Kantak, Q.C. Olive Mill to bring The Olive Farmer to Arcadia

🫒 The Olive Farmer, a restaurant-market-bar hybrid from In Good Spirits Hospitality (the crew behind some of your favorite Valley watering holes) and Queen Creek Olive Mill, is taking over the former Santo Arcadia space at 44th Street and Osborn in Arcadia

Leading the kitchen is two-time James Beard semifinalist chef Bernie Kantak (pictured) of IGSH’s Citizen Public House, The Gladly, Beginner’s Luck, and The Minnow – which means the food won’t be an afterthought.

The all-day concept will run the gamut from morning pastries and locally roasted coffee to Italian sandwiches, artisanal pizzas, and house-made pastas come nightfall.

There even will be a dedicated “Flour Lab” – run by a Palermo-born pizzaiolo and certified flour technician – cranking out bronze-extruded pastas and slow-fermented doughs.

(Certified flour technician! That’s a job title I respect.)

The back bar, called ISSIMA, will lean into Italian-inspired cocktails built with fine oils, vinegars, and a deep bench of aperitivos and amaros. And, yes, the whole thing is seed oil-free.

Expect a soft launch sometime later this year.