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Holiday countdown: Santa Cruz County foodie shopping guide part 3 – Companion Bakeshop
Today I am providing details on a few holiday shopping possibilities at Companion Bakeshop. For more foodie gift suggestions, see Part 1 and Part 2. A few weeks ago, beloved bakery Companion Bakeshop opened an expanded retail shop—Companion Market—which is … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, food gifts, gifts, holiday shopping, Holidays 2024, Santa Cruz
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Holiday countdown: Santa Cruz County foodie shopping guide part 2 – gift card discounts
Hope you enjoyed Part 1 of the guide a couple days ago. Here is the next installment with more last-minute gift ideas; these are restaurant gift cards currently discounted for holiday shopping. Downtown Santa Cruz’s Kianti’s Pizza & Pasta … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitola, Capitola restaurants, Christmas, Costco, discounts, food gifts, gift card discounts, gift cards, gifts, holiday shopping, Holidays 2024, Johnny’s Harborside, Kianti’s, Pono, restaurant news, restaurants, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz restaurants
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Holiday countdown: Santa Cruz County foodie shopping guide
It’s the official week-until-Christmas warning; if you’re like me, you are behind in shopping! Here is my first of a few “last-minute gift suggestion” posts. Pastry and confections business Spontaneous Confections has gift certificates available in $20 increments. Contact them … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, food gifts, gifts, holiday shopping, Holidays 2024, Santa Cruz, Spontaneous Confections, TspVanilla
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A couple of seasonal Santa Cruz discounts & promotions
This Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, it’s Small Business Saturday. At Kianti’s Pizza & Pasta Bar, customers can pay $20 and receive $25 worth of gift cards. You can call 831-469-4400 or stop in to purchase these cards. Starting this Saturday, … Continue reading
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Tagged Birichino Winery & Tasting Room, Botanic & Luxe, Kianti's, Mission Hill Creamery, Pacific Cookie Company, restaurant news, restaurants, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz restaurants, The Penny Ice Creamery, Woodstock's Pizza
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Giving Thanks for the Live Oak Farmers Market
As I mentioned last month, I truly appreciate living in a place that has several farmers’ markets to choose from. With rare exceptions, I shop at the Live Oak farmers’ market—only a mile away from my home—every week. It’s open … Continue reading
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Praise for the Aptos Farmers Market
Author: Tara Fatemi Walker Lovers of delicious food—especially fresh produce—are so lucky to live in Santa Cruz County. We have a plethora of farmers’ markets; it would be impossible to go to all of them each week. Lately, I have … Continue reading
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12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Day 11: Locale
The next “12 Days of Christmas Giveaway” prize is a $50 gift card from online food delivery business Locale. Read below to learn more about Locale and to find out how to enter the prize drawing. Locale offers weekly delivery … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 Days of Christmas, Capitola restaurants, Christmas, giveaway, holiday gifts, Holidays 2021, Locale, Los Gatos, pastries, pizza, San Francisco restaurants, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz restaurants
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12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Day Nine: Gayle’s Bakery & Rosticceria
The next “12 Days of Christmas Giveaway” prize is a $50 gift card from beloved Capitola institution Gayle’s Bakery and Rosticceria. Read below for how to win. Gayle’s Bakery is popular any time of year, and during the holidays it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 Days of Christmas, bakery, cake, Capitola bakery, Capitola restaurants, Christmas, desserts, Gayle’s, Gayle’s Bakery, giveaway, holiday gifts, Holidays 2021, pastries, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz restaurants
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12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Day Seven: Mutari Craft Chocolate House
The “12 Days of Christmas Giveaway” prize from Santa Cruz’s Mutari Craft Chocolate House is very exciting: a private tour and tasting for up to 10 attendees, valued at $200! The event includes a cup of single origin sipping chocolate and … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 Days of Christmas, chocolate, Christmas, gifts, giveaway, holiday gifts, holiday shopping, Holidays 2021, hot chocolate, Mutari, Mutari Chocolate, Mutari Craft Chocolate House, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz stores
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12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Day Five: Cheese Shop 831 in Capitola
The prize from Capitola’s artisanal cheese store Cheese Shop 831 is a wonderful gift basket curated by owner Jillian Pirolo. Read below for how to win this fun “12 Days of Christmas Giveaway” item. Pirolo opened Cheese Shop 831 in November 2020. She worked as a cheesemonger about … Continue reading
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