The brainchild of former preschool teacher Shastina Troup, Haven Café aims to provide an indoor spot where children can do their thing while parents and guardians relax. Troup is targeting an early 2024 opening at a spot on Scotts Valley Drive.
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Slice Project flies the flag for authentic New York-style pizza in downtown Watsonville
With huge pies gooey with cheese, a chewy crust and perfectly foldable, Watsonville natives Brando and Kristian Sencion are keeping it simple as Slice Project makes the case for New York-style pizza in Santa Cruz County.
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Everything you need to know to attend the Santa Cruz County Fair, running Wednesday through Sunday
Wallace Baine and Lily Belli bring you the details of this year’s Santa Cruz County Fair, which opens for business at noon sharp on Wednesday and runs through Sunday.
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Lily Belli on Food: Farmers market fun, fruit fly alert & diner coming to Soquel
Welcome to Lily Belli on Food, a weekly food-focused newsletter from Lookout’s food and drink correspondent, Lily Belli. Keep reading for the latest local food news for Santa Cruz County — plus a few fun odds and ends from my own life and around the web. Stay in touch with me by text throughout the […]
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Santa Cruz County on alert as oriental fruit fly forces Bay Area quarantines on homegrown, farmers market produce
After officials in Santa Clara and Contra Costa counties put homegrown fruit and vegetables from more than 200 square miles under quarantine after detecting oriental fruit flies, Santa Cruz County is stepping up its own monitoring. None of the flies, which burrow into fruit and render it inedible, have been detected locally.
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Food & drink events this weekend: Farm to table dinner, Athens food faire and capitola art & wine festival
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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A perfect Secret Summer companion: Fruition Brewing’s Fest festbier
With days still warm and fewer tourists making Santa Cruz County beaches more inviting to locals, it’s time for Fruition Brewing’s Fest golden lager. Refreshing and 5.5% alcohol by volume, the beer is right at home in an Oktoberfest celebration.
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Lily Belli on Food: Slough Brewing giving way to Buena Vista, Wild Poppies Olive Oil closing, Open Farm Tours
Welcome to Lily Belli on Food, a weekly food-focused newsletter from Lookout’s food and drink correspondent, Lily Belli. Keep reading for the latest local food news for Santa Cruz County — plus a few fun odds and ends from my own life and around the web. Stay in touch with me by text throughout the […]
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Squishy, bouncy, fluffy: Mochi doughnuts delight at Dunlap’s Donuts
The mochi doughnuts at Dunlap’s Donuts in Pleasure Point balance the fluffy texture of traditional doughnuts with chewy, squishy mochi, and are topped with nontraditional flavors.
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Not that kind of ‘oyster’: Watsonville Testicle Festival fundraises for youth in agriculture
The 15th annual Testicle Festival’s main attraction is freshly fried Rocky Mountain oysters, aka bull testicles. The family-friendly barbecue raises money for scholarships awarded to youth entering careers in agriculture. As the farming population ages across America, event organizers say attracting new agriculturists is vital.