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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Shopping online is boring! Shopping in person is fun! Go find great things for the people you care about at our many terrific independent stores. In part 2 of the Shop-Local Gift Guide: Diani, Eider Studio, and Mācher.
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