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VISIT THIS: THE MARKET AT COMPANION BAKESHOP
In addition to crusty sourdough loaves and baguettes, feather-light croissants, hearty cookies and swirled morning buns, there’s a new reason to visit Companion Bakeshop’s location on Santa Cruz’s Westside. At the end of the summer, the bakery expanded into the neighboring storefront, more than doubling in size. Before, the bakery had mostly outdoor seats and very limited indoor seating, but now visitors can make use of more than a half-dozen indoor café tables to chat over coffees and kouign-amann.
But that’s not all. The bakery added a wonderful little market stocked with goodies for bakers, dessert people and lovers of adorable home goods. Some of my favorite specialty food brands winked from the shelves, including Carmel-based Lady & Larder crackers, Fishwife tinned fish, Pacific Grove-based Happy Girl Kitchen jarred tomatoes, Big Sur Salts and Wilder Condiments. In addition to baking supplies such as baton baskets and long, tapered rolling pins, you can grab a roll of frozen cookie dough to bake off at home ($20 for a roll of 12 cookies) and frozen pie crusts ($15) already crimped into a pan, ready to be filled.
There’s also a cheese case, a small selection of baking cookbooks, white and blue Falcon Enamelware baking dishes (swoon!) and the cutest candles shaped like croissants, tiny red strawberries and a slice of buttered toast.
By this time next week, we will officially be in the Holiday Season, so tuck this information away for gift-giving – or to add a little delight to your own home while picking up your weekly loaf.
2341 Mission St., Santa Cruz; 831-471-8378.
BEST OF THE WEEK AHEAD
Below, find a curated list of the best food and drink events in Santa Cruz County for the coming week. At the top, I share my picks of unmissable local happenings.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
ICYMI – here are food news stories from Lookout that you might have missed.
- Dolphin Restaurant demolition begins as part of Santa Cruz Wharf repairs (Lookout)
- Neighbor planning housing development appeals city’s OK of live music at Woodhouse Brewing (Lookout)
- Laurie Love on Wine: A fond farewell and supporting Santa Cruz County winemakers (Lookout)
- School farm in Live Oak hires manager, hosts first harvest event (Lookout)
- Stunning focaccia the star in sandwiches, and sweet treats, at farmers market stall Melrose Café (Lookout)
