"Chef Luca Crestanelli’s Nella Kitchen and Bar in Los Olivos is a gorgeous mix of Italian flavors and coastal California sensibilities. The hotel restaurant has a sturdy bar for wine-sipping and chatting; a patio for catching sunny rays; and a robust menu of pinsas, seafood snacks, and meaty mains like lamb chops and braised duck leg. The Verona-born chef also oversees S.Y. Kitchen in Santa Ynez, which is known for its homemade plates of pasta like the wild mushroom pappardelle." - Nicole Adlman