Santa Barbara Life & Style Magazine - May 2014

LIFE&STYLE SANTA BARBARA

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MAY 2014

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Paris Is Always A Good Idea PG 58

Vol 2. May 2014

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Volume 2 Issue 5 / May 2014 Editor / Publisher Ottocina Ryan Art Director Rah Riley Director of Advertising Laura Reynolds Publicist & Media Relations Michelle Quinn Photographer Meadow Rose Photography Staff Writers Sarah Rice Laura Reynolds Wardrobe Assistant Jenna Phillips Founder Jeffrey Florentine Santa Barbara Life & Style Magazine is published by Santa Barbara Life & Style, Inc. PO Box 5072 Santa Barbara, CA 93150 For distribution, advertising, or other inquires michelle@sblifeandstyle.com Santa Barbara LIfe & Style - Issuu Edition

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6 THE PERFECT PLATTER. Summer brings people together with pool-side afternoons of blood oranges and bubbly that turn into evenings of olive oil and aged gouda. We have the best selections for all of your upcoming occasions - and the inside expertise for perfectly pairing all of your platters. 24 THE PICTURE OF ELEGANCE. A true evening of ele-

gance means lounging around the Riviera Mansion in floor length gowns and one-of-akind jewelry. 56 PARIS IS ALWAYS A

GOOD IDEA. A weekend travel guide for your next getaway to the most stylish city in the world. 66 YOU DESERVE THE WORLD. Celebrate the women in your life with any of our luxury local picks!

70 ROYAL BALL RECAP. We cover every amazing moment from The Royal Ball, from the cabanas and who’s who to the candy bar and glitter lashes.

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Letter

from the

Editor Do you ever have evenings where you feel like getting dressed up but staying home?

That’s the feeling that inspired the editorial “The Picture of Elegance.” There’s nothing more elegant than lounging around the Riviera Mansion while wearing floor length gowns and the most gorgeous jewelry. A million dollars worth of Jewelry by Gauthier was used in the making of this editorial!

For those upcoming dinner parties, impress your guests with a cheese platter that is as beautiful as it is delicious. In “The Perfect Platter” we do the pairing work for you and present you with the perfect cheese board for every occasion.

If springtime in Paris sounds appealing to you (I don’t know why it wouldn’t),

read “Paris Is Always A Good Idea” where we fill you in on a few favorites from our recent getaway to the city of shopping and macarons.

We also recently enjoyed springtime in Paris, but at the Bacara! Relive the extravagant Royal Ball in our event recap.

If you were there, look for yourself in the photos!

While the Gauthier black pearl bracelet and ring combo is clearly the perfect Mothers’ Day gift, we’ve curated a selection of gifts to treat your mother with on May 11th.

I hope you enjoy looking through this issue just as much as we enjoyed creating it!

Ottocina Ryan

Editor-in-Chief Santa Barbara Life & Style Magazine

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THE PERFECT PLATTER Let us do the pairing work for you.

We present you with the perfect cheese board for every occasion.

PHOTOGRAPHED BY MEADOW ROSE PHOTOGRAPHY WRITTEN BY SARAH RICE

Summer time is a time of gathering and social affairs. Whether your location is a barbecue, pool party, balcony, or dinner party, cheese is the universal crowd pleaser. We’ve selected the perfect platters to take your get-togethers to the next level with a little bit of flavor for all of your guests. Pair it with the perfect drink and your soirée will be sure to impress.

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Cheese, fruit, bread, marcona almonds & chocolate from C’est Cheese.

Martini glass from Letter Perfect. Platter from C’est Cheese.

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Humboldt Fog is covered in vegetable ash, a Pairing dried fruit with cheese helps to balance the creamy flavors with a bit of bite.

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Sheep’s milk cheeses

dinner dessert platter.

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Blue cheeses tend to

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Cheese, meat, olives, olive oil & flatbread from C’est Cheese.

Brooklyn slates from C’est Cheese.

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outside the comfort of a salami or prosciutto. A platter with fine meats is a crowd pleaser.

