Richard Mineards

Montecito's Terry Pillow had more cause than most to quaff Champagne over the New Year when a photo of actress Portia de Rossi appeared in the London

Esbee, the Montecito-based clothing brand founded by partners Andrew Schmoller and Eli Gill , is expanding its overall brand image with a foray into sports partnerships.

Philadelphia-based South African conductor Andrew Lipke was in fine form when he led the annual Santa Barbara Symphony New Year Pops concert at the Granada featuring a mix of film scores, pop, rock and other hits, with Lipke even swapping his baton for an electric guitar.

As usual, tout le monde was at the New Year's Day lunch thrown by affable gardening guru George Schoellkopf and international artist Gérald Incandela at their magnificent Summerland aerie.

With Love, Meghan – the Duchess of Sussex's long-awaited cookery and homemaking series on Netflix – launches on Wednesday (Jan. 15).

Mean Girls The Musical certainly hit the right note when presented by the American Theatre Guild at the Granada.

Cadillac margaritas topped with Grand Marnier and burritos added to the decided Mexican theme when award-winning food writer and author Betty Fussell , 97, recipient of three James Beard Awards, welcomed her Mazatlán-based daughter Rosalind “ Tucky ” to Casa Dorinda for a joint exhibition of their artwork.

The Duchess of Sussex shared the sad news of her “sweet” pooch, who is appearing in her new Netflix homemaking show With Love, Meghan which was due to debut this week, but has now been postponed to March 4 given the conflagration in Los Angeles which has now burned an area bigger than the area of Manhattan.

The life of Donald McInnes , Camerata Pacifica's first principal violist, was celebrated at the Music Academy of the West's Lehmann Hall.

Fest Forums, the signature three-day event for festival producers in the U.S., takes place at the Mar Monte Hotel next month from Feb. 12 to the 14th.