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Up North
Melynda Harrison takes an arduous journey to Churchill, Manitoba, just below the arctic circle, to stay at the Tundra Buggy Lodge, a mobile, train-like lodging vehicle comprised of specialized modules. Guests are immersed in Canadian landscape as they get alarmingly close to Churchills main attraction: polar bears.

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Moguls & Mansions

Pennsylvania-born William Andrews Clark got his start providing supplies to gold miners in Salt Lake City during the 1860s. After a political stint in Butte, Montana, he made his way further west, buying newspapers and railroad lines along the way. Hattie Beresford delves into his life and the life of one of his daughters - Huguette Marcelle Clark - who looked after the familys Santa Barbara estate, Bellosguardo, after his death in 1925.

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Leaving it All Behind

Matt Mazza and his family were leading a comfortable life in Montecito until one fateful lunch, when they decided they wanted something more. They packed up the necessities, bought plane tickets, and left it all behind. Now, Matt, his wife, Wendi, and two young children, Lily and Kate, are nomads, traveling the world with no agenda, and no end date in sight.

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Profiles
Before donning a captains hat, Fred Benko was a mischievous college student. After taking a judges advice and enlisting in the Marine Corps, he went from meteorologist to Pfizer Laboratories salesman, with folksinger in between. Finally settling down in Santa Barbara, Fred is now sought after for his extensive sea and whale knowledge as captain of the Condor Express.

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Cover: Mike Mazza and family really have left it all behind. Their most recent home was an Airstream trailer on the roof of the Grand Daddy Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa

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The Bee Whisperer

Dave Uhler grew up in Portugal cliff-jumping, creating herb concoctions and studying bees. After moving to Santa Barbara in 2007, he worked for a commercial beekeeper, but missed the intimacy with nature that smallscale beekeeping offered. His business - Home Grown Honey - was born, and 22-year-old Uhler now has 40 clients, providing them with hives and education on honey-harvesting and general care of bees.

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Landmarks
In this first of a two-part series on the Santa Barbara Cemetery, Lynn P. Kirst takes an in-depth look at the history, setting and notable residents of the burial ground, a place of rest so attractive that one might well wish to come to Santa Barbara to die. When the Santa Barbara Cemetery Association chose the location of the new cemetery in 1867, they never could have imagined what a desirable plot of land it would become.

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Jon and Mary Lou Sorrell transformed an unremarkable home into an enchanting French Country farmhouse, which sold for full asking price the first day it was listed on the market. Take a peek at the outstanding before-and-after pictures, and find yourself wanting to cozy up next to the sandstone fireplace in the kitchen/family room, or sit among the olive trees in the interior courtyard.

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A Crystal Cruise
A ship big enough to feature an award-winning spa and restaurants with master chefs in the kitchen, but small enough for most of the crew to know each passenger by name, Crystal Symphony offers world-class amenities while traveling around the globe. A trip to Alaska aboard the liner in a penthouse suite leaves James Buckley spoiled rotten and well fed.

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Montecito Matrimony
Michelle Fuhrer and Michael Hanna chose the San Ysidro Ranch to tie the knot; Ashley Dockery and Joe Roberts decided on the Biltmore as their beachside wedding locale after dating for eight years; Charlotte Senior and Daniel Mecozzis wedding ceremony took place at the Montecito Country Club; Kristin Einarsson and Caleb Owenss nuptials found them at the Biltmore; Dalina Lowdermilk and Mike Klan decided on the Montecito Country Club; Anne Bernstein and Matt Costello tied the knot at the Coral Casino.

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Adding to the plethora of advantages of living in an area with some of the best weather in the country, gardens can prosper during winter, as we get a complete, second season of both vegetable and flower gardening. Find lists (and rhymes) of seeds that flourish during the winter, tips on how to care for winter crops, and how to get the most out of the cooler season.

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Eateries
For a tiny coastal village (population: 10,000 souls) wedged comfortably between the mountains and the sea, Montecito has an array of excellent dining choices; youll find every one of them listed in this guide, along with selected others found between Carpinteria and Goleta.

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hen someone from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) informed Dr. Toni Frohoff that a trio of long-beaked common dolphins were stranded

knowledge of Santa Barbara Channel and its sea life is widely acknowledged and respected in scientific circles. Dr. Frohoff moved to California just two years ago and founded POD (Protect Our Dolphins) of Santa Barbara. She says she and many of her student interns are in the Santa Barbara area mainly because of the generosity of Fred and Hiroko Benko, who hosted a fundraiser for POD on the Condor Express when the nascent nonprofit was being formed. All of which is why we chose to profile Fred (not Frederick) Benko, who passed up opportunities to attend Harvard and MIT. The Ohioborn seafarer attended Wooster College and got into so much trouble as a freshman that a judge suggested he join the military before it was too late. Fred says enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps (where he served as a meteorologist and hurricane forecaster) saved his life, turned him around, made a citizen out of him. With more than 40 years of seafaring under his belt, the 72-year-old Benko can still, we suspect, spot a whales spout in heavy seas, in the pouring rain, at more than a mile away. His profile begins on page 52.

at the end of Santa Barbara Harbor and seemed to be disoriented and possibly distressed, one of the first calls she made was to Fred Benko, captain of the Condor Express. Dr. Frohoff is a behavioral and wildlife biologist with a doctorate in behavioral biology (specializing in dolphin and whale behavior) from Texas A&M University, and boasts a masters degree in wildlife and fisheries sciences. She is Director of Research and co-founder of TerrraMar Research, a non-profit organization dedicated to the study and protection of wildlife and the environment. Dr. Frohoff is also co-author with Dr. Kathleen Dudzinski, of Dolphin Mysteries, Unlocking The Secrets of Communication (Yale University Press). A list of her other credentials is long and impressive. Upon hearing of the possibly distressed dolphins, Dr. Frohoff first contacted Peter Howarth, Director of the Santa Barbara Marine Mammal Center. Her second call was to Fred Benko, as his extensive

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Ivy Dai is a chef and food writer. She trained in France and at the Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts. The L.A. native is currently a pastry chef at the Ojai Valley Inn Resort and Spa. She is also founder of Dragon Dinners, cooking classes for home cooks in Santa Barbara. Her articles have been published in the L.A. Daily News and Time Out Beijing. Dai has also appeared on Food Networks Cupcake Wars. For more observations on food and info on her next class, visit her blog at ivyeats.com. Matthew Mazza
is a Santa Barbarabased business litigation attorney who graduated from Boalt Hall Wait. Strike that. Lets begin again. Matt was a lawyer up until June 2011, when he (irresponsibly, inexplicably) closed up shop and left Montecito with his wife and kids to travel around the world and to consider his professional trajectory and options going forward. While it is true he may in fact return to the halls of justice someday, Matt is presently at large somewhere on Earth furiously scribbling his next column or blog entry in crayon on the back of his four-year-olds tattered coloring book.

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Hattie Beresford is a native of the Netherlands and received her

Bachelors degree and teaching credential from University of California Santa Barbara. She taught English and American history for the Santa Barbara School District for many years and retired from teaching in 2004. When she is not immersed in some dusty tome, she can be found on the tennis courts, hiking trails, or out on a kayak marveling at the dolphins. She and her husband, former Dos Pueblos volleyball coach Mike Beresford, are avid campers and travelers.

Lynn P Kirst continues her Landmarks series about noteworthy .

Montecito sites with the first of a two-part article on the Santa Barbara Cemetery. An avid traveler who tends to visit burial grounds wherever she goes, Lynn is particularly interested in cemetery sculpture and historic headstones. She has visited burial sites in China, South America, Europe, Mxico, Canada, and throughout the United States. A fourth-generation Californian who grew up in Montecito, Lynn holds a degree in Art History from the University of Southern California and a Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation from the USC School of Architecture. She is a freelance writer on a variety of subjects.

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Kelly Mahan has been managing editor of Montecito Journal (Weekly)

since 2008. She moved to Santa Barbara to attend UCSB where she received her degree in political science. Kelly found her niche in journalism interning with a local TV station covering local interest stories including the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and major wildfires. Kelly has also worked several red carpet events including the Golden Globes, American Music Awards, and Academy of Country Music Awards. In the mornings, she can be found pursuing another passion: teaching Pilates.

Melynda Coble Harrison lives at the end of Paradise Valley in

Livingston, Montana. She is a freelance writer, mother of two wild boys, crazy about playing outside and an advocate for connecting children and nature. She is the author of Ski Trails of Southwest Montana and the upcoming Ski and Snowshoe Trails In and Around Yellowstone. She blogs at yourwildchild.com.

James Buckley, founder/publisher of Montecito Journal (Weekly), is

an avid golfer who has allowed his love of the game to get in the way of his other avocation: writing and publishing a mystery-suspense series, based upon the life, foibles, exploits and discoveries of an editor of a weekly newspaper in a small upscale community on the California coast.

Randy Arnowitz

is a gardener, horticulturist, and writer. He particularly enjoys working with roses and orchids, and relishes spending the day with his golden retriever, Peaches, who faithfully accompanies him in the field. Randy has written for the Santa Barbara Independent, Santa Barbara News-Press, and is currently a garden columnist for Montecito Journal. He is also featured in the spring edition of Weird N.J.

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flights to Winnipeg, a night in an airport hotel, and then a few more hours in a prop plane to get to Churchill. After a couple days in Churchill, by Melynda Coble Harrison I was on a bus to Launch, the spot outside of town where the buggies set off into the wild. An hour and a half in the bouncing buggy brought my fellow travelers and me to the lodge. Although the weather is gray and sad today, yesterday was magical. We passed ptarmigans and a silver fox en route to the lodge, a brilliant blue sky above. Our eagle-eyed buggy driver, Bob, spotted the first bear as the sun began to set. With a bright pink sky reflected in the many ponds and lakes that seem to make up more of the tundra than land does, the bear rambled about near the shore of the Hudson Bay. We gathered on the balcony on the back of the buggy, cameras clicking and shutters opening and closing. The fall colors red, orange, gold, umber were emphasized by the low light. And in the midst of all this amazing scenery was a polar bear.

I wanted to come to Churchill now, because polar bears wont be hanging out in this part of the world much longer. In my lifetime, its likely they will go extinct here. As the climate warms, the ice they need to reach their food source seals is forming later in the year and breaking up earlier. Already their numbers have dropped from about 900 to 600 in the last ten years. And cubs are rarely spotted these days. But, in another couple of weeks, there will be even more bears. As winter approaches, and with it the promise of snow, bears gather around Churchill and wait for the ice to freeze on the western Hudson Bay. The colors I am loving so much will be covered in white. Males will spar with each other to prove who is the strongest. After fasting for eight months, they will be ready to fill their bellies with seal blubber. I finish watching the bear out the lodge window; or rather the bear finishes being watched and snuggles back into the vegetation. I wander over to a table and email my kids to tell them about my adventure.

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azing out the window of the Tundra Buggy Lodge, I watch a young male polar bear roll around in a kelp bed. Its raining and windy not the kind of weather polar bears I stick the long lens of my camera out the window and frame the bears face in my shot. I already have more photos of this bear than Ill ever use for anything, but I keep snapping away. I cant believe that I am within 100 yards of a polar bear. I cant believe that I am staying in a lodge in the middle of the Canadian tundra far from any other human structure. Its not an easy place to get to, this subarctic wilderness. A couple like. Hes been hunkered down in the kelp and willows all day, but now he stretches his already long neck, turns around three times and lies back down. Then, just like a dog, he rolls on his back, huge furry feet in the air, stands up and shakes the rain off his fur.

For your own Churchill adventure, check in with one of these companies that will arrange transportation, lodging and tours. Frontiers North Adventures www.frontiersnorth.com Frontiers North provides authentic adventures in Canadas north. Since 1986 they have been creating unique itineraries and delivering memorable experiences for their guests. Their programs are geared to accommodate small groups of travelers with specific interests in experiential travel, photography, culture and adventure. They run the famous Tundra Buggies and the Tundra Buggy Lodge. Great White Bear Tours, Inc. www.greatwhitebearstours.com Great White Bear Tours, Inc. is a family owned and operated company incorporated in 1994. Like Frontiers North, they have Polar Rovers and a mobile Tundra Lodge that is situated outside of Churchill on the tundra.

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The lodge is a strange place. It feels like a ship rocking back and forth as the wind and rain batter the windows. Its high above the ground high enough that a curious, or hungry bear cant get in. And no one is allowed on the ground, lest a bear attacks. Its also like a train; six cars hitched together in a long row, including bunk cars, a lounge, and a kitchen and dining car. The Tundra Buggies dock at the lodge to let visitors on and off. The next morning, I head out on a day trip. The buggy follows gravel and sand roads built by U.S. and Canadian militaries during WWII. The tundra is surprisingly flat and we scan the horizon for caribou. Gray, green, black and orange lichens cover big gray rocks that look like they have been spit from the sky. Someone spots something white and we yell for Bob to stop the buggy, despite his warnings that polar bears get skittish around loud voices. We hush up and peer out the window at an Arctic fox, still a little gray from its summer coat. The fox marks its territory and mouses a bit leaping from a crouch and madly digging at something it presumably heard underground. For 20 minutes we watch and photograph the little fox. Its about half the size of the silver fox we saw a couple days ago, but so mesmerizing. We watch a snowshoe hare, white as a cloud and nestled into a bright red willow. It thinks it is camouflaged, but it has a week or so to go before the scenery catches up with its fur color. Like the Arctic fox and the hare, the flocks of ptarmigan stick out in the autumn colors, making them easy to spot and watch. Its not long before an inuksuk (pronounced in-ook-shook) comes into view. The rock sculptures meant to resemble people reminds me that humans have long lived in this harsh environment. Inuksuit (plural of inuksuk) have served many purposes: as a point of reference, a marker for travel routes, fishing places, camps, hunting grounds, places of veneration. This one is probably a clue for hunters, marking a place where caribou passed. The Inuit culture is not something in the past, but a living, breathing culture. We see one more polar bear before returning to the lodge. This one walks on sea purslane, a bright yellow, succulent herb that grows along the shore. Its dirty fur proves it has been rolling around in the mud, biding its time until the ice comes in. I wish I could stay a couple weeks longer to watch the first snowfall. I wish I could wait out the freezing of the bay with the bears. This glimpse into a subarctic wonderland has whetted my appetite; I know I will be back for more.

