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Santa Cruz Foodie Holiday Gift Guide 2020: Local gifts, part 6

Here is part 6 of my holiday foodie gift guide—with some ideas for bakeries, Italian groceries, farmers markets and more. Let’s shop local and support small businesses as much as we can this season (and beyond)! Also see: Gift guide … Continue reading

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Foodie Holiday Gift Guide 2020: Local gifts, part 5

Here is part 5 of my holiday gift guide to encourage everyone to shop local and shop from small businesses—it mostly has food-related gifts. I’ll post another guide soon. Also see: Gift guide part 1 Gift guide part 2 Gift … Continue reading

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Foodie Holiday Gift Guide 2020: Local gifts, part 4

Here is part four of my foodie holiday gift guide to support local small businesses. I’ll try to post another guide in a couple days. Happy shopping & stay safe out there! Also see: Gift guide part 1 Gift guide … Continue reading

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Foodie Holiday Gift Guide 2020: Local gifts, part 3

Santa Cruz-themed gift assortment from The Local Box Shop. Photo courtesy of The Local Box Shop Here is part three of my local foodie holiday gift guide – hope you’ll join me in supporting small businesses. I am mostly highlighting … Continue reading

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Foodie Holiday Gift Guide 2020: Local gifts, part 2

Here is part two of my local foodie holiday gift guide, including several Santa Cruz County businesses (here is part 1). Happy shopping; let’s support small businesses & buy some gifts for friends and family at the same time. Can’t … Continue reading

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Santa Cruz Foodie Holiday Gift Guide 2020: Local gifts, part 1

It is holiday shopping season: with lots of local businesses struggling during the pandemic, I wanted to spread the word about as many as I can, especially for food-related gifts for foodies in your life. Let’s all shop local this … Continue reading

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“Dining in” at Santa Cruz County restaurants, June 19, 2020

So much has changed since my last article at the end of May, with restaurants now being allowed to open for dine-in service if they follow restrictions and social distancing guidelines. Here are some highlights of places that are open … Continue reading

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Santa Cruz County food & drink changes & closures, as of May 28, 2020

Here is the current status of many local restaurants, grocery stores and other food/drink vendors, as of the end of the day May 28. Sad news: Capitola’s Paradise Beach Grille, which was closed for the last couple months due to … Continue reading

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Santa Cruz County food & drink changes & closures, as of May 18, 2020

Here is the current status of many local restaurants, grocery stores and other food/drink vendors, as of the end of the day May 18. Sad news: downtown Santa Cruz’s Pono Hawaiian Grill, which first opened in 2011 and was closed … Continue reading

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Santa Cruz County food & drink changes & closures, as of May 12, 2020

Here is the current status of many local restaurants, grocery stores and other food/drink vendors, as of the end of the day May 11. Some of the items in this article with new or updated listings: a few Felton/Ben Lomond … Continue reading

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