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FALL 2014 FEATURES 110 TAILOR MADE Fall fashion’s take on menswear-inspired suiting and statementmaking coats.

122 FATE & FORTUNE

128 OUT ON THE WEST COAST

Paul Fortune and Chris Brock redesign a laid-back life in Ojai.

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134 AT WATER’S EDGE Outstanding in the Field and Clark Staub set the table on a remote sandspit in Morro Bay.

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FALL 2014 CONTENTS

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Honey’s block party, AHA! sings out, and more STYLE

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4 1 Los Olivos’ one-stop shop, the guys of Ventura Spirits local must-dos, sweet treats and fetes for kids this autumn, and more

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gala, Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara car rally, House of

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1 0 3 The Dylan Amsterdam, Charleston’s Wentworth Mansion, and Coqui Coqui’s hip hostelry in Mexico FOOD + WINE

1 6 3 Carla Malloy’s tradition of canning 1 6 6 Bits + Bites: The newest tasting rooms in town, Villa Wine Bar and Kitchen, Outpost’s chef Derek Simcik top food picks, and more T H E W AY W E W E R E

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Let me just come out and say it: Santa Barbara is probably one of the best places to live in the world.

I don’t think I will get much argument on that front. Its sheer beauty is reason number one. Its history, its people, its landscape, its activities all add up to perfection as well. I have traveled all over the world, and I can honestly say, while other places may be insanely beautiful (hello Capri, Venice, Florence, Paris!), it’s Santa Barbara that I enjoy coming home to.

For many years, I’ve heard the joke that the town is filled with “newlyweds and nearly deads,” but I think that is changing. I have seen many young families who dot the parks and inhabit our diverse schools. The new stores popping up with stylish offerings, the exploding restaurant and wine scene (i.e., the Santa Barbara Public Market and the Funk Zone)…times they are a changin’ here in paradise. There is new life in our Garden of Eden.

Just look at Donald Robertson (aka Donald “Drawbertson”). As a bigwig at Estée Lauder, Robertson is now indulging his artistic side. His whimsical illustrations are taking the fashion world by storm, but even more exciting for us is that he is now obsessed with all things Santa Barbara. After spending a summer here with his family—a suggestion from longtime friend Dewey Nicks—he’s roaming our streets and pumping out artwork inspired by our surroundings. He took to marker and paper for our feature “Out on the West Coast” (page 128)—a colorful peek inside his world, and what a Technicolor world it is!

Interiors icon Paul Fortune has created homes for some of the most high-profile clients in the world—Marc Jacobs being among them. When Fortune decided to forgo his Los Angeles life and find a place of respite, Ojai was his first choice. He and his husband, Chris Brock, found a hilltop plot of land and set their sights to design their dream home. Knowing that it will take a few years to create, they turned a small cottage and vintage Spartan trailer into their temporary digs. We visit them at their off-the-beaten-path haven (“Fate & Fortune,” page 122) and discover they certainly aren’t roughing it with a “guesthouse” hooked up to a Rolls-Royce!

I can almost taste the delicious feast that was created by Outstanding in the Field and chef Clark Staub in front of Morro Bay’s big rock (“At Water’s Edge,” page 134). We take a seat at their creative and inspired meal. And, as it is time for the crush—grape crush that is—we peruse the Santa Ynez Valley with all of its new offerings (“Full House,” page 41) and ones to watch like Bell Street Farm’s Jamie Gluck (“SB People,” page 78). And who knew that actor Kurt Russell (“SB People,” page 76) is swilling his own vintages at the new tasting room in the 1880 Union Hotel saloon in Los Alamos?

Besides launching wine and restaurant empires, Charles and Ali Banks have created an idyllic family home for entertaining in the heart of Montecito (“Southern Hospitality,” page 142). A mix of antiques and safari collectibles, it is unexpected, fun, yet traditional at the same time.

The same could be said for the new reputation this town should adapt—“unexpectedly fun but still seriously beautiful?” Or, on second thought, perhaps we should keep it a secret. Do we really want to share this utopia with the rest of the world? Your call.

Jennifer Hale

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DEWEY NICKS WHO Renown for his fashion and commercial photography, this Carpinteria-based shutterbug’s work can be seen on the pages of Vogue, W, and GQ magazines. WHAT Introduced us to his longtime friend Donald Robertson for “Out on the West Coast” (page 128) and snapped interior designer extraordinaire Paul Fortune’s newfound life off the grid in Ojai for “Fate and Fortune” (page 122).

“Someone once asked where in all my travels was my favorite place to have a cocktail,” says Nicks. “With no hesitation I answered, ‘Fortune’s house!’”

CORAL VON ZUMWALT WHO This Los Angeles-based portrait/lifestyle/fashion photographer has worked with Glamour, Life, and Forbes magazines, among others. WHAT Captured the European charm for our cover and 12 pages of fall fashion in “Tailor Made” (page 110). “There was a whole gamut of architectural styles—Spanish Renaissance, Romanesque, Spanish colonial revival,” she says. “Everywhere you turned there was another great vignette.”

ROB DAFOE WHO This former professional

ISAAC HERNANDEZ WHO When he’s not busy writing or shooting for more than 300 publications around the globe, this multifaceted, Santa Barbara-based creative spends his time painting one oil pastel a day—a yearlong project he spearheaded last January. WHAT The awardwinning photojournalist and son of a Spanish wine connoisseur shared a bottle with Kurt Russell before shooting the actor/ winemaker for “SB People” (page 76).

“Being surrounded by people who are passionate about wine and family was easy and I felt right at home,” he says.

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JEREMY SAMUELSON WHO This Los Angeles-based photographer has been shooting interiors of world-class resorts, hotels, and homes for more than 25 years. WHAT “Loved the African overtones of horn, beast, and hide” in Charles and Ali Banks’s Montecito home, which he shot for our house feature, “Southern Hospitality” (page 142).

“Ali and her husband are both relaxed and gracious,” he says. “Combine that with their sense of style and it really is the good life.”

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snowboarder has written for multiple publications and is known for his award-winning wine documentary From Ground to Glass.

WHAT Chatted with wine couple Bryan and Lisa Babcock for “SB People” (page 73). “I have known and respected Bryan and the work he does for some time,” says DaFoe. “Meeting Lisa and seeing the other side was great.”

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estimated to have been built around 1910—the restored structure is now home to a handful of tenants offering visitors an array of fine art and handmade goods, boutique wine, craft beer, and children’s clothing. Whether you’re a native to the area or a visitor passing through, The Cottage is your one-stop shop concentrated with some of our area’s greatest goods.

Beer lovers rejoice at the newest addition to the trio of Figueroa Mountain Brewery taprooms, 805-694-2252, figmtnbrew.com. With an exclusive rotating selection of its most sought-after brews available on tap and by the bottle—from the malty Danish Red Lager to the light-bodied Hoppy Poppy—the latest locale also includes a select menu from the Los Olivos Wine Merchant & Cafe.

With a balanced blend of handmade goods and contemporary fine art, Inez , 805688-8884, vincentlovesinez.com, offers unique home wares and one-of-a-kind gifts—think small-batch apothecary remedies, leather goods, and handblown glass vases—while doubling as an art gallery with works from artists both near and far.

For a quick swirl and sip, pop into Chad Melville’s latest vino venture, Samsara Derived from the Sanskrit word meaning “the eternal cycle of life,” Samsara’s small-lot grapes are cultivated in select vineyards with little intervention or manipulation, yielding Pinot Noir, Syrah, and Grenache that are harmonious with the elements and regions from where they are grown.

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Rooted at the base of the rustic circa 1800s water tower, Tiny Tree Boutique , 805-440-7099, facebook.com/tinytreeboutique, boasts vintage-inspired clothing for children up to 10 years old.

In addition to the eponymous label (handmade by owner Christine Lash), the store also includes other little lines such as Silkberry Baby, Frye, and Joyfolie. –MEGAN POULIOT THE COTTAGE 2446 Alamo Pintado Ave., Los Olivos.

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MASTERS of Craft Producing bold and original spirits from locally foraged flora, brothers-in-law Henry Tarmy and James Greenspun along with brothers Andrew and Anthony Caspary—collectively known as Ventura Spirits— are shaking up the small-batch distillery movement with their Central Coast-inspired concoctions. Using the area’s bounty of native herbs and botanicals, each of the original spirits manifests our region’s natural essence while staying true to the traditional distilling process. “We like to imagine what liquor would be like if distilling had been invented here,” says Tarmy.

“Our goal is to communicate the sensory experience of a walk through the chaparral in the springtime.”