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Cheese, fruit, pecans, and honey dipper from C’est Cheese.

Platter and side dish from Letter Perfect.

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We love the idea of changing the vessel for your cheese from the typical bread or cracker, to the tangy sweetness of a dried blood orange. This works best for creamy cheeses such as La Tur, an incredible three milk cheese from Italy.

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When creating a platter, be

Drizzling honey over cheeses is a great way to add extra sweetness to a light cheese.

sure to include a creamy cheese as well as a hard for maximum variety.

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The Classics

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Cognac Truff le • Fresh Demi Baguette Humboldt Fog • Dried Cherries Marcona Almonds • St. Agur Golden Valley Delight

P ittig Aged Gouda Bread Castle Vetrano Olives • Cacciatorino • Red Hawk Pasolivo Olive Oil Sourdough Flat • Hot Coppa

As C’est Cheese’s best selling

A bold platter of aged cheeses

goat’s milk cheese, Humboldt

and fine meat pair great with

Fog appeals to the eye and the

the bold flavor of whiskey. The

mouth almost equally. Covered

Pittig Gouda, aged four years,

in vegetable ash (which also runs

has hints of both nuttiness and

through the center), its flavor is

sweetness. Its flavor represents

creamy and tangy with a balance

everything an aged gouda should

of strong and mild on the blue

be - without being overly bitter -

cheese scale. Balancing the

and is punctuated, ever so lightly,

flavor of the blue, Golden Valley

with scotch in the finish. A softer

Delight is made combining the

cheese with just as bold of flavors,

recipes for Gouda and Manchego

Red Hawk by Cowgirl Creamery

for a buttery finish and a touch of

is washed with a brine solution

sweetness from the sheep’s milk.

causing mild pungency and beefy

St. Agur, C’est Cheese’s best selling

flavor. Add meats (we suggest

blue is creamy, yet its fluffy texture

something a little spicy), olives, and

allows it to melt in your mouth; the

sourdough bread and this platter

perfect choice for a dessert blue.

has all the elements of bold flavor.

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Sweet Thing 825 Santa Barbara Street 805.965.0318 @cestcheesesb • Tumbleweed • Selles-Sur-Cher • Dried Apricots • La Tur • Dried Blood Orange On a sweeter note, summertime is around the corner and a light array of cheeses paired with the sweet and tangy flavors of fruit make this platter a sheer delight. Tumbleweed walks the line between Cantal and Chedder with a deeply complex and satisfying result. Selles-SurCher, ripened to a sweet and salty flavor, is a soft goat cheese that compliments the tartest of fruits. La Tur, a blend of sheep, goat, and cow milk, is best paired with dessert. Serve any of these cheeses with dried apricots, cherries, blood oranges and honey for the perfect dessert tray.

Gourmet Cheese: have two words ever coexisted more to stir the hearts of any foodie?

C’est Cheese, Santa Barbara’s premiere gourmet food and cheese store has been educating Santa Barbara in the art of eating cheese for nearly ten years. Located at 825 Santa Barbara Street and locally owned by Michael and Cathryn Graham, the small market is ready to expand into a full breakfast and lunch cafe. Only the finest flavor of cheeses will make it into the shops menu of pastries, crepes, and sandwiches--but they won’t stop there. Fresh salads, soups, coffees, and eventually wines will also be served in the new expansion cafe. They had our heart at breakfast grilled cheese.

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The Picture of Elegance Photographed by Meadow Rose Photography Makeup by Rocio Hair by Kimberley Contreras & Ashton Arroyo with Carlyle Salon Jewelry by Gauthier Gowns by Jessica Barkley Model Dana Rolofs Caspian Imperial Golden Ostera Caviar by Montecito Caviar Champagne from MoĂŤt & Chandon Featuring The Riviera Mansion

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PARIS IS

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A GOOD IDEA.

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T

he SBLS team loves sharing (and maybe gloating?) all things Santa Barbara. But sometimes we get a little restless in perfection.

