its highly curated inventory.