While the Wilder gin (made from yerba santa, purple sage, and California sage), the strawberrybased California vodka, and Opuntia (the “tequila of California” made from cactus fruit), are quickly making their way to the top shelf, the quartet soon hopes to expand their repertoire with aged whiskeys, fruit brandies, and, in true beach-city fashion, an umami spirit from the sea. –M. P. VENTURA SPIRITS 3891 N. Ventura Ave, Ventura, 805-232-4313, venturaspirits.com.

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incredible mole enchiladas on the weekends— don’t tell anyone! • Iron and Resin , 805643-0737, ironandresin.com, has a cool vibe right downtown. • Farm-grown pork, cheese, and organic avocados from the Casitas Valley Farmstand and Creamery , 805649-8179, casitasvalley.com. • Sprint car and flat-track motorcycle races at the Ventura County Fairgrounds , 805-648-3376, venturacountyfair.com. • Bombay , 805-643-4404, bombaybarandgrill.com, is home of the best burger in town. • Ticla , ticla.com, is a new local company making awesome camping gear.

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WHO Dryden Wilson Tate Brown, 18, three-time National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) scholar of the year, drydenbrown.com, @Drydenbrown.

WHAT During a yearlong excursion around the globe with his family, Brown found his love for surfing in Byron Bay, Australia, where he spent almost every day after school riding waves. Having enjoyed competing in football and basketball, he decided to try competitive surfing at age 12. At 16, Brown started taking titles in NSSA competitions and is now sponsored by Channel Islands, Arbor Collective, and Smith Optics.

WHERE Has surfed competitively in Fiji, Hawaii, and Indonesia, but you’ll find him riding local breaks at Coral Casino and Hammonds.

HOW “One of my greatest challenges has been balancing the time demands between school and surfing. My parents understood the importance of academic achievement, so we worked to create an environment that allowed for academic excellence while giving me the flexibility to pursue competitive surfing. I was lucky to find a great surf coach, Isao Tomatsuri, who guided and shaped my growth as a surfer.

After exploring a number of academic approaches, I found Eureka School in Santa Barbara—it met my need for flexibility while offering interesting yet challenging classes.”

WHAT’S NEXT Traveling and working with surf photographers while applying to colleges. Look for Brown to launch a nonprofit, Street Certified, with his trainer Andy Schmeiss.

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From the nostalgic red and white checkered floors to the selection of old-fashioned confections—its mints were named the official mint of the 50th Presidential inauguration—the 40year-old tradition embodies the classic candy shop, seemingly plucked straight out of the ’50s. –M.P. ROBITAILLE’S FINE CANDIES 900 Linden Ave., Carpinteria, 805-684-9340, robitaillescandies.com.

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MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN Newlyweds Angelia de Meistre and Viktor Hammer give us the spin on legacy, philanthropy, and living life in balance

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two met in Spanish class the summer before their senior year at Pepperdine University. The first day of class, the professor asked everyone to mingle with one another and converse with someone in Spanish. Angelia bluntly admits, “I made a beeline for Viktor.” Hola and gracias quickly found common ground (their parents lived a mere two miles from each other in Montecito). Disregarding the professor’s request that they speak only in Español, the conversation turned into a first date at the Hollywood Bowl’s Bob Marley tribute concert and a weekend riding Vespas around Santa Barbara. The rest is history.

Cayman Island-raised, great-grandson of oil tycoon and famed art collector Dr. Armand Hammer, Viktor serves as the vice president of the Armand Hammer Foundation, an honorary board member of the Hammer Museum in Westwood, and is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley. Angelia is an academic (magna and summa cum laude in double majors), athlete (NCAA Division I tennis player), and writer (now a new associate editor at Santa Barbara Magazine). They were married last August in a traditional ceremony at the Old Mission Santa Barbara.

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duo is committed in service to others—they serve as honorary board members of research-aid organization Stop Cancer, among others. And Angelia, with her mother Evon, founded El Campo del Sol, a summer camp for the children of Carpinteria’s migrant workers.

Viktor’s suit by Emporio Armani, tie and shoes by John Varvatos. Angelia pairs Talina Hermann leather pants with a Ralph Lauren vest and Pikolinos boots. Below: Blouse by AllSaints.

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS A craftsman bungalow that the couple has completely restored and personally curated. Angelia describes the decor as “midcentury rustic with a monochromatic palette and pop” fused with industrial lighting and Native American salvaged textiles and WEEKEND WISH LIST accents throughout. n

• Afternoons with their rescue pup, Juno, sipping tea lattes at the Lucky Llama Coffehouse in Carpinteria.

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As editors , we face a conundrum: How do we keep our closets in tip-top fashionista form while barely having enough hours in the day for mandatory activities, let alone shopping? Enter: Our new favorite form of procrastination, e-commerce shop Adasa, adasa.com. The brainchild of siblings Gwen and Eric Jones, the Santa Barbara-based company connects online shoppers with the country’s most coveted designer brands, including local favorite Emily Rosendahl Leather Goods, providing an easily accessible and consolidated forum to showcase their inventory and curated collections.

In keeping with the times, Adasa’s summer launch party, held at the Bacara Resort & Spa, welcomed a mix of style editors, S.B. fashion gals, and the blogosphere’s sartorial set, including the site’s first guest editor, Could I Have That? blogger Samantha Wennerstrom. Here, we give you the lowdown on her Adasa closet staples and exclusive South African springbok-hide bag collaboration with E.R. Leather Goods (also available at Rosendahl’s brand-spanking-new Funk Zone studio and showroom).

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Rebecca McKinney, owner of downtown’s latest style nucleus Whistle Club, is a bicoastal voguish wonder. From the moment she completed her undergraduate degree at UC Santa Barbara to her first corporate job at e-commerce giant Gilt Groupe followed by a graduate degree in fashion marketing from Manhattan’s Parsons New School for Design, McKinney had her eyes and heart set on returning to Santa Barbara. “I knew there was an untapped opportunity in the contemporary to entry price point designer market,” she says, and introducing an “East-meets-West coast design sensibility would offer something new to the community.” Acknowledging the shift in her own closet from a darker monochromatic palette with sharp textures to lighter colors and flowing fabrics since moving back to the left coast, she affirms her main goal is to “fill the niche” and introduce “a playful edge” to our beachy-boho sensibility. –A. D.H. WHISTLE CLUB 819 State St., Ste. A and B, Santa Barbara, 805-965-7782, whistleclub.com.

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In Santa Barbara County, one of the prolific pioneers in the Sta. Rita Hills AVA is the Babcock estate vineyard. Bryan’s father bought the property in 1979 and planted mainly white wine varieties he loved to pair with seafood at the family’s restaurant, Walt’s Wharf, in Seal Beach. In 1984, Bryan returned from Davis just shy of a masters in enology to help with the first harvest. He never went back and since, has been producing wines of distinction with a maverick spirit and relentless drive. Today, this experience extends further as Lisa joins in to revamp the tasting room, bringing her personal touch with a bold look and creative vibe, including items from estate sales and flea markets that express her mantra of “Savor the past; live in the present.” As Lisa explains, “I love the personality behind each find.”

Though a mutual friend introduced Bryan CLOCKWISE FROM TOP and Lisa at Occidental College in 1980, it LEFT: A peek inside wasn’t until 10 years later that the two started the recently redecodating and eventually married. At first, they rated tasting room. each made the commute between Los Angeles “Bryan makes incredible handcrafted juice, and the winery, nestled in the rolling hills continuing a tradition between Buellton and Lompoc, but after seven that I supplement years, the couple decided to make Santa Barwith my own je ne bara their full-time home, eventually moving to sais quoi,” says Lisa.

Montecito, where they now live with son Sean, 16, and daughter Chloe, 12. Lisa’s career in fashion still takes her to Los Angeles two days a week where she acts as vice president of merchandising for Forever 21. Originally, she had seen herself in a social working job—perhaps as a therapist helping people—but a chance meeting with the general manager of the Beverly Center, Bullock’s department store offered her a job in training to be a buyer. “Serendipity put me on a track to making my living from shopping, creating, and transacting with others,” she says. “It brought out a different creative side of me.”

Growing up in Tehran, Iran, Lisa recalls the city’s bazaars that shaped her inquisitive gypsy style. “I remember loving the one-of-a-kind nature of it all, the intricate rug patterns, the juxtaposition of the colors in the textiles, the rambling nature of items being strewn about,” says Lisa, who derives the inspiration for the finds in their tasting room’s decor, which combines a flea market atmosphere with an elegant, yet midcentury, rock ‘n’ roll cool. “Bryan had changed a barrel room around for a party, and I said, ‘Why can’t we do this all year round?’”

For Bryan, it’s the continuation of a great unfolding story in Santa Barbara County wine, although in the beginning, while helping his father with the winery, he wasn’t all too convinced of the wine business.

