A stop at Cat & Cloud’s Westside Santa Cruz café leads to a delicious breakfast discovery for Lily Belli, whose Friday newsletter also includes event recommendations for the weekend and beyond and food & drink stories you might’ve missed.
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Eaters Digest: Ocean ‘nachos’ at Home Away
Lily Belli heads to Soquel Village to sample the fare at the new offshoot of Home restaurant. Her Friday newsletter also includes food & drink event recommendations for the coming weekend and beyond and stories you might’ve missed.
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Eaters Digest: Chef’s mushroom mix at Santa Cruz Mushrooms
If fungi are part of your Thanksgiving feast plans (or you just have a seasonal craving), Lily Belli highlights a Live Oak spot you might want to check out.
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Eaters Digest: Thanksgiving Dinner Sandwich at Busy Bees Cafe
Lily Belli heads to Capitola for an early taste of Thanksgiving, and her Friday newsletter also has food & drink event recommendations for the weekend and beyond, plus stories you might’ve missed.
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Eaters Digest: Food banks see surge as SNAP aid dries up
In her Friday newsletter, Lily Belli spotlights food uncertainty for thousands of Santa Cruz County residents amid the federal government shutdown and the pause on SNAP food assistance payments.
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Eaters Digest: Hamachi collar at Yakitori Toriman
A buttery, smoke-kissed fish dish from Yakitori Toriman is Lily Belli’s recommended local bite this week, and her Friday newsletter also spotlights upcoming food & drink events to check out and stories you might’ve missed.
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Eaters Digest: Soft-shell crab sando at The Landing
Lily Belli heads down Highway 1 to Moss Landing for this week’s recommended bite, and her Friday newsletter also includes weekend food & drink event recommendations and news you might’ve missed.
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Eaters Digest: Brie and apple sandwich on focaccia at Pretty Good Advice
Pretty Good Advice is now making its own bread for its Soquel and downtown Santa Cruz locations, and Lily Belli suggests the brie and apple sandwich on savory focaccia. Her Friday newsletter also includes weekend event recommendations and food & drink stories you might have missed.
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Eaters Digest: Greens + Grains Bowl at Davenport Roadhouse
Lily Belli heads “just two songs north of Santa Cruz” to dig into one of the standout dishes on the rebooted Davenport Roadhouse menu.
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Eaters Digest: Lunch at Grey Bears
At Live Oak nonprofit Grey Bears, Lily Belli finds food that’s delicious – and nourishing in more ways than one. Her Friday newsletter also highlights weekend events and stories you might’ve missed.