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received ridicule and scorn for its architectural ostentation. William Andrews Clark, the son of Iowan homesteaders, had become one of the richest men in America by the end of the 19th century, but he never earned the respect of his millionaire peers or the

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Born in Pennsylvania in 1839, he moved with his family in 1856 to Iowa where they established a farm. During this time, William taught school and studied law at Wesleyan University at Mount

Pleasant. When war came to Iowa, the state supported the Union, but William betrayed his Yankee roots and joined the Confederate army in 1861. He didnt last long as a Johnny Reb, and 1862 found him trying his luck at the quartz mines near Central City, Colorado. When that didnt pan out, he moved to Bannock, Idaho, and finished his stint with the Confederacy, in spirit at least, by placer mining in Jeff Davis Gulch. Ever the bright student, Clark recognized that spending hours upon hours in frigid mountain streams in the hope of finding gold would not garner a fortune. What would be remunerative, however, was providing the gold-fevered miners with the supplies they needed. Heading south to Salt Lake City, he loaded a wagon with groceries and

fortune, partly because his control over the price of milling made his own mines more profitable. When the gold and silver wore out, copper became the ore of choice. Clarks fortune was on the rise but competition arrived in 1880 when Irish-born Marcus Daly arrived on the scene. Backed by mining magnate George Hearst, he soon established the Anaconda Copper Company. Clark was determined to retain control of Buttes business, however, and bought up all the water rights so that Daly could not establish his own smelter. In so doing, he created an implacable enemy.

Marcus Daly and William Andrews Clark fought for control of the Mines on the Hill in Butte, Montana, seen here in 1905 (Courtesy of Library of Congress)

William Andrews Clark completed his 30-room Butte mansion in 1888 (Montana Historical Society Research Center)

Above: Clarks railroad employed 1/3 of the residents in Las Vegas by 1911 and was mainly responsible for the creation of the town. The new station, in the Mission Revival style, provided an important stop along the route from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles. (Courtesy Library of Congress)

drove them to Virginia City, Montana. According to A.D. Hopkins, who wrote Montana Midas for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Clarks greatest profit was with eggs. Hopkins quotes Clark as saying, I bought case after case. I knew they would be frozen but they were suitable for making Tom & Jerrys, a favorite drink in Montana saloons. His eggs sold for $3 a dozen at a time when miners averaged $4 a day. Clark continued to provide the miners with services that included filing claims, making loans, and selling supplies through his mercantile business. By 1870, he had married his childhood sweetheart, Catherine (Kate) Stauffer of Pennsylvania, and established himself as a grocer and banker in Deer Lodge, Montana. Later, he gravitated to Butte and began to acquire mine-related businesses as well as mines. When the surface gold was exhausted, Butte miners turned to gold locked in quartz but the only mill to process it went bankrupt. Clark obtained the mill and made a

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With his fortune secure, Clark set about building himself a grand home, which was completed in 1888. His 30-room modern Elizabethan mansion was an exuberant expression of Victorian Age excessive ornamentation. The exterior was a masons sampler of brick, sandstone, Montana brownstone, terra cotta, and slate. Inside, marquetry floors of various designs, fireplaces, and frescoed ceilings and walls adorned the large common rooms. The parlor was octagonal in shape, the cellar housed the wine, and the 3rd floor housed the servants as well as an elaborate frescoed ballroom lighted by a bay dormer and gas chandeliers. Around 1910, Clark installed an enormous pipe organ of 825 pipes in the south corner of the ballroom. (Today, Clarks former home is the beautifully restored Copper King Mansion, a Bed and Breakfast which also offers public tours.) Like the lords of feudal estates, Clark felt responsible for the welfare of
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his employees. According to a local story, around 1898 Clark was out riding in his carriage when he spied children playing in the arsenic-laden dirt. Inspired to create a better place for children to play, he created Columbia Gardens, a 68-acre playground and amusement park. On Thursdays, he offered Buttes children free transportation to the Gardens on his electric trolley system. The Gardens boasted a playground with giant swings, see-saw, a merry-go-round and a zoo. The most popular feature was The Chute, a flume-like slide that plunged down a hill into a man-made lake. Those brave enough to try it would race down the slide in a little boat. By 1914, the Gardens had acquired a roller coaster and carousel and other carnival standards, including a Mission Revival style arcade. (The Gardens were torn down in 1973 to make way for a pit mine.) Although Clark is also credited with forming the first electric light company and for donating money to the local YMCA and the First Presbyterian Church, he was still more infamous than famous, even in Butte. His infamy stems from the attempt to buy himself a seat in the U.S. Senate.

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U.S. Senate, but neither was able to obtain a majority. During the 1898 statewide election, masked men attempted to steal the ballot box and two election officials were gunned down. In the end, the candidates supported by Marcus Daly won by a landslide. For the 1899 Senate race, Clark bribed the Montana legislature but was caught when one of the legislators revealed the bribe money during a session of the state legislature. Clark claimed he hadnt given the money, but that Marcus Daly had planted it in an attempt to discredit his election. For some reason, calls for a grand jury investigation evaporated and Clark became Senator. In Washington, D.C., Clarks election was challenged by the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections. The New York Times of May 20, 1900 reported, while finding witnesses on both sides to be almost unworthy of belief, the committee discovered enough proof of 30
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corruption attending the election of Clark to declare unanimously that he had not been duly elected and was not entitled to take his seat. Clark was not defeated, however. Rather than wait for the verdict to be made official, he resigned and created a vacancy. The New York Times article said, Within six hours of the time he had with streaming eyes said farewell to the body that had decided he was unfit to retain his membership, he had received and accepted an appointment to fill the vacancy created by his resignation... In a Senate that was not easily shocked, Clarks performance left that house of Congress aghast. Without regard to the finer points of law, they found a way to deny him his seat again. Clark was undeterred. For the 1901 Senate election, he appealed to the miners union and promised, among other things, an 8-hour day. He was elected and served until 1907 without ever fulfilling his commitments to the miners. Company in Jerome, Arizona. He installed a narrow gauge railroad also made the rules, one of which prohibited cutting firewood on the kitchen drainboard. Wanting control of all aspects of his business and personal life, he bought up local newspapers to control the flow of information about him and his enterprises. By owning as many mining-related businesses as possible, he also controlled the cost of doing business. In Bonner,
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Clarks mansion on 5th Avenue at 77th Street in New York rose nine stories and boasted 120 rooms including four art galleries (Courtesy of Library of Congress)

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hoping to make a livelihood. When he died suddenly, Clark gave financial assistance to the family and made Anna his ward. He supported her education in music school in the East and in France. In 1904, to the surprise and shock of friends and family, he announced that he and Anna had married in France in 1901 and had a two-year-old daughter who was born in Spain, Louise Amelia Andre Clark. Continuing to live and travel abroad, the couples second daughter, Huguette Marcelle Clark, was born in Paris in 1906. In 1885, Clark had commissioned the construction of a grand Fifth

Anna E. Clark commissioned Reginald Johnson to design the second Bellosguardo in 1932 (Courtesy of Santa Barbara Historical Museum) (Left to right) Andre, William A., and Huguette Clark at Columbia Gardens in Butte, Montana, circa 1917 (Montana Historical Society Research Center)

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Montana, Clark created the Western Lumber Company and obtained a monopoly on electricity in the area. In 1900, hoping to control the cost of transportation, he joined his Los Angeles-based brother, J. Ross Clark, in forming the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad to provide a crucial link for Clarks Montana mines. The brothers found they were in competition with E.H. Harriman, owner of the Union Pacific Railroad. The two companies raced to lay track and secure rights of way. Clark managed to buy two ranches, the Stewart and Keil ranches in the Las Vegas Valley, before Harriman could obtain the land. When the two rail crews met just north of Las Vegas, trouble was brewing. The Clarks and Harriman settled their dispute when they agreed that Clark would operate the railroad in exchange for giving Harriman a 50% share. Completed in 1905, this railroad is mainly responsible for the creation of the town of Las Vegas. Here, too, Clark built several blocks of cottages for his workers. By 1911, one-third of Las Vegass population worked for Clarks railroad and Nevadas legislators named the county for him. Avenue mansion on the corner of 77th Street. Thirteen years in the building, the 120-room edifice rose nine stories and boasted an orgy of decorative elements. Turkish baths, Greek columns, medieval tapestries, carved ceilings whose wood came from Sherwood Forest, marble fireplaces, a Gothic library and four art galleries lived inharmoniously within the gargantuan structure. According to T. Miller, author of The Lost 1908 William A. Clark Mansion, New Yorkers hated it. They called it an old mans fad, saying it was too big, too heavy, too massive for its ground space and its residential surroundings. In other words, it was in bad taste. Nevertheless, Clark and his new family moved in and joined the social scene in New York. In 1917, tragedy struck the family when Andre died of meningitis. In 1923, a new chapter began for the Clarks when William purchased an estate in Santa Barbara as a winter retreat. William didnt enjoy his new home very long, though, for he died of pneumonia in 1925 at age 86 at his Fifth Avenue mansion. Considered to be one of the 50 richest men in America at the time of his T h e J e w eTe r J e w e l e r l he 24kt A methystAHeishi Neckl aceNeckl ace 24kt methyst Heishi Tahitian Tahitian Boars Tusk Boars Tusk
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passing, his death brought forth a slew of previously unknown relatives all claiming a piece of the estate. Three sisters in Butte, Montana, said he was their father. That claim was put to rest when another William Clark in Butte said he was their father and then promptly died, silencing any challenges to his confession. Then fourteen Australians sought a share of his wealth, claiming they were related through a common ancient ancestor in Ireland. Luckily for the family, the challenges came to naught. Clarks will stipulated that his art collections should go to the Corcoran Museum in Washington, D.C. because that museum was willing to dedicate a gallery to his collection. The Corcoran also received the Salon Dor, the historic receiving room he purchased in France and installed in his New York mansion. Other charities included bequests to the Masonic homes at Helena and Deer Lodge, the YWCA in Los Angeles, and the New York Kindergarten Association. He left Anna the house in Santa Barbara and $2.5 million. The remainder of his estate was left to his children to be shared equally. The Commercial Trust Company of New Jersey was named trustee for Huguettes share. Clarks pride and joy, his Fifth Avenue mansion, was sold and razed to make way for an apartment building three years after his death.

fantastic views of the Santa Barbara beachfront but the city-owned salt pond was unsightly and odiferous. In 1928, Huguette offered Santa Barbara $50,000 to turn the area into a fresh-water bird refuge named for her sister Andre. In 1932, in the early years of the Depression, Anna E. Clark hired Reginald Johnson to design a new wing for Bellosguardo. When the workmen thanked her for providing them with employment during that difficult time, she created her own WPA project. She had the old house razed, and hired Johnson to design a whole new house in its place as well as several accessory buildings. By 1940, the property contained the 42-room residence, a large garage, multiple servants quarters, a barn, a beach house, kennel and a thatched roof play cottage. There was also an outdoor theater and large circular rose garden with a central fountain. In its heyday, the staff included 25 gardeners, two painters, two plumbers, two electricians, a butler, and a chauffeur. Anna also hired Albert H. Hoelscher to oversee the whole operation and commissioned a two-story home for him and his family. During WWII, sentries patrolled the bluff top of the estate and it became a district air raid headquarters. Anna Clark, concerned for the safety of her staff and their families after the Japanese attack at Ellwood and for their sustenance due to wartime shortages, convinced Thomas M. Storke to sell his TMS Ranch in the Santa Ynez Valley to her. She renamed

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Back in 1886, a quiet and private man named George Booth came to Santa Barbara after having served in the Civil War and as a regular on the frontier. He purchased the property on the bluff east of the salt marsh and built a simple Victorian home. Over the years, his land became known as Booths Point. Booth, who had taken up lodgings in town with Doctor Henry Stambach in 1902, sold his property to William Miller Graham the