“I wasn’t completely sure if it was where I saw myself for the long run,” he thought as he worked on the family vineyard. Then five years into it, Bryan “went on a Sangiovese crusade to Italy. When I walked into Castello di Volpaia—here is a place that they had been making wine for 2,000 years, winemakers were revered, and wine was so important— that’s when I thought to myself, The sky is the limit with what wine can mean.” Since then, Bryan has always been looking to take things further and make his time count.

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years, Russell has eagerly learned about barrels, brix, and blending. “I love being in the vineyard, I love being in the winery,” he enthuses.

At the Work’s winery, Russell produces 1,500 cases of handcrafted, high-end Pinot Noir and Chardonnay for his label GoGi, his nickname since childhood. “I make wine for myself. I make it to my taste, to what I like, and my hope is when somebody opens it up, they share that with me. I’m in that bottle, and I’m clear about that, and I just love the reality of that,” Russell says. “And now that I have a place to showcase it, I’m really happy.”

GoGi and Ampelos wines are poured in an affable atmosphere, their new tasting room, The Wine Saloon, which opened this year in the 1880 Union Hotel in Los Alamos. “We wanted to make it a place where people who like to try wines and buy wines and drink wine would have the opportunity to do all three and do it in a historic setting,” he says. “It gives wine drinkers a saloon to go to.” –Wendy Thies S ell

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ac t o r a n d a rt i s a n In between filming movies such as Fast & Furious 7 and The Battered Bastards of Baseball, Kurt Russell sojourns to Santa Barbara County several times each year to pursue another passion—making wine.

The lifelong actor has long loved wine, particularly Pinot Noir. While on location near Buellton for Death Proof, he tasted the wines in nearby Sta. Rita Hills, impressed that they rivaled the noble wines of Burgundy.

“As luck would have it, this feeling of wanting to make my own wine was really getting strong,” Russell says.

So, encouraged by his longtime friend and fellow Disney alum, vintner Fess Parker, Russell followed his dream. He soon met Peter and Rebecca Work at Ampelos Cellars in Lompoc, and there, during the last six

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Strolling into Bell Street Farm—the popular wine country cafe/market situated in the sleepy town of Los Alamos up the 101—one immediately gets a sense of owner Jamie Gluck based on the hearty welcome and friendly hugs he doles out to his customers as he takes their orders behind the walk-up counter.

The casual yet refined American restaurant not only offers fresh food and local wine of the same caliber but reflects the full circle Gluck, now 47, has made—starting with his upbringing in Paradise Valley, Arizona, and in the kitchens and on the floor of his family’s fine-dining French restaurant, then to a sophisticated career in fashion marketing and merchandising on the East and West coasts, to an authentic life split between the Santa Ynez Valley and Los Angeles.

Having learned the ropes in his family’s restaurant—“my dad was a French-trained chef who taught me to cook ‘with feeling,’’’ he says—“French food has been a strong influence throughout my life.” The style and flavors are evident in his simple, distinctive menu that boasts salads, sandwiches, and charcuterie and cheese plates cocreated with his Santa Barbara-born chef, Jason Iroff. It even boils down to the French rotisserie used for roasting succulent chicken and pork.

But it wasn’t always fine cuisine for Gluck.

After graduating from the Art Institute of Southern California with a degree in graphic design in 1996, he immediately landed a job with apparel company Wet Seal and worked his way up to the position of creative director. During that tenure, he was introduced to Los Alamos in 2002 by some friends who had purchased a weekend home there. Inspired by their experience, Gluck and his husband, John Wentworth, “were looking for a remodeling project and a weekend getaway ourselves, so we bought an 1882 four-square house on a corner lot in town in 2007,” he says.

Enter Bell Street Farm, which Gluck opened in August 2011. “After a couple of years of bringing friends up to see the beauty of the valley, I was determined that there was a need for more food,” he says. “I decided to return to my restaurant roots and bring the valley a fast, casual, farm-to-table, French-influenced cafe.” When Gluck and Wentworth are in Los Alamos on the weekends, you will find them at PHOTOGRAPHS BY MEGAN SOREL S A N TA B A R B A R A

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the restaurant, jovially interacting with diners, then likely to be entertaining friends at home or at one of their favorite restaurants—“the original pioneers in Los Alamos (Cafe Quackenbush and Full of Life Flatbread) as well as the newer valley spots like Mattei’s Tavern, SY Kitchen, and Sides,” he says.

As for the future of Bell Street Farm, Gluck plans to eventually expand the hours as well as the catering side of the business and

host events such as grilled cheese night with the Cheese Shop of Beverly Hills. “I’m always doing research to bring new foods and ideas to my customers,” says Gluck. “We just got back from eating our way through Spain and France and it was so inspiring.” But he’s staying put for the time being, doing what he does best: “We are truly bringing the best from local farms to a hungry audience. My focus is to make everyone leave happy.” –GINA Z. TERLINDEN FA L L 2 0 1 4

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“We love it when people say they feel like they’ve walked into a home because the service is warm and attentive.”

ABOVE: Hazel peeks out of an upstairs artist’s loft that leads down to their Santa Mariastyle barbecue and tasting room at home.

Gluck’s dining room with reclaimed schoolhouse chairs and an apple picking ladder; in his kitchen at home; the signature rotisserie pork; the Los Alamos cafe; local wines available at Bell Street Farm; the welcoming porch of his 1882 home; the quaint living room; one of Gluck’s many cowboy hats.

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20,000 DREAMS Celebrating the Dream Foundation’s 20th anniversary

Amid Santa Barbara’s steady stream of soirees, the Dream Foundation’s annual Celebration of Dreams Gala remains unparalleled in the frenzy it stirs and the seven-figure revenue it generates. Yet, as we await this year’s event—produced by party planner extraordinaire Merryl Brown—on November 8, we anticipate a night laden with meaning as the organization celebrates its 20th anniversary, pays homage to its inception, and, most significantly, honors the “dreamers” for whom it is all intended. “We want a celebration of the life of the organization,” says executive director Kisa Heyer.

Akin to any lasting story, the foundation’s two-decade-long narrative is rife with challenges and victories. When founder Thomas Rollerson sought an adult wish-granting agency on the heels of his partner Timothy Scott Palmer’s passing, he faced a rather bleak nonCLOCKWISE FROM profit landscape. Resolute in his campaign, his unceasing passion ignited TOP : Dream a firestorm of support, resulting in his founding and leading the first recipient Julie Harding with national charity aimed at realizing the wishes of terminally ill adults. her children; Despite Rollerson’s recent resignation as its president, Palmer’s Ronald Boyd; memory—along with the first “dreamer,” 40-year-old Santa Barbara loSeth Lasane. cal, Anthony, as well as the 20,000 dreams granted to recipients during the past two decades—remains a perpetual engine in the organization’s pursuit of bringing solace and quality of life to its recipients.

With the help of individuals and commercial sponsors spearheading corporate responsibility, the Dream Foundation hopes to bring its own wishes for its dreamers and its future as an organization to fruition.

For Heyer, the sky’s the limit. Though the foundation’s core programs (Dream Granting, Toy Program, and Flower Empower) “will remain unchanged going forward,” she looks toward “expanding and improving them” by way of widening “the reach of and leveraging the patient base of potential corporate partners” via specific programs for particular diseases. Here’s to 20,000 more dreams and dreamers. –ANGELIA DE MESITRE-HAMMER

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Seventy percent of the earth is made up of water, but less than one percent is drinkable. Because of this, nine million people will die this year from lack of access to clean water. Since founded in 2009 by Laguna Blanca High School grad (class of 2011) Spencer Dusebout, 21, and his two friends Jack Davies and Scott Schurmer, Hands 4 Others—with the help of Water Mission International and hundreds of other like-minded activists—has provided clean water to nearly 150,000 people in poverty-stricken countries. “The goal is to change lives by giving them clean water, and in the process, show our generation that giving back feels good and is something we all ought to do,” says Dusebout.

While the world’s water crisis is the principal driving force behind the youth-led nonprofit, H4O is bettering the future of our own community—and others like it—by granting young people a vehicle to make a tangible difference. Fostering citizenship, awareness, and leadership among middle school, high school, and college students around the globe, the organization hopes to generate life-long volunteers committed to making the world a better place.

Each year, H4O awareness and fund-raising events such as letter-writing campaigns, walkathons, and spare-change drives culminate with the highly anticipated “vision trips” where volunteers install water filtration systems and witness first-hand the impact of their efforts. “I’ve seen women and children walk hours for water that looked more like coffee,” says Dusebout. “So watching someone drink clean water for the first time is a life-changing experience.”

