Chef Danny Grant, who helped establish Chicago’s Maple and Ash as a national steakhouse name, has opened Marisella in a prime resort location inside the Ritz-Carlton Bacara, just north of Santa Barbara. It takes cues from Grant’s pasta-centric menus at Etta with a clear focus on coastal Italian seafood. While the sprawling indoor dining room feels appropriately party-like, the more relaxed patio overlooking the Pacific gives Marisella an alluring charm, especially during sunset.
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- Focaccia with whipped ricotta, truffle, and honey, or tomato sauce with basil, is a good way to quell the appetite early on.
- Gently roasted prawns in salsa verde nod to the popular Evan Funke canon and complement the ocean view. A…