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MATT MAZZA’S HOLIDAY REVELATION

“THERE’S A MAN IN MY LIFE. THERE, I SAID IT. I DIDN’T THINK,” MATT ADMITS, “I’D FEEL SO, WELL... LIBERATED. BUT I DO.” HE DESCRIBES THE MAN IN HIS LIFE AS HONEST, ARTICULATE, INTELLIGENT, WELL-SPOKEN, WELL-READ, AND “RUGGEDLY MASCULINE.” MATT’S WIFE LIKES HIM TOO... (STORY BEGINS ON PAGE 5)

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anta Barbara-based Robb Ferer and Seattle-based AJ Barker, Container Concepts’s founders, have coined the tag line “Thinking inside the Box” for their new venture, but it’s thinking outside the box that has helped launch this eco-friendly, vendor-driven business into the food service and retail industry. One of few companies to repurpose steel shipping containers, Container Concepts designs, builds, and sells

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refurbished and recycled shipping containers to be used as semi permanent, fully self-contained, restaurants, retail shops, event vending spaces, and more, with each “box” modified to suit the needs of the individual client. Ferer and Barker, both restaurant consultants by trade, teamed up at the National Restaurant Association tradeshow in Chicago a few years back. They founded Container Concepts as a company that provides turnkey eateries for businesses wanting to test a new concept or expand their brand in a sustainable and affordable way. “It’s ...continued p.6

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In Business – Kelly Mahan steps “inside the box” with Container Concepts’s founders, Robb Ferer and AJ Barker, about their environmentally friendly company

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T alking Turkey – Just in time for Thanksgiving, Matt Mazza and friend Ryan Muzzy have food on their minds and palates, so grab a drink and start reading. Bird up.

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L etters – The lone contributors are Steven Soria, who speaks his mind about Make Smith Leather Co. and Black Friday; and Joseph Narkevitz, sings the praises of Zach Rosen and other columnists

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an About Town – Mark Léisuré on the sounds of music, including M Django Reinhardt Festival All-Stars; the Junior League’s rummage sales; Halloween parties; and everything from roller derby to Culture Club

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eer Guy – Zach Rosen is more than ready for Thanksgiving and serves B up some tasty ales to complement your holiday feast

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15 Days a Week – Jeremy Harbin maps out Municipal Windemakers, Monday Night Flights, Flashback Friday, Champagne n’ Oysters, and countless other events to enjoy this month

Mad Science – Rachelle Oldmixon tells the tale, scientifically speaking (beware the acronyms), of UCSB’s Dr. Shuji Nakamura earning the Nobel Prize in physics

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Keepin’ It Reel – Movie critic James Luksic gives his take on Interstellar, Before I Go to Sleep, Nightcrawler, and John Wick

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Up Close – Jacquelyn De Longe is licking her chops for Tino’s Italian Deli, opening at its new venue on Carrillo Street

Santa Barbara View – Cheri Rae reflects on the life of neighbor Richard Springer, who passed away at 73; and stop – or at least slow down – in the name of love (and children)

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Food File – Christina Enoch likes what she sees, smells, and tastes at Cielito, courtesy of chef Kurt Steeber T he Weekly Capitalist – Jeff Harding sifts through the aftermath of the latest election and takes measure of the message voters are sending

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I n The Zone – Tommie Vaughn strolls down to Les Marchands Wine Bar & Merchant, where she enjoys oodles of noodles Stylin’ & Profilin’ – Megan Waldrep gets a read on “Slim Paley” blogger and globe-trotter Carolyn Espley-Miller

Hands Full – When it comes to multiples, Mara Peters has seen it all – thanks to four children – and shares the warning signs B ehind The Vine – Hana-Lee Sedgwick pulls up a chair at Jamie Slone Wines to catch up with the tasting room’s owner and his wife, Kym

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TALKING TURKEY

by Matt Mazza

MAN CAN COOK:

Coming Out of the Pantry

here’s a man in my life. There, I said it. I didn’t think I’d feel so, well… liberated. But I do. He’s a terrific guy, honest, articulate and intelligent, well-spoken and wellread. He’s ruggedly masculine, often out carousing on horseback while drinking his (small-batch, high-end) bourbon on just a couple rocks, but still gentle and funny enough to be trusted around my wife and daughters. (Confused? Me too. Let’s see if I can’t just get to the point already.) He appreciates the subtlety of a fine wine and the nuance of an exotic meal expertly prepared with hand-selected craft ingredients. That’s it, really, that’s how all this began, as many stories do, with a lovely meal and a conversation among friends. And in my experience, the beginning is usually an appropriate place to start. So that’s what I’ll do.

I’ll start in the beginning. With the Lebanese Barbecue.

Damn That Lamb

Ryan Muzzy is a friend, a good friend, one I’m probably lucky to have. He is smart and he is articulate (reasonably so, anyway, right Muz?) and I do trust him around Wendi and the girls. Our kids get along, our wives get along – hell, even our dogs, Bucky (mine) and Jackson (his), got along (at least until old Bucky died recently). We’ve known each other for years and, over that time, we’ve come to understand that we share certain sensibilities and, well, passions. (It’s an over-used word these days, but it actually applies in this particular case.) The truth is that we both like a smart cocktail and a great steak alongside a gigantic red wine, or maybe a charcuterie plate in mid-afternoon with

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a bottle of effervescent white. Or a great burger and a few beers. Or a taco and a Tecate (and a tequila). Or, it turns out, a day spent planning, sourcing, prepping and executing one hell of a Mediterranean-cum-Middle Eastern grilled lamb dish, with relevant accoutrements and wine selections, in my backyard. The start of that fateful Lebanese Barbecue, as we’ve come to call it, and thus this column, went something like this: FADE IN on my buzzing iPhone. “Hey, Mazza, let’s cook something killer today.”

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“Mornin’ Muz. I like it. I’ve had my eye on these mint- and cumin-spiced lamb chops on the cover of Bon Appetit.” (I’m excited; this is my favorite type of day.) “Yeah, I could do this Lebanese bulghur salad and we could twist up some fresh hummus, maybe a crispy Sauvignon Blanc and a bigger Pinot and, and … “ (He’s stammering with excitement; this is his favorite type of day.) “Hang on, I’ll clear it with Wendi.” (Muted and indecipherable spousal exchange starts low and crescendos.) “I’m good.” “Good, I’ll talk to Sarah.” (Muted and indecipherable spousal exchange starts low and crescendos.) “Me too.” “Let’s meet at Whole Foods; there’re a lot of Middle Eastern spices and pastes, and some ingredients I’ve never seen before and other stuff we’ll need.” “They have a terrific wine section, too. I’ll pick you up in thirty minutes. Make a list.” “Done.” I know, inauspicious, to say the least. But here’s what’s so fun about all this: neither of us knows a damned thing about Lebanese food or ingredients or how to actually prepare or pair any of this stuff. (That’s not entirely true. Muzzy knows ...continued p.13

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Another idea: rendering of a 40-foot shipping-container-turned-pizzeria, one of many possibilities from Container Concepts

Robb Ferer and AJ Barker in front of their Café Box, which they used to host a gourmet meal for 40 restaurant owners and CEOs

a way vendors can affordably enter the market,” Ferer explains, musing about such developments as The Funk Zone in Santa Barbara as a perfect location for a container-based development. One idea: the boxes could be used to build a semipermanent food/retail hub in the up-andcoming neighborhood, on the site of a future development, or on a vacant lot. To show off the potential functionality of the boxes, the pair took part in the National Restaurant Association Council’s Silicon Valley Innovation Tour last week, where they were asked to host a sevencourse gourmet meal for 40 top CEOs and restaurant owners out of one of their boxes. With just three weeks to prepare,

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The boxes are highly modifiable, and can be used “on the grid” or off. Similar in permitting to the food truck craze, the boxes are configured to the specific eatery’s needs, and to local health codes required by the city or state where boxes will be located. Other ideas? Expanding restaurant brands by allowing companies to sell the boxes to franchisees as a package,

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Doctors Without Borders, to be dropped in disaster zones. “It’s our way of being socially conscious,” Barker says, adding their work with nonprofits is just one of the ways Container Concepts sets itself apart from other container brands. Some of the options available to outfit a box include: hydraulic doors, roof mounted solar panels, fold- or swing-out awnings and sections, HVAC, and much more. A fully equipped and modified box can be completed in 12 to 18 weeks, depending on the complexity of the concept.

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e’re huge fans of the Sentinel, so first off, thank you for what you do. I’m writing to address this year’s impeding Black Friday, the quest for inexpensive goods that drives people to unfortunate extremes each year. Oh, the insanity! People get hurt and sometimes die just to get their hands on drastically marked-down clothes and pricey electronics. We’ve decided to price everything $5 more. So, for 24 hours on Friday, November 28, our product will cost… $5 more than it was the rest of the year! Why, you might ask? Being small and nimble can give us advantages that huge lumbering opponents don’t have. We thought we changed things up a bit, and we’ve already found that there is a crazy buzz starting on Twitter about our $5 more sale. People are planning to tent outside our downtown storefront to get first dibs at paying more for the same product. Here’s a photo of the first guy that setup yesterday at our store on West De La Guerra Street. We encourage other local stores to do the same thing! Please follow in our footsteps and charge a little more this year. Cheers! And, don’t miss this once in a life-time deal! Steven Soria Make Smith Leather Co. Santa Barbara

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I enjoy reading food magazines and food blogs. Zach Rosen is skilled at giving the reader an experience of what his (Zach’s)

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Mark spends much of his time wandering Santa Barbara and environs, enjoying the simple things that come his way. A show here, a benefit there, he is generally out and about and typically has a good time. He says that he writes “when he feels the urge” and doesn’t want his identity known for fear of an experience that is “less than authentic.” So he remains at large, roaming the town, having fun. Be warned.