Expanding their venture, the water warriors have added a new program to their arsenal of initiatives, the H4O Marketplace. Slated to kick off this fall, the program collects donated used goods in lieu of money to then auction off through its online eBay store. “The thought process is: Look around the house, find an old iPhone or other items you no longer use, and donate them to the H4O Marketplace,” says Dusebout. “This is an easy way to help us solve the world’s water crisis while also allowing young people to take ownership.” –GRACE WOOLF

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A sixth-generation California native, May grew up in San Diego and spent considerable time on his family’s ranchos, where he fell in love with traditional U-shaped adobe ranch homes. “To me, when we lived on the ranch,” May once said, “with cross-ventilation and rooms spread out and around courtyards—basic old California plans—it seemed to be a much better way to build and live.”

The quintessential Cliff May ranch house is a U-shaped post and beam building with several wings surrounding a courtyard or patio, and often includes May’s signature high-ceilinged livTop to bottom: Cliff May in the last house ing room topped he designed for with an overhead himself in Los Angeles skylight. “The in 1958; a May design ceilings are high in Borrego Springs, California; a recently and there’s a conrestored Cliff May tinuous skylight home in Montecito. going through the ridgeline that brings in this glorious wash of light,” says interior designer Micholyn Brown describing a 1969 Cliff May home she recently restored in Montecito. “I haven’t taken one person through who hasn’t been completely in awe and uplifted when they walk in the front door,” says Brown.

The same can undoubtedly be said of May’s Oxbow residence in Alisal Ranch, which features a dramatic outdoor room shaded by an A-frame structure covered with rustic grape stakes—a visual reference to Santa Ynez Valley’s vineyards. Originally built in 1968, it is currently undergoing a respectful renovation. “We’ve known about this home for years,” says its enthusiastic new owner. “Our goal when we finish is that the home Cliff May built, and the home 50 years later, have the exact same feeling.”

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in San Diego with his father-in-law, a real estate developer. Based on that success—they sold 35 homes—May teamed up with a Los Angeles financier and designed small housing developments in Southern California. In 1950, taking advantage of the postwar building boom, May established Cliff May Homes with architect Chris Choate to design and sell low-cost home “packages” with preassembled panels to tract home builders.

After the demand for mass-produced housing cooled, May went back to his true passion: designing custom homes. He continued to promote his view of the California lifestyle along with his house designs, aided by Sunset and House Beautiful magazines, which touted May’s designs not only for their progressive style but for their capacity to give homeowners access to a “special way of living—informal, yet gracious.”

Over the course of his remarkable career, even as his floor plans became grander and his styling more modern, Cliff May remained faithful to the timeless essence of California adobes and ranch buildings and the lifestyle they represent. His designs and ideas remain relevant today, as evidenced by the renewed popularity of his tract homes, many of which are being restored by a new generation of owners who would likely agree with May’s conviction that people who don’t live in ranch houses “don’t know how to live.” –L.D. Po r ter

Ranch House Redux Cliff May’s papers are housed at the Architecture & Design Collection at UC Santa Barbara’s Art, Design & Architecture Museum. For more information about the Cliff May collection, visit museum .edu/collections/architecture-design.

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Middleton, a graphic arts instructor from Georgia via Pasadena (California Institute of the Arts), now creates one-of-kind pieces in Ojai. Both prove that good things come in time and in artful measure.

Even though Mara’s gallery is in Carpinteria, and Middleton’s P Space studio is in Ojai, the two collide for the collector who’s drawn to textured, geometric, and modern offerings. Our must-haves: Miri Mara’s monochromatic urns and P. Lyn’s handmade, food-ready plates and platters. –Gina To ll eson CLOCKWISE FROM TOP RIGHT:

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ARTS SCENE produced by Neal Feay were LEFT TO RIGHT : displayed at the Mona Bismarck Rasmussen examines American Center for Art & Culture, his aluminum salver; Paris installation of a 19th-century townhouse facing aluminum objects the Eiffel Tower. The process for produced by Rasmusmulticolored aluminum anodizing sen’s Santa Barbarabased company. was pioneered by Rasmussen’s grandfather, and over time, Neal Feay has produced everything from jewelry to high-end audio equipment casings. For several years, Rasmussen—a technical whiz and self-taught designer—has collaborated with top international designers (Holly Hunt, Jony Ive, Marc Newson) and luxury retailing powerhouses (Louis Vuitton, Opening Ceremony, Kenzo) to produce aluminum objects, furniture, and large-scale architectural facades. Vive L’Amérique! – L.D. P orter NEAL FEAY COMPANY 133 S. La Patera Ln., Goleta, 805-967-4521, nealfeay.com.

WRITING ON THE WALL it’s easy to forget that until recently, the main source of information for most people was the public library. In “Requiem for the Bibliophile” running September 7 through December 14 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCA), six artists address the fate of the modern library in the digital age. Conceived and cocurated by MCA executive director Miki Garcia and curator J.V. Decemvirale, the show’s artists form an international group, hailing from New Zealand (Mickey Smith), Cuba (Carlos Garaicoa), Mexico (Jorge Méndez Blake), New York (David Horvitz and Xaviera Simmons), and California (Nancy Gifford).

Artist Jorge Méndez Blake focuses on the political and architectural structure of libraries. His installation, Project for an Empty Library I—a scale model of a library’s interior skeleton with rows Gifford’s 10-foot-by-32-foot Lament. of empty bookshelves—is a potent reminder that books are vanishing; but the framework suggests the possibility of a future library under construction.

Santa Barbara artist Nancy Gifford mourns the potential demise of books in her monumental installation, Lament. Gifford covers an entire wall with layers of tattered and worn antique book covers, some bearing traces of faded gilding. Detached from their readable content, the repurposed covers are a memento mori to the power books formerly had to convey knowledge.

Featuring newly commissioned artworks, including architectural proposals, video, and large-scale installations, this timely exhibition is an elegant and thought-provoking examination of the ever-changing way information is consumed in the 21st century. – L . D. P. Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara 653 Paseo Nuevo, 805-966-5373, mcasantabarbara.org.

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The Right Stuff Considering his time spent piloting a U.S. Air Force metal-clad fighter jet, it’s no surprise architect Barton Myers is world-renowned for his metal buildings, including his own much-published Toro Canyon home. An award-winning éminence grise of the architecture world (and Annapolis Naval Academy graduate), Myers is the subject of a retrospective at UC Santa Barbara’s Art, Design & Architecture Museum from September 12 through December 12.

Culled from his donated archives housed within the museum’s Architecture & Design Collection, “Barton Myers: Works of Architecture and Urbanism” presents an extensive overview of the architect’s prolific 50-year practice.

“While he is known best for his steel and glass pavilion houses here, he is well-known elsewhere for his exceptional theaters,” says the exhibition’s curator, Kris Miller-Fisher. His most recent public theater design, the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Florida, opens its doors on Myers’s 80th birthday in November. –L . D. P. ART, DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE MUSEUM UCSB campus, 805-893-2951, museum.ucsb.edu.

TOP TO BOTTOM: Barton and Vicki Myers’s Toro Canyon residence, 1997; Myers on his fighter jet; a view from the rear garden of Barton and Vicki Myers’s Toronto residence, 1972; Prudential Hall at the New Jersey Performing Art Center, 1997; entry sequence of the Gardner residence in Montecito, 2009; the Barrel Room at the Seagram Museum in Ontario, 1984.

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LIVE ON STAGE Music, comedy, and more THE LOBERO Known for her beloved country twang, independent bravado, and acoustic ballads on love and life in the 1980s and ’90s, singer/songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter

comes to the Lobero Theatre on October 10 (tickets: from $40, available at lobero.com).

While the five-time Grammy Award winner has spent the past year performing her latest orchestral album, Songs from the Movie—inspired by her longtime love affair with classic films and symphonic composers—Carpenter’s intimate performance spans her 13-album catalog, including hits from her breakthrough record, Come On, Come On.

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Grammy Award-winning sensation Lorde makes her Santa Barbara debut during her second North American tour on October 9 (tickets: from $45, available at sbbowl

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• Trailing the release of their sophomore album, Supermodel, Los Angeles-based alternative/

pop rockers Foster the People close out the bowl season on November 15 (tickets: from $35, available at sbbowl.com). Performing their latest works—think ripened spin-offs from the band’s viral sensation “Pumped Up Kicks”—the feel-good kings will stay true to the giddy dance vibes we’ve come to know and love with their latest

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bookings such as Massive Attack, Foo Fighters, HAIM, and gigs from locals Gardens & Villa, Saint Anne’s Place, and FMLYBND, Santa Barbara’s New Noise Music Foundation continues to satisfy our city’s evolving taste in tunes with shows from chart-toppers and newcomers alike. Gearing up for its sixth annual New Noise Santa Barbara Music Conference & Festival, the nonprofit summons more than 50 bands and artists for three days of jam-packed performances October 15 through 19. Following this year’s Block Party—the festival’s closing bash in the streets of the Funk Zone on Saturday—is a Sunday night finale performance (tickets: $18) by electro-pop duo Cherub at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club. Another integral component to the multifaceted festival are the various lectures and workshops held throughout the week from seasoned industry veterans, and, of course, the impromptu performances at the various pianos scattered down State P o u l iot

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hit “Coming of Age.” Kicking off the night is accidental duo Sylvan Esso, a collab project between Mountain Man front-femme Amelia Meath and electronic producer Nick Sanborn that began as a onetime remix and soon became a 10-track electro-folk treat.

