Don’t miss Capitola-based baker Danielle Orlando’s pastries at The Chocolate Studio, open now in downtown Santa Cruz. That’s the advice from Lily Belli in her Friday newsletter, which also highlights weekend food & drink events and stories you might’ve missed.
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Eaters Digest: Flower Child Fudge
There’s a lot to unpack in the new line of chocolate bars from Katie Belanger, Lily Belli finds. Her Friday newsletter also includes recommendations for food & drink events this long weekend and beyond and stories you might’ve missed.
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Eaters Digest: Five restaurants for Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day just a week away, Lily Belli has some recommendations for romantic dinner spots around Santa Cruz County. Her Friday newsletter also includes food & drink events to put on your calendar and news you might’ve missed.
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Eaters Digest: Black truffle pizza at Mentone
Lily Belli heads to Aptos Village for a splurge, recommends some local food & drink events for the coming week and passes along stories you might’ve missed in her Friday newsletter.
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Eaters Digest: Seafood chowder at Firefish Grill
Lily Belli heads to the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf for this week’s recommended bite; her Friday newsletter also includes event recommendations for the coming week and food & drink stories you might have missed.
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Eaters Digest: Chicken mole tamal at Gabrielita Tamaleria
The Oaxacan fare at downtown Santa Cruz kiosk newcomer Gabrielita Tamaleria is Lily Belli’s featured bite this week; her Friday newsletter also includes recommendations for food & drink events in the coming week and food news you might have missed.
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Eaters Digest: Eggs from Glaum Egg Ranch
Eaters Digest Jan. 10, 2025 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’s […]
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Eaters Digest: The best thing I ate in 2024, and what I want to eat in 2025
Lookout correspondent Lily Belli revisits some of Santa Cruz County’s standout dishes of the past year and discusses what she’d like to see more of on local food & drink menus in the next 12 months.
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Eaters Digest: Stefanie Berntson’s favorite cookbooks
Bookshop Santa Cruz’s longtime cookbook buyer is in the spotlight in Lily Belli’s Friday newsletter.
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Eaters Digest: Easy local food gifts under $20
Lily Belli has recommendations for giving the best of Santa Cruz County artisans this holiday season without breaking the bank, plus event recommendations and stories you might have missed – all in her Friday newsletter.