
FOOD STUFF
••• S.Y. Kitchen restaurateur confirmed for Montecito’s Upper Village (above).
••• Bossie’s Kitchen has been closed for two months.
••• Indochine damaged by fire.
••• Ticket date for the Botanic Garden’s popular Beer Garden event.
••• Profiles of Lama Sama and Happy Cat Eats.
••• Rascal’s launched a catering business.
••• Paso Robles has a jazz bar and we don’t.
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