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ll hail Stephen Cloud. The longtime local concert promoter – singersongwriters, classical chamber music, and jazz only, thank you very much – managed to book the Django Reinhardt Festival All-Stars for a one-off at the Lobero earlier this week when he noticed an open date on their tour. Kudos for the pickup, for these cats, all of whom hail from France and other nearby points in Europe, were truly swinging. Hot Club of France classics were delivered with blazing speed and precision, and a sure sense of rhythm that would have had the audience up and dancing were such a thing allowed at the theater (as it were, my date was trying to do the Charleston in her chair). But for all the awe-inspiring pyrotechnics of the sextet, the most rewarding moments came when Ludovic Beier played his original composition “For Dorado”, a tribute to guitarist-leader Dorado Schmidt, handling the haunting melody on the accordina – a mouth-blown breathpowered version of the button accordion. Beier looks like a college professor and plays with a brilliant synthesis of brain and soul. You gotta think Cloud was thrilled not only with the music but also gratified that the show was sold-out, proving both that the music still has its broad appeal and that folk are trusting the Lobero Jazz series sight unseen. Next up: Another crusty old style that still swings like a well-oiled gate as the venerable Preservation Hall Jazz Band teams with fellow New Orleans legend Allen Toussaint at the Lobero on Tuesday, November 25.

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What with the closing of so many of the downtown thrift stores in recent years, Mr. Léisuré might be wandering the streets naked were it not for the big annual rummage sales. (Trust me, that’s not something you’d want to witness.) Indeed, his favorite pair of jeans, most comfy shoes and jacket – not to mention virtually of both of this year’s Halloween costumes – were acquired at recent “recycling” events. So you’ll likely find him plowing through the clothing and other goodies like a soccer mom seeking Christmas gifts on Black Friday at either of the two rummage sales taking place Saturday, November 15. The Junior League’s event – which is going on 80 years now – boasts threads and much more, including sporting goods, furniture, housewares, kids’ toys,

and more. They’ve also added pre-event gala (if $10.50 admission fee counts as a gala) from 6 to 9 the night before, when bargain hunters can browse to their leisure before the madness begins at 8:30 am the next day. There will also be yummy barbecue from Georgia’s Smokehouse, beverages for sale, and live music. Meanwhile, Center of the Heart’s sale takes place out at the Spiritual Living center on Turnpike Road in Goleta, starting a half-hour earlier on Saturday. It’s not as big a shindig, but perhaps the goodies will carry some positive karma!

Haunting Halloween

I really did make it to five different parties before the clock struck midnight on October 31. (Okay, it was actually more like 11 pm when I hit the hay; Mr. Léisuré needs his beauty sleep. If you could see under the mask, I’m sure you’d agree.) The night began in the afternoon, with the Bacara Resort’s annual family-friendly event replete with magic tricks (I’ve got a bunch of gimmicks and gizmos still stuffed in my carry-home bag and am still working out payback for the young lady who gave me quite a startle with the fake snake gag). Next up was a private swing-dance party still in western Goleta, where a bunch of costumed comrades were somehow doing the Lindy Hop without piercing anyone with their sabers or turning other costume accessories into projectiles. After a slog through the soggy street back to my car (yes, it actually rained!) it was a brief stop at the Mercury Lounge, where DJ Darla Bea was spinning her usual wonderful mix of old soul, modern dance music, and classic rock – though it was a bit early for any serious hobnobbing. Next up: Butler Events Center, where Summer Solstice was staging its annual Black Cat Ball, where I definitely caught up with some local movers and shakers (at least I think I did, as who can tell who’s really inside those costumes?) Finally, I foraged over to the Canary Lounge, where the earlier downpour had nixed the rooftop celebration and sent the hordes of partying 20-somethings into the bowels of the building, otherwise known as the ballroom and other meeting spaces beneath the main lobby. I took a mighty fine series of shots with a lovely young thing in the Photo Booth (we’re not publishing those, sorry), before the volume and ceaseless beat of the house ...continued p.14

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by Zach Rosen

This Year, be Thankful for Beer

ost holidays are celebrated with food and drink, but Thanksgiving is the one holiday that truly embraces this fact. The Thanksgiving meal is a personal favorite, and the flavors and colors of the holiday table are one that I look forward to all year. Sense memory is very real. Different aromas and tastes can bring forth memories and emotions that are associated with those characters. Probably no other set of flavors is more written into the American mind than those of Thanksgiving. Beer is one thought that usually does not come to mind when you think of Thanksgiving dinner, but perhaps after this year that will change.

simple cranberry sauce recipe will bring a different flare to the Thanksgiving table. The dash of allspice and balsamic vinegar help deepen the character of this woodsy, sweet-sour Flemish-style beer. Duchesse de Bourgogne is often available at Whole Foods Market, San Roque Liquor, and other beercentric spots around town. Lindemans Framboise is cheaper and easier to find, and can be used as well. Framboise

Zach Rosen is a Certified Cicerone® and beer educator living in Santa Barbara. He uses his background in chemical engineering and the arts to seek out abstract expressions of beer and discover how beer pairs with life.

will create a sweeter sauce that lacks the tangy flavor of a Flemish-style beer. Make sure to use a thicker, aged balsamic vinegar and not the younger, vinaigrette-style balsamics. ...continued p.29

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Caramel, toffee, toast, spice. The cornucopia of flavors in beer make it a dynamic pairing to cold-weather foods. If you are going to choose one beer for the entire Thanksgiving meal, then it has to be Saison Dupont. This beer is the quintessential saison. Begin the meal by toasting with this effervescent, bone-dry brew. The black-pepper notes of Saison Dupont will add a dash of spice to mashed potatoes, and its earthy flavors work well with a green bean casserole. Its intense carbonation can cut through the grease of gravy and stuffing, while its herbal quality will complement both. The balance of the flavors makes this beer a good pairing for both light and dark meat. It will enhance light meat and cleanse dark. Vieille Provision is their standard saison, but if you want to make a bolder statement then pick up a bottle of their Cuvee Dry Hopping edition. The stronger floral, grassy character from the dry hopping gives the beer a sharper edge and more prominent flavor. But who would want just one beer at the table? There are many other beers that can grace the Thanksgiving spread. The toasty qualities of brown ales make them a natural for the flavors of fall. Samuel Smith Nut Brown Ale has a strong nuttiness that complements bitter greens, sweet potatoes, and other root vegetables. Sierra Nevada Tumbler Autumn Brown Ale has a touch more chocolate flavor to it, which makes it a good addition to the gravy and stuffing. Belgian Ales like North Coast PranQster or Victory Golden Monkey work well with mashed potatoes, turkey, and cranberry sauce.

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by Jeremy Harbin

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Space is limited, but if you have an event, exhibit, performance, book signing, sale, opening, trunk show or anything else interesting or creative that readers can attend, let us know at 805-845-1673 or email us at tim@santabarbarasentinel.com. We’ll consider all suggestions, but we will give extra consideration to unusual events and/or items, especially those accompanied by a good visual, particularly those that have yet to be published.

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If you love calendars and then going to do things listed in calendars, then you, my dearest friend, have come to exactly the right place. Why? Because this is a calendar, and it’s got the best listings this side of the Mason-Dixon line. Take tonight’s play, Almost, Maine for example. It’s the perfect thing for you to attend. It’s at Westmont’s Porter Theatre at 8 pm. The premiere was last night, so you know you’re getting the good performance with all the kinks worked out. And the best part? It’s about that thing that most things in all mediums tend to be about: love. Isn’t that nice? Go to Westmont.edu/boxoffice to get your tickets.

Sunday

Einstein – if he even existed – was a hell of a guy. He had a crazy haircut that was way ahead of its time. He had a really awesome job as a patent clerk (great benefits). He and his brother started that chain of bagel stores. And he was very gifted at math and science. That is, I believe it goes without saying, if he was a real person. Is “Albert Einstein” man or myth? That’s a great question to ask professor R. Shankar this evening at 8 pm at the New Vic Theatre (33 West Victoria Street). He’ll lecture about the possibly fictional theory of relativity. It’s free to attend, but make a reservation by calling (805) 893-6363.

Wednesday

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Sunday Winyl

What could go better with the smooth taste of some Municipal Winemakers (22 Anacapa Street) wine than the smooth sounds of music played on vinyl? Some cheese, probably. Cheese would pair better. But never mind that, just get over there this afternoon/early evening and enjoy yourself.

Monday November 17 Wine Time

How was that wine last night? Fruity? Tannic? One other wine term? And how did you enjoy yourself down in the Funk Zone, Santa Barbara’s funkiest neighborhood for arts and wine? You liked it, you say? You can’t wait to go back, but you just need a good reason? Well, this must be fate, because I’ve got a great event that will get you back in the Funk Zone to sip on some vino. It’s Monday Night Flights at Les Marchands (131 Anacapa Street). That’s where you taste wine paired with food and a very astute wine person tells you all about what’s happening on your palate. Cheers!

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Relaxation Station

It’s Wednesday again, as it is every week around this time, and you need to clear your head. You’ve been busy, bossed around, and beaten down. You need somewhere to just go sit, enjoy nature, and catch your breath. Do that at Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens (1500 Santa Barbara Street), arguably our nicest park here in town. Sure, it’s small, but it sure packs a punch. Have a seat by the duck pond and let your worries melt away. If that doesn’t work, just go shopping on State Street a few blocks away.

Thursday November 20 Dance Party

The park didn’t do it for you yesterday? Then just sit back and listen to the soothing sound of my voice: close your eyes. You’re feeling very relaxed. Breathe in. All the stresses of the day are melting away as you exhale. Feel the sensations of your body. You are comfortable, calm, and relaxed. Wait, who’s that behind you?! Sorry, it’s nobody. You sure are tense. You should probably just rest here for the night so you’ll be ready for tomorrow’s dance party. Sound good? Save your energy for Flashback Friday at Blush (630 State Street). It starts tomorrow at 10 pm, and the theme is 80s vs. 90s. You know that DJ Darla Bea will be there to spin the hits from your favorite decades.