I recently got the travel bug and decided it was time to spend some Euro in a place even the biggest fashionista falls to her knees: Paris. For those of you who have been to, are dreaming of, or are grabbing your passports now, here are the top places we recommend you seeing without being a complete tourist. Since there are a million and one things to do in the city of love, we laid out a full day of sights, eats, and treats.

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I arrive at Charles de Gaulle Airport and immediately need champagne and a croissant. Stereotypical, I know, but until you have a pain au chocolat fresh and warm from a Parisian pâtisserie, you really haven’t lived. First stop, Pierre Hermé (72, rue Bonaparte, 75006). Try not to drool on the glass as you walk in. I haven’t had a bad thing in there yet but I also have a bit of a sweet tooth. If you are in the mood for macarons,

try the caramel! make all my friends jealous.

Thankfully, in Paris, walking Because shopping can be is the norm (unlike in draining, when you need a California where we drive a little pick-me-up after, head block down the street for a to the Tuileries for coffee Starbucks... is that just me?) “...until you have a pain au so I binge on chocolat fresh and warm from tarts without a Parisian pâtisserie, you really feeling as bad haven’t lived.” as I should. or head to Pâtisserie La I go take in some sights, Parisienne (Rue Monge 28, then run over to Avenue 75005) for a second round Montaigne for some mustof macarons. have shopping that will

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Exhausted, I head back to the suite at the Hôtel Plaza Athénée Paris (25 Ave. Montaigne Paris, 75008... seriously, stay here) for a good sprawl out on my bed and to think about what I am going to have for dinner. Clearly, wine, food, and shopping are all I ever think about in Paris.

If you plan a trip later in the year, the Peninsula Hotel is unveiling their extravagant new hotel in Paris. It took a handpicked team of professionals over 6 years to restore the old Hotel Majestic site. It boasts to be the best hotel in the city, so of course, put it on your list of must-haves.

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“I recommend the lamb, and any cocktail on their menu.”

I found out about this new(ish) restaurant that opened up in January from one of the locals. Blue Valentine (13 rue de la Pierre Levée - 75011 Paris) is a little boutique restaurant that has people from all over scrambling to get a table. It has a mix of casual dining and elegant presentation that has every magazine and newspaper raving.

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It’s new enough that there aren’t as many tourists so you can still have a quiet and authentic experience. I recommend the lamb, and any cocktail on their menu. If I was able to try them all that night, I would have, but the last thing on my list is the most important and I must still be coherent to do so.

After a dinner that you will be dreaming of for Lord knows how long, it is always appropriate to buy a bottle or two of Dom Pérignon for dessert and head to the Eiffel Tower. This whole act sounds terribly cliché but if you haven’t done it yet, just trust me. Every hour on the hour, the Eiffel Tower twinkles for ten minutes, and every hour on the hour I somehow act like I am five years old. There are benches all around the tower for a perfect view, and

the perfect place to pop a little Champagne and gossip with your girlfriends (or snuggle with a Paris hottie, no judgement).

While it’s hard to pin point just a few places to visit, that’s really the exciting part of Paris. Everyone has their favorite hot spots, these are just a few our team thinks will make your trip a little bit more glamorous than the rest.

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you deserve the world especially on mother’s day As May brings us an extra excuse to celebrate all the incredible women in our life, make this Mother’s Day one to remember. A beautiful beachside brunch, fresh flowers, and morning mimosas can be topped off perfectly with any of these luxury items. Here’s our style team’s list of Mother’s Day must-haves for whatever kind of woman she wants to be.

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Between finger painting and lazy afternoons in the waves, she opened your childhood to another realm of imagination, fresh air, and self-discovery. Organic and liberated by creation, she’s naturally beautiful, instinctively stylish, and gloriously original.