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Huguette Marcelle clark

In the 1920s, Huguette Clark was active in Santa Barbara and New York social life, her name appearing on the society pages with great frequency. She made her official debut in 1926, and married William MacDonald Gower, the son of a business associate of her father, in August 1928. The couple wed in a small ceremony at Bellosguardo. The marriage did not last, however, so Anna and Huguette established residency in Reno, Nevada. Charging Gower with desertion, she was awarded a divorce decree in 1930. Immediately afterwards, Anna and Huguette boarded a ship and sailed to Hawaii. Huguette reclaimed her Clark last name but retained the married title. Barbara Dorans research revealed that Gower went on to marry several more times, always to wealthy socialites. Barbara remembers that Huguette and Anna continued to visit the estate through the 1950s. By then theyd abandoned the private rail car and flew into town, often staying at the Biltmore so the house wouldnt need to be opened for a short visit. Nevertheless, they quietly entertained guests and enjoyed a social life while they were here, and were not particularly concerned that their activities missed the attentions of the paparazzi. In 1963, Anna E. Clark died. Besides bequests to various staff
Huguette Marcelle Clark circa 1920 (Courtesy of Copper King Mansion)

members at her several properties, she asked that Rancho Alegre be given to the Boy Scouts, a request that Huguette honored in 1964. Huguette continued to live in New York, and never again visited her estate in Santa Barbara. On May 24, 2011, Huguette Marcelle Clark died at Beth Israel Medical Center at the age of 104. According to various news reports, she left the bulk of her estate to various charities with several large bequests to her closest staff. Bellosguardo is to become a museum organized and run by the Bellosguardo Foundation. The will, however, according to Bill Dedman of msnbc.com, has been challenged by various members of her extended family. The fate of the Clark Estate may depend on the outcome of these challenges as the influence of Williams fortune continues to have an impact on Santa Barbara. (Sources not mentioned in text: U.S. Census records; various contemporary articles in The New York Times; The Lost 1908 William A. Clark Mansion by Tom Miller; www.onlinenevada.org/san_pedro_; A Butte Home from 1888 The Miner; various articles by Marilyn McMahon, contemporary articles in The Morning Press and the NewsPress; David Myricks Montecito and Santa Barbara; vertical files of the Santa Barbara Historical Museum. Special thanks to John Thompson of the Copper King Mansion and Barbara Hoelscher Doran for sharing her memories, research, and photos.)

it Rancho Alegre. With the acquisition of the ranch, her staff and their families had a place of refuge in the event of further attacks. Also ranch livestock supplemented the produce grown in the estates gardens for the families. Best of all, dairy cows from the ranch provided milk that was churned into butter at a Milpas dairy so her employees had no need to resort to oleo during the war. Alberts daughter Barbara Hoelscher Doran grew up on the estate. She remembers Anna and Huguette as being kind and generous and not in the least reclusive. They entertained often and had a great interest in music; both played the harp. When the Clark ladies were in residence, Barbara was invited to tea on the terrace. Huguette sent her French dolls, books and gift cards. They encouraged her to learn to play music and bought her a piano on which to practice, but she preferred playing one of the two grand pianos in the mirrored music room of Bellosguardo. Barbara remembers picnics and birthday parties at Rancho Alegre. She swam in the reservoir and rode the horses. Sheep grazed in the sloping pasture beyond the white picket fences. Her family even lived there for six months while their home was being remodeled. It was an idyllic childhood. 38
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The story of how we went from a relatively comfortable existence in a cozy Montecito home to living in a trailer park in Cape Town is remarkably short.

o, it doesnt begin with an errant bet on the stock market or the financial collapse or a catastrophic loss in my now shuttered law practice. It starts with a conversation. A simple conversation between my wife and me about life and kids and happiness and success and dreams over lunch at The Natural Caf on one otherwise ordinary day last year. What if we actually did it? she (mischievously) asked, biting into a Ranch Salad. Did what? I countered, typically oblivious to her overtures, mouth full of Albacore Sandwich. You know, took some time off and traveled around the world with the kids, like weve talked about. I stopped chewing. We spent the ensuing seven months planning and plotting and sometimes perspiring, and we eventually came up with the beginnings of a trip that provided for a real diversity of experience that we thought

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stress and angst that stems from the hustle and bustle of (todays) foods, and environments with two adults who care about their education all day every day. And it helps that Lily is devouring the Magic Tree House series on Kindle for the iPad at an astonishing clip, and further that we are able to get in a few lessons each week that are geared to California first grade standards as well as incorporate more practical math and life skills into our daily wanderings and related discussions. (Kate conventional California lifestyle fades away and see that we were all a bit burnt out, maybe, and ready for something different, somethingadventurous. Weve been on the road since June 15, thoroughly enjoying our little excursion or sabbatical or economically irresponsible deviation (or whatever you want to call it) despite the occasional mishap or blunder. We recently finished the fairly well-planned European leg in Istanbul and flew to South Africa for the beginning of a largely unplanned second leg, which we anticipate will take us from Africa through India to Nepal in midNovember(ish). Then we envision a (long) third leg from China

down to New Zealand. And then maybe a fourth. It depends on a few things, as you can imagine. enthusiastically participates in one way or another in everything we do too, which we think is a real boon.) We recognize that this is at best an informal educational process and not a true substitute for the rigors of the classroom but the kids are engaged and interested and we are quite comfortable with the present state of affairs. Perhaps most importantly, though, traveling with Lily and Kate and living in relatively tight quarters with them all day every day is far easier than we ever expected. We get this type of question (as well as the 48
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as a vagabond family ultimately suits us just fine. Taking some time away from a demanding career and constantly buzzing blackberry and the fairly rigid schedule of swimming lessons and ballet classes and soccer practice and tennis lessons and school (yeah, I said it) has been a real breath of fresh air. Its not that we needed it; to the contrary, we were quite happy before we left. (Frankly, thats likely a prerequisite to doing something like this and actually enjoying it.) But we now look back with the clarity that comes when all the noise and

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lies in the sea. His craggy face and calloused hands attest to that. The house he shares with his wife, Hiroko, sits high above the Santa Barbara Harbor; their master bedroom features a view of the Sea Landing where the Condor is berthed. given me his 48 Ford and it was parked outside. We heard this ruckus and looked out, and there was this little old lady Mrs. Angfang pacing back and forth and [yelling] that the bumper of my car had intruded into the sidewalk slightly. And shes going back and forth. So we thought, Well, why dont we play a trick on Mrs. Angfang? So, we called her and told her were from the water department and were going to have to shut off the water for the next couple of days, so it would be a good idea if shed fill up her bathtub and pots and pans. That was the beginning. And then this thing kept going on and on and on. After a few similar shenanigans, a judge advised Fred that it would be a good idea if he joined the military. He took the judges advice and enlisted in the Marine Corps in July 1959. The Marine Corps saved my life, Fred admits. It really turned me around; made a citizen out of me. Ive seen that happen to so many different people. After boot camp, Fred was sent to Lakehurst, New Jersey to be trained as a meteorologist. They used us at that time as forward observers. If we were incountry, as they say, we were the ones that dropped in ahead of the invasion and would bring in the helicopters if there was a vertical envelopment, or the landing craft if they were hitting the beaches. Wed give them the wind and weather, that sort of thing. Fred was stationed in Viegas, puerto rico when the Bay of pigs invasion was supposed to take place. We were ready to go, and Kennedy pulled us back. poor guys on the beaches there at the Bay of pigs got cut to pieces by the Soviet tanks. And we had promised them we would be there. Cubas history, Fred surmises, would have been different if we had gone in, thats for sure. And, had Kennedy given the go-ahead, Fred would have been among the first to have landed in Cuba.

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his next assignment brought him to Cherry Point, north Carolina, where he served as a hurricane forecaster, working 24 hours on and 72 hours off. With so much available free time, he and several of his fellow forecasters rented a house on the beach, in Moorhead City, close to Cherry Point. At some point, Fred picked up a guitar and a ukulele. That was back when the Kingston Trio was big, Fred recalls. We had a little group called the Beachers Three and we sang songs from the Kingston Trio and the Limelighters and all that. And wed start singing on the beach, the three of us, and thered be [a small crowd] around us. This guy came down from one of the bars and said, hey if you come up and sing on my patio, ill give you all the beer you can drink. Well, for a Marine, thats pretty good. Even after i got out of the Marine Corps, Fred laughs, i continued to walk up and down the beaches and sing for beer and tips. From there, he was shipped to iwakuni, Japan, where he spent most of the rest of his time in the Marine Corps. he returned to Cherry Point, was released from active duty in July of 63, and began singing folk music with his guitar in joints from Virginia Beach all the way down to Jekyll island, in georgia and getting paid for it. Fred was good enough to have played a place called Top of the Walk in Washington, d.C., and introduced Joan Baez at the Cellar door in georgetown. The Cellar door was kind of intimate, Fred recounts. Elizabeth Cotton used to come through. Shes the lady that wrote Freight Train, Freight Train, goin So Fast, and she developed this picking style called cotton picking. She was probably eighty, at least in her mid-seventies, and shed walk across the bridge from Virginia, and come

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Fred (just Fred, not Frederick) Michael Benko was born in Barberton, ohio on July 6, 1939; he turned 72 this year. His stepfather (he never knew his biological father) was a tire builder for BF goodrich; during World War II, Freds mother worked in a rubber factory in Akron, making barrage balloons. After the war, she earned a teaching degree and taught school for a number of years before retiring. In 1957, Fred graduated ellet High, where he belonged to about every organization there is, spent one semester at Akron university, and passed up the opportunity to attend Harvard, where he was offered a $350 per semester scholarship. He did attend Wooster College, which had a program that could have led to an MIt degree in engineering; his college career was short-lived, however. I was a good student, Fred explains, as we sit on his patio overlooking Santa Barbara Harbor and the Channel Islands. But, I was not a very good citizen. I got in quite a bit of trouble when I got out on my own, living on campus. What kind of trouble? I wondered. Mostly mischief, Fred answers. Wed set firecrackers up around the outside of the chapel when they were having the chorus or something; wed put cigarettes out on them as a timer, and wed run across the street and wait. one of our stunts even made the newspaper, he laughs. I lived on campus and I think there were ten of us in there, ten guys. My grandpa had

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in to the Cellar Door, and Id say, Folks, weve got a real folk hero here tonight. And Id like to get off stage and let her entertain you, and Id give her my guitar and shed sit there and play the rest of the set. She was just a fabulous lady. A really nice person. Freds Washington, D.C. exposure brought him an invitation from the U.S. government to go to Europe to perform at a Food and Agriculture exhibition. I was in Amsterdam on stage singing at the time they announced Kennedy had been shot, Fred says. Someone came running from the back of the building, and said, Stop the show. Stop the show. So we stopped, then somebody from the wings came out and said, No, no, keep going. So we started again, and eventually somebody came out and said we have to stop the show. Then he announced that John F. Kennedy had been killed, that Governor Connally had been killed, and that Lyndon Johnson had been killed. They didnt know what was going on. The show closed, but Fred wanted to stay, as he had been lined up to sing at all the military bases in Europe. So he headed back to Washington to get a new guitar, and to prepare for what he believed would be an extended tour. That Food and Agriculture thing was the best pay Id ever gotten. I had a big wad of cash, Fred relates. As fate would have it though, he continues, thats when I met the woman who became my first wife; she was a stewardess on the airplane going back to New York City. We got married the following June, and she didnt like the idea of me running around bars until two or three in the morning. So he hung up his guitar, shut down his career as a folksinger, and went to work as a salesman for Pfizer Laboratories in the Washington, D.C. area. He was later transferred to Southern California as a field manager and lived near Diamond Bar. When he was offered a promotion to move back to New York City, he decided hed rather stay in California. I had a boat I kept at Newport Harbor, he says. I was fishing and diving on my days off, and spent a lot of time in Mexico. I just didnt want to [go back East], but they kept pressuring me. Id just flown down to Cabo [San Lucas] to go diving, and when I came back on a Sunday evening, I picked up the L.A. Times and looked at the classifieds, and it popped right out at me. It said Seagoing business for sale. So I called the number; the business they were selling was H & M Landing in San Diego, which was a little over my head; I couldnt handle that one. But, H & M Landing also owned a lease in Santa Barbara, and in 1973, Fred bought the 50-year lease on the John Dory building (where Brophy Bros is now) that ran from 1969 and came with a boat, all for

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Fred Benko always wanted to build a catamaran, so he oversaw the design and construction of the Condor Express, his unique 75-ft twin-hulled, four engine, 740-horsepower catamaran

Santa Barbara Channel is home to some 27 species of whales, dolphins, sea lions, seals, and otters, and during the summer months, the population of blue whales Earths largest creatures is unsurpassed anywhere else on the globe (pictured here is a curious pair of humpback whales, as seen from the deck of the Condor Express (photo by: Robert Perry)