Friday November 21

Champagne n’ Oysters

If you’re like me, you’ll find a reason to pop open a bottle of bubbly every couple of months. Just moved into a new apartment – bottle of champagne. Just finished another great calendar for the Sentinel – bottle of champagne. Just opened a bottle of champagne without hurting anyone – bottle of champagne. Of course, when I say champagne, I should really be using scare quotes, as in “champagne,” because on every occasion, I reach for the sparkling wine under $15. And it inevitably tastes like carbonated Welch’s grape juice. That won’t be the case tonight at Corks and Crowns (32 Anacapa Street). Starting at 5 pm, the second annual Champagne n’ Oysters event will provide partygoers with a flight of champagnes (the real deal) and sparkling wines to pair with oysters from the Jolly Oyster. Expect music, an open hearth, and discounts on bottles. So what are we celebrating? Go to www.corksandcrowns.com for tickets.

Saturday November 22

Mustache Rides Again

As the cultural tide ebbs and flows, it pulls part of the beach away and it drops new things off onto the sand. It’s a natural, necessary cycle of fashion and progress. Everything is always moving one way or the other – either further up the shore of modern life or away from it, back into the unknowable black of the past and future. But sometimes, a particular piece of detritus catches a snag, some flotsam gets wrapped tightly around the pier or carried up onto the cement path by some unwitting toddler bored of his sandcastle, and we’re left with it on our beach for longer than we might have expected when we first watched it wash up. What I’m trying to say is: mustaches are still very popular. And not the outsized old-timey ones worn by dapper gentlemen past or the fuzzy caterpillars dads wore on their upper lips in the 1970s and 80s, but the ironically detached kind that references both of those, worn by young men in their 20s or 30s who can’t just wear some crazy glasses to call attention to their faces like everyone else. And because the mustache thing is still a thing, we have the Movember Foundation, a men’s health charity that encourages participation through facial hair, and we have tonight’s ‘Stache Bash at 8 pm at the Blind Tiger (409 State Street). Expect bands, beer, and Ritchie the Barber.

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Sunday November 23

Flower Show and Sale

Who doesn’t love flowers? Looking at them, smelling them, touching them, grabbing a handful with long stems and whipping them at someone… what’s not to love about flowers? If you’re into flowers like me, you’ll want to pedal your way over to the Schott Center (310 West Padre Street) for the Las Floralias Flower Arrangement Show and Succulent Wreaths sale. It’s just a $5 donation to get in. It kicked off yesterday at 10 am, and it continues today from 11 am to 3 pm.

Monday November 24

X-Giving Centerpieces

I can’t believe I got this far into the calendar without mentioning: it’s now the holiday season. Now before you go writing a letter into this paper railing against my use of the word “holiday” and “the war on Christmas,” I’m talking about several holidays here, so the term “holiday season” is completely appropriate. Today’s event at Municipal Winemakers (22 Anacapa Street) deals with that great non-partisan kick-off to the season, Thanksgiving. Flutter Magazine and Coco Rose Floral Design Co. are teaming up to teach you how to craft centerpieces for the table. So if you want to impress your friends and family, attend this workshop at 6 pm. Tickets include one glass of wine; get them at fluttermag.com.

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If I didn’t live here in Santa Barbara – the greatest place in the U.S. of A. – I’d live in New Orleans. Have you ever been to New Orleans? It’s like another world with the food and the people and the music and the streets and buildings. Yeah, that’s right; I said the streets and buildings… there’s just something about ‘em. In New Orleans, there’s always someone trying to give you a cocktail or some beignets, and there’s always a live band playing good music – everywhere you go. But since we can’t get to New Orleans today or anytime soon, we’ve got to take advantage when a slice of it comes here: R&B legend Allen Toussaint and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band will be in town today at the Lobero Theatre (33 East Canon Perdido Street) at 8 pm. Get your tickets at www.lobero.com.

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Thursday November 27

Happy Thanksgiving!

It’s here. Enjoy the turkey, the stuffing, the corn, the sweet potatoes, the rolls, the cranberry sauce, the deviled eggs, the cornbread, the peas, the squash casserole, the pecan pie, and the pumpkin pie. But most of all, enjoy the company of your friends and family. If you don’t have any friends or family, well, I really can’t help you, because you should have been cornering acquaintances last week to drop hints that you want an invitation to their dinner. So from all of us here at 15 Days, happy Turkey Day.

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Not New Year’s Yet

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Saturday November 29

Reclaimed Fashion

There’s a lot of stuff that already exists in the world, so when you go about making something new to put into the world, why not reclaim your materials from something that already exists to make your new thing? It makes perfect sense to me, and it makes perfect sense to Greta Lovina, the fashion designer whose reclaimed styles will be on display tonight at the Ojai Valley Art Center (113 S. Montgomery Street) from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Go, donate your 10 bucks, enjoy the wine, and eat some appetizers. Just don’t think about your expanding carbon footprint as you make the drive down to Ojai.

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out at Muzzy’s place in the desert for his fortieth birthday (decent little rib eye preparation, total disaster on the nearly inedible spicy soup) and again with Thomas and Lisa Jackson (I’m still not sure how I butchered those Brussels sprouts with pancetta, but Muzzy’s meat course and TJ’s potatoes were pretty solid) and again and again. And so I can’t say I was all that surprised when my phone rang last week and Muzzy suggested we do a dry run on a challenging Thanksgiving turkey preparation he’d been eyeballing for some time: the magnificent Bouchon Bistro Roast Turkey Roulade, presented in all its grandeur in the most recent edition of Saveur. Now that, my friends, is some serious shit.

It’s not entirely clear what, exactly, Muzzy is doing to his turkey in this particular instance. I think it has something to do with cleaning it, but I’ve been wrong before.

enough about wine to be dangerous, and I worked in restaurants for a decade as a younger man. But that’s about it. Now, where was I? Ah yes, shopping.) And yet there we were, right in the mix in Whole Foods, talking about lamb rib chops and fat content with the butcher and looking for Ras El Hanout and Garam Masala and a couple bottles of wine (okay, four, but one was a dessert wine, so I don’t think it really counts) to accentuate the whole damned thing. We got back to my place, set Pandora to The Band, and let it rip. By the time we finished a bottle of 2012 Tatomer Kick-On Ranch Riesling (dry, minerals, floral), we had the lamb broken down and looking happy in a beautiful marinade

of mint, cumin, paprika, allspice, Ras El Hanout, onion, cilantro, parsley, and red pepper flakes; we’d also twisted up a delicious hummus with just the right hint of citrus for a little mid-prep snack. Even the kids liked the hummus. (And the wives clearly liked the Riesling.) We spent the next couple hours putting together the aforementioned bulghur salad over a 2012 Tensley Colson Canyon Syrah (think big jammy black fruit) and prepping a surprise dessert of toasted pine nuts, fresh figs, yogurt, and honey. (We even made some delicious polenta sticks for the kids.) Then we grilled the lamb (wow) and set everything out, family-style, on the table in my yard. Muzzy popped a 2012 Machete (by Orin Swift, the same

I’m using Muzzy’s boning knife (cue laughter) to prep one of the thigh roulades here. We recommend going pretty easy on the old Chucktown Sunrises until after you’ve completed the whole deboning process.

dude who did The Prisoner, which nearly everybody loves). And we sat down. And we slowed down. And we shared time and experience, and we enjoyed each other’s company over a terrific meal and a few glasses of wine. Then Muzzy nailed that fig and pinenut dessert (a real highlight), and we polished off a truly, even surprisingly good bottle of Ryan Carr’s 2012 Late Harvest Viognier. Nice little Saturday. So nice, in fact, that we did it again

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Beach, where some of the volleyball regulars got together to put on a four-onfour tournament with the contestants all decked out in clever but hopefully not too constraining costumes. I didn’t stay long enough to witness who won, but you really haven’t lived until you’ve seen a tiger spike a volleyball straight down into the sand.

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Santa Barbara’s roller derby team is back in action, despite the fall weather. The Mission City Brawlin’ Betties – who adopt wacky nicknames before they don their skates and stockings, including Havoc Your Way, Crissy Bang Bang, Blue Stalkings and Pain N Diaz – take on the Bakersfield Diamond Divas at 5 pm Saturday, November 15, at Paige Center.

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music and dance tunes drove me back out into the night for the trip home. I hope your Halloween was as happy and hearty as mine!

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Or make that “Money for the show.” It’s not a mugging. It’s online crowd-funding. Two veteran Santa Barbara entertainers are seeking financial help from the public to produce new projects. What could be more grassroots than that? Singer-songwriter Cory Sipper – who emerged from a self-imposed cocoon of building a home life just last month with a date at SOhO – has three more gigs lined up this month, beginning with a headlining show at the intimate Piano Kitchen with owner Jim Connolly

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Omaha – Oh, My!

Pop music and modern jazz fused into a marriage made in – well, I don’t know exactly where, except the band is called Omaha Diner – when trumpeter Steven Bernstein, guitarist Charlie Hunter, drummer Bobby Previte, and saxist Skerik traipsed into SOhO last week. The fearsome foursome – all of whom have had fine careers as solo artists and other associations – teamed up to put their inimitable spin on a bunch of pop hits. Nothing but number-one Billboard hits, actually, which ranged from the Eagles’ “One of These Nights” to Kansas’s “Dust in the Wind”, the O’Jays’s “Love Train” and Beyonce’s “Single Ladies”. Safe to say, brains were swimming on their way out of the club that night.

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Culture Club, the 80s new-wave hitmakers starring the cross-dressing singer Boy George, has canceled its U.S. tour due to a polyp discovered in the singer’s throat. The band was scheduled to perform at the Chumash Casino Resort on Thursday, November 20.

