{"id":648024,"date":"2025-01-04T22:25:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T19:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/two-new-spots-revive-montecitos-stuffy-dining-scene\/"},"modified":"2025-01-04T22:25:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T19:25:32","slug":"two-new-spots-revive-montecitos-stuffy-dining-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/two-new-spots-revive-montecitos-stuffy-dining-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"#Two New Spots Revive Montecito\u2019s Stuffy Dining Scene"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tMontecito is known for money, not modishness. But two newly opened spots \u2014 a restaurant as well as a cocktail bar, situated at opposite ends of the main drag, Coast Village Road \u2014 are bringing big-city ambition to the oft-hidebound small town.<\/p>\n

\n\tLion\u2019s Tale, from a husband-and-wife pair behind several drinks-focused venues in Santa Barbara, is in the historic Montecito Inn founded by Charlie Chaplin and Fatty Arbuckle. It\u2019s inspired by the iconic lobby lounges of London, particularly at The Connaught and The Savoy. Expect the dry martini to remain chilled \u2014 it\u2019s served pre-batched, pre-diluted and pre-frozen \u2014 while the bar\u2019s eponymous rendition of the classic lion\u2019s\u202ftail cocktail features a New Britannia twist: \u201cOurs is a nod to modern London, with a blended vadouvan curry-infused scotch,\u201d explains co-owner Brandon Ristaino.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThe partners behind the industry favorite Little Dom\u2019s in Los Feliz \u2014 who a few years ago expanded with a Little Dom\u2019s Seafood just down the 101 freeway from Montecito in Carpinteria \u2014 have now debuted Bar Lou. It\u2019s in a prominent craftsman that\u2019s been carefully refurbished and lit for maximal throwback comfort. (The many leather booths, and much else, have been worked over by a veteran Hollywood production designer who dinged, dented and beat up the decor so it felt lived-in from day one.)<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tSteak au poivre and frites at Bar Lou.<\/span><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMariah Green<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tChef Brandon Boudet is loosely interpreting the South of France by way of Montecito\u2019s neighboring farmers and purveyors as well as the area\u2019s long-standing reputation as the \u201cAmerican Riviera.\u201d This means\u00a0dialed-in spaghettini topped with lobes of sea urchin harvested a few miles away, or locally caught halibut and branzino served with an amandine preparation.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cEverything about this place is really considered,\u201d says operating partner Warner Ebbink, who along with Boudet is next focused on a Oaxacan concept not far away at Ojai\u2019s soon-to-open Hotel El Roblar, the historic lodging being revamped by longtime hospitality impresario \u2014 and Tiger King<\/em> and Chimp Crazy<\/em> documentarian \u2014 Eric Goode. \u201cMontecito deserves it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThis story app<\/a>eared in the Jan. 3 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Click here to subscribe<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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