{"id":7851,"date":"2017-03-18T14:46:11","date_gmt":"2017-03-18T21:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7851"},"modified":"2017-03-17T14:48:26","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T21:48:26","slug":"local-lowdown-the-sun-rises-on-somerset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7851","title":{"rendered":"Local Lowdown: The Sun Rises on Somerset"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photo courtesy Somerset<\/p><\/div>\n

An elegant addition<\/span>\u00a0to the downtown Santa Barbara restaurant scene, Somerset<\/a> is an old world European style grand caf\u00e9 created by Steve Hermann Hotels and Restaurants of Palm Springs\u2019 acclaimed L\u2019Horizon Resort and Spa<\/a> fame. The impressive d\u00e9cor features deep chesterfield sofas, polished zinc tabletops, and 50\u2019s modern vintage chairs and lighting, a swanky combination of mid century and art deco influences.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>And then there\u2019s the gorgeous courtyard patio with a canopy of 100-year-old olive trees planted in rubble stone planters designed to create the mood of an old courtyard in Tuscany.<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy Somerset.<\/p><\/div>\n

Chef Lauren Herman<\/a> (formerly of the James Beard Award<\/a>-winning A.O.C.<\/a> and Lucques<\/a> in Los Angeles) has created a menu that takes advantage of the bounty of the Santa Barbara coast by sourcing all produce within a 100-mile radius and utilizing daily deliveries by local fish mongers and livestock humanely raised on ranches in the hills above America\u2019s Rivera. A visit to\u00a0Somerset promises an evening of sure-to-be-memorable farm-driven California\u00a0<\/span>cuisine with light French and Italian influences. At press time it was dinner only, but plans to add lunch and brunch to the menu are in the works.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Somerset<\/span>, 7 E. Anapamu St., 805\/845-7112, somersetsb.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014Leslie Dinaberg<\/a><\/p>\n

Originally published in the Spring 2017 issue of Santa Barbara Seasons Magazine<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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