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– Foster the People headlines a triple bill at the Santa Barbara Bowl, finally closing out the concert season at the outdoor amphitheater on Saturday, November 15. Back inside, this month’s Sings Like Hell concert at the Lobero pairs Charlottesville, Va., roots rock band Sons of Bill with Ojai-raised singer-songwriter Emy Reynolds... On Sunday afternoon (November 16), the Santa Barbara Jazz Society welcomes back bassist-vocalist Kirstin Korb, a Ray Brown protégé who moved to Denmark a few years ago to get married. She’ll front a fine trio of Danish players at SOhO for the monthly concert series with a sound that really swings, as evidenced by her brand-new album, Finding Home. It’s one of the rare true jazz gigs from a touring artist outside of the Lobero series. That same night, the venue hosts Bobby Long, the expatriate English singer-songwriter who took right to Americana when he landed in New York City in 2009, already brimming with Woody GuthrieHank Williams country pride and Jeff Buckley-Elliott Smith introspection. On Monday at SOhO, Santa Barbara vocalist Holly Williams fronts Los Angles-based trioKAIT, led by with pianist-composer Kait Dunton, a protégé of Grammy Award-winning drummer Peter Erskine. Williams will sing classic jazz standards, and trioKAIT will also offer some of Dunton’s original music. Wednesday might be hump day for you, but it’s when Mr. Léisuré will definitely embody his name, eschewing all things musical for the entire 24 hours. Singer-songwriter night Tuesday at the club brings a triple bill of Jared & the Mill / Alexz Johnson / Patrick Droney; speaking of Kickstarter, Johnson, an independent Canadian indie musician and actress based in Brooklyn, has raised more than $125,000 to fund two different projects since 2012. If you want more culture than Boy George & Co., singer-songwriters Jessie (daughter of Jeff) Bridges & Tom Rhodes share the stage at SOhO on Thursday, November 20. Heading into the second weekend covered by this issue of the Sentinel, you’ve got a choice between bluegrassy jam band Hot Buttered Rum at SOhO or Lucidity Festival sponsored Stylust Beats and Trevor Kelly over at Velvet Jones, on Friday, November 21.... Former Montecito resident Christopher Cross goes sailing into the Granada on Saturday, November 22, the same night at 80s British ska-punksters English Beat play across State Street at SOhO.... Octet Polyrhythmics, which Seattle Magazine called the best band in the rainy city back in 2011, bring their Afro-beat and syncopated horn-driven funk to SOhO on Tuesday, November 18.

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he UC Santa Barbara community has been celebrating since the Nobel Prize winners were announced earlier this month. Dr. Shuji Nakamura from the Material Department was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics, alongside two other scientists from Japan, for inventing blue LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes). To help you share in the excitement, here are the answers to the most common questions about Dr. Nakamura, his invention, and the Nobel Prize: Why did Dr. Nakamura win a Nobel Prize for a blue LED? Don’t we already have white LED? Yes! We do have while LEDs today. In fact, those white LEDs let you surf the web on nearly all of your Internet-connected devices: phones, tablets, desktop computers, iPods, etc. However, white LEDs were not possible until Dr. Nakamura and his fellow Nobel Prize winners invented blue LEDs in 1990. White LEDs are really a combination of red, green, and blue LEDs, not a fourth LED all its own. While red and green LEDs had been around for several decades before 1990, it was difficult to produce the exact conditions necessary to create a blue LED. Until Dr. Nakamura and his colleagues in Japan independently discovered a method to create blue LEDs, the idea of lighting the world with the more energy efficient LEDs was just a dream. No one would want to live in a world tinted red or green. Well, unless they were from Oz. Why are LEDs such a big deal, anyway? There are two answers here. 1) If we didn’t have LEDs, you wouldn’t have a smartphone. Or a tablet. Or any of your fancy hi-definition screens. LEDs made it possible to create screens that would not produce heat alongside the light. In fact, LEDs are called that because they produce light without producing any heat at the same time, like traditional light sources used to artificially light an area. 2) LEDs are incredibly energy-efficient. Today, almost 20 percent of the world’s energy goes to powering artificial light sources. If all of those light sources were switched to LEDs, that percentage would drop to four percent. Four. Basically, Dr. Nakamura and his Japanese counterparts gave us endless entertainment and a way to help save the world. If they invented LEDs 24 years ago, why are they getting the Nobel Prize now? The Nobel Prizes were designed to honor men and women who provided significant advances to science or culture. Sometimes it takes a few years for the Nobel Prize committee to realize just how much of an

A self-professed nerd, Rachelle has her M.A. in psychological and brain sciences and she occasionally appears as a co-host on a science and innovation TV show. While her degree focused on the brain, Rachelle never could settle on one area of science. So she shares her love of all things science here and on her blog: www.redhotsci.com. Now, go do some science!

impact a person (or group of people) has had on the world. For instance, it was not until 2009 that the “masters of light” were recognized for their work in fiber optics. Where would we be without their work?! Probably still using dial-up and thinking it would have been faster to research that topic for our term papers using encyclopedias (you know, those dusty books that Wikipedia made irrelevant). Why is Dr. Nakamura sharing the prize? It’s an interesting phenomenon in science that you rarely see anywhere else: two or more groups of scientists find the solution to the same problem at about the same time. This has been going on for years. Unfortunately, it is often only one group that gets the credit. In this case, the Nobel Prize committee recognized that both Dr. Nakamura and doctors Hiroshi Amana and Isamu Akasaki contributed significantly to the blue LEDs we have today. Amana and Akasaki invented blue LEDs separately from Dr. Nakamura, but all three are seen as imperative to the invention and development of the blue LEDs that made white LEDs possible. Rather than leave anyone out, the Nobel Prize committee decided that the three should share the honor. As an interesting aside, blue LEDs were a side project for Dr. Nakamura because he could not get the funding for the work. It just goes to show that hobbies can be just as important as the work your boss supports. Finally, what is Dr. Nakamura working on today? Dr. Nakamura is still working on creating efficient lighting. He and his colleagues at UC Santa Barbara established the Solid State Lighting & Energy Electronics Center (SSLEEC) at UCSB in 2007 to work on semiconductor-based technologies. They hope that their work will help create energy efficient lighting and electronics and help produce Gallium Nitride (an essential component of blue LEDs). Since 2007, the SSLEEC has filed more than 150 patents and published more than 430 scientific papers. Dr. Nakamura, congratulations on winning the Nobel Prize and being a scientific powerhouse!

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Heat of the Night

by James Luksic A longtime writer, editor and film critic, James has

worked nationwide for several websites and publications – including the Dayton Daily News, Key West Citizen, Topeka Capital-Journal and Santa Ynez Valley Journal. California is his eighth state. When he isn’t watching movies or sports around the Central Coast, you can find James writing and reading while he enjoys coffee and bacon, or Coke and pizza.

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s the holidays grow closer, so do quality movies. We haven’t yet been bestowed with Michael Mann’s intriguing Blackhat or Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper, but the Central Coast is already blessed with St. Vincent and Birdman – a pair of worthy ventures among a smattering of others:

Stellar, Indeed

t’s fair to say last year’s Gravity stole a semblance of thunder from Interstellar, whose scraps of pseudo-science – especially toward the end – veer toward repetition en route to three hours, a long expedition in any solar system. But Christopher Nolan’s latest endeavor, involving an extra-terrestrial voyage through a wormhole in a galaxy far away, is ultimately about the human spirit, love, and mankind’s bleak future on dust-choked Earth. Farmers can’t grow food, so humans can’t eat, so it’s time to visit the air up there to fund a habitable planet and cultivate a colony. The synopsis at hand: Matthew McConaughey, a restless and widowed father of two amid Dust Bowl conditions, gets summoned by NASA and a professor (Michael Caine) – along with a scientist (Anne Hathaway) – to explore other planets. The aspect of remote time travel will “age” those left behind, resulting in births and deaths among the astronauts’ loved ones. Big-name cameos emerge along with subplots and complications: Jessica Chastain, Matt Damon (Good Will Orbiting?), and Casey Affleck are afforded space-and-face time. Nolan, who co-penned the script with brother Jonathan, has never been a man to go halfway or whittle his work to average length. He has fleshed-out an ambitious project, stretching it far and wide; the upshot is his finest film to date (I’ve argued Inception was too convoluted and clever by half, with a ludicrous finale). As with any undertaking of this magnitude, naysayers are pointing out technical errors and gaps in logic, yet those same cynics are concurrently overpraising John Wick and Nightcrawler. This picture offers a profound and palpable sense of cinema, with a good amount of spectacular moments, as a feeling of awe creeps in now and again. We hear Caine’s character reiterate “Do not go gentle” – and the aspiring, gutsy Nolan takes heed. If you’re heading to the cineplex for one movie anytime soon, come aboard Interstellar.

Cinematic Slumber

moderately effective psychological thriller, Before I Go to Sleep positions Nicole Kidman as a woman suffering from daily memory loss after a traumatic incident. She lives with her seemingly refined and caring husband (Colin Firth) and secretly meets with a doctor (Mark Strong, reunited with his Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy co-star). Most likely I’m not the only insatiable reader who skipped the international bestseller, given that its narrative’s only sliver of suspense appears to be “Which man attacked the heroine?” Alas, Kidman’s performance is less about acting than an exercise in crying, and the climactic flashback in a hotel suite is hard to watch, harder to stomach. Due to the narrative’s nature, redundancy and boredom become the order of the day: if not for its top-tier stars, this snooze-fest would be instantly disregarded.

ake Gyllenhaal embodies Nightcrawler’s titular creep, a rogue videographer with a thirst for accidents and bloody murders. He drives around Hollywood’s nocturnal canyons like a snake ready to strike, conducting interviews and videotaping “If it bleeds, it leads” news – gaining the attention of a ratingsstarved TV veteran (Rene Russo), much to the chagrin of a roving cameraman (Bill Paxton). Any remnants of comic cushion against this darkness stem from the nightcrawler’s nervous and inexperienced coworker (Riz Ahmed). Our unique protagonist struck me as too weird, almost trying too hard – though you can’t fault Gyllenhaal’s effort: a confident embrace of rejection, failure, and frustration in harmony with surrounding suspicions and grotesquerie. Writer and director Dan Gilroy’s commentary and chronicle of modern-day media, of healthy and toxic competition, of pride and self-worth often ring true, despite hackneyed dialogue about going too far. Gilroy evinces a strong, linear eye amid these sinister streets, a “visual correlative” of the hero’s mental state.

