Most folks envision a wine shop as a bastion of civilization.
Plenty of things, thank heavens. As Chris, Kyle and the young crew at Gabriella in downtown Santa Cruz work their culinary magic, they joke, tease and torment each other. In between wisecracks, they manage to whip up some of the best Italian-inspired goodies around. Whether there for the food or just to check out the shops infamous photo wall, which offers up-close and personal shots of the charming crew, wine shoppers can leave all pretensions at the door. These are scones for the ages, the Platonic forms of scones.