S Y Kitchen

About the Business

History

Established in 2013.

Opened in April 2013, S.Y. Kitchen offers fresh, modern Italian dishes in any of the three rooms of their Italian-inspired California farmhouse. Meals are served in the Front Room where guests are warmly welcomed, on the Porch with cushioned banquet seating and a bit of fresh air, in the cozy Dining Room which also hosts family seating and private parties, or in the Front Courtyard or Plenty Garden for rustic outdoor dining.

Meet the Business Owner

Business owner information

Luca C.

Business Owner

Luca Crestanelli was born and raised in Verona, Italy.  Fluent in Italian, Spanish and English and possessing a degree in Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, Chef Luca is a modern, Renaissance man.  Having worked throughout northern Italy and Southern California, Crestanelli found his passion and refined his sensibilities to food through his travels around the world. Chef Luca discovered that "ingredients, recipes, and methods of cooking can vary from each little town or village within a country, as they have their own age-old traditions which they practice."  Therein he developed his own style of creating "an enriched, authentic local culinary experience that honors traditional Italian cuisine". Through his inspired dishes at S. Y. Kitchen Luca has already established himself as a standard-bearer for the Santa Ynez Valley's bright culinary future.