Wicked Wick

n John Wick, Keanu Reeves plays the title’s “retired” hitman, who returns to settle a deadly score in New York City. Something tells me the suspense isn’t killing you, though various flaws in the screenplay might – including the infinite references to a doomed pet that’s symbolic of a dead spouse. Our forlorn and monotone hero’s reputation gets embellished as if he is somebody’s idea of a superhero or bionic man. Lending assistance are a few skilled, admirable actors, namely John Leguizamo, Ian McShane, and Willem Dafoe (in the midst of a fine stretch, with The Fault in Our Stars and The Grand Budapest Hotel). To point out those professionals deserved a better film would defy Rotten Tomatoes’ collective critics, who curiously rate John Wick higher than Interstellar and St. Vincent. This directorial debut by David Leitch (with help from Chad Stahelski) proves unremarkable and isn’t sustaining, though cinematographer Jonathan Sela goes to the trouble of creating a harmonious color scheme and slick visuals (best of the bunch: as our battered hero limps toward his front door, the lurking silhouette-on-white image resembles sharp animation). The production unspools in a manner blessedly free of morality tales and preaching, but it’s chockablock with wanton slow-motion shots of bloodletting that fail to bail us out.

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BY JACQUELYN DE LONGE

Our former restaurant reviewer takes a closer look – as only a 3rd-generation SoCal native can – at the people, places, and things that make Santa Barbara so unique. When she is not working for us, she keeps herself busy with various writings, chases her two young children around, and practices yoga and Pilates for some sense of sanity.

The Legacy Lives on!

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Three of a kind: Deanna Morinini, Rob MacArthur, and Terry Morinini

here have been rumors, hopes, and belly-grumbling dreams about the Super Deluxe sandwich returning to Santa Barbara. And they are all about to be come to fruition. The Morinini Family is pleased to announce the re-opening of Tino’s Italian Deli at its new location at 210 W. Carrillo Street. Their official Grand Opening takes place on Monday, December 1, but lucky for us they are opening their doors to the public starting this weekend! “We are excited to get it open!” beams Deanna Morinini, niece of the original owner, Valentino “Tino” Ziliotto. “Tino gave his blessing on this new space before he passed. His spirit is with us here.” While it has been hard to move on without their beloved uncle, Morinini,

her two brothers, Elio and Dino are proud to bring Ziliotto’s legacy back to life with the help of Terry Morinini, Tino’s sister who has been involved with the grocery since the beginning. The new store is a fresh and modern space with crisp white tiles, modern lighting, high-beamed ceilings, a cement floor, and state-of-the-art refrigerators lining the walls. Inside, it maintains the original friendly familiar feeling with an updated contemporary vibe. The colorful products gleam in the natural light of the large windows. There are the same delicious imported merchandise: coffees, pastas, sauces, with a bigger selection of specialty items like Il Colle Del Gusto’s Noccioliva, an elevated version of hazelnut spread direct from Italy.

An artist’s rendering of the original Tino’s location on Olive Street

Hard-to-find Argentinian and Spanish products are well stocked on the original shelves, which have been resurfaced and brought to the new location. Signs of the old-school neighborhood market are right there in the old-fashioned sticker price tags that mark the items. There are smiling familiar faces all around, as most

of the employees have returned with the re-opening. Rob MacArthur, Tino’s general manager, started two years ago at the De La Guerra location and he will be running this shop and the brand-new kitchen, an exciting addition for their already tasty deli items. Much more than a manager, MacArthur, educated at Johnson & Whales, has worked in kitchens throughout Los Angeles and San Francisco before relocating to Santa Barbara, and he is looking forward to getting busy and expanding Tino’s takeaway selection with fresh soup of the day, ricotta cheeses, pasta doughs, and sauces. “He’s kind of our adopted son. He is, but he isn’t,” jokes Terry Morinini. It was clear in my short time with the Morininis and their staff that they care for one another, and as my Italian former father-in-law use to say with a shrug, “When you’re family, you’re family!” It was a belief he applied to anyone who came through his front door – and one that I can see is shared by the owners of Tino’s. It is rare to find a person whose

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The late legend: Tino Ziliotto

presence outlasts their time here on Earth. While researching this story, I read online postings about how locals were touched by Tino Ziliotto. Recounts of childhood stories of when kids’ fathers had regularly taken them to the Italian Grocery after a ballgame, and how until the recent closing they too had carried on the tradition of grabbing a sandwich at the deli after their own child’s weekend practice game. Tales of Ziliotto’s welcoming face at the end of a worthwhile wait in a line that sometimes stretched through the store. Ziliotto was a simple man, born and raised in Santa Barbara by his Italian immigrant parents. He had started

working at a Jordano’s supermarket as a boy in school and eventually bought the store from the owner and turned it in to his Italian Deli, referred to as Tino’s by the locals. While he didn’t have the best memory for names, he always remembered a face, their story, and their sandwich. He liked to chat with everyone who came through. He would pass the time talking about baseball and his favorite team, the Yankees, which was – as it turns out – the only subject he would ever read about. His interest was in the people of his city and the pleasures of day to day, not burden of worldly affairs. He watched generation after generation of customers grow into adults, and he became a regular figure in many lives. Sadly, I never had the chance to experience the original Italian Grocery or meet Ziliotto, but it seems like a place I would have frequented. Now with the reopening, I will get that chance and be able to start a tradition with my children. It is with fond memories and family support that Tino’s is back, dishing out the same savory sandwiches it had for decades. So stop on by, grab a bite, and share your Tino story – and let’s continue to keep a great man’s memory alive.

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...continued from p.13 try to both do everything to learn a bit). I would take the lead on warm focaccia with sweet roasted squash, thyme and honey (from the cover of F&W this month) and a bourbon pecan pie (also from F&W), and we would both work on this cornbread, chorizo, cherry and pecan stuffing muzzy found (Saveur), some extra-buttery mashed spuds (Bon Appetit, cover), and harissa and maple-roasted carrots (also from Bon Appetit). Like I said, that’s some serious shit. So serious, in fact, that you could persuasively argue the whole concept is ill-advised – eminently unreasonable, if you will – just a couple weeks before the holiday. But, alas, there was a certain passionate, two-man mob mentality present as we dove into those damned magazines, and there was certainly enough Chenin Blanc to further fuel the food fire. So we made it happen. We had to brine the bird overnight in (heavily) salted water with lemons, honey, bay leaves, parsley and thyme. That little endeavor got us together early on Saturday morning for extensive shopping at Lazy Acres, Whole Foods, the Farmers Market (downtown) and Vons; Muzzy also needed a boning knife (cue laughter) from Williams-Sonoma to debone the turkey thighs for the roulade. By the time we got back to his place to make the brine, it was mid-morning and clearly time for a cocktail. So we made up a couple Chucktown Sunrises (bourbon, ginger beer, lime juice, grenadine) and got down to business. By the time Saturday was over, we had the bird brining, the focaccia starter, ah, started, the pie crust finished and the cornbread for the stuffing done. We also had all the tools and ingredients needed to make everything happen while simultaneously watching football on Sunday. And that’s exactly what we did. We started early, with more of those delicious Chucktown Sunrises (definitely

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worth a try, especially before a long day in the kitchen). We did the pecan pie right off the bat (it needs hours for cooling), and then moved on to the ground turkey meat, crème fraiche, rosemary and thyme mousse for the thigh meat roulade. Then we broke down the bird, removing its wings, thighs, drumsticks, and backbone, ultimately de-boning the thighs so they could be pounded out and rolled around the mousse for the roulade. (By the way, a quick meeting with chef Weston Richards at Les Marchands proved invaluable for the breaking down of the bird and the roulade prep. So thanks, Weston, you’re the man, and your Monday night dinners are second-tonone in town.) After assembling and tying up those wonderful little roulades for poaching before browning in a pan and roasting – yeah, you read that right – we finished off the stuffing and the focaccia. Then we popped a bottle of the Margerum 2013 Sybarite Sauvignon Blanc (lively, crisp), re-grouped, and knocked out the potatoes and carrots. (Harissa paste, if you haven’t tried it, is delicious, and the carrots, which were

effectively bathed in the stuff, were a real highlight.) If you’ve ever cooked a Thanksgiving meal before, you know that none of this is easy and that there are always things happening (read: going wrong). This particular meal happens to involve a reasonable amount of prep work and a wide variety of cooking methodologies (poaching, roasting, baking, sautéing, and more); timing is consequently tough but doable with some planning (and a prodigious amount of wine). Eventually, miraculously, after eight straight hours in the kitchen, the whole damned thing came together rather nicely – admittedly with some help from the wives and a friend at the tumultuous, chaotic end – and we plated it all up, popped a couple bottles of 2012 Tyler Bien Nacido Vineyard Pinot Noir, and served everything, family-style, on a beautiful table in Muzzy’s yard. (Yep, we splurged on the Tyler Pinot, but it was faux-Thanksgiving and it was well worth it. Definitely a wine worth checking out for the actual Turkey Day.) We sat down. And we slowed down. And we shared time and experience and we enjoyed each other’s company over a terrific meal and a few glasses of wine. Just like we did at the Lebanese Barbecue all those months ago. It was delicious. Muzzy’s turkey and roulades were amazing (though a bit dry, perhaps, and we could cut down the salt in the brine, I think), the focaccia with roasted squash, honey and thyme was fresh and warm, the gravy and stuffing and potatoes and carrots were lovely (also a bit high on the sodium scale but still delicious). Let me put it to you this way: All plates were pretty well clean by the time we stood up to clear the main course. We finished ourselves off with that Bourbon Pecan Pie (a bit burned on top but still good) and a homemade whipped cream Sarah (Muzzy’s wife) mixed up to order. Other than the Cuisinart motor Muzzy burned out while processing his roulade mousse (a bit aggressive there, Muz, don’t you think?), I’d say the day was a success.

Now both of us just have to do it again on Thanksgiving. Hey Muz, better make that midmorning Chucktown Sunrise a double.

