15 Things to Love About Ventura County

1. Organic farming! Over 7,200 acres.
2. This sentence: “Would you like a taste?”
3. Beach House Tacos’ fish tacos eaten on the Ventura Pier.
4. VenTiki Tiki Lounge & Lanai in Ventura.
5. The Arcade in Ojai.
6