$30,000. Fred opened a tackle shop below. Then I started buying more boats, Fred says. His first one was Shirley Ann, a 40-foot harbor cruise boat. At one point he owned seven boats that he rented out for fishing charters, party cruises, sunset cruises and the like. I [began] with a pretty good pile of money because I had a lot of stock options that I exercised in Pfizer. But, by the end of the first year, we were down to where we only had three hundred dollars in the bank. It was now 1974 and fortunately for Fred, the salmon hit. The first big salmon run that Santa Barbara had seen for a long, long time began in February. So I started running these fishing classes on how to fish for salmon, Fred says. And I figured wed have them in the tackle shop, and get six or eight guys at night. Well good grief, we ended up getting thirty or forty people there. I was going to do it like once or twice a week, but we got thirty or forty people and we did it every day, every night. And salmon fishing, the way I teach it, is an expensive thing; you know, you need a lot of tackle. I sold a whole lot of tackle, rods and reels and everything. And I was salmon fishing off the Happy Day. By June, we were flush again, and I owe it all to the salmon. If they hadnt hit that year, Id have gone under. I had the option of going back to Pfizer; they offered me the OTC over the counter market in Europe, centered in Brussels, but I refused it. Fred continued to build from there, and Sea Landing which Fred no longer owns, having sold it in 1985 went on to become one of the biggest landings on the West Coast. Then, he sold the lease on the John Dory building and was set to retire, retaining only the Condor, which hed built himself. However, he always wanted to build a catamaran, and started 58
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construction on the Condor Express in 2002, and launched the 75-ft twin-hulled, four-engine, 740-horsepower diesel powerhouse in February of 2003. It took three hours to reach Santa Rosa Island in the old Condor; the Condor Express catamaran built strictly for excursions, whale watching, and party cruises makes it in 45 minutes, which opened all kinds of new possibilities for Benko. Although sport fishing in the Santa Barbara area was lucrative, Fred says he saw the handwriting on the wall. He guessed, correctly, that setting aside reserves and sanctuaries for fish replenishment would remove many fishing areas from the fleet. It did. The guys that are still in the charter fishing business today for the most part are really struggling. They are just hanging on, Fred observes. The salmon eventually stopped coming to the Santa Barbara Channel, but fortunately, particularly for Fred, thats almost the precise time the whales began returning. Oil companies had three or four seismic ships working the Santa Barbara Channel at the same time. Their job was to produce a longwavelength low-frequency boom with dynamite in order to penetrate down to where the oil-bearing areas were. It just so happens thats the place where the blue whales communicate, Fred notes. [The whales] have a real low-frequency, longwavelength call. Its the loudest call made by anything in nature, by any animal. It can travel, he speculates, perhaps thousands of miles. So I think what the oil companies were doing was irritating to them. We just didnt have any blue whales, and very few humpbacks during those years. [The oil companies] stopped the seismic exploration in 89, and in the early nineties we began to see more and more blue whales. And weve had more whales every year since; theyve rediscovered the channel. A blue whale generally runs from about 85 to 90 feet long the females are larger than the males and weigh over 150 tons and is the largest creature on Earth; the largest that has ever lived. And, each consumes up to four tons of krill a day. There were times this summer when we had over one hundred blue whales in the Santa Barbara Channel, Fred marvels. Blue whales arent the only attraction in the Santa Barbara Channel: there are humpback whales, Minke whales, Fin whales, orcas 27 different kinds of whales and dolphins at last count, and Captain Fred Benko and his crew can get to them in less than 45 minutes. In fact, Fred guarantees that youll see a whale on a Condor Express whale watching expedition. If not, you get a free makeup ticket. Fred still hasnt fully retired yet, so the next time you have visitors from out of town, bring them out to the Sea Landing in Santa Barbara Harbor. Book a tour on the Condor Express. And ask for Captain Fred Benko. He still has a terrific voice; maybe hell sing a little folk song for you. If he can find his guitar.

This breaching humpback is a common sight in the Santa Barbara Channel during most months of the year (photo by: Robert Perry)

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beekeeper tends to his hives in a natural, laidback manner. The Dutch-Portuguese-raised Uhler turned his fascination with natures pollinators into his own business Home Grown Honey. Uhler gives clients a hive or two for their backyard. Bee enthusiasts can harvest their own honey, and learn the ancient methods of beekeeping from Uhler himself. Microbeekeeping creates a symbiotic relationship, he said. You provide them a nice home where they can grow comfortable, and in exchange you get their surplus honey. Uhler also makes his own honey called Lovebirds. Its made from Santa Barbara wild chaparral, which includes nectars from toyon, chemise and sage. You can buy honey as well as different flavored almonds at his stand at the Santa Barbara Farmers Market Tuesday afternoons. Uhler was born in Holland and moved to Portugal at age seven. His parents are Californian, and he traveled to Santa Barbara every year and in 2007, moved to Santa Barbara permanently. He lives here with his wife, Jillie, a Santa Barbara native, and his parents now live down the street too. Uhler started Homegrown Honey in 2009.

On a sunny fall morning, Uhler is working with one of his clients in Carpinteria, Sue Dumm. Uhler installed two hives in Dumms yard in April. Dumm has strawberries, raspberries, hops, and peach, apricot and apple trees. Hives create a healthy and productive garden by pollinating vegetables and fruit trees. Since shes started the beekeeping program, Dumm, 55, says shes gained satisfaction from something new. She benefits by connecting with nature and working with Uhler. Its easy and fun; I like his approach, she said. Hes good at teaching you how to work with them, like, dont stand by their entrance,

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rowing up, Dane Uhler spent hours watching bees near his childhood home in Lisbon. Bees are so comfortable around him that they walk up and down his fingers, and live inside his truck. Wearing flip-flops and rolled-up jeans, the 22-year-old

they get agitated, stand off to the side Uhler and Dumm first don beekeeper hats and gloves. They blow smoke around the entrance and the top of the hives which breaks down bees communication systems and pacifies them so theyre less aggressive. They pry the top of the box open and look at each frame to see how healthy the hive is. Healthy comb is light in color and uniformly shaped. Then they take a sifter and sprinkle powdered sugar over each frame. The sugar encourages the bees to clean themselves and remove mites from their bodies.

Back in Carpinteria, the morning lesson with Dumm is coming to an end. Todays session was longer than usual. One of the hives was not very healthy, and the queen bee is not laying many eggs.
The first aspect of beekeeping is to observe, then to respond with love and care, Uhler said. Each hive contains 40,000 to 50,000 bees, and each bee lives for six weeks. A bee dies after it stings an animal or a human. The queen bee lays 1,500 to 2,000 eggs a day, and nurse bees feed the queen as she mills around the hive. When worker bees come in contact with the queen, they greet her. Every queen has a unique scent she spreads to bees in her hive. When bees no longer smell the queen substance, the hive is overcrowded. Some of the bees go off to create a new hive, and make a new queen by feeding a female worker bee royal jelly for a full 16 days. Theyre an amazing, natural phenomenon, Dumm said. Im really fascinated by how they run their production line. In Dumms yard, the bees live in a manmade hive, in special beekeeper boxes. Inside each super, or shelf of the box, is a wooden frame, and the bees build honeycomb within each frame. The comb is used to store nectar and honey, and to lay eggs in. The top super is where

bees make honey, while the bottom super is the reproductive zone. Bee season is February through August, when the honey is harvested. Dane meets with his clients twice a month during the season, and then about once a month September through November to maintain the hive. In commercial orange blossom honey, bees only feed on one nectar. If humans only ate oranges, they wouldnt be very healthy, and neither are the bees, said Uhler. The healthiest honey you can get is when one bee is pollinating an entire ecosystem, Uhler said. This kind of honey contains thousands of different nectars. Its healthier for the bees and the people who eat it. Most commercial beekeepers have 5,000 to 10,000 hives, with 40,000 to 50,000 bees each. In addition to producing honey, farms also pay beekeepers for their hives to pollinate almonds and citrus groves in California. Uhler worked for a commercial beekeeper before starting his own business. He didnt like the impersonal nature of a large-scale operation, and missed the intimacy. This whole beekeeping process not only connects you with your native ecosystem, it connects you to the community, Uhler said. His business has grown from 10 to 40 clients. Uhler feels the burgeoning interest is because humans are craving contact. People have created artificial tools like television and the Internet to isolate themselves
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from others, he believes. Americans deep inside are screaming for their humanity, he said. Theres a deep human desire to be in relation with nature. In other countries, theres a sense of past that lives on in the elders and grandparents. Thats what gives a society a culture and sense of identity. America is the farthest from an old and sustainable lifestyle. Before coming to Santa Barbara, Dane lived in a sustainable commune in the Beira Baixa area of east central Portugal. As a teenager, he collected different herb species, and made concoctions and poultices. His mother encouraged him to go cliffjumping and run through the hills with her. Beekeepers still maintain hives in tree trunks and hollowed-out logs there. He hopes to spread the same feeling of sustainable tradition and community to Santa Barbara. He plans to organize events for local beekeepers to come together, harvest honey and exchange ideas. Back in Carpinteria, the morning lesson with Dumm is coming to an end. Todays session was longer than usual. One of the hives was not very healthy, and the queen bee is not laying many eggs. Uhler taught Dumm how to combine two hives by placing a sheet of newspaper between them before stacking each box on top of each other. They will eat through the newspaper in the next few days and slowly get used to each others scent and combine into one hive. After the lesson, Dane heads to his truck and lets out the bees lining the windows. Luckily, his beekeeping flip-flops double as beachwear; his surfboard is already in the back, and hes off to hit the waves for the rest of the day. photos by Julien Lecomte Jesse Benenati Jesse Benenati David Hekhouse Hekhouse David

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housands of people are dying to live in Montecito. For many, its a life-long pursuit to obtain even a tiny piece of property in one of the most desirable areas in the world. Of course, not everyone aims for the formal abodes of gleaming white marble, with stately columns and classical pediments over the doorway. Around here, its just as important to find a home in the right section, with some, if not all of the features that fill real estate advertisements: winding roads flanked by hand-hewn sandstone curbs that meander through charming historic districts, driveway entrances graced with wrought-iron gates and sparkling fountains, ocean-bluff settings with island views to the south and mountain views to the north, mature gardens with specimen trees, quiet neighbors with no screaming children or barking dogs. But the irony is that for most people, all of these desirable factors only coalesce in their permanent home that is, if they end up at the Santa Barbara Cemetery.

This is the first of a two-part story on the Santa Barbara Cemetery. This article deals with the general history and grounds, while Part II will feature the chapel and buildings.

Location is everything, and if the Santa Barbara Cemetery were being established today, it would never be placed in such a desirable spot. The ocean bluffs would by no means be sacrificed for a burying ground, as the cemeterys parcel of more than fifty acres is considered prime real estate by anyones standards. But that wasnt the case back in 1867, when the board of the newly established Santa Barbara Cemetery Association set out to find suitable land for their endeavor. They didnt need much, they figured maybe just five to ten acres, as long as it was fairly accessible to town and had a water supply. Back then, nobody dreamed that the land they chose would ever be desirable to the living, as it sat on the far side of a salty lagoon, next to a stage road, and was a mile from town. The bluffs 70
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Among tHe tHousAnds of grAves Are dozens of Historic nAmes still fAmiliAr to Anyone in sAntA BArBArA todAy fernAld, steArns, Burton, Buell, storke, PArsHAll, sAnsum testAment to tHe lAsting effects of tHeir endeAvors.

werent added to the property until 1874, when an additional twenty-two acres were obtained by purchase from the Nidever estate. Thus the original section was called the Old Cemetery, while the bluffs became known as the New Cemetery. Additional acreage was also added in 1882, then again in 1889, with the acquisition of small farm parcels that united the old and new sections into one contiguous cemetery property. The current boundaries of the Santa Barbara Cemetery are Cabrillo Boulevard (the curving part that runs along the Andre Clark Bird Refuge); Channel Drive; the Pacific Ocean; and Bellosguardo, the estate of the recently deceased Huguette Clark (1906-2011), soon to become her legacy art museum. The story of the Santa Barbara Cemetery reflects the history of the area itself, as more land was acquired to accommodate the everexpanding needs of the living to provide for the dead. Both the Countys and the cemeterys growth and change can be read in the idyllic layout, filled with tombstones bearing the names of early settlers and civic leaders who saw or made those changes happen. Even the gravestone styles reflect those modifications, as do the areas of upright monuments bisected by wide

swaths paved with flat markers. Those are the sections where old carriage roads were filled in to accommodate additional burials.

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With California being part of New Spain, and then the Republic of Mxico, it was nothing if not Catholic. But as more Yankee settlers found their way to Santa Barbara, more of them died here, too. If they were of the Protestant faith, burial options were limited, and certainly not as attractive as those afforded to followers of the Roman Catholic persuasion. It was this somewhat 72
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MARGARET TISDALE BORN AT GERMAN FLATS IN NEW YORK SEPTEMBER 26, 1804 CAME TO CALIFORNIA WITH HER DAUGHTER MRS. RUSSELL HEATH IN 1856 SHE WAS FOR MANY YEARS THE ONLY ELDERLY LADY OF AMERICAN BIRTH IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, DIED AT CARPINTERIA JUNE 5, 1882 Among the thousands of graves are dozens of historic names still familiar to anyone in Santa Barbara today Fernald, Stearns, Burton, Buell, Storke, Parshall, Sansum testament to the lasting effects of their endeavors. Looking

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deplorable condition that led a small group of city leaders to form the Santa Barbara Cemetery Association, with the goal of establishing a non-sectarian burial ground befitting the increasingly influential and numerous non-Catholic denizens of the area. (Interestingly, a significant number of Catholics are in fact buried there, as are Jews and Chinese, who once had a pagoda and joss house on the cemetery grounds.) A few stately mausoleums, fashioned in the shapes of classical temples or ancient pyramids, punctuate the park-like layout of the Santa Barbara Cemetery. Peering into the sandstone crypt of the Heath clan, one can read both the history of a family and that of Santa Barbara on the inscriptions. Russell Heath is listed as Pioneer and First Sheriff of Santa Barbara County, while immediately under his marble tomb is that of his mother-in-law: 74
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at contemporaneous dates, one wonders if Santa Barbaras first resident doctor, Samuel Brinkerhoff (1824-1883), shares cemetery space with any of his patients. Did he treat little Ella Schuster, who died in October 1880 at just 12 days old? The small, dual headstone that she shares with her sister Gertrude, who didnt even make it to a full six weeks of age before she died in the early spring of 1888, is one of the most poignant in the entire cemetery. According to the heartbreaking inscription, these two short-lived daughters of A.C. and S.E. Schuster were Budded on earth to bloom in Heaven. To modern eyes, they are also a sad reminder of the high infant mortality rates suffered in the nineteenth century. Nearby stands a handsome white marble monument, still crisply conveying the evidence of one mans westward journey, obviously more robust constitution, and prescient thinking:

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increasingly comprehensive sales tactics. In another cemetery-related twist of fate, two of Montecitos most beloved actors had roles in the celluloid version of The Loved One. Tab Hunter played a tour guide at Whispering Glades, thinly disguised as Forest Lawn with its white statuary set amidst lush gardens. And in a dual role, Jonathan Winters gave a tour-de-force performance as two brothers: Henry Glenworthy, the fast-talking manager of a pet cemetery known as the Happy Hunting Grounds, and his unctuous sibling Rev. Wilbur Glenworthy, who morphs into a lecherous maniac when alone with a AlexAnder lynde Mccurdy WAs BOrn in lyMe, cOnn. in 1804 MOved tO clevelAnd OhiO in 1834 tO sAntA BArBArA in 1872 i hAve erected this MOnuMent in My eighty-third yeAr cOnsciOus thAt My lOng And pleAsAnt jOurney hAs neAr -ly ended i shAll pAss intO the greAt BeyOnd WithOut regrets Or feArs died sept. 17. 1886 Although the artists who created the monuments are mostly anonymous or lost to history, the Santa Barbara Cemetery itself is associated with several notable architects, horticulturists, and landscape designers, either through the work they did there, and/or by the cemetery being their own final resting place. The list includes Reginald Johnson, James Osborn Craig, Pete Peterson, Lutah Maria Riggs, George Washington Smith, Ralph Tallant Stevens and Windsor Soule, not to mention the indefatigable preservation activist Miss Pearl Chase. The efforts of many talented and far-sighted individuals transformed a dreary resting place (according to the Santa Barbara Press in 1872) from a dusty graveyard of dirt and weeds to a place of rest so attractive that one might well wish to come to Santa Barbara to die. Indeed, some of the most difficult moments in the cemeterys history have had more to do with the vagaries of Mother Nature, such as when a few graves had to be moved due to part of the ocean bluffs succumbing to tidal erosion. Anyone who believes in eternal life is confident that the Santa Barbara Cemetery looks even better from heaven than it does at sea level. But until the day comes when we may enjoy the angels-eye view, we can In fact, the Santa Barbara Cemetery incorporates the best of a rural, picturesque necropolis, without the cloying qualities found in larger operations such as that satirized in The Loved One. The novella by British author Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966) was published in 1948, a year after he 76
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female employee in his mortuarys Chapel of Love. Because of the continuous, careful oversight of the Santa Barbara Cemetery Associations board, it has managed to avoid such scandals raised by periodic controversies of marketing and interment practices.

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had toured Forest Lawn during a Hollywood visit to broker the film rights to his other masterpiece, Brideshead Revisited. In 1965, the film version of The Loved One was released, and combined Waughs dark humor with inspiration from another British writer, Jessica Mitford (1917-1996). Her expos, The American Way of Death, caused such an uproar after its 1963 publication that Congressional hearings ensued, investigating the funeral industry and its

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revel in the cemeterys beauty while pondering an observation posted by the late Earl Pittman, who served as grounds superintendent from 19301966. He reportedly hung a sign above his homes front door that read, Any day above ground is a good one.
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what they then do with those properties once purchased. Along these lines, the husband-and-wife team of Jon and Mary Lou Sorrell, who purchased a million-dollar property and turned it into a two-million-dollar property, recently completed one of the more creative developments in Montecito. The Sorrells, whove been renovating and building homes for over 25 years, took what had been a small, dark, flat-topped nondescript 1970s-era

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home of approximately 2,200 square feet on a third of an acre and to the delight of neighbors and regular passersby transformed it into an eye-popping, curb-appealing 18th-century French Country delight. The turnaround took less than nine months, and, based upon the swiftness of its sale, the Sorrells thoroughly and accurately judged their market: it sold

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re-wired and re-plumbed; air-conditioning has been installed at the request of the buyers. The gallery, originally three feet wide is now nearly six feet wide; gallery ceiling was raised from 7 feet to 8.6 feet. Overhead cross beams have been added just for looks. All bathrooms are done in Carrara marble. Outside: Trees in small orchard include a plum, pear, and fig; there is also a bird bath and a fountain. The simulated stone surround exterior features a veneer of local crushed limestone put on either concrete block

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substrate, plaster, or other material. And each block is textured (either saw cut or chipped on site, all slightly different, and very hard to detect from real blocks of limestone). Iron doors were purchased from the Antique Cooperative in Summerland. Roof & Ceilings: The entire top of the roof above the kitchen-family room was removed to create the volume trussed ceiling. The trusses are load bearing and necessary to support the heavy imported reclaimed tile roof from France. The rest of the house remains flat-roofed. Most of the ceilings inside are approximately 9 feet; the kitchen-family room nearly 12 feet.

The former living room featured wall-to-wall carpeting, a flat open-beamed ceiling, and aluminum casement windows and doors The transformation required the Sorrells to convert the living room into a French Country kitchen by raising the roof and adding crossbeams, changing all the aluminum windows and doors into handsome wooden French doors and windows, installing manufactured old-growth European oak flooring, and adding an elegant Ferrari-red Bertozzoni gas range, a stone cantilevered hood and center counter, along with altering what had been a bee-hive fireplace into a more countrified sandstone working fireplace

Although situated in the heart of Montecito in an appealingly quiet neighborhood, this nondescript flat-topped modern home lacked curb appeal Until Jon and Mary Lou Sorrell went to work, adding French blue shutters to new/old wood casement windows, a gravel path, new landscaping, a stone faade, barrel-tiled roof, copper gutters, antique gate, and (not quite seen) two fifty-yearold olive trees street-side

the first day for the full asking price. Jon, who says he and his wife have been through at least three of the local real-estate cycles in the twenty-five-plus years that weve been practicing here, guesses that among older buyers theres going to be a shift in demand to smaller but extremely high-quality homes Im not saying its the end of the era of the grand estates, he adds, noting that his team is working on a twenty-million-plus-dollar project right now and a couple of others in the five- to ten-million-dollar range, but says there is more action at the lower end; he has consequently directed his attention there. The three-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath home the Sorrells re-habbed now has all the style and elegance of a much larger home, with little of the 82
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maintenance. This home has since received recognition as recipient of a 2011 Montecito Association Beautification Award. Particulars: Inside: Three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths. Secondary bedrooms were given French doors to access the side yard; originally there were just chest-high aluminum sliding windows. The entire house has been
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Floors: Manufactured from old-growth European oak, harvested and flown to China, where it was made into engineered plywood flooring. The result is you get an incredibly durable floor, Jon explains, with the look of an old European plank floor. But, itll withstand a lot more wear and if youre unlucky enough to have a flood, it withstands warping, whereas with plank flooring you can pretty well kiss it good-bye if you have any water damage. Interior courtyard: Features two mature olive trees chosen and transplanted from a grove near Bakersfield, an outdoor (gas) fireplace with a mantle manufactured in the U.S.A., hand-forged light fixtures; local sandstone borders the planting areas, and all the flagstone is real. In the back: A good-sized laundry and mudroom was added in the space between the full-sized two-car garage and the rear of the house, accessed by a separate shared driveway. There is a rear yard with a small fruit orchard, rail fence, and a rear porch. The addition of windows on the south side of the house (there were formerly no windows at all on the south side) has made it a lighter, brighter home. Access to the garage was changed from the west side to the south side. Resources: Action Roofing, 534 E. Ortega St., Santa Barbara, CA 93103 (805-966-3696); Summerland Antique Cooperative, Ortega Hill Road, Summerland, CA. Rex Pratt is responsible for the simulated limestone exterior; he has done a lot of work for Michael Smith, who has most recently redecorated the White House in Washington, D.C.

The little-used and unattractive concrete-slab inner patio before And after. The flat-roof eaves were used to delineate the new interior gallery, so without changing the roof line the Sorrells added three feet in width to what had been a three-foot-wide passageway along the interior walls to the family bedroom area; outside, the addition of flagstone, wood French casement doors, vintage lanterns and the judicious use of colorful plantings created an inviting and popularly used enclosed outdoor space

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of the frozen tundra. But, perhaps you do want to leave some of it behind for a little while. In that case, a cruise aboard an elegant liner such as Crystal Symphony may be just what the captain ordered. Until booking our trip to Alaska, wed never taken a cruise before, but upon reading about the ships latest kudos and speaking with Brian and Judy Robertson of Robertson Travel, we opted to take the plunge. After all, Travel + Leisure magazine had just named Crystal the Worlds Best Large-Ship Cruise Line for 2011; its an honor that has been bestowed upon Crystal for 16 years in a row. Cond Nast Traveler selected Crystal as the Best Cruise Line Mid-Sized 600 to 2,500 Passengers in 2010, the 18th year for this particular honor. The 781-ft ship can accommodate 922 passengers (1,011 maximum), so its big enough to offer high-quality service and first-rate entertainment, but it really is small enough that it remains cozy and intimate. So, lets call the award-winning Crystal Symphony a really small big ship.

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butler. Amenities abound: a queen-sized bed, spacious and fullstrength shower, walk-in closet, lounge area, writing desk, sofa, and upholstered chairs. Other luxuries included Frette bath towels and robes, high-threadcount Egyptian cotton sheets and pillowcases; a choice of pillows (down, foam, feathers, down-feather combo, soft or not so soft), down comforters, flat-screen TVs and DVD player. Lighting in both the bathroom and in the rest of the cabin is flattering; there is none of the harsh lighting that has become so prevalent in the rush to replace incandescent bulbs. In addition to a good-sized shower, our cabin featured a separate Jacuzzi-tub with hand-held shower head, shaving mirror, two crystal Decolav sink basins featuring Grohe hardware, full-strength hairdryer, small safe, a dresser in the walk-in closet, and a refrigerator. Bottled water is replaced daily; fresh fruit and nuts are plentiful, and a lively and wellwritten daily newsletter, delivered to the door, kept us up to date with where we were and what was going on.

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There was absolutely no time for becoming bored. There was just too much to do and not enough time to do it all. There was a University at Sea where one could learn computer software programs or a foreign language. The salt-water pool is kept at 84 degrees F, the spa at 104; there was a paddle tennis court, a golf driving range (and lessons), fitness center, spin bicycles, spa, salon, dry sauna, steam room, Nordic walking poles for power walking along the Promenade deck (seven times around is a mile). You will need to do much of this, as you cannot and shouldnt resist overeating. There was simply too much good I mean really good food, and it all came with our ticket to ride. There was no extra charge for overindulgence, and no tip was required. There was little cause for resistance, so we submitted. Two restaurants Prego and Silk Road, with a sushi bar designed and operated by Nobu were always available for reservations. But, as good as those two restaurants were, the main dining room is where we had some of our best meals and the most fun, though we ate at Prego and Silk Road twice each during our 12 days on board.
Inland Passage pilot Joan Sizemore (seen here with Crystal Symphony Captain Egil Giske) is a Montecito native who now calls Haines, Alaska 14 miles from Skagway (in photo below) by ferry, but 350 miles by road home

Our butler was always looking for ways to please, so all we had to do was let him know we wanted to eat in our room, choose which restaurant (or restaurants) we wanted to order from, and it would all be there hot and on time, served by Greg Kiraga (our butler), from Kielce, Poland.

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The array of food available for the taking at lunch and dinner was staggering, and was very good indeed. Heres a sampling from just one special Southern cooking afternoon/evenings offerings: Grilled Chicken Breast Jambalaya, barbecued fried onions, turkey (white and dark meat), okra fritters, Texas style chili con carne, Southern chick peas, Boston baked beans, Southern fried chicken The dessert offerings were just as extensive and equally as good: Key lime pie, New Orleans Pecan fudge, crme caramel, strawberry tarts, macadamia brownies, crme brule, apple crumb tart, brownie custard shoot, mango tarts, mascarpone mousse, sugar-free New York Cheesecake, Grandmas Bourbon bread pudding, crme Chantilly smoked salmon, Prosciutto, bacon cooked to order it was quite a spread. Our friends opted to have breakfast in their room, every morning. The Trident Bar & Grill, out by the pool area, served ice cream, espressos, hamburgers, grilled cheese sandwiches, sweet potato fries (!), melts and pizzas all day long. Other amenities onboard included five different bars at which to hang out, including a cigar lounge the Connoisseur Club that looked every bit as if it were in Jolly Old. Here, we found an excellent selection of cigars, combined with a wide choice of liquor and liqueurs such as Scotch, Cognac, Calvados, Armagnac, and many, many others. The rest of the ship is a smoke-free zone.

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Dress standards and manners of the staff seemed to go back to the 1950s (or 1930s), when people really did dress up and service really was white glove. And, that same attention to propriety spilled over to fellow passengers. We saw few over-sized tee shirts, flip flops, or baggy pants. The average age of the crowd was somewhere between 45 and 60, while families with younger children and entertainers and staff (off-duty) made for a younger and attractive mix. For twelve glorious days, we luxuriated in being pampered by a wait staff that called us by name after the first day out, an attentive butler who brought us special treats around 4 pm daily and regularly enquired about our comfort level, and an entertainment menu that rivaled Hollywood and Broadway in professionalism and talent. And, of course, there was the food. A small, well-stocked, shopping mall featured several upscale boutiques that sold clothing, jewelry, 94
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accessories and more. And, at the end of what was always a busy, entertainment-packed, and memorable day, there was a cozy and inviting penthouse cabin with an exceptionally comfortable bed freshly turned to welcome our tired and well-fed selves. We know this: well book another cruise on the Crystal Symphony as soon as we can, perhaps the summer of 2012, when the ship will be plying the Mediterranean. And, well happily leave it all behind, at least for a little while. For more information, please contact Robertson International Travel Consultants at 225 East Carrillo Street, # 302, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805-969-3221) or go to: www.robertsontravel.com. Crystal Cruises Corporate Headquarters are located at 2049 Century Park East, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90067 (310-785-9300) or (866-446-6625).