The Chucktown Sunrise You can find all of the foregoing recipes in the wonderful magazines referenced above. Most of them are so damned long and complex that it is just silly to re-create them here. With that said, perhaps the most important part of any long day in the kitchen is, in fact, the mid-morning cocktail. So here’s how you ought to start your Turkey Day, especially if attempting the Bouchon roulade or anything else mentioned in the column: Go to the store and buy yourself a decent Bourbon. We really enjoyed Bulleit Bourbon in our glasses, but there are others. Also grab a bunch of limes, some grenadine, and ginger beer. (Lazy Acres had everything we needed on this one.) Drive home and hand-crush some ice. I can’t say why, exactly, but it works better this way. Fill a tall glass to the top with that crushed ice and add Bourbon. I won’t presume to tell you how much, but a good correlation is roughly one ounce per hour you anticipate spending in the kitchen. Rough numbers. Then add generally equal parts fresh lime juice and ginger beer. To taste. Top with grenadine for some color, and chuck a lime wheel in there. Guzzle half, strap on your apron, guzzle the other half, pull your turkey out of its brine, and get to work. Make a second cocktail as soon as possible, just make sure and wash your hands after handling your bird. We don’t want anybody poisoning themselves on the holiday.

If you have any comments or questions about anything written or done in the column above, or, even better, if you’ve actually attempted any of the recipes they’ve prepared, please drop them a note to letters@santabarbarasentinel.com. Ryan and Matt would love to hear from you, and they are always looking for local sources for great ingredients, meals, and wines. Buen Provecho.

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by Christina Enoch

Gorgeous and enticing

Clean Coastal Cuisine Enlightens at Cielito After years of working full time for an ad agency, Christina found her passion in cooking and food. Now armed with her newfound title, “Culinary School Graduate Food Blogger,” she writes and shares her passion for food, cooking, restaurants, photography and food styling in her popular blog, black dog :: food blog. Christina’s a proud mommy of not one but two shelter dogs and lives here in Santa Barbara with her husband. She’s also an avid Polynesian dancer, beach lover, traveler, swimmer, snowboarder and most of all, a lover of anything edible and yummy. Check out her ramblings here and at www.blackdogfoodblog.com.

Kurt Steeber, executive chef and nutritional alchemist at Cielito. The master of Clean Coastal Cuisine.

absolutely adore Cielito, a must-go restaurant for out-of-town guests. I eat my favorite meal with a yummy blackberry margarita once a week at the attractive bar. Yes, their Mexican, Latin Americaninspired cuisine is absolutely delicious – but wait, there’s more. Meet Kurt Steeber, executive chef and nutritional alchemist from The Ranch at Live Oak Malibu (an internationally renowned wellness, weight-loss nutritional program). Chef Kurt has an impressive experience in the kitchen across the coast, including Stars Restaurant in San Francisco, led by Jeremiah Tower, who was the father of California Cuisine. Chef Kurt was there when the organic, local food movement started. Recently, he was executive chef at Feed Body & Soul in Venice, where he worked his magic on progressive clean eating. “We are making something that you put in your mouth, and that’s the closest relationship you can get,” he said. “So we have to build that trust. We are making the most nutritionally balanced, clean, thoughtful dish possible that does good for your body and soul.” It’s no longer to be called a high-end Mexican restaurant. It’s out of character for Mexican, Latin American cuisine, like a hybrid. I would say it’s “Santa Barbarian.” As Chef Kurt does Dr. Alejandro Junger’s Clean Program every few months, he is a strong believer in clean eating without compromising the taste. This guy

This guy makes risotto out of sunflower seeds

“Your body is precious. It’s our vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care.” Let’s be awakened by Sous-vide sunflower seeds, shall we?

Bright and appealing salad. Sous-vide baby beets, arugula, white bean salad, walnut salsa verde, and maple walnut vinaigrette.

Sunflower seed risotto – ginger-roasted Maitake mushrooms, butternut squash, roasted poblano peppers. This is the best “comforting” dish I’ve had.

makes the best risotto I’ve ever had with sunflower seeds. I can trust whatever is being made here (I could lick the counter top.) It’s spotless, which means spotless food. No junk, just clean and pure, and flavorful.

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Chef Kurt also emphasizes his kitchen culture, where he trains the staff to respect the ingredients, take pride, and be emotional about their creations. The baby beets salad is bright and tastes absolutely delicious. Sous-vide baby beets, arugula, white bean salad, walnut salsa verde, maple-walnut vinaigrette. Sunflower seed Risotto – ginger-roasted Maitake mushrooms, Sous-vide sunflower seeds, butternut squash, and roasted poblano peppers. This comforting dish has “fall” written all over it. Lamb stew-braised in beer and cilantro, with beans and braising liquid with roasted tiger-striped squash. Lamb is sousvided for 48 hours. Seriously, I say put down that green juice that you’ve been drinking, and come to the corner of happy and healthy. Enjoy Chef Kurt’s enlightened dish. You will never be the same. As Buddha said,

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The Weekly Capitalist by Jeff Harding

Jeff Harding is a real estate investor and a writer on economics and finance. He is the former publisher of the Daily Capitalist, a popular economics blog. He is also an adjunct professor at SBCC.

Election Post Mortem

rom my perch, it appears that the defeats of Measure P (anti-fracking), Measure S (SBCC bond), and Measure Q (Montecito Union School District bond) have left the supporters of these measures scratching their heads. Even Lois Capps, presumably a shoo-in, had, for Santa Barbara, a close election. What is happening in our fair town? It’s pretty obvious that the supporters of these measures completely misread the majority of the 43 percent in Santa Barbara County who bothered to vote. SBCC lost but it wasn’t close (50.88

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percent, no; 49.12 percent, yes; but 55 percent “yes” was needed). This spending measure was perceived by the voters I talked to as “a bloated wish list,” as one person said. SBCC was going for $288 million (more than a quarter-billion dollars). Montecito was asking voters to approve a $27 million bond (Measure Q), and again it was seen as being too big by voters I talked to people who were against it. Montecito resoundingly lost, 56 percent to 44 percent. Does this mean that voters don’t care about education? That would be the wrong view of what happened. What really happened is that voters looked at the ballot, saw a bunch of very large bond issues, looked at their property tax bills which showed they were already paying for SBCC, Montecito, and Santa Barbara High School bonds, and decided they didn’t want higher taxes. Let’s look at taxes. In Santa Barbara, the median home value is about $900,000 (per Zillow). That

homeowner already pays almost $9,600 in property taxes. The SBCC bond would add another $150 to that bill. Not much, you say? That depends on who you are and whether $9,600 is a burden. I would guess that many such homeowners saw $9,600 as a burden rather than a privilege. People are stretched. In Montecito, the median value is $2,700,000 (per Zillow). That fortunate owner is already paying almost $29,000 per year in property taxes. The two new bonds (adding about $800) would get the owner close to $30,000. Let’s see, for Oprah at $50 million, she would pay another $14,000 per year for Q and S. You would think those rich bastards in Montecito would gladly fork over the money for education, but alas, not. I know Montecito pretty well since I live there, and not everyone is in the glitter-rich category even though they have nice homes. Most are retired. Many are professionals who have stretched to get their kids into Montecito Union. Yeah, we have some extraordinary wealth, but maybe they didn’t bother to vote. Apparently those concerned about taxes did vote. The rationalizations as to why these bonds lost have mainly to do with voter turn-out. The trend is that Democrats don’t vote in these mid-term elections, but Republicans do. That is true. But I don’t think that entirely explains the defeat. If

so, why did voters approve 34 of the 44 school bonds up for vote in California? If you pull back the magnifying glass and look at the nation as a whole, the incumbents (mainly Democrats) took a big hit. And the hit came not just from Republicans but from Independents as well. Why? There is a deep-seated anxiety about the future of our country. That anxiety is mainly economic in origin. While unemployment is down, so is the number of people who have left the workforce: a shrinking pool of folks looking for jobs will make the unemployment numbers look better than they really are. The long-term unemployed number is still high at 11.5 percent. People see the Wall Streeters getting rich, but their wages have stagnated, just barely keeping up with price inflation. You can thank the Fed for that; it can pump money into Wall Street but not Main Street. It’s the economy stupid, so said Bill Clinton. It’s as if people are walking on eggshells, just waiting for something to break. So when I say that the bond proponents misread the voting public, I mean that they were oblivious to this unease, and they came up with a smorgasbord wish list of spending that was just too grand, too ambitious. Taxes are already high here in Santa Barbara, and this time these voters just said no. There was another issue tied to SBCC, and that is that SBCC went to the voters for a $77-million bond in 2008 (Measure V). Perhaps voters are still a bit weary from that one. Some opponents of the new bond charged that Measure V funds were spent on projects that weren’t supposed to have been funded by Measure V – specifically the press boxes at the stadium. Also, according to my research, they haven’t yet spent all the Measure V funds. At least according to the last available Measure V audit report (dated December 2013): they had about $15 million still unspent, plus they haven’t sold all of the bonds, which means there could be another $15 million available for existing projects. I pulled this data from SBCC’s Measure V website, as well as information from the County Assessor’s office. Measure P (anti-fracking) went down in flames. I guess the voters believed the oil companies rather than the pro-P environmentalists on this issue. You may recall in our last issue that I was anti-P and saw it as a potential black hole of litigation. I’ll take full credit for its defeat. And, no, I did not receive one dollar from the oil companies. Also, I would like to pile on in regard to the Capps campaign. Why did she resort to dirty politics? She edited one of Chris Mitchum’s videos to have him say that he didn’t want to represent our fair district, and ran it over and over and over. I voted for neither candidate, because I don’t like either of them. But is this the kind, loving nurse-candidate that we thought we knew, or is she just another power-hungry politician? As they say, power corrupts.

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love of the page. As lead singer for the band Wall of Tom, she created This Rock in My Heart and This Roll in My Soul, a fictional book series based loosely on her experiences in the L.A. music scene. Now she’s spending her time checking out and writing about all things Santa Barbara. Reach Tommie at www.TommieV.com or follow her on Twitter at TommieVaughn1.

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Pork belly with spicy garlic pork broth, Brussels sprouts and soy marinated egg

farmers markets, fishmongers, and meat purveyors for an idea of what Richards’s bowl might feature. Another standout on “Ramen Night” is fresh uni, supplied by Santa Barbara sea urchin diver Stephanie Mutz. Richards will serve the uni with guacamole, Tobiko caviar and house tortilla chips.