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THE GRANADA Prepare for a mind-bending performance from one of the East Coast’s premier dance companies Pilobolus on November 17 (tickets: from $20, available at granadasb.org). Crossing the boundaries of dance, athletics, and theater since its establishment 42 years ago, the company has showcased its 115-piece progressive repertoire in more than 64 countries, was featured at the 79th Annual Academy Awards, and also received a 2012 Grammy nomination for its collaboration with alternative rock band OK Go’s “All Is Not Lost” music video. • Award-winning Canadian guitarist Johannes Linstead welds romantic Latin American soundscapes with infectious spiritual energy during an intimate show in the Granada Theatre’s Founders Room on November 8 (tickets: $40, available at granadasb.org). Known for his flamenco rhythms and fiery melodies, the Spanish guitarist’s performances feel like a temporary escape to the warmer climates of Spain, Brazil, and the Middle East, from where he draws inspiration.

LOL COMEDY FESTIVAL Get a good laugh at the latest addition to Santa Barbara’s yearround festival circuit, the LOL Comedy Festival. Held throughout Santa Barbara’s flourishing theater district September 2 through 7 (tickets: from $22, available at lolcomedyfestival.com), the nationally recognized event brings famed comedians to the local stages. –M .P. S A N TA B A R B A R A

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GETAWAYS —just 40 rooms and suites—stands behind a 17th-century gateway next to the picturesque Keizersgracht canal, in the heart of the chic Nine Streets District of shops and galleries. Now, Dutch interior designer Remy Meijers has added his sophisticated touch to a collection of 16 accommodations, with natural materials like wool, wood, and leather and a serene palette of taupe and gray.

The same mix of old and new is evident in the Restaurant Vinkeles, where master chef Dennis Kuipers’s Michelin-starred French-inspired cuisine is served in an elegant room surrounded by 18th-century ovens. With Vinkeles on the Water, guests can also enjoy a six-course epicurean lunch or dinner as they tour Amsterdam’s canals aboard The Muse, a renovated 19th-century saloon boat. Or, back on land, they can sample a series of amuse-bouche-style bites paired with specially chosen vintages during High Wine, the Dylan’s up-to-the-minute take on afternoon high tea. –Joa n Tapper The Dylan Amsterdam 011-31-20-530-2010, dylanamsterdam.com. Rates: From $444.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT : The centuries-old entrance of The Dylan; bikes available for guest use; Brasserie OCCO; the junior suite Serendipity.

BELLE of the BALL From the sky, the waterways creeping through the Carolinas’ lush flatland are a stark contrast to the terrain

of its Southern neighbors. Yet, on the ground, air heavy with salty moisture and roadside stalks of sweetgrass serve as gentle reminders that Charleston, South Carolina, is just a different sort of Southern gem.

With its 17th-century facades and cobbled streets, Charleston’s Dixie spirit remains inextricably tied to its storied past steeped in sweet tea and coated in gunpowder. Epitomizing post-antebellum nostalgia in downtown’s Historic District, Victorian residence turned luxury inn Wentworth Mansion transports weary travellers back in time to a bygone era of mint juleps and seersucker suits. A testament to local hospitality, guests can relish daily traditions such as complimentary breakfast at its in-house award-winning restaurant, Circa 1886, 843-853-7828, circa1886.com, and afternoon hors d’oeuvres and evening spirits in the mansion’s first-floor parlor room.

To taste a bit of the local flavor, head up the street to Hominy Grill, 843-937-0930, hominygrill.com, and enjoy down-home favorites such as gluten-free pancakes, jalapeño hush puppies, and Chicken Country Captain.

For a more urbane take on low country classics and seasonally inspired dishes, make a weekend reservation at FIG, 843-805-5900, eatatfig.com. A diamond in the rough amid lower King Street’s chain stores, Brooklyn-esque Worthwhile, 843-723-4418, shopworthwhile.com, is—no pun intended—worth a stop for its curatorial blend of designer accessories, artful decor, and monochromatic apparel. Also a short walk from the Wentworth property, downtown’s entertainment mecca, upper King Street, promises a jazzy night on the town, where, in smooth speakeasy fashion, The Belmont LOUNGE, thebelmontcharleston.com, shakes and stirs artistic libations alongside old-fashioned favorites. You are, after all, in Charleston. –An gelia d e Meistre- Hammer

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The scent teases you the moment you enter the boutique hostelry on the white-sand beach in Tulum. That’s as it should be, because the perfume is part of the story of Coqui Coqui, which includes not only the seven-room inn on the Caribbean coast of Mexico, but a four-room property near the Mayan ruins in Coba and residences in the colorful colonial towns of Valladolid and Merida.

The tale begins here in 2001 with a day spa that Argentine-born model Nicolas Malleville opened with a friend and the signature botanical lotions and perfumes he created. Eventually, Malleville and his Italian-born wife Francesca Bonato added rooms, renovated an abandoned perfumery in Valladolid, and set up a botanical garden on a lagoon in Coba. Their simple but unique hotel—publicized by friends like Jade Jagger and other fashion industry insiders—has grown into several stylish sanctuaries.

The Coqui Coqui Tulum remains spare and minimal, decorated in tones of chocolate and burlap, which contrast with the brilliant turquoise sea visible from the terrace. International hipsters shop in Bonato’s artisanal boutique and sip drinks in the see-and-beseen cafe. “We were young and inspired,” says Bonato. “We followed the dream.” –J.T. COQUI COQUI 011-52-985-10-29-000, coquicoqui.com. Rates: From $190.

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Cédric Charlier coat, $3,290, Neiman Marcus; Giorgio Armani oxfords, $775, Saks Fifth Avenue; Fogal socks, stylist’s own.

OPPOSITE: Coat, $1,295, Crippen; shirt, $690, Barbara Bui. PREVIOUS PAGES: Theory coat, $695, Neiman Marcus; shirt, $695, and pants, $385, Jasmin Shokrian; dickey, $1,190, Barbara Bui.

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Coat, $775, Longchamp; shirt, price upon request, Paper London; Rachel Zoe skirt, $150, Nordstrom; Giorgio Armani oxfords, $775, Saks Fifth Avenue; Fogal socks, stylist’s own. OPPOSITE: Armani coat, $8,045, Saks Fifth Avenue; sweater, $635, and pants, $595, Sportmax; ring, $29, Luv Aj.

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Shirt, $490, Sportmax; bodice, $1,630, and trousers, $535, Barbara Bui; Giorgio Armani oxfords, $775, Saks Fifth Avenue.

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Max Mara coat, $2,150, and shorts, $465, Saks Fifth Avenue; Theory shirt, $245, Neiman Marcus; Giorgio Armani oxfords, $775, Saks Fifth Avenue; Fogal socks, stylist’s own; ring, $170, and bag, $900, Kendall Conrad.

OPPOSITE: Stella McCartney jacket, price upon request, and pants, price upon request, Saks Fifth Avenue; sweater, $425, Jenni Kayne; dickey, $335, Barbara Bui; Giorgio Armani oxfords, $775, Saks Fifth Avenue.

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Coat, $3,495, Bally; shirt, $285, and sweatshirt, price upon request, Organic by John Patrick; pants, $335, Jasmin Shokrian; ring, $130, Kendall Conrad; Rick Owens bag, $2,195, Elu. OPPOSITE: Coat, $1,399, and pants, $1,351, Preen; undershirt, $275, Jasmin Shokrian; shirt, $485, The Elder Statesman; Giorgio Armani oxfords, $775, Saks Fifth Avenue; Oliver Peoples sunglasses, $420, Occhiali.

For more information, see “Shopping Guide” (page 175). Hair and makeup by Lucy Halperin for Starworks Chanel cosmetics and Ren skincare.