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1 Leather Kenzy Clutch, CALYPSO 2 Tavla Tiger’s Eye Drop Earrings, SAKS FIFTH AVENUE 3 Jane Carr Mandala Print Scarf in Pink/Blue, INTERMIX 4 Clara Suede Tote, CALYPSO 5 Verner Panton Mirror Throw, DESIGN WITHIN REACH 6 Vintage Hill Tribe Batik Pillow, DESIGN WITHIN REACH 7 Geometric Terra-Cotta Pot, DESIGN WITHIN REACH 8 Loeffler Randall Baby Work Tote DIANI 9 Meadow Rose Wood Art, MEADOW ROSE PHOTOGRAPHY 10 Amber Fort in Jaipur, India 11 Sweet Almond and Coconut Body Scrub & Matcha Green Tea Fusion Clay Mask, SALT 12 Dannijo Aviva Bracelet, INTERMIX

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She is the miracle worker of million dollar business deals and spot-on blueberry oatmeal. Those black mascared lashes never thought to bat an eye between 8am meetings and international jetsetting mixed into braiding hair and polo practice. She’s classy, ageless, and impossibly chic.

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Wearstler Cubist Ring, INTERMIX 3 Maria Francesca Pepe Crystal Spike Ring Set, INTERMIX 4 Anya Hindmarch Carker Bag DIANI 5 Jennifer Zeuner Peyton Double Bar Necklace, INTERMIX

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Cat Eye Sunglasses ELU BY CHRISTINA 8 iPad Mini, APPLE 9 Eugenia Kim Sunny Wide Brimmed Hat, CALYPSO 10 OJ Wall Clock, DESIGN WITHIN REACH 11 Beolit Sound System, DESIGN WITHIN REACH 12 Made in Paris Almond Scented Candle, CALYPSO 13 New York City 14 Como Armchair, DESIGN WITHIN REACH

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Her taste for macarons is as sweet as her style. A yes girl for all things colorful, playful, and feminine, she delights in fresh flowers, adorable first day of school jumpers, and making memories that last a lifetime.

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Tulips, GAZEBO FLOWERS & PLANTS 2 Textured Stripe Pillow in Pink, DESIGN WITHIN REACH 3 Granit 25-Piece Dinnerware Set, DESIGN WITHIN REACH 4 IC07 14K gold pendant with tourmaline, JEWELRY BY GAUTHIER 5 Kaleido Trays, DESIGN WITHIN REACH 6 A trip to Bali, Indonesia 7 Rigards Round Aviator (Available in camo and matte black) ELU BY CHRISTINA 8 Gryson Sloane Tote, DIANI 9 Just Peachy Kate Spade Nesting Boxes, LETTER PERFECT 10 Tom Dixon Candleholder, WHISTLE CLUB 11 Fan Coral Cuff GEORGIA VARIDAKIS JEWELRY

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Ball 2014

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Royal Recap

PHOTOGRAPHED BY MEADOW ROSE PHOTOGRAPHY.

Welcome to the most fabulous party of the year!

Guests of the Pacific Pride Foundation’s Royal Ball at Bacara Resort were greeted by a 40-foot Eiffel tower in the courtyard and enough disco balls throwing rainbows on the walls to last long into the night.

Designed by Merryl Brown Events, the night featured go-go dancers, performers on stilts, a flamenco performance by Timo Nunez, and an outstanding midnight drag show

by Deja Ré that was the highlight of the evening. And while the attending

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attire would have been delicious enough, 300 guests savored french food and petit fours, along with a dreamy candy bar complete with every kind of unmentionable candy shape imaginable. DJ Derek Monteiro spun beats drawing the who’s who of Santa Barbara out of their cabanas and onto the dance floor while the evening celebrated community, LGBT love, and all things Paris, glitter, and body paint. It was the place to be and a night of luxury to be remembered.

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Denise Decker, Trina Grokenberger with Pat and Ursula Nesbitt

Travis Bassallo and Dawn Stout

Gorgeous Royal Ball Guests

Bob Stout and Robert Mendez

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Peter Sadowski

Tippi Hedren

Melody Khadavi and friends

Sean Dooner, Claude Raffin, John Gathercole and guests

Ralfie Barbosa and friends

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