The Man Behind the Noodle

Chef Weston Richards is rolling out your next noodle

n college, I became a connoisseur of Ramen. So when I heard that Les Merchands Wine Bar & Merchant had a successful “Ramen Night” on Fridays – so successful that they were extending their noodle to Saturdays – honestly, I was over the moon. This is no ordinary Ramen, with flavors so enticing and well-paired with some of the finest wines of Santa Barbara, all of my preconceived notions were erased. I visited with Master Sommelier Brian McClintic, who helped pair delectable wines per plate, and he explained the backstory of the Ramen Night success.

The Top Ramen

Early this year, Les Marchands’s chef Weston Richards introduced

his personal interpretation of Ramen, instantly creating a cult following. Chef Richards has been perfecting his recipes for four years and serves several wine friendly recipes weekly. He makes the Ramen noodles fresh daily by hand from flour, water, and sodium carbonate, which gives the noodles their signature color, flavor, and bouncy texture. Every weekend, you’ll see a host of regulars enjoying steaming bowls of deliciousness including pork belly with spicy garlic pork broth, Brussels sprouts and soy marinated egg ($16), butternut vegetable miso broth with squash and coconut milk, and yellow curry, scallions, tofu and shiitake mushrooms ($14), and seafood broth with local ridgeback shrimp, crab, and uni ($17). Diners need only browse the local

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I learned a little background on Les Merchands’ talented chef as well. Growing up in Hemet, California, Weston might have caught the “cooking bug” from his best friend’s dad, who was a professional chef. He began his training at the California School of Culinary Arts in Pasadena. One Le Cordon Bleu diploma, an AOS in Culinary Arts, and several other hospitality certifications later, Richards returned to Santa Barbara and secured a job at Sage and Onion as a line cook. In August 2008, he was hired as Sous-Chef at Santa Barbara’s Julienne. Their in-depth, in-house program was the perfect environment for him to refine his technique, moving Weston quickly on the journey that finally led to what he now creates in the kitchen at Les Marchands: rillettes, house-made patés, and fresh Andouille and chorizo sausages. In addition to Ramen Night every Friday and Saturday, Chef Richards presents five gourmet supper programs including Monday Night Flights, a three course seasonal menu offered à la carte and paired with wines by Brian McClintic himself, Wednesday Brats and Brews with Chef Richards’s house-made pork sausage served with pickled cabbage, onion and housemade mustards ($8), paired with Les Marchands’s favorite beers, and Sunday Pasta Night with Richards’s fresh handmade pasta, inspired by his trips to Italy and over 10 years of pasta-making experience.

Not Just Another Wine Bar Les Marchands’s commitment to sourcing out the finest products starts in the cellar and spills over into the kitchen, where Chef Weston quality meets execution and the simplest dishes on their menu aspire to greatness. I dare you to share some mainstays from their cheese and housemade charcuterie program, or dive into jamon Serrano toast with Romesco sauce, or green beans with Spanish anchovy, aioli, and roasted almonds. Guests can drop in and enjoy seasonal offerings prepared by the chef, including local Hope Ranch smoked mussels, pork rillettes, and farmers market pickled vegetables. Brian is a master host as he saunters around the impeccable wine list, making me feel at home. McClintic brings 16 years of hospitality experience with him to Les Marchands Wine Bar & Merchant, a career spanning the major restaurant hubs of Los Angeles, Aspen, San Francisco, and now Santa Barbara. McClintic was one of four subjects starring in the acclaimed documentary SOMM, which chronicled his journey to the elusive Master Sommelier title, becoming the 107th individual in the U.S. to attain this honor. SOMM, distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films, opened in 2013, receiving rave reviews by the public and film critics. In the inaugural year of Les Marchands, McClintic was been named as “The Wine Guy to Hire” by Departures magazine and among the “40 Under 40 Tastemakers” by Wine Enthusiast in 2014. So if you fancy a fancy noodle, wiggle on down to Les Marchands on Friday and Saturday nights from 6-10 pm. But remember, there is limited seating and no reservations, so get there early and enjoy the whole Funkin’ Zone experience. No finals necessary. Les Marchands Wine Bar & Merchant 131 Anacapa Street; (805) 284-0380

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...continued from p.9 Cranberry Sauce 1 cup Duchesse de Bourgogne ¾ cup brown sugar ½ tsp allspice 1 tbsp aged balsamic vinegar 16 oz of fresh or frozen cranberries

Combine beer, brown sugar, cloves, and balsamic vinegar in a 2-quart sauce pan. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add the cranberries and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cook until the cranberries burst and the mixture thickens. Remove from heat and allow to cool for five minutes. Spoon sauce into a container and store in the refrigerator for at least six hours.

Don’t Forget the Pumpkin Beer

Pumpkins are native to North America and have certainly been embraced by the culture. Nowadays, you can find pumpkin-flavoring in everything from lattes to candles, and of course, beer. While pumpkin beer is a new tradition, it was founded on old ideas. Bill Owens of Buffalo Bill’s Brewery, founded in 1983 and California’s second brewpub, pioneered pumpkin beers. While searching through books for old American brewing techniques he found a recipe by George Washington detailing the use of pumpkin as a source of fermentable sugar. He decided to recreate the recipe with the modern flare of pumpkin pie spice. Bill no longer owns the brewery, though Buffalo Bill’s Pumpkin Ale can be found on shelves around the nation. The beer no longer uses pumpkins but still has all of the spice. The beer has a light character with the spices dominating the flavor. Buffalo Bill’s is the historic example of the style; there are now a plethora of pumpkin beers out there. The pumpkin pie spice in these beers can be overbearing for some people’s tastes. Each pumpkin beer is unique and has its own balance of sweet and spicy. Explore the range and find your own comfort zone. Buffalo Bill’s is an example of a lighter pumpkin beer. At 7 percent abv (alcohol by volume) Dogfish Head Punkin is a step up from there. In addition to pumpkin and spices, Punkin is brewed with brown sugar, which gives it a deeper sweetness that allows the spices to blend smoothly into the other flavors. Smashed Pumpkin from Shipyard Brewing Co is the

Victory Golden Monkey and Island Jubilee make nice additions to the Thanksgiving spread

champion of pumpkin beers. The beer’s sweetness is enhanced with a toastier malt character and nutmeg is the dominant spice in the nose. It comes equipped with 9 percent abv, which makes it able to stand up against the richer flavors on the Thanksgiving table. Pumpkin beers pair well with most of the dishes served on Thanksgiving. The spices and sweeter nature of these beers naturally work well with the flavors of Thanksgiving. Pumpkin beer can add a toasty element to mashed potatoes or sweet potatoes and complement the savory flavor of turkey. Buffalo Bill’s would work better with the white meat, but switch over to Pumpkin or Smashed Pumpkin if you want to venture into the dark side of the turkey. However, pumpkin beer with pumpkin pie would be overkill. Typically in the pairing world, you don’t want to pair likeswith-likes. The spices in both the beer and pie would compete with one another and create an inharmonious pairing. If you want to serve pumpkin beer with dessert, try Smashed Pumpkin with a scoop of lemon sorbet topped with a few redtart pie cherries. The sweet-sour lemon character livens up the pumpkin, with the spices accenting the flavors and the cherries tying together all of the elements. If you want a beer to pair with pumpkin pie, try a Scotch-style ale like the local Island Brewing Jubilee or Great Divide Brewing Claymore Scotch Ale. The malty, toasted quality of these beers grasp onto the pumpkin pie spices and embrace the flavor of the pumpkin. Thanksgiving is a holiday steeped in personalized tradition. While there are many standard dishes, each family has its own recipes and dishes that embody this holiday to them. Tradition helps ingrain these flavors in your mind. Make sure to pick up some of these beers as you are shopping this year for ingredients for your favorite dishes. It is never too late to make new traditions and favored flavors in your memories.

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After 10 years designing for her own label, she started writing because “it just felt good”. Now a freelancer for various publications, she loves interviewing people to learn how they got from point A to present day. She co-authored the children’s book Spice & Little Sugar. The literary world is home, sweet home. www.meganwaldrep.com

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peaking to Carolyn Espley-Miller on her recent trip to Iceland bears resemblance to her journey with internationally applauded blog www. slimpaley.com: no expectations going in and a pleasant surprise of its beauty as the result. With countless blogs and websites in the digital sphere, having a successful one takes a solid plan, set goals, and a clear vision. You would think. For Carolyn, being her authentic self was enough. With a you-should-start-a-blog comment from a friend and a oh-she’ll-never-do-it remark from another, it was the latter that pushed the concept into fruition. Admittedly, her knowledge of blogging was nil – one of her two sons set up the initial Wordpress account to get started. A fusion of two personal-style icons, Slim Keith and Babe Paley, birthed the name “Slim Paley”, thus beginning an online storybook of self-taken, extraordinary photographs, and documentation of her daily life to no one in particular and everyone in general. A brief synopsis of our leading lady: born in Dublin, Ireland and raised in Vancouver, Canada, Carolyn had experience in modeling that granted a ticket to explore the world. Many exciting twists and turns later (fun Fact: she’s the woman in Kajagoogoo’s “Too Shy” video), she called NYC home and met the love of

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“My initial intent was just to share, as my byline says, ‘The Stuff of Life’. A book I loved, a great film, a variety of rose, a stellar hotel, a yummy recipe, and so on. I figured I could weave my interior design into it as well.” As time progressed, so did her fan base – and comments from readers filled her posts. Next, features in publications such as House Beautiful, C Magazine, and Santa Barbara Magazine among others came in rotation. The sudden exposure opened her eyes to a bigger picture: this was more than a personal venture; she was connecting with the world. “Once the blog started to gain a larger audience, I was advised to narrow my focus to a specific genre, (for example) fashion or gardening, but I think part of the appeal is the totally random nature of the posts because that is really me and, quite frankly, a lot of us in this day and age.” Warm and genuine with sparking

humor and a substantial dose of culture, Carolyn’s little project has grown into a favorite destination of style seekers and travel dreamers across the planet. “Slim Paley” is a fun and emotional journey bringing laughs, a teeny-tinny bit of envy (in a motivating way!), lots of inspiration, and plenty of “ooohs” and “aaaahs.” An international excavator of sorts, Carolyn and her eye for photography evokes subjects in a way that makes you feel you are with her, along for the ride. Her writing style is engaging and light, like reading a letter from a friend. The “OneArmed Bandita” and “Wonder Woman” are a few monikers given to Carolyn from her faithful readers. One reader from Texas printed out the entire blog, bound the pages into a book, and sent it to Carolyn as a gift. Sincere and meaningful connections, to say the least. So what does the future hold? “Honestly, my answer is I don’t know. I used to think a “Slim Paley” book was necessary in order to feel fully requited, but now with the huge popularity of lifestyle websites, there’s a myriad of possibilities. Finding the time to actually sit down and formulate a plan might be a good first step, right? But then, guess what... it’s time to write another post!” Plan or no plan, Carolyn has proven following her innate ingenuity garners significant impressions to people near and far. With hard work and a continuous challenge to make it bigger and better, Slim Paley will continue to serve to readers as, “a moment of calm in their hectic day and hopefully a good laugh. Think of it as a free ‘spa break’!” Who doesn’t want that?