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FATE & FORTUNE Interiors guru Paul Fortune and husband Chris Brock create their well-designed destiny in the mountains of Ojai

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ince moving to Ojai last October,

Paul Fortune and Chris Brock have by all means gotten back to the basics. Albeit, basics for this interior design icon (Fortune has spruced up Marc Jacobs’s New York townhouse, Aileen Getty’s San Francisco palatial home, art world It Girl Dasha Zhukova’s Saint Bart’s compound, not to mention reviving Hollywood’s deco landmark Sunset Tower Hotel) is a picturesque two-bedroom bungalow and a vintage RollsRoyce up a dusty trail while drinking in the “Pink Moment” sunsets on the Topatopa Mountains. A far cry from the starlets and stimuli of Los Angeles, where the recently married couple of 14 years lived the luxe

life in Laurel Canyon, and lead successful design, floral, and garden businesses. “After 30 years, we needed somewhere that felt restorative, not redundant,” says Fortune. “We found that Ojai fit the bill.” And did it ever. While both practice yoga and meditation daily, Brock is now exploring large ceramic forms with art deco influence, and Fortune continues consulting with clients and is considering opening a gallery for “really rare and beautiful art, ceramics, and antiquities,” he says. Herewith, we had the fortune (pun intended) to spend a day with the sartorial duo, indulging in opera, paying homage to David Hockney, and discovering that a Paul Fortune-decorated aluminum trailer might just be the chicest guesthouse ever.

What was the final or definitive push to leave Los Angeles? We found that the things we liked about L.A. were

fast disappearing and we didn’t like what they were being replaced with. After Les Deux Cafes closed (where we met in fact, and which I designed and was a partner in), we didn’t really have a place to go. We like tablecloths and a place where the noise level doesn’t make your ears bleed. The Sunset Tower Hotel was a final try at restoring some of the old Hollywood glamour we loved, but it was overrun by the new Hollywood and that was that!

What’s a typical day for you both now that you’re off the beaten path? We do yoga and qigong classes with Ingrid Boulting at The Sacred Space, lunch at Farmer and the Cook, and gardening. I still work on projects and

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Fortune with one of his prized staghorn ferns; the trailer is outfit ed with linoleum floors and a stainless steel kitchen and bathroom (restoration by Steven Butcher’s Fillmore workshop).

PREVIOUS PAGES, LEFT TO RIGHT: The bungalow’s back porch swathed in a Perennials fabric frames the Topatopa Mountains; Fortune and Brock with “Joyce,” their 1967 sable brown Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow.

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“It’s a 1958 Spartan. I’m claustrophobic, so we stripped out the interior and just put a bed/sofa at one end and a bathroom/kitchenette at the other. I found a stash of 100-year-old giant pine planks and paneled the interior with them after burnishing with local be swax. It’s a bunkhouse on wheels for our select guests and meditating. Took a year and cost a packet!”

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“If I were American, I’d be Chris, and if he were English, he’d be me! We are very similar in many ways, but when it comes to decorating…well, I am who I am! I leave everything else up to him. He runs the estate perfectly.” have an office in L.A We tootle around in our 1967 Rolls-Royce and visit the amazing nurseries. We love going to the opera in Santa Barbara and Music Academy of the West concerts and visit mystics and sages for chakra cleaning. We have no television and catch up with tons of books and periodicals.

Your approach and aesthetic for your current cottage? Pared down

and easy. Just the basics but with a touch of California glamour.

Any particular pieces that you will never get rid of? My Charlie

Fine painting, which got a new lease of life here and some early Roy McMakin pieces that are very Ojai. Also, our giant staghorn ferns.

What is your design signature? The not-done no-particular-period

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Fortune and Brock in their living room under a treasured Charles Fine painting set by a Roy McMakin coffee table, 1940s Turkish rug, Frits Henningsen armchair, and vintage Scalamandre fabrics. OPPOSITE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: A 1970s Stephen White paper lamp paired with Paul Landacre woodcuts from the 1920s; an Hermès clock sits next to a vintage record player that plays Puccini and Verdi most days; Chinese coral horsehair brushes with a rare pair of brass Carl Aubock lorgnettes.

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OUT on the WEST COAST A self-professed chronic doodler, Donald Robertson aka DRAWBERTSON’s illustrations have turned this CREATIVE director/beauty business BRAIN into the FASHION world’s Instagram sensation (68K and counting).

Our PLAYGROUND has caught his ARTFUL eye, inspiring a TECHNICOLOR Santa Barbara state of mind

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DOUBLE DUTY A father of five (latest addition is 6-month-old twin boys), head of creative development at Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, and a publishing veteran, Robertson churns out humorous, happy drawings, sketches, collages, gaff tape, and cardboard creations daily.

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WORKS IN PROGRESS Robertson in his New York studio; his affinity for grocery stores and cereal boxes aren’t lost in translation; his fashion world caricatures have gone from insider cult favorites to coveted collectibles and now a children’s book, Mitford and the Fashion Zoo (Viking, 2015)­—a whimsical journey of Robertson’s signature giraffe moniker’s adventures in the couture and art scene.

Instagram followers can now purchase @donalddrawbertson unframed signed originals (from $3,500 and up) on Trendabl.com.

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“I think I bought every tube of cardboard and fluorescent gouache in Santa Barbara,” says Robertson.

“As long as I have FedEx, I can work anywhere!”

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At Water’s Edge Fresh and local takes a seagoing turn with Outstanding in the Field’s bountiful harvest in Morro Bay

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A sign in the sand announces Outstanding in the Field’s out-of-this world version of a beach picnic. Opposite, Clockwise from TOP LEFT: Colorful tableware; the remains of the day’s starters; Morro Bay oysterman Neal Maloney and an assistant arrive with fresh-from-the-sea appetizers. PREVIOUS PAGES: The dune-side dinner.

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ome people gaze at Morro Rock—which juts up out of the ocean up the coast from Santa Barbara—and think, Wouldn’t it be interesting to kayak around it? Not Clark Staub. The chef and entrepreneur behind Full of Life Flatbread in Los Alamos had long imagined a seafoodbased feast out on the water in the rock’s shadow. “I like to cook embracing what’s surrounding me,” Staub says. So when Outstanding in the Field’s Jim Denevan asked for suggestions for one of their artisanal farm-to-table dinners, Staub seized his opportunity.

Last November, 118 lucky diners sat down at Outstanding in the Field’s signature long communal table, which had been placed not on seafaring vessels, but more prudently in the shelter of a dune on a pristine sand spit between the channel and Morro Bay. The spirit of adventure presided over the event all the same, beginning with the boat ride that shuttled guests to the venue and including the sensation of being in a wild unpopulated place exposed to the elements as the late fall weather changed from a sunny midday to a blustery late afternoon.

OITF dinners are always about introducing guests to the farmers who provide the ingredients for the meal. In this case, the “farmer” was Neal Maloney, proprietor of Morro Bay Oysters. While Denevan gave his introductory remarks, Maloney, wearing vivid red-orange waders, was pulling up the crustaceans from the water and shucking them for appetizers on the spot.

As the guests mingled, they also sampled Staub’s seafood sausage and artichokes stuffed with eggplant, and sipped a Tolosa rosé—the first of the sustainable, solar-powered winery’s vintages that were paired with each of the evening’s courses. Also on offer with the appetizers was a vodka from Paso Robles-based Re:Find, which distills its handcrafted spirits from spent grapes.

The meal continued with dishes that evoked the tastes and sights of the sea, as well as other fresh, local products. The unusual salad was composed of foraged ingredients: “Purslane is a succulent,” notes Staub. “It literally grows

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Chef Clark Staub, OITF’s former director Leah Scafe, and Jim Denevan welcome diners; guests explore the venue; Re:Find cocktails; a fine foraged salad; server with a smile; bay-side buildings; a taste of Tolosa rosé; sea bass à la tidepool.

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Pacific gold oysters on the half shell with cucumber mignonette seafood sausage Artichokes stuffed with ember-roasted eggplant, wild fennel, and chili salsa verde Tolosa Winery 2012 Rosé of Grenache DINNER

Purslane, nasturtium, and samphire salad pizza Tolosa Winery 2012 Pinot Gris

Oysters with pork belly flatbread pizza Tolosa Winery 2010 569 Chardonnay

Channel Island sea bass with uni butter, rainbow chard, black kale, Tidepool potatoes, and chanterelle mushrooms Tolosa Winery 2010 1772 Pinot Noir DESSERT

Quince bread pudding and sea kelp ice cream; the dessert announced on a chalkboard menu (below) arrives (above).

Sea kelp ice cream with fall quince bread pudding Tolosa Winery 2009 Legacy Sweet Viognier

wild, but it’s high in vitamin C.” Another succulent, samphire—sometimes called sea beans—added a salty flavor and crunch, while nasturtiums, an edible flower, contributed color. Staub followed that course with the flatbread pizza he’s known for, this time topped with oysters and pork belly. “We also used stinging nettles, which are super nutritious,” he says. The heat of cooking eliminates the sting of the plant, which grows in water or where the land is moist.

