Tis the season for fungus, and Lily Belli has one you should particularly be on the lookout for.
Eaters Digest
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Eaters Digest: Vegan pie & maitake wings at Bookie’s
Lily Belli’s plant-based January journey takes her to Bookie’s.
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Eaters Digest: Mole negro at Copal
In this week’s Eaters Digest newsletter, Lookout food & drink correspondent Lily Belli recommends a dish to try right now from a Mission Street Oaxacan restaurant, picks events for your social calendar and relays news you might have missed.
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Eaters Digest: Chicken & rice porridge at The Midway
EATERS DIGEST December 29, 2023 Eaters Digest is delivered as a free newsletter via email, as well as on our website. Sign up for texts from me to get an alert the moment it’s in your inbox. To read the full story, click here to become a Lookout member – and access all of Lily […]
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Eaters Digest: Tamales at El Rosal Bakery
EATERS DIGEST December 22, 2023 Eaters Digest is delivered as a free newsletter via email, as well as on our website. Sign up for texts from me to get an alert the moment it’s in your inbox. To read the full story, click here to become a Lookout member – and access all of Lily […]
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Eaters Digest: Sourdough bagel sandwiches at La Marea
The texture of the sourdough bagels at La Marea in Capitola Village is unlike any other bagel I’ve had in Santa Cruz County – crunchy and well-browned on the outside with a chewy, flavorful center.
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Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, Dec. 15-21
Lookout food & drink correspondent Lily Belli highlights top events happening around Santa Cruz County in the coming week.
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Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, Dec. 8-14
Here, 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. The Aptos Village Wine Wander returns to Aptos Village this Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. At this tasting event, 15 Santa Cruz […]
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Venus Spirits releases festive new Scandinavian aquavit perfect for winter sipping
It’s a gray December afternoon, and the gloom that threatened at the edges of a blue winter sky all day finally closed in to drench the ground in a cold, persistent rain. Boots are stomped and umbrellas are shaken at the doorway of the Venus Spirits’ inviting Westside Santa Cruz tasting room, where garlands of […]
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Patrick Trefz melds passions for surfing, travel and food in wide-ranging new cookbook
Santa Cruz-based photographer and filmmaker Patrick Trefz is known for documenting surf culture. But in his new cookbook, “Ode to Travel,” Trefz shares recipes, photos and travel experiences through the lens of food.