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Best of Santa Cruz County entertainment, arts & food events this weekend, May 28-31
With the weekend nearly here, check out things to do around Santa Cruz County with a recommendation from Lily Belli and a specially curated list from Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
Lily Belli on Food: New chefs at Gabriella Café, Dream Inn; Venus’ new ready-to-drink batch cocktails
Downtown Santa Cruz’s Gabriella Café and the beachside Dream Inn both have new chefs at the helm, Lily Belli reports in her Tuesday newsletter.
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How the Vegan Chef Challenge built community and made me less lonely in Santa Cruz
What would happen if Santa Cruz County chefs went all-in on plant-based creativity? Writer Liza Monroy, who has been a vegan for almost eight years, got a tiny glimpse of that…
Weekender: Summer kickoff; MCT’s fierce ‘Virginia Woolf’; inside Fawn Pizza & Vinyl Bar
Your cheat sheet for eating well and going out in Santa Cruz County this long weekend.
Best of Santa Cruz County entertainment, arts & food events this weekend, May 21-25
With the long weekend nearly here, check out things to do around Santa Cruz County with a recommendation from Lily Belli and a specially curated list from Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
Lily Belli on Food: Fawn Pizza & Vinyl Bar’s unique vibe; vegan challenge winners; changes at Dos Pescados
In her Tuesday newsletter, Lily Belli takes readers inside a new Aptos restaurant and notes the standouts from April’s Santa Cruz Vegan Chef Challenge, plus menu updates at Dos Pescados.
Aptos restaurant Fawn blends California pizza with vinyl culture
Fawn Pizza & Vinyl Bar, which opened in February in Aptos’ Deer Park Marketplace, blends thin-crust pizzas, hearty appetizers and salads with DJ-curated vinyl sets. The space is inspired by Japanese…
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