The entree was sea bass, caught out at the Channel Islands, filleted, and roasted in the portable pizza oven Staub had barged out to the sand spit. He served the fish atop vegetables ingeniously designed to resemble a tide pool.

Braised and roasted multicolor peewee potatoes provided the bed. “We slow stewed kale,” he says, “so it looked like seaweed, then we took the stems of rainbow chard, all different colors, and put them in ice water, so they curled.”

To create his sea kelp ice cream for dessert, Staub had paddled out to Cayucos and harvested kombu, a seaweed that contains a natural preservative. “We brought the kelp back to Los Alamos, made ice cream, and steeped the kombu in the cream, which gave it a kind of salty, umami taste,” he says.

Warm quince bread pudding provided a contrast of temperatures and textures, and a topping of homemade hard candy broken into bits added the look of “sea glass.”

The dinner was a way of “bringing fun and adventure to dining,” says Denevan, who was able to use the waterside sand to create his installation art circles. “You get deeply involved in the elements” in a venue like this, he adds, with Morro Bay and the rock right there. “Clark is up for anything, and he pulls it off with aplomb.” n 139

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Lucky diners sat down at a signature long communal table, which had been placed not on seafaring vessels, but more prudently in the shelter of a dune on a pristine sand spit between the channel and Morro Bay.

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Southern Hospitality

A 1920s property sets the stage for a 21st-century lifestyle

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F HOSPITALITY is an art, Charles and Ali Banks are creating museum-quality work. Sharing good times with family and friends seems to be second nature to the couple. Which may explain why they enjoy meshing their private lives with an astonishing number of businesses that range, not surprisingly, from restaurants and food and wine events to vineyards and wineries in California, France, New Zealand, and South Africa.

Inspired by the smell of jasmine on a February morning, the couple—both originally from Atlanta—moved to Montecito from San Francisco in 2001 and have lived in several houses since.

But the two-story half-timbered home they bought almost seven years ago has proved to be the perfect backdrop for their lifestyle and their three children, 18-yearold Mini, 10-year-old Charlie, and 9-year-old Augusta. “It’s a family house,” says Ali, “and works best as the site of house parties.” With seven bedrooms and five baths in 7,000 square feet, “we can fill it up and everyone runs around. Kids and dogs are welcome.”

Built in 1926, the house was the creation of a builder rather than an architect, and it “has a lot of quirks,” she adds, “with passageways and panels that open.

In the library, the fun thing is a hidden closet with a pass-through to the guest room”—great for a game of hide and seek.

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A profusion of mirrors and glass lighten the formality of the Banks’s living room, with its original 1920s beamed ceilings and elegant paned-glass windows. PREVIOUS PAGES: Still as a statue, Gracie extends a canine welcome to guests of the Europeaninspired half-timbered home.

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trash compactor in the kitchen and the pink tile in our bath. Both are still there, but every couple of months, Ali gets the itch to do a great project.”

Indeed, she’s responsible for the decor, with the help of designer friends Kirsten Fisk and Christina Rottman— “great editors,” Ali calls them. “People say the interior is a 3-D biography. It’s an expression of things we love in life,” things that are “layered with story and emotion.”

For example, the chinoiserie chest in the foyer “was the first antique we bought when we were young and just married in Atlanta 23 years ago,” says Charles. And the chandelier in the dining room—which combines kudu horns and ostrich eggs—and the giraffe and zebra rugs are pieces the pair brought back from South Africa, where they own three wineries, Mulderbosch, Fable Mountain, and Marvelous Wines. “We love the place,” notes Ali, who’s quick to point out that the animals died in captivity: “We’re not hunters!”

A mounted water buffalo head adds a bit of exotica to the dramatic two-story entrance hall, which is a light-filled space with a view toward the mountains. “People walk in and think it’s going to be a dark house, but it’s Y-shaped and the rooms are bright,” says Charles. One particular favorite sunny spot is known as the coffee room. “It’s tiny, with four chairs—perfect for conversation,” says Ali. “Charles and I start our day in that room.”

And while there really aren’t formal spaces in the house, the living room, with its lacquered navy blue walls, is where winter dinner parties start and end, with meals served in the dining room. Equally important for entertaining

Navy lacquered walls flank the living room fireplace, one of seven in the house.

Opposite : From paintings on the wall to the egg-andhorn chandelier and the giraffe rug underfoot, African accents add singular touches to the dining room.

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Augusta spends a quiet moment in the coffee room, a favorite family spot. OPPOSITE, Clockwise FROM TOP LEFT: An array of artifacts; a cherished chinoiserie chest in the foyer; Charles and Ali in their tasting room in Los Olivos; a desk with a view in the master bedroom.

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“People say the interior is a 3-D biography. It’s an expression of things we love in life,” things that are “layered with story and emotion.”

portrait of charles and ali by megan sorel

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is the underground wine cellar, which is “large but not fancy,” notes Ali. “Charles puts the money into the wine, not the room, and it allows us to share wines with our guests.”

Although the Banks are involved in 14 different wine businesses, the cellar “is mostly filled not with our wines. It’s important to always be drinking other people’s wines. That’s how we learn.”

Of course, much of the year, the focus moves outdoors. “We have a pretty great open yard with views of the ocean and the mountains,” says Charles. “And when you live in Santa Barbara, why not be outside?” adds Ali. There’s a pool, an outdoor fireplace, a movable fire cauldron, and several dining areas. But the key to the couple’s hospitality is really their penchant for mixing guests and making them all feel at home.

“Our style of entertaining? Call it Old World,” says Ali. “It’s often intergenerational and family style.

We do most things ourselves, and the guests help out. We love to have diverse conversations, and we want a lot of different viewpoints at the table.”

The gatherings often include business associates like other winemakers; the Banks’s partners in Mattei’s Tavern; in CLM, which owns restaurants and events in California; and in Terroir, which oversees their wineries as well as Cultivate, a wine enterprise that donates 10 percent of its revenue to community reinvestment. If juggling those enterprises—and a new high-design glassware company called Vessels— seems like an unbelievable feat, well, “It works because we have great partners,” says Ali. “We work from our home, and we’re friends with the people we work with. It’s a delicate balance of art, business, and life, and we try to make that seamless.” n

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MADE WITH LOVE Carla Malloy follows in her family’s footsteps with her tradition of canning

A jar of Malloy’s homemade preserves.

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have vivid childhood memories of going to my great-grandma Francis’s house, pulling up a chair to her table while she walked to the back of her pantry and came out with a mason jar,” says Carla Malloy, reminiscing of things past. “She would twist off the lid, and then I’d hear the unmistakable pop of the canning lid being opened. She would pour out chunky cinnamon applesauce into a bowl and I would dive right in.” It’s this sweet tradition that inspires Malloy’s Gaviota homestead today.

Raised by her German-born mother, Karin, who grew up in postwar Berlin, after Karin immigrated to America, “she just continued to do what her mom did,” says Malloy. “She taught me how to knit, sew, cook, bake, and you could always find her in the garden.” After a short career in the surf industry, where she met her husband, the couple moved to his hometown of Ojai in 2004. “We found a 1930s farmhouse on one flat acre next to a creek ” she says. “I planted a small garden before the paint was dry.”

That first summer in Ojai she recalls, “our aunt had a very large plum tree. I couldn’t let them go to waste, so without knowing what to do, I went to the store, bought the mason jars I had seen my grandmother use, and made my first batch of jam ” After her two kids were born and she started acquiring pets and animals (they currently have horses, goats, chickens, a cat, and a dog), four years later, the Malloys wanted a change—and more open space— so they packed up and moved to Gaviota.

There, she grows a little bit of everything.

“Home gardeners should grow something they can continually harvest over the season, like tomatoes, lettuces, and kale,” she says. “If you’re a juicer, plant carrots, beets, and celery. If you’re a canner, plant tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and peppers.”

In addition to the strawberry jams and pickled carrots she cans, in autumn, Malloy looks forward to preserving her abundance of tomatoes. “I put up marinara, ketchup, barbecue sauce, tomato jam, and my own V8 juice,” she says. It’s a tradition that’s become a way of life for her. “All my family and girlfriends up here can, and we are always trading with each other and sharing recipes,” she says. “My favorite thing

to do is can with my sister-in-law, Grace.

We garden together, kids get to peel apples and pour in the sugar, and we handle the rest, usually talking about what we are going to plant the next season.” n

“ We have figured ou how to can, freeze, and dehydrate all this food.

Once you produce your own food, it’s hard to see it go to waste.”

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A few other local canners and where to buy their preserves

CHAPALA FARMS chapalafarms.com. Jason

Banks and Michelle Decaris’s jellies, jams, marmalades, sauerkrauts, and pickles made from produce grown on their Santa Barbara farm.

