Food and drink news, notes and events from around Santa Cruz County via Lily Belli.
Lily Belli on Food
A Tuesday newsletter from Lookout food & drink correspondent Lily Belli – subscribe here.
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Lily Belli on Food: Mackenzies’ farewell, Pacific Cookie’s giftable towers and taming the Thanksgiving control freak
Mackenzies Chocolates closing, crab season still on hold, local artists add to Pacific Cookie Company’s appeal, an honor for winemaker Ryan Alfaro and plenty more Santa Cruz County food & drink news in Lily Belli’s pre-Thanksgiving newsletter.
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Lily Belli on Food: A Watsonville classic reopens, downtown soft serve, Woodhouse at city hall
In her Tuesday newsletter, Lily Belli covers an expanded dining room and kitchen with the same neighborhood favorites at El Frijolito, the magic of real fruit at Nico’s Ice Cream in Santa Cruz, another chapter in Woodhouse Blending & Brewing’s pursuit of live music and more news and notes from our local food & drink scene.
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Lily Belli on Food: Stellar sandwiches, New Zealand-style ice cream downtown and New Leaf’s Capitola oasis
News and notes from Santa Cruz County’s bustling food & drink scene via Lookout correspondent Lily Belli.
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Lily Belli on Food: Promoting Santa Cruz’s Westside Marketplace, a handful of new openings and Election Day baking
Lily Belli loads up on Santa Cruz County food & drink news in her latest newsletter.
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Lily Belli on Food: New Live Oak panini go-to, crab season delay and seeking your local sandwich faves
In her Tuesday newsletter, Lily Belli checks out Bottega del Lago, updates Woodhouse Blending & Brewing’s quest for live music, cheers Chili Cook-Off winners and asks for your Santa Cruz County sandwich recommendations.
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Lily Belli on Food: Focaccia fixation, Live Oak’s school farm and Chocolate’s quarter-century
Lily Belli cooks up news and notes from around Santa Cruz’s food & drink scene, including a farmers market focaccia fave, developments with Live Oak School District’s groundbreaking farm project, a Pacific Avenue celebration and an impromptu home project.
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Lily Belli on Food: Will Santa Cruz find a new grocery store for downtown space?
Lily Belli examines what downtown Santa Cruz grocery shopping could look like after New Leaf’s departure and peers ahead to Halloween-themed events at Vim and Venus Spirits in her Tuesday newsletter.
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Lily Belli on Food: More craft beer coming to Aptos, 11th Hour’s facelift and Cocktail Week becomes Cocktail Month
Get a tour of the latest in Santa Cruz County food & drink from Lookout correspondent Lily Belli.
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Lily Belli on Food: Get ready for Open Farm Tours, 11th Hour Coffee reopens and other new businesses coming to Santa Cruz County
From getting to know your local farm to comings and goings among Santa Cruz County food & drink businesses and an apple event you shouldn’t miss, settle in for a heaping helping from Lily Belli.