Gorgeous weekend in SLO celebrating Ruby and Ian’s new little one on the way 🩷🩷🩷 thank you for the intro to cold plunges + my new favorite food the Madonna cake 😍
The Loading Chute (@loadingchute ) - Come for the food, stay for the community. 🥩🍷🌾
Excerpt: “Set in the heart of tiny Creston, 10 miles from both Paso Robles and Atascadero, this family- and woman-owned restaurant is celebrating 25 years of service.
Since it reopened in 2000, The Loading Chute has been a staple where “lifers” aren’t uncommon as front and back of house staff. “People consider our restaurant a community space, and we host everyone — winery owners, ranch owners, all the local people that run businesses in our area, even cowboys,” says Co-owner Dana Zepeda.”
Story: @calikoreano
Photos: @rubywallau
Read more from “The Loading Chute is Creston’s Old Haunt at edibleslo.com
Get ready for another Summer Accelerator spotlight! 🌟 Each Tuesday, we’re introducing one of the incredible startups in our 2025 cohort, and this week, we’re serving up a sweet one. 🍦
Meet Vandra—a health and wellness startup redefining gut health. Their probiotic-packed ice cream is made with kefir and delivers prebiotic, probiotic and postbiotic benefits in every scoop. 🧬
Learn more about Vandra through the link in our bio! 💡
📸 @rubywallau
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#calpoly #calpolyslo #calpolycie #guthealth #healthandwellness #lifestyle
Get ready to meet our 2025 Summer Accelerator cohort! 🙌 Every Tuesday, we will be introducing one of our startup teams right here on Instagram.
This week, meet Elora—they're tackling the epidemic of drink spiking with a solution that’s as powerful as it is stylish. 💫 Their wearable bracelet features built-in drug detection technology that discreetly alerts you if your drink has been tampered with. 🔐
Learn more about Elora through the link in our bio! 💡
📸: @rubywallau
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🌾 “Farming for the Future: Shanley Farms’ Finger Limes”
EXCERPT:
“On a warm afternoon at Shanley Farms, Megan Shanley Warren deftly maneuvers around the finger lime trees beneath an unrelenting sun. Her three young boys take off running, exploring the more than 100-acre property.
“They say, ‘We want to be farmers when we grow up,’” Megan shares about her sons James, Jack and Sterling. “I’ll tell them, ‘That’s really cute, you guys, but we have to figure out if we can keep this farm.’”
Megan and her husband Justin became the farm’s sole owners, caretakers and sales reps in 2023 when Megan’s father and business partner, Jim Shanley, unexpectedly passed away while vacationing in Costa Rica. Four years prior, the family lost Megan’s mother to early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. While still navigating the emotional losses and anxiety about the future, Megan and Justin agreed to purchase the shares of her sister and press on.“
🖋️ Article written by: Jonathan LaFerrara
📸 Beautifully captured by: @rubywallau
This is featured in @edibleslo ’s Summer ‘25 issue. Continue reading in edibleslo.com
🌊💎 “With a population just shy of 2,400, it truly is one of the last small California beach towns. It enjoys a serene seaside location surrounded by rolling hills and ranch land. Its temperate weather encourages a myriad of outdoor activities.
✨To add to its allure, Cayucos has a robust food scene for such a small town. Each restaurant seems to have found its own little niche. When it comes to ambience, an ocean view is rivaled only by a peaceful garden atmosphere. Food options run the gamut from Mexican food to gluten-free blue corn waffles, fresh donuts or a steaming cup of cappuccino, award-winning clam chowder or nationally recognized brown butter cookies.“
❤️ “The heartbeat of our town is still really strong thanks to the support of our community.” — Jeniece Grimshaw, owner of @bijou.bakery .
“Coastal Crown Jewel” is featured in spring 2025, Issue 47.
Words by @katycasafestiva
📸: @rubywallau & @stephenheraldo
(1/2) Introducing our 2024 Next Wave Awards recipients! 🥂 These changemakers and industry shakers are ushering in a new era and providing a blueprint for what each of their respective categories strives to be.
This year’s Next Wave Awards celebrate the people and organizations creating community in their spaces, innovating in their fields, and revolutionizing drinks culture as we know it.
To learn more about the winners and their exceptional contributions to the drinks industry this year click the link in our bio.
🎨: @nicolerifkin