MAMA’S PRESERVES mamaspreserves.com.

Lori Heal’s 27 different berry jams include fl vors such as FROG (fig, aspberry, orange, and ginger), apricot jalapeño, and rosemary mint.

RED HEN CANNERY redhencannery.com.

This small-batch jam company sources produce and herbs from Foley Farms to make Meyer lemon and lavender marmalade, orange and Irish whiskey marmalade, and more.

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SWEET LADY COOK sweetladycook.com.

Arian Blanco specializes in seasonal preserves from fruit sourced from 10 different local farms.

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Raising the Bar Over the hill in the Santa Ynez Valley, two new tasting rooms call Los Olivos home. Located in the backyard of Mattei’s Tavern, The Watering Hole, 805-688-1341, is a relaxed environment to enjoy local wines such as Sandhi and Qupé while you lounge at the picnic tables or spend an evening by the fire. Small-town charm drew Zinke Wine Co., 805-691-9718, zinkewines.com, owners Michael and Ashley Zinke to Los Olivos. The tasting room—which offers single-vineyard Rhône varietals from the Central Coast—invites customers in and makes them feel like family with its soothing outdoor atmosphere complete with bocce and corn hole.

As one of the oldest wineries in the area and the first to plant Pinot Noir in Santa Barbara County back in 1971, Sanford Winery & VineyarD continues to expand with its tasting room, 805-770-7873, sanfordwinery .com, located in downtown Santa Barbara’s La Arcada plaza.

Further down State Street, El Paseo has become home to three new tasting rooms, bringing the total to six, which are now formally referred to as the Wine Collection of El Paseo. Family owned and operated, Happy Canyon Vineyard, 805-232-3549, happycanyonvineyard .com—best known for its award-winning Bordeaux varietals—also has another location in Santa Barbara inside Chuck’s Waterfront Grill at the harbor. After success with Wine Cask and its first tasting room adjacent to the restaurant, Margerum Wine Company has opened MWC32, 805-845-8435, margerumwinecompany.com, a space to display and show off its collectible and rare wines such as the limited, small-production Sybarite Sauvignon Blanc ($21). A newcomer to the wine world, Jamie Slone Wines, 805-560-6555, jamieslone wines.com, showcases the diversity within Santa Barbara County vineyards. A former professional race car driver and radio broadcasting executive, Slone got into the wine business after falling in love with Santa Barbara and its world-class terroir. After this year’s harvest, the winery plans to add Rhône varietals of Grenache Blanc and a red blend to its portfolio.

Down in the Funk Zone, four new tasting rooms have opened their doors. Lafond Winery, 805-845-2020, lafondwinery.com, provides customers not only with excellent wine, but also a rare view into the bottling warehouse to witness the behind-the-scenes action. DV8 Cellars, dv8cellars.com, blends fruit from Larner Vineyard and Camp 4 Vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley, as well as Rancho Arroyo Grande Vineyard and Santa Barbara Highlands Vineyard. Located inside the Funk Zone’s Santa Barbara Art Foundry & Gallery, Fox Wine Co., 805699-6329, foxwineco.com, challenges the local competition with its Chardonnay ($25), Pinot Noir ($27), and Syrah ($27). And a collaboration of local winemakers, the Santa Barbara Wine Collective, santabarbarawine collective.com, is the first cooperative tasting room in the Funk Zone. Look out for classes and seminars about Santa

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Local wineries expand with new tasting rooms in LOS OLIVOS AND SANTA BARBARA

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The newest hipster haunt to open its doors: Outpost, outpostsb.com, at the new boutique Goleta hotel The Goodland. There, chef Derek Simcik whips up a food-forward, evolving menu of shared dishes such as appetizers (yellowtail crudo with pickled radish, stone fruit, and avocado oil), salads, entrees, and internationally inspired tacos, empanadas, and bao buns. “I’m excited to use all of the great ingredients that are available in this area,” says Simcik. “I want to cook food that’s fun, delicious, and inspired by all of the great cultures in Southern California.” –G.Z.T.

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At SAARLOOS & Sons tasting room in Los Olivos, 805-688-1200, saarloosandsons .com, the wines are delicious (I love the Wife Grenache Blanc), and the space is super rad. The people who work there are just downright cool. • Tuesday and Saturday downtown farmers market, sbfarmersmarket .org, is a must. I can pretty much do 100 percent of both restaurant and my personal grocery shopping there. I couldn’t ask for a better selection and quality. • A burger and old fashioned at American Ale, americanale .net. What else needs to be said? • The fish and meat selection at the Santa Barbara Public Market, 805-770-7702, sbpublicmarket .com. The local uni and spot prawns at Santa Monica Seafood are beautiful. And Belcampo Meat Co. offers everything from bacon to bone-in pork chops. Whatever you need, it’s all under one roof. • Tiki Tuesday at the Canary Hotel’s Finch & Fork, 805-879-9100, finchandforkrestaurant.com. It’s like a weekly Hawaiian getaway.

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A Taste of Italy A year in the making, the Mediterranean-style Villa Wine Bar and Kitchen recently opened downtown in the Anacapa Villas to offer small bites from 11 am to 9 pm. It’s the second business for Vino Divino wine shop owners Sean and Gabriella Larkins, who “wanted a downtown location off of State Street that would be desirable to locals as well as tourists,” says Gabriella.

Inside, the Italian tiled fountain, woodbeamed ceiling, and terra-cotta floors lend an American Riviera feel while the Mediterranean-inspired salads and panini satiate wine and beer lovers alike. Chef Ruan Tomas has created a menu of items such as caprese with buffalo mozzarella, roasted pepper and eggplant salad with goat cheese, arugula topped with prosciutto and fresh mozzarella, and more to go with the Firestone and Figueroa Mountain beers, Goodland and Samsara

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De La Vina Location 2911 De La Vina St. • Santa Barbara, CA 93105 (805) 682-2600 Mon-Fri, Sat/Sun 11 am - 9 pm

wines, and other imported libations. An active mom of two who loves food and wine, Gabriella says, “It seems like we don’t have enough places for people like us in Santa Barbara. Our license lets kids enter, so we can have a wine bar that’s family friendly too.” –G.Z.T.

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LA BELLA VITA The latest in the Bacara Resort & Spa’s Meet the Masters dinner series, Italian-born winemaker Armando Fumanelli of the centuries-old Marchesi Fumanello Winery in Verona graces oenophiles with his presence on September 18. Taking place in the Rotunda, the elegant five-course reception and dinner (tickets: $150, available at bacararesort.com) consists of a collaboration—executive chef David Reardon’s gourmet cuisine paired with Fumanelli’s coveted vintages interspersed with traditional Italian opera performances by Santa Barbara Opera.

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OVER THE HILL Iaon and Camille Pohlit’s Rooted Vine Tours, 805-2522631, rootedvinetours.com, is the latest tasting tour company to take tourists and locals alike over the pass to savor some of the top boutique family-owned wineries and vineyards in the Santa Ynez Valley. Alma Rosa, Daniel Gehrs, J. Ludlow Vineyard, and Melville are a few of the 20-plus properties featured. Tours include everything from the Welcome to Santa Barbara Wine Country ($119/ person)—a door-to-door guided shared tour of four wineries, including a gourmet picnic lunch—to the Morning Hot-Air Balloon Flight ($275/person) over the valley followed by a mimosa breakfast.

CRÈME DE LA CRÈME Utilizing the plethora of gourmet artisan food products found along the Central Coast, Julie Skon’s Santa Barbara Gifting Suite, 805-455-8466, sbgiftingsuite.com, has debuted it’s new Epicurean Foodie quarterly gift box club (from $50). Each box comes with at least three products—think Rock Rose Provisions nut butters, loaves of Crazy Good Bread, Jessica Foster Confections chocolate truffles, and kernels by Santa Barbara Popcorn Co. Delivered locally and nationally, it’s the “gift that keeps on giving,” says Skon. –G.Z.T.

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Capitalizing on Santa Barbara’s copious harvest season, warm fall days, and multitude of urbane restaurants, the event gives local gourmands the opportunity to taste and experience our town’s finest gastronomic offerings. Under 2014’s greater theme—epic-Scoop—participating businesses may choose one of three different supporting pillars, wherein their guests can taste an off-the-menu item, take part in a culturally inspired occasion, or enjoy a one-time pop-up event via epic-Dish, epic-Venture, or epic-Gathering.

Not much of a restaurant goer? Take your appetite to the street—Carpinteria’s Linden Avenue, that is. A southern Santa Barbara fall mainstay, the CALIFORNIA AVOCADO FESTIVAL, 805-684-0038, avofest.com, October 3 through 5, draws crowds from near and far for its plethora of avo-inspired treats (think World’s Greatest Guacamole Contest and

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