The Summer Enrichment

Island Brewing

Carpinteria’s Island Brewing Company

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Fun Fact

The Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year. Santa Barbara celebrated its Summer Solstice with a parade and festival last weekend, where festival goers flocked to city streets. On the day of the summer solstice, “the sun appears at its highest elevation, with a noontime position that changes very little for several days before and after the summer solstice,” according to the National Weather Service.

Giovanni’s Pizza

Step into Giovanni’s Pizza for a summer lunch spot, with its hand-stretched pizza, homemade sauces and secret spices hot and ready to go. The Carpinteria staple – located at 5003 Carpinteria Ave. – has been family owned and operated for over 25 years. Between sandwiches, pasta, salads, calzones, deserts and – launched earlier this year – milkshakes, there is comfort food for all. A CVN editor favorite is the meat lovers special, stacked with pepperoni, Canadian bacon, salami and sausage. See more online at giovanniscarp.com, or by calling (805) 684-8288.

Giovanni’s Pizza is open Sundays through Thursdays, 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.; and Fridays and Saturdays, 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Brass Bird Coffee & Kitchen

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Start off those summer mornings right with Brass Bird, Carpinteria’s newest coffee shop in town. Brass Bird flew into town at 4835 Carpinteria Ave. late last year, the brainchild of Teddy’s By The Sea owners Sarah Dandona and Juan Rodriguez. The shop partners with Beacon Coffee Roasters, Mizuba Matcha, Rishi Tea and Renaud’s Patisserie to bring those morning delights to hungry (and thirsty) Carpinterians, with granola bowls, BLTs, breakfast burritos and more ready for the taking. A CVN editor favorite? Brass Bird’s strawberry matcha latte with oat milk, paired with a chicken panini to boot. See more online at brassbirdcoffee.com, or by calling (805) 576-8424.

Brass Bird Coffee is open Mondays through Sundays, 6:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

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