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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Emily’s Bakery closes after 41 years on the Westside
A Santa Cruz mainstay since 1982, Emily’s Bakery closed at the end of July, with a sign at the Mission Street location saying that owners Emily Reilly and her husband, Robert Nahas, have retired.
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Eaters Digest: Chicken and waffles at Firefly Tavern
Chicken and waffles has become a brunch staple in recent years, but ubiquity doesn’t always equal perfection. At downtown Santa Cruz newcomer Firefly Tavern, chef Jose Ortega does the dish justice — and not just on weekends, either.
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Humble Sea Tavern in Felton abruptly closes its doors
Opened in February 2022, Humble Sea Tavern announced Tuesday that it will close permanently. The news comes as Santa Cruz-based Humble Sea Brewing Co. prepares to open a new taproom in Alameda.
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Lily Belli on Food: Humble Sea Tavern shutters, latest on The Midway and more Otter 841 foodie love
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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Eaters Digest: Rockfish ceviche at H&H Fresh Fish Co.
Following a delayed crab season and a canceled salmon season, Santa Cruz seafood market H&H Fresh Fish Co. has expanded its line of ready-made products featuring fresh, locally caught fish.
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Lily Belli on Food: Greater Purpose closes, an Otter 841-inspired brew & pesto plenitude
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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Felton’s Grove Cafe closed after a fire, expects to reopen this weekend
The Grove Cafe and Bakery will be closed for several days following a Saturday night kitchen fire. Thanks to a bystander’s quick response, the restaurant sustained only smoke damage.
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Five-star dive bars: Max Turigliatto is breathing new life into Santa Cruz’s watering holes
In 2019, local business owner Max Turigliatto transformed the Watering Hole, a neglected dive bar off of Mission Street in Santa Cruz, into a “five-star dive bar” for the Westside community. Now, he plans to open the Alley Oop in the former Poet & Patriot, and looks to put his stamp on downtown and a growing Cedar Street entertainment corridor.
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Eaters Digest: Birichino’s 2022 Pétillant malvasia bianca in a can
You can count on Birichino winemakers John Locke and Alex Krause to consistently create delicious and thoughtful wines, frequently bucking convention by using lesser-known varietals from unique vineyards with big personalities. Birichino’s growing list of pétillant naturel sparkling wine now includes 2022 pétillant malvasia bianca in a 250-mL can. Lily Belli has more on that, plus local foodie events and more.