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by Kelly Mahan ome to award-winning resorts, grand estates, awless beaches and quaint churches, Montecito has long been a destination for couples, young and old, to begin their married lives together. We are pleased to feature these picture-perfect weddings, all of which occurred in our seaside village of Montecito.

Michelle Fuhrer & Michael Hanna

uests at the wedding of Michelle Fuhrer and Michael Hanna were given a bottle of wine from the grooms family winery to take home; on the label a picture of the old entrance to San Ysidro Ranch, along with the couples names and wedding date. e pair hosted their summer wedding at the Ranch on August 13, 2011, utilizing its pristine grounds and abundant gardens.

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Michelle, who grew up in Montecito, chose the Right Reverend Gethin Hughes to officiate the summer ceremony; it was he who also christened Michelle as a baby at All Saints by-the-Sea Episcopal Church on Eucalyptus Lane. The wedding featured soft, blush tone roses in vintage silver vases and serving pieces, and bouquets of plump white garden roses, gardenias, and fragrant tuberose. The brides bouquet was wrapped in a lace-trimmed handkerchief that had once been her baby bonnet; her grandmothers cameo was then pinned to the handkerchief. After the ceremony, a bossa nova band serenaded the 215 guests during cocktail hour, to reflect the relaxing vibe of Santa Barbara. Later an upbeat band and DJ kept the dance floor busy, while dinner and dessert were served on table linens adorned with woven, ethereal rosettes, that matched the brides Vera Wang wedding gown. Michelle and Michael met through mutual friends in San Francisco, and after four years Michael proposed at their favorite bay area restaurant: Sociale. The bride recalls spending a majority of their courtship at Michaels family winery, Hanna Winery, in Alexander Valley. There they relaxed in the sun, walked the vineyards, cooked together, and of course, tasted the wine. 98
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hese college sweethearts dated for eight years before tying the knot at the iconic Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore on May 21, 2011. The couple met while attending the University of California, Santa Barbara, and while returning to their alma mater for Alumni Weekend, they decided to have a drink at Bella Vista, The Biltmores popular eatery. As we sat at a booth overlooking the ocean, we knew this was the perfect place for our wedding, says the bride. Ashley and Joe, who had their first date at the Big Yellow House in Summerland, have resided in several places in California; they first moved to San Francisco after college, and then to San Diego, where they currently live. On the eve of their move from San Francisco to San Diego, Joe planned what he pretended was a going away party; instead he surprised Ashley the night before with a candlelit proposal and a beautiful round cut solitaire diamond ring at the Fairmont Hotel in Nob Hill. The weekend turned into an engagement celebration with family and close friends, the perfect way to say goodbye to San Francisco and a great start to their new life in southern California. After a rehearsal dinner at Arnoldis Italian Restaurant in downtown Santa Barbara, the Roberts intimate spring wedding at The Biltmore featured vintage touches with mercury glass votives and gold-plated frames featuring California towns instead of table numbers. White and green hydrangea, pale roses, peonies and dark purple anemones adorned the tables in The Biltmores La Marina room, while Anthony Ybarra played Spanish guitar for the occasion. The officiant of the ceremony, which took place in the Mariposa Garden, was a good friend of the bride and groom, and had collected short anecdotes about the couple from the bridal party, weaving them together to create a personal and intimate marriage ceremony for the 165 guests. The couple honeymooned in Turks & Caicos for two weeks following the ceremony, relaxing at the Gansevoort Hotel and the Regent Palms, both situated on Grace Bay Beach. Photo Credit: Aaron Shintaku Photography Vendors: Lindsey Hartsough of Magnolia Event Design, NLC Productions, La Tavola Linens 100
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hree weeks before this couple tied the knot on July 24, 2011, they flew to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for a pre-honeymoon filled with beach days, hiking, and romantic sunset dinners. They returned in time to marry at Montecito Country Club, overlooking the hills of Santa Barbara. Daniel met Charlotte, a Santa Barbara native, barely two months into their undergraduate studies at the University of California, Davis. The couple lived in the same dormitory, and met through mutual friends. Nearly five years later, Daniel coaxed Charlotte into posing for some photographs at a picturesque location, Putah Creek, just outside the tiny northern California 102
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town of Winters. After rummaging through his bag during the shoot, he brought out a box of chocolate macadamia nuts, and when she opened it, Charlotte saw one of the macadamia nuts missing; in its place was a shiny, diamond ring. Daniel fell to one knee and officially asked for her hand in marriage. The bride, whose family still lives in Santa Barbara, planned a bright summer wedding, with a citrus-inspired theme. The ceremony was atop the hill at Montecito Country Club, overlooking the ocean and bird refuge. The couple stood next to a lush arch filled with sunflowers, citrus fruits, and moss, while the aisle was lined with more sunflowers. The three flower girls were Aly, Bella, and Katie, three sisters Charlotte looked after before moving to college. Their parents, Matt and Marla Dolcini, co-officiated the ceremony. After watching the couple say their I dos while shielding the summer sun with paper parasols, the 110 guests were treated to a choreographed first dance by the couple, with the bride trading in her wedding gown for a white cocktail dress, easier to dance the tango in. After what they call their dream Montecito wedding, the couple dashed back to Davis, where they packed up their apartment and drove cross-country to Philadelphia. There, Daniel attends medical school at Temple University and Charlotte is earning her masters degree at University of Pennsylvania. Photo Credit: Bernd Zeugswetter Photography Vendors: Magnolia Event Design, NLC Productions, Siblings Bakery

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his couple met when the bride was just nineteen years old, but did not start dating until five years later, when they both found themselves living in Los Angeles. Caleb and I really started out just hanging out as friends; thats what I think worked there were no expectations of what could be, so I was able to stay in the moment and just enjoy getting to know him, the bride recalls. Four years after falling in love, Caleb took Kristin out to brunch in Malibu with her family at one of their favorite places, Dukes. The groom-to-be took Kristins young nephew for a walk on the beach; when the toddler came back he had something in his hand to show his aunt. He uncurled his small fingers to reveal a sparkling, pear-shaped diamond ring. She looked up to find Caleb on bended knee, asking for her hand in marriage. The bride, who attended UCSB and lived in Santa Barbara four years after graduating, knew she wanted to return to our seaside enclave to get married. I still think Santa Barbara is the best Southern California city. I love the Spanish architecture, the beaches, and the overall vibe, she says. The couple chose a casual, tropical, Polynesian theme for their wedding at Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore. During the outside ceremony in the Mariposa Garden, Kristin chose a subtler, romantic theme with lavender and pink flowers. The brides bouquet was wrapped in the remnants of her grandmothers eyelet lace headpiece, which she wore when she married her husband of 65 years. 104
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At the reception inside the El Mar room, bolder touches of fuchsia, purple, chartreuse and gold were used. The wedding cake was adorned with dozens of deep purple orchids, as hanging glass vases and beads, dripping in more orchids, hung from the chandelier. In honoring her Hawaiian heritage, the brides mother had leis flown in for the couple to wear during the reception.
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ocal KEYT sports anchor Mike Klan met his wife, Dalina, while they were both working at the news station; she as the weekend news producer and he as the weekend sports anchor. After a few years of dating, Mike proposed at their Montecito home with a three-stone platinum ring, followed by a dinner at Luckys on Coast Village Road. The couple got hitched at Montecito Country Club on July 1, 2006. Dalina, a Montecito native, attended Montecito Union School, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and Westmont. Upon arrival, the 200 wedding guests were served lemonade to cool off before the ocean-view nuptials. The ring bearers, two-yearold twins, refused to put on their tuxedos; they ended up walking down the aisle with un-tucked shirts. They still looked as cute as ever, the bride recalls. The attendants included Dalinas best friend, Liz Strittmatter, a Santa Barbara native. The grooms best man, John Leggat, is his best friend from UCSB college days. Guests dined on a three-tiered wedding cake made by a dear friend of the brides while the newlyweds showed off their swing dance moves during their first dance. The reception hall at Montecito Country Club was adorned with vibrant pink and green flowers, in keeping with the theme of the bright summer affair. Guests were treated to Baby Ruth candy bars and bags of peanuts as favors, in celebration of Mikes love of sports. The couple honeymooned at El Dorado Royale, a resort in Playa Del Carmen. They are now parents to one-year-old Natalie Rose Klan, who was born September 21, 2010. Photo Credit: Keith Parks Vendors: NLC Productions, DJ Bill Egan

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fter dating for four years, Matt Costello proposed to Anne Bernstein during a ski trip to Colorado. On the top of Vail Mountain, the groom-to-be proposed with an engagement ring from Montecito jeweler, Bryant & Sons. The bride, who was raised in Montecito, met her groom, who moved from San Diego to attend UCSB, while playing coed soccer together for Santa Barbara Parks and Recreations summer league. They tied the knot on July 31, 2010, at the Coral Casino, on La Pacifica Terrace. Their seven nieces and nephews were included in the ceremony, which was adorned with summery white roses and blue hydrangea, designed by Jerry Peddicord of SR Hogue & Co. Their 200 guests were treated to a wedding cake baked by Christine Dahl, and were sent home with chocolate confections by Jessica Foster. After the ceremony, the bride changed out of her Carolina Herrera wedding gown to dance the night away in a shorter number. The couple, who recently moved from Santa Barbara to Durham, North Carolina, this past summer to attend Duke University, spent their two-and-a-half-week honeymoon exploring Bali and Thailand. They still play on the same coed soccer team. Photo Credit: Nino Rakichevich Vendors: Imagine Weddings & Special Events, SR Hogue & Co, Christine Dahl Pastries

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Winter Bounty
Winter crops are just the best. So much easier than the rest. Lot less work, there aint no doubt. Thats because the rain helps out. Poppies, pansies, stock and snaps In the garden fill the gaps. Pansies have those kitty faces In pots and beds and other places. Violas are a little smaller But snap-dragons are much taller. English primrose for bright shade. Deadhead flowers as they fade. Theres winter stuff that you can eat But snails assure its no small feat. Tasty when the sprouts are new Pests will munch em fore you do. Taste so good that youll want more. So much fresher than the store. Whether starts or seeds youre sowin Better when you grow your own.

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hile most of the country has put their gardens to bed for the winter, we Montecitans can enjoy a complete second season of both vegetable and ower gardening. even a few advantages. With the cooler weather, soil does not dry out as fast as in the summer so you dont have to water as often. Also, if we get our winter rains, they relieve us of some of our watering duties. Keep in mind though, that when veggies and owers are newly planted, their little root balls dry out fast sometimes in just a day so they do need to be babied along a bit. A light rain here and there often does not do the trick. Weeds are not as pesky in the winter, and if you do get some, a thick blanket of mulch makes them easy to yank out. Most of the rules of (green) thumb for summer growing apply to the winter season. Some vegetables and owers are easier than others to grow from seed. Consult a nursery or online source for specics, but generally most winter crops can be planted from seed or transplants. Naturally, you would germinate seeds weeks earlier than the time that starts would be planted. With some crops such as snow, sweet or snap peas, you can plant both for a staggered yield. When buying starts, avoid overgrown, root-bound ones that already have fruit or owers on them. If necessary, before buying, gently knock one or two out of their pony packs and check out the conditions of the roots. You can see why the nurseries love me. Protect your garden from predators. Sometimes younger plants are more desirable to birds and other wildlife. Cover newly germinated peas, lettuce and other tender vittles with screening or netting to protect from snails, slugs, rats, rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, wildebeests and others. Sluggo brand snail bait is touted as being safe enough to use around pets. Use at your own risk. Older or more mature crops are vulnerable too so take precautions. Before planting vegetables or annual owers, always amend soil with your own homemade, backyard compost or a quality organic brand from the nursery. Add some organic starter fertilizer to the mix. e selection and possibilities for winter growing are probably as numerous as those for our warm season with

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Hopefully by now youve gotten your cool-season owers planted and may even be enjoying the beginning of your bloom. Of course, the nurseries still have color packs, four-inch and gallon-size color plants, but for a longer blooming season, its best to have them starting in the beginning of September. Seeds can be started in ats or containers weeks earlier and planted out in the garden at the time youd have planted the starts. Some examples of cool season color that can be planted in the fall and enjoyed through the winter and into the spring are: calendula, candytuft, foxglove, Iceland poppies, nemesia, pansies, snapdragons, stock, sweet alyssum, sweet peas, sweet William and violas. ese color plants do best when grown in full sun.

Winter color that ourishes in bright shade or full morning sun are: cineraria, cyclamen, English primroses, fairy primroses and obconica primroses.

Carrots: The Long and Short Of It

In my TV dinner They never were a winner. But later when I ate them raw I found myself to be in awe. In my lunch box, I was six. They were married to the cel-ray sticks. Later on I learned to juice em But the pulpy mess was a such a nuisum. Some are crooked, some are straight n some are perfect just for gratin. On a salad, in a stew For a snack Ill grab a few. Heirloom shades at farmers market Really took off like a rocket. Come in purple, white and yellow But good ol oranges really mellow. Bunnies love em, Whats Up. Doc? Anyone will say they rock. Its said that theyll improve your sight And help you when you drive at night. So much fiber, Im not bluffin When you eat them in a muffin. But best of all is when you bake cause nothing beats a carrot cake.

