WELCOME WAGON
Freed from the constraints they face at Aperitivo, Andrea Girardello and Brian Dodero are aiming higher at Manifattura, now open around the corner on State Street. Plus, you can make a reservation.
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FOOD STUFF
••• Satellite’s former chef is opening a vegetarian bodega (above).
••• First look at the menu at Little Mountain, now taking reservations.
••• Rusty’s could be planning an old-school arcade in the Funk Zone.
••• The annual Miracle Christmas kitschfest is returning to Pearl Social.
••• Coast Village Road tasting room to close.
••• Mackenzie Market building may become a Brass Bird.
••• Kanok Thai Cuisine has opened in Solvang.
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JUST LISTED
Will McCormick House become a private residence once again? Other noteworthy new listings: East Coast–style traditional in Hope Ranch; turnkey Montecito with a catch; one of the quirkier living rooms we’ve seen in a while; cute 1930s bones in San Roque; and a woodsy specimen on the back of the Riviera.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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