Meghan Markle uses Montecito philanthropist's kitchen as set for new Netflix cooking show, rather than her mansion

• Meghan Markle is filming a new cooking show for Netflix to share “the joy of cooking, gardening, entertaining and friendship”
• DailyMail.com revealed that she is not using her own Montecito mansion, but rather the kitchen of philanthropists Thomas and Shelley Cipolla.
• Exclusive photos show film crews and tents lining the driveway of the $5 million property as production begins.

When Meghan announced her intention to invite fans into her kitchen on her Netflix cooking show to hone her new lifestyle brand, she didn't specify whose kitchen it would be.

DailyMail.com reveals that viewers can actually look forward to an “at home with Meghan Markle” experience while learning all about American Riviera Orchard.

Just don't expect the house to be hers.

Instead, as seen in these DailyMail.com exclusive photos, the domestic duchess set up a stall on a sprawling estate two miles from her Montecito mansion, where she and Prince Harry, 39, and children Archie, 4, and Lilibet, 2 years old. And their rotating staff cast.

Days after the Duchess carefully numbered pots of homemade strawberry jam from 1 to 50 and sent them to dozens of close influencers, filming for the 42-year-old's latest venture has begun in earnest. .

According to a film permit application obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com, filming is taking place in two separate locations.

Meghan Markle, who just teased the launch of American Riviera Orchard on Tuesday with soft-focus footage of people arranging pink flowers and stirring something in a bowl, is a 10-minute drive from Montecito. I spent the day surrounded by flowers from the flower shop Florabundance. Carpinteria, a town on the California coast.

On Wednesday, production trucks lined the driveway of the $5 million property on eight acres of avocado trees and lemon groves in a gated community in Montecito for an “indoor-outdoor conversational scene” scheduled to begin Sunday and run until midnight. Photographed. June.

Security vehicles guarded both entrances to the 4,500-square-foot home.

This property is the home of Tom and Sherry Cipolla. Both are integral parts of Busy Montecito's social scene and generous donors to several local causes, including the Storyteller Center, a healing preschool for children facing adversity. there is.

They are hosting a fundraiser for the center in the same house where Meghan is currently playing house.

Tom, 75, and his wife, Sherry, 69, are the parents of two adult children and have a real estate portfolio worth more than $20 million, including more than 20 buildings in Los Angeles County and Santa Barbara. The couple also own a physical therapy clinic, which had sales of more than $1.3 million last year.

When contacted by DailyMail.com, Shelley Cipolla declined to comment on the purpose of the film crew currently camping at her home.

Fittingly, the Duchess of Sussex's carefully curated image polishing family room and kitchen with French doors opening to the patio, lawn and mountains, Caesar-tone countertops and 48-inch Thermador range are part of the Montecito estate. It is the center part of. of the domestic goddess.

Here, from the comfort of someone else's home, she not only chases ratings, but also shares “the joys of cooking, gardening, entertaining, and friendship.”

Last month, DailyMail.com revealed the incredible range of products Meghan is planning to sell as founder of American Riviera Orchard. The name comes from the coastal enclave of Montecito, known by its wealthy residents as the American Riviera.

Apparently in an effort to outbrand both Martha Stewart and Gwyneth Paltrow, Meghan plans to sell everything from gardening trowels to tea towels, scented candles, makeup, skin care products, and pet shampoo. That's what it means.

If you can dream it, chances are Meghan will sell it.

In recent days, Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan have embarked on another reboot, this time tied closely to an upcoming project for Netflix.

Prince Harry intends to bring polo to the masses, but it looks like his wife intends to bring it to everyone's kitchens but her own.

Last week, the pair were guests of honor at a fundraising dinner for their charity Sentebale in Miami on Thursday night, before traveling to Florida to compete in the Royal Salute Polo Challenge in Wellington the following day. .

Meghan, who looked stunning in a $515 Heidi Merrick ivory peek-a-boo cutout dress, proudly kissed her husband as she handed him the trophy after her team's victory.

Following the Netflix crew, Harry returned to the polo field on Saturday for further filming.

According to a spokesperson for the streaming platform, Prince hopes his new show will “capture the spirit and passion of the sport and capture everything it takes to compete at the highest level with athletes.”

The show will be produced by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Miloš Ballack, who also directed Hollywood actor Ryan Reynold's football documentary Welcome to Wrexham. The show, along with co-ownership with Philly's Always Sunny actor Rob McElhenney, helped the small Welsh team grow by leaps and bounds. Win the league and gain international fame.

Meanwhile, Duchess Meghan's show will also feature outstanding talent. Directed by Michael Steed, who directed Anthony Bourdain's Emmy Award-winning film Parts Unknown, some of the behind-the-camera staff includes the showrunner of the HBO cooking show Selena + Chef, starring Selena Gomez. , and Leah Harriton.

Filming permission obtained by DailyMail.com reveals that the show's production manager, Alex Dandino, was also involved in Meghan's entry into the culinary world, with Meghan participating in a cooking showdown with professional chefs. There is an increasing possibility that .

All of these shows are part of the couple's efforts to fulfill the $100 million Netflix deal they signed in 2020.

At the time, they released a statement saying, “Living independently of each other and as a couple allows us to understand the power of the human spirit: courage, resilience, and the need for connection.” Through collaboration with diverse communities and their environments, we focus on creating content that not only informs but also gives hope, by highlighting people and causes around the world. I'll go. ”

So far, they have made a documentary about themselves.