Planting seed now will insure a later harvest rather than if you plant from transplants. Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, parsley, spinach, and Swiss chard among others can be planted out from starts. Artichokes, garlic and strawberries are at the nurseries now, too. These are some tried-and-true ones that I have good luck with. All are grown in full, winter sun: Peas The climbing type of snow, shelling and snap peas can be grown on a chain-link fence, stakes, chicken wire frame or you can build a deluxe cage out of that heavy construction wire with the 6x 6 squares. It takes about 7-8 feet of the stuff to make a sturdy tower that doubles as a great tomato cage for when you switch to warm-season veggies. Carrots Seed in rows throughout the season for a staggered and continuous harvest. The orange ones seem to be pass. They now come in yellow, purple and white. Easy to grow and fun to pick and eat right out of the garden. Lettuce Seed is easy but for a quicker salad, grow from pony or cell packs, too. Either harvest leaf by leaf or wait for the head varieties to develop and take the whole thing into the house. Romaine, butter, oak leaf seeds and dozens of others are at the nursery or can be found online.

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Iceland poppies Its better to buy these small, like in pony packs, rather than in larger 4-inch pots, which is also less expensive. Buy lots and amass them in groups among your other winter owers or do an entire section of your yard with just these poppies. Champagne Bubbles is one of the most common varieties that youll nd for sale and the mix includes shades of orange, pink, scarlet, apricot, yellow and creamy white poppy blooms atop 15-inch stems. Wonderland is usually available, too, which is a dwarf variety and has 10-inch-tall owers. Ranunculus Although the name sounds like something the doctor has to remove, ranunculuses or ranunculi (I looked it up) are actually a very prolic winter ower. Planted from tubers or starts, these are best planted in November rather than early fall. Although susceptible to overwatering especially when rst planted out from tubers these are the Cadillac or rather the Lexus of winter owers and are well worth the extra attention they initially require. say and will impress your friends. Pansies and Violas Something about the cat faces on those pansy owers remind me of being a little kid, which I like. But, it seems to me that many of the new pansy owers are so big these days that when they get wet either from the rain or from being watered, those big ol owers fall over and you dont really see them. Violas, on the other hand, have all the charm of pansies, but since theyre smaller and you get more of them, you get more charm. And, they dont tip over when wet. I love it too, that sometimes theyll reseed and occasionally youll nd one in an unlikely place like in the dry, hot crack in your driveway. Snapdragons Snaps come in every color and size: little short ones that are ideal for the front of your owerbed and really tall ones that you should probably stake when planted toward the back of your garden. Get them in early and youll get a very long season. In fact, if you deadhead and feed regularly, youll probably nd that they last long into the time that you want to start your summer garden. Primroses e three types that are grown in the winter are English primroses, fairy primroses and obconicas. Ive never had much luck with eyre long lasting when cut, come in fashion colors and the name is fun to

Cauliflower
Not a collie. Not a flower. What can this thing be? Its brocklees second cousin. Thats how it seems to me. It always gets the aphid And needs a lot of rain. And no one can deny it. It looks just like a brain. But its loaded up with fiber And vitamins B and C. And unlike that sneaky sparagus Wont wreak havoc with your pee. Use it in a medley Of carrots, squash and kale. But stay away from okra cause its slimy as a snail. Looks healthy at the market. You want some, theres no doubt. And, its really good for you But you always throw it out. 112

Ode To A Fava
At first I didnt botha to grow the humble fava. But when I sowed some seeds they sprouted up like weeds. The birds use them for nests and they dont get any pests. Drink very little water. They make a lovely border. Some would think it odd that Im smitten with this pod. To sing its many praises I could go on for days-es. Good for carbo-mixin and also nitro-fixin and what a heady bloom on this generous legume.

them in dark shade but instead, in our area, they do best in bright, filtered light or morning full sun. The English type sport bright, crayon-colored blooms while the fairies and obconicas are available in bright, pastel shades.

Winter Veggies
Like winter color, you still have time to put in cool season vegetables. Beets, carrots, fava beans, lettuce, mesclun, onions, parsnips, peas, radishes and spinach are some edibles that can still be planted from seed.

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Bella Vista
1260 Channel Drive 565-8237 Located in the Four Seasons Biltmore, this elegant dining room offers sweeping views of the Pacific. A twilight meal on the outside patio showcases Montecitos quiet beauty to visitors, and reminds permanent residents to be grateful for their luck. Executive Chef Alessandro Cartumini suggests joining him and his talented staff for Bella Vistas monthly wine dinners featuring innovative, fresh cuisine especially prepared to complement wines selected by a local winemaker, on hand to discuss the selections. Limited seating ensures an opportunity for a one-on-one exploration into the philosophies of both winemaker and chef.

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Giovannis

1187 Coast Village Road 969-1277 Traditional pizza and pasta are the name of the game at this family-style Italian pizzeria. The modest and comfortable interior belies Giovannis popularity and the draw of its pizzas, familiarly dressed in such favorites as the meat-lovers or the classic pepperoni, as well as with new twists, like Greek or Philly Cheesesteak. The restaurant offers hot sandwiches, salads, pasta, beer and wine, as well as a childrens menu, complete with arcade games.

1295 Coast Village Road 969-3392 Attached to Montecito Inn, Montecito Caf is revered for the quality of its food, and appreciated for its ease on the pocketbook. The pleasantly spacious dining room is dominated by large arched picture windows and a small fountain rumored to have been installed in homage to Rodgers & Harts Theres a Small Hotel with a Wishing Well. Menu features salads, like the curried crab served in a half papaya, and many pasta dishes.

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Heres the Scoop

1187 Coast Village Road (lower level) 969-7020 Montecitos stylish take on a cool afternoon treat, Heres the Scoop has artisan gelato that puts its ice cream cousin to shame. The flavors are changed and updated regularly, ranging from the traditional stracciatella to the more original blood orange, peanut butter, and even lavender. Many of the fruitflavored gelatos are created with locally grown produce, lending them a taste thats truly unique to the area.

1498 East Valley Road 969-6250 More than just what its name implies, Montecito Coffee Shop is located on a charming corner in the upper village, and boasts a full breakfast menu complete with eggs, omelets, and pancakes. For lunch, try one of the hearty salads (like the Shrimp Louie, which is hard to find) or sandwiches with a twist, such as the turkey sandwich with cranberry cream cheese, or the grilled beef slathered with cheddar, chilies, and a spicy dipping sauce just be sure to have a cup of Joe handy to help out with the heat.

Montecito Deli

Jeannines

1150 Coast Village Road 969-3717 Most people who make their way to Montecito Deli for lunch do so for one of the wildly popular warm piadina flatbread sandwiches, but this little spot offers much more in the way of hearty deli fare. Breakfast consists mainly of variations on a fresh bagel, while the lunch menu offers scores of salads, wraps, and cold and hot deli-style sandwiches.

Caf Del Sol

Great margaritas draw Caf del Sols evening patrons to its sandycolored interior, but the food is popular enough to have made this restaurant one of the longest running shows (47 years and counting!) in Montecito. The menu is a mlange of Mexican, Californian, and touch of Italian, including a variety of steak and seafood dishes. On a cool night, snuggle into a side booth by the fireplace; for breakfast or brunch on a warm morning or afternoon, Caf del Sols full patio overlooks the bird refuge and Santa Barbara Zoos Condor Exhibit. 1212 Coast Village Road 969-8500 Cava is a bright and flavorful collision of Spanish and Mexican food with lively and colorful dcor. Light lunches of salads and sandwiches precede the hearty dinner fare. Start out with some traditional tapas and follow up with anything from fresh seafood tacos to paella with a twist, to a churrasco ribeye steak; wash down the considerable spice with any number of Cavas specialty margarita drinks or a pitcher of sweet sangria. The outdoor patio seating next to a fresh flower stand is an unexpected aesthetic surprise, as well as the live flamenco guitarists.

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1253 Coast Village Road 969-7878 This very popular bakery feels like a glorified garden party with all the delight and none of that society fuss. An order-at-thecounter sort of place, the restaurant offers fresh salads and familiar sandwiches, with a pastry case full of fresh-baked goodies along with specialty teas and espresso coffee drinks.

Montecito Wine Bistro

Little Alexs

1024 A-Coast Village Road 969-2297 Its out-of-the-way location around the back of Vons Shopping Center may fool you, but Little Alexs is a local favorite for fast and traditional Mexican and California food. Particularly noteworthy are the veggie chimichangas, fresh tacos, and tamales.

Los Arroyos

516 San Ysidro Road 969-7520 Head to Montecitos upper village to find Montecito Wine Bistro, and to indulge in some California bistro cuisine. Chef Nathan Heil (who recently won the Downtown Chocolate Trade Off award for his Salted Caramel Chocolate Tart) creates seasonal menus that include fish and vegetarian dishes, and fresh flatbreads straight out of the wood-burning oven. Try the grilled duck breast or the seared scallops with lobster sauce and dry aged New York steak frites as entres. For a sandwich option, opt for the grilled Kobe meatloaf burger. The extensive wine list offers selections from Santa Barbara Winery, Lafond Winery, and others from around the world. The Bistro also offers classic and specialty cocktails, single malt scotches and aged cognacs.

Cava

1280 Coast Village Road 969-9059 Los Arroyos is a familyowned-and-operated Mexican restaurant serving fresh, homemade Mexican food founded by proprietor and chef Tony Arroyo of La Piedad, Michocan, Mexico, and his wife, Maria Arroyo, a Santa Barbara native. Specialties include margaritas, authentic and homemade tamales, mole, and handmade corn tortillas. Chef Lorenzo Arroyo balances traditional Mexican dishes with diverse rotating daily specials, like lobster quesadillas, or grilled fresh salmon over a shockingly sweet tropical fruit-dressed salad. Weekend live music (during Fiesta week, expect a full-on Mariachi band); evening valet parking; patio dining all day. www.losarroyos.net

Pane e Vino

1482 East Valley Road 969-9274 This hideaway boasts comfortable indoor and outdoor seating; inside, the walls are adorned with ceramic plates and pictures that lend it the feeling of mamas kitchen, while the outside patio is fringed with trees, shrubbery, and white lights. Starters include a freshly made soup. The Insalata Cappuccina a head of butter lettuce served with tomatoes and asiago cheese is a recommended salad, and the Bucatini AllAmatriciana is a classic with a kick.

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China Palace

1070 Coast Village Road 565-9380 China Palace offers exotic dishes in an atmosphere of rich red walls, white tablecloths, and lacquered furniture. Open for both light lunch and the significantly more serious dinner, many of the menu items are familiar phrases like Kung Pao and Szechuan appear more than once but there are equal options for the more adventurous, with a Chefs menu of specials decidedly different from the typical American take on Chinese food. Takeout is available for the cozy evening in, or sit outside on the well-heated enclosed patio for a pleasant lunch or dinner.

1279 Coast Village Road 565-7540 A favorite spot for Montecito denizens and tourists alike, surrounded as they are by vintage photos of Hollywood past, white linen tablecloths and napkins embossed with the restaurants name, high tables, mahogany galore, and a general sleekness. Menu holds an extensive wine list featuring grape derivatives from the Central Coast, Napa, France and Italy, along with cocktails, appetizers, and traditional hearty favorites that lend it the steakhouse title, with top-tier American beef and sushigrade fish from Santa Monica. The handsome bar is a weeknight home to local celebrities and the Bentley-FerrariLamborghini crowd.

1014 C Coast Village Road 565-0137 Those in search of a good old-fashioned sandwich will find this unpretentious order-at-the-counter no-frills eatery worth seeking out. A wide selection of fresh bread, including focaccia, combined with both traditional sandwiches and those with a twist, has helped make Panino a favorite not only at its Montecito location, but also at its other locations in and around Santa Barbara. 1198 Coast Village Road 969-0834 With wooden booths, active bar, cozy fireplace, sports TV, and an all-American menu, this ski lodge-like up-awooden-stairway eatery is a Montecito institution, both in its unmistakable architecture and in its robust cookery. Breakfast is a serious affair, so come hungry; lunch and dinner consists of salads, sandwiches, hefty charbroiled burgers, fresh fish and steak. Both the surroundings and the menu are extremely kid-friendly, but a daily happy hour from 3 pm to 6 pm with appetizer specials attracts its share of grownups. Peabodys is so much a part of bygone Montecito lore that its even open until midnight.

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Pierre Lafond Market & Deli
A Montecito favorite for 41 years, Pierre Lafond features gourmet items, local specialty foods, and produce locally grown and from Lafond Vineyards own organic garden. Wines available are from Santa Barbara Winery and Lafond Winery. Entres from the expansive deli case are prepared by Pierre Lafond Bistro Catering. Relax on the patio with a cup of freshly brewed coffee or espresso drink, or stop by for a quick sandwich to cart down to the beach or nearby park. Pierre Lafond also offers a wide selection of salads and wraps. 516 San Ysidro Road 565-1504

Stonehouse Restaurant
Located in what is a 19th-century citrus packing house, Stonehouse features rustic stone walls surrounding a carpeted room; rich wood beams crisscross overhead, and through the windows the rich greenery of the Montecito countryside is vibrantly evident. The lounge offers full bar service and one can also dine under the stars on the ocean-view deck; a wood burning fireplace and heated stone flooring provide yearround comfort. Dinner entres are serious cuisine, and predictably pricey, but careful execution combined with a delightful atmosphere and the rich history of the locale make dinner here unique. 900 San Ysidro Lane 565-1725

Slys

686 Linden Ave 684-6666 Slys features fresh fish, farmers market veggies, traditional pastas, prime steaks, Blue Plate Specials and vintage desserts. Youll find a full bar, serving special martinis and an extensive wine list featuring California and French wines. Cocktails from 4 pm to close, dinner from 5 to 9 pm Sunday-Thursday and 5 to 10 pm Friday and Saturday. Lunch is M-F 11:30 am to 2:30 pm, and brunch is served on the weekends from 9 am to 3 pm.