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You Have Your Hands Full by Mara Peters Former editor for the fashion/lifestyle section of the New York

Post, Mara moved to London and worked as a contributing editor for the Daily Mail’s You Magazine, freelancing for Look Magazine, NY Post and the Style Magazine for The Sunday Times. To remain sane during diaper years she writes a mommy blog, You Have Your Hands Full – www.handsfullsb.com.

I Have Multiples

Club sports are hard. As a matter of fact, they are down right impossible for multiples. Tournaments, every weekend, all over the state are fun on occasion. The kids get to cram into a double-queen hotel room. One ultimately sleeps on a chair, another on the floor. We suffer in the sun, and the relentlessness of the sport together, as a family. Call it quality time. But recently, we had an epiphany – it was time to outsource. When a family with one child offered to take Olivia to water polo tournaments, I told them they could adopt her on weekends. “Call her Scarlett even,” I advised them, so appreciative that the travel torture might actually end. “I’m not attached to the name Olivia.”

Yes, he was forced to go to bed at 7 pm until the end of 6th grade. Rarely is he out past dark, as his siblings are complete lockins. While his friends start to navigate the world, he is now our official babysitter so we can go out. He may never be out at 10 pm until college.

The Youngest Knows Too Much

t was right before yoga class. I was waiting for the instructor and small talking. I had casually asked someone how things were going when the answer came right back at me, “Chaos. Total chaos. You know what it is like to have multiples…” Call it an Ebola-state-of-mind, but I heard “multiples” like it was some disease, taking over my life. As I moved on with my day, I couldn’t shut off my racing thoughts. You see the symptoms are obvious, and the virus is rampant in our household. Having made the choice to have four kids, it’s become clear Alpha and I parent in a way that nobody, especially those with singles, understands. Of course, others with the same disease might recognize some warning signs…

You Outsource

The Oldest is Stunted

My favorite song on the planet is Eminem’s “Headlights”. (There is a nice message about moms in it.) After parenting for 12 years, I am beyond tired of listening to age-appropriate songs in the car. So when the cussing

The perfect storm hits right before parent teacher conferences, the homework is monsooning on us. As I’m working with Teddy on his essay, Charlie is tugging on my arm, desperate to know which color he needs to use to fill in a triangle. Olivia is twirling in the living area, wearing a dress she is designing for the talent show (talent show, was that in the Thursday folder?). Lastly, Jackson is shouting from his room I have to sign a form right away. Uncle. When I decided how many kids I wanted, none of the above were even considerations. It never dawned on me that my future held the logistical impossibility of having four kids in club sports or five hours a night of homework. (I certainly never contemplated the fact

“You can’t create the perfect environment for children of multiples. They have to claw, yell, and fight to get anything done for them.”

Diagnosis is in: we have the disease

There are No Special Moments

“Do the kids need some one-on-one, you know, special time together?” a parent asked me the other night when she didn’t want her child to crash a play date. Here is the thing. There is no special time. Never has been, never will be. Once you get past that, the pressure is off. You can’t create the perfect environment for children of multiples. They have to claw, yell, and fight to get anything done for them. Ultimately, they make the right decision. Best to do things for themselves.

and swearing starts to fly, I tell Charlie to self-regulate and cover his ears. And I wonder why no first-time parent in kindergarten is asking for a play date at our house or letting Charlie come to theirs.

Thursday Folders and Homework Suck

I try. I really do. To stay on top of school news, check homework before Friday, and read to them every night. But multiples kills you in those areas.

that close proximity in their ages would result in three kids in college at the same time.) Multiples was not supposed to be a disease. In my naïve moments of family planning, I really had only one thought – my Thanksgiving table. I wanted to look around the room and have it full, not empty. A brood. Loud and noisy. And most importantly, happy. I do get that for 24 hours, on Turkey Day. That feeling that I got exactly what I wanted.

Peters Pick Effortlessly stylish. That’s how I describe her. Every time I’d see her, she was breathtaking – even when she hosted the kids at her house for Friday play dates. I would sit in her gorgeous kitchen drinking a beautiful coconut-and-mint something, and wonder what life would look like through her lense. Soon, I didn’t have to imagine. She launched her own jewelry line, and suddenly I had a piece of her. Alina has now moved to San Francisco. I miss her desperately – but she is always with me. Sapphire Sorbet earrings for day, Mara’s Hoop La La for night. She’s a wonder. Check out www. designsbyalina.com.

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BEHIND THE VINE

by Hana-Lee Sedgwick Hana-Lee Sedgwick is a digital advertising executive by day and wine consultant and blogger by night. Born and raised in Santa Barbara, she fell in love with the world of wine while living in San Francisco after college. Hana-Lee loves to help people learn about and appreciate wine, putting her Sommelier certification to good use. When not trying new wines or traveling, she can be found practicing yoga, cooking, entertaining, and enjoying time with friends and family. For more information and wine tips, visit her blog, Wander & Wine, at wanderandwine.com.

Slone Shifts into Wine The tasting room in the El Paseo complex

Kym and Jamie in their downtown tasting room

amie Slone and wife Kym may be new in town, but they seem to be fitting right in. When you walk into their Santa Barbara tasting room, Jamie Slone Wines, you can guarantee you’ll be greeted with a warm welcome from the two of them and their cute dog, Sophie. I recently met with Jamie and Kym for an evening of wine and laughs while learning about their wine journey. Originally from Tucson, Arizona, Jamie Slone is a former pro race car driver and radio broadcasting exec who started appreciating wine during post-race wine tastings in Sonoma. After a once-in-alifetime wine tasting experience in France, he and Kym decided they wanted to get involved in the wine industry and started searching for opportunities in Arizona. It wasn’t until the Slones’s twin daughters moved to California for college that they headed to the West Coast and actively began pursuing their wine dreams in one EARTHQUAKE RETROFITTING 50 + YEARS EXPERIENCE - LOCAL 35+ YEARS

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of their favorite places, Santa Barbara County. Two long years later, Jamie Slone Wines is officially here! The tasting room, which is in a space formerly occupied by a law office, is located in downtown Santa Barbara’s El Paseo complex, now formally known as the Wine Collection of El Paseo. Here, next to Casa De La Guerra, they join neighbors Grassini Vineyards, Au Bon Climat, Margerum Wine Co., and Happy Canyon Vineyards – and the Slones couldn’t be happier. The Spanish Colonial Revival style and charm of this historic location, combined with an array of SBC wine producers, make the Wine Collection of El Paseo a destination certainly worth noting, especially if you like your wine with a side of history, or vice versa. Jamie Slone wanted to make sure to highlight the history and uniqueness of

his tasting room location, so he hired local artist Rebecca Jaxon to paint gold embellishments on the ceiling beams in the private tasting area and add Moorish accents to the tasting bar. The Spanish/ Baroque/Moorish style of the interior, which is unmistakingly old Santa Barbara, continues throughout the space, accented by high ceilings, white stucco walls and lots of wine bottles to remind you that you are indeed in a tasting room. So what about the wine? Jamie Slone Wine focuses on limited production Bordeaux, Rhône, and Italian varietals to showcase the diversity of the Santa Barbara County region. Sourcing grapes from a variety of vineyards allows winemaker Doug Margerum (of Margerum Wine Co. and Wine Cask fame) to focus on varieties that shine in different parts of SBC. Making roughly 1,300 cases of Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet, and a Bordeaux blend, soon the label will introduce a Grenache Blanc and even a Super Tuscan. We started the tasting with their 2013 Sauvignon Blanc ($28), which has aromas of brioche and citrus that leap from the glass. The grapes were grown in the warm climate of Happy Canyon, and the wine was aged 50/50 in neutral French oak and stainless steel barrels. Next, the 2013 Aloysius Chardonnay ($47), made from grapes of the Sierra

Madre Vineyard in the Santa Maria Valley, just 15 miles from the Pacific and an optimal growing area for Chardonnay. Created using a blend of neutral and new French oak, the wine has lovely aromas of apples, lemon and wood, with a fresh mouthfeel. I also tasted the 2012 Pinot Noir ($49), which is made using a combination of grapes from three different vineyards in the Sta. Rita Hills appellation. The wine smells deliciously complex, with savory spices and herbal tea followed by light cherry fruit flavors on the palate. Lastly, the 2011 BoRific ($48), a blend of 63 percent Merlot, 24 percent Cabernet Franc, 10 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, two percent Malbec, and one percent Petit Verdot. Super approachable and full of ripe dark fruit and tobacco nuances, it’s one of those wines that will please many different palates. Jamie and Kym’s personable and relaxed style make their wine tasting experience laid back and inviting, not stuffy and intimidating. I’m sure locals and tourists alike will enjoy stopping in for a taste and admiring the space. The tasting room can also be rented out for private events… hint hint, the holidays are coming.

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