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Andersens Danish Bakery
1106 State Street 962-5085 Established 1976, the best in Danish & European cuisine in Santa Barbara serving breakfast, lunch & dinner. Authentic Danishes, Apple Strudels, Marzipans, desserts & much more. Experience Andersens Gourmet Food Parade with a European interior, or dine on the sidewalk patio. To eat or sip outside Andersens puts one at the heart of downtown Santa Barbara life, equidistant from museums and movie theaters, Paseo Nuevo and the Arlington. High tea served daily from 2-5pm.

Trattoria Mollie

Plow & Angel

900 San Ysidro Lane 565-1745

Enjoy a comfortable, convivial atmosphere in this locals favorite, famous for its mac n cheese and melt-in-yourmouth ribs. The cozy ambiance is enhanced with original artwork, including stained glass windows and an homage to its namesake, Saint Isadore, hanging above the fireplace. Plow & Angel has, appropriately, the feel of an old and well-lived but sophisticated farmhouse from the outside and a rathskeller from inside, as it shares a kitchen and chef with upstairs/upscale Stonehouse Restaurant. Established tasty favorites give Plow & Angel a warmly vibrant dining atmosphere all week long.

1250 Coast Village Road 565-9381 The breezy outdoor seating overlooking Coast Village Road undoubtedly lures people into Trattoria Mollies peachy-yellow interior elegance, but the warmth and flavor of the cooking therein keeps them coming back. The eponymous owner-chef Mollie Ahlstrand produces restrained and refined pasta dishes that rely more on subtle flavors than smothering sauces, as well as meat and fresh seafood plates that have a similar and equally pleasing simplicity Indeed, even Oprah is a fan.

Tre Lune

Sakana Japanese Restaurant

1046 Coast Village Road 565-2014 Sparse clean dcor lends a minimalist atmosphere to this intimate family-run sushi bar and traditional Japanese restaurant, making for a definite contrast to the wild combinations on the menu. Taking pride in its freshness, Sakana offers innovative takes on sushi, and is known for the scores of exotic sauces it uses to enhance them.

1151 Coast Village Road 969-2646 Tre Lune (three moons) is classic Italian. The dining room is simple and square, furnished with black wood chairs and creamy tablecloths, and always, chattering patrons. The kitchen is tucked behind a fully stocked bar, and walls are bedecked with framed black-and-whites of voluptuous old-time vixens like Bardot, Loren, Fonda, and Vitti. The food is very traditional, and the warm romance of Tre Lune in the evening is a reminder that we do indeed live La Dolce Vita. Breakfast is also served and this has become a seriously popular late-morning hangout.

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Via Vai

Stella Mares

50 Los Patos Way 969-6705

1483 East Valley Road 565-9393 Unapologetically simple, fresh, and above all, Italian, Via Vai attracts patrons mainly for the way cooks prepare their pizza: thin crust, fresh ingredients, and traditional combos like the Margherita or the Quattro Formaggio. Via Vai has a full menu as well, however, complete with antipasti, risotto and pasta, and heartier meat dishes.

8301 Hollister Avenue at Bacara Resort 968-0100 Cream-colored interior, warmly lit wall sconces, beamed curving ceilings, arched entryways, glowing chandeliers, large comfortable upholstered highback chairs, lavender tablecloths, lush carpeting a tile-encrusted curved bar, original oil paintings, and ocean views set the stage for Bistros Mediterranean atmosphere. Fresh, simple meals, including bruschetta, tuna club sandwich, even pizza and a peanut-butter cheesecake, served al fresco with an ocean breeze. A little loose, a little luxurious, a lot to look forward to, is what they tell us.

Boathouse at Hendrys Beach

Known for its blood orange Margaritas, The Boathouse at Hendrys Beach is located right on the sand at one of Santa Barbaras most popular beaches and offers both indoor and outdoor dining serving breakfast, weekend brunch, lunch, and dinner. Enjoy oysters on the half shell or done Rockefeller style, fried Monterey calamari, Dungeness crabs, Coquille St. Jacques and any number of seafood items in the elegant dining room, or in a more casual outdoor patio area. 2981 Cliff Drive 898-2628

CARPINTERIA
Garden Market Caf
3811 Santa Claus Lane 745-5505 Santa Claus Lane got its name from the rotund redsuited Santa that once held court on the roof of a nearby building; it is also a famous winter surf spot. Garden Market has a new extensive breakfast menu, serves lunch, features a gourmet deli, organic coffee bar, and garden dining. Also for sale: wines, gifts, books, bath & body items, and a gift and bridal registry. Nursery and garden accessories are available too.

This white-trimmed Victorian mansion overlooking the bird refuge nestled down amidst fairytale trees and greenery, serves traditional French Country fare. Opened since 1996, it offers a full bar in a converted greenhouse, and boasts of an extensive French and American wine list. Voted most Romantic restaurant in Santa Barbara, Stella Mares is a popular destination for special events. With fresh seafood, such as the seared scallops in a lobster cognac sauce, and a selection of treats from the wood-burning grill, your dinner for two can easily turn into its own special event.

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Santa Barbara Shellfish Company Santa Barbara Shellfish Company

230A Stearns Wharf, Santa Barbara,Barbara, CA, 93101 Phone: 805.966.6676 www.sbshellfishco.com 230A Stearns Wharf, Santa CA, 93101 Phone: 805.966.6676 www.sbshellfishco.com

The Santa Barbara Fishouse The Santa Barbara Fishouse

101 E. CabrilloCabrillo Blvd., Santa Barbara, CA. 93101 Phone: 805.966.2112 www.sbfishouse.com 101 E. Blvd., Santa Barbara, CA. 93101 Phone: 805.966.2112 www.sbfishouse.com

Boathouse Boathouse
2981 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara,Barbara, CA, 93109 Phone: 805.898.BOAT www.boathousesb.com 2981 Cliff Drive, Santa CA, 93109 Phone: 805.898.BOAT www.boathousesb.com

Casa Blanca Blanca Casa

330 state330 state street, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101 Phone: 805 www.casablancasb.com street, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101 Phone: 805 845-8966 845-8966 www.casablancasb.com

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EATERIES GUIDE
Casa Blanca
This Mexican cantinas interior bursts with bright colors and invites you to sit down and enjoy a specialty cocktail (try La Paloma, composed of natural agave nectar, fresh white grapefruit and zesty lime) on the heated patio before ordering an appetizer like the zucchini blossom quesadillas. From there, choose from a variety of traditional Mexican dishes such as tacos or enchiladas, or opt for a special entre like the Especial de la Casa (large roasted pasilla chiles, stuffed with Oaxaca, Panella, Cotija and fresh shrimp). The rolled fried plantains with sugar and caramel over vanilla bean ice cream are an excellent way to end the evening. 330 State Street 845-8966

and open-face beams take you back in time to the old Mexican Haciendas. Featuring traditional dishes from central and southern Mexico such as shrimp & fish enchiladas, shrimp chile rellenos, sea and earth molcajete (shrimp, fish, grilled chicken & steak served in a lava rock bowl) and our famous homemade mole poblano, Los Agaves will take you on an exciting journey every lunch and dinner.

Santa Barbara FisHouse

101 East Cabrillo Blvd 966-2112

Mir

8301 Hollister Ave at Bacara Resort & Spa 968-0100 Mir is a refined refuge with stunning views, featuring two genuine Joan Miro sculptures, a top-rated chef offering a sophisticated BasqueCatalonian menu that accents fresh, organic, and nativegrown ingredients, and a world-class wine cellar. Special items include oak-grilled lamb chops, pan-roasted lobster, foie gras, and local items depending upon the time of year and the inclination of the chef. Herbs and vegetables grown on Bacaras 1,000-acre ranch adjacent to the resort are used extensively.

Open daily for lunch and dinner and located on Santa Barbaras East Beach waterfront, across from Stearns Wharf, the Santa Barbara FisHouse is a perfect destination for ocean-side dining, and features patio seating by an open fire pit. Specialty drinks include a Lemon Drop or Key Lime Pie Martini, Mojitos, Mai Tais, and more. Along with an extensive seafood selection, the FisHouse offers Rib-Eye and New York steaks, baby back ribs, Hawaiian chicken and many other land-based offerings.

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Santa Barbara Shellfish Company

Located on Santa Barbaras historic Stearns Wharf overlooking the harbor, the ocean, the hillsides, and nearby mountains, the Shellfish Company has been the destination for fresh shellfish in Santa Barbara for over 25 years. Santa Barbara Shellfish Company is open for lunch and dinner and specializes in steamed crab, local lobster and ridgeback shrimp. Other popular items include New England Clam Chowder, Lobster Tacos, Coconut Shrimp, and other traditional seafood items. 230 Stearns Wharf 966-6676

Moby Dick

220 Stearns Wharf 965-0549

Chucks Waterfront Grill

113 Harbor Way 564-1200 Located next to the Maritime Museum, enjoy some of the best views of both the mountains and the Santa Barbara pier sitting on the newly renovated patio, while enjoying fresh seafood straight off the boat. The renovations won Chucks Waterfront the Santa Barbara Beautiful Award for 2011, with its radiant heated flooring, firepits, glass windscreen, and sails draping overhead. Dinner is served nightly from 5 pm, and brunch is offered on Saturday and Sunday from 10 am until 1 pm. Reservations are recommended.

We all miss the late Sonny and Al Steinman, longtime part-owners/ managers of this quirky but charming eatery at the far end of Stearns Wharf that features spectacular views of Santa Barbaras harbor and coastline. Moby Dick is virtually surrounded in glass, with views from every table, but when a guest insisted upon a window seat and there simply were none available, Al would haul out a portable window and set it alongside the table. Moby Dick offers fish, lobster, clam chowder, fish and chips and plenty more. A great place to watch the sunset. Happy Hour 4-7pm.

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OJAI
905 Country Club Road (888) 697-8780 Inspired by the many microclimates of the area and the bounty they bring, a rich California harvest is served each day in its restaurants. Rosemary, basil, tarragon, thyme, lavender and lemon grass are harvested from the Inns herb gardens. Local farmers and ranchers supply fresh, wholesome menu ingredients for which Ojai has become famous. Dining at any of the Ojai Valley Inn & Spas four distinctive restaurants is a worthwhile endeavor, as would be a day on the links at the excellent Ojai Valley Inn Golf Course!

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Olio e Limone Ristorante

17 West Victoria Street 899-2699 Olio e Limone (Oil and Lemon, in Italian) is the brainchild of the husband-and-wife team of Alberto and Elaine Morello, who rely on the integrity of their ingredients and the quality of the preparation to offer Santa Barbara creative, authentic Zagat-rated Italian cuisine served in an inviting atmosphere with European hospitality. Visible through a glass wall is the dining rooms focal point, the wine cellar, which represents the eaterys 250-plus selection awardwinning wine list. Private dining in the Cucina Room is available for up to 40 guests.

Holdrens Steakhouse
512 State Street 965-3363 The top-sirloin steak sandwich, grilled chicken sandwich, fresh Ahi tuna sashimi salad, and grilled chicken Caesar are just a few of the items available on the lunch menu. Dinner includes jumbo scallops over risotto, Bouillabaisse, panroasted salmon, Jalapeno and Pepperjack crusted pork chop, rack of lamb, and, of course, steak specials, all of which are made from U.S.D.A. Prime Midwestern corn-fed beef, aged to their chefs exact specifications. Holdrens also boasts an extensive wine list with over 200 selections, enough to choose from to accompany any meal. Sunday brunch is also served.

WINERIES
Carr Winery
414 North Salsipuedes Street 965-7985 Carr is a small handcrafted winery located in a 1940s Quonset hut in downtown Santa Barbara. It specializes in limited-production wines, including Pinot Noir, Syrah, Pinot Gris, Grenache, and Cabernet Franc. Surround yourself with barrels of wines in progress in the ambiance of a working winery and enjoy some of Ryan Carrs excellent wines in the grotto. Open daily, featuring $10 wine tastings, flights of wine, and wine by the glass. The barrel room is also available for private parties. Open daily from 11 am to 6 pm; Thursday, Friday, & Saturday until 8 pm.

Renauds Bakery

Los Agaves

600 North Milpas Street 564-2626

Los Agaves offers an exciting infusion of grandmothers recipes and eclectic Mexican cuisine, using only the freshest ingredients, in a casual and friendly atmosphere. The decorative painted walls, Saltillo tiles,

This authentic French bakery, with its absolutely delectable croissants, is busy all the time and the first-rate, buttery, flaky croissants are the first to go, so get here early for a real Gallic treat. Renauds is located in Loreto Plaza, and specializes in a wide selection of wholesome French pastries. The breakfast and lunch menu is composed of egg dishes, sandwiches and salads and represents Renauds personal favorites. Renauds brewed coffees and teas are proudly 100% Organic. Come smell the air and practice your French.

3315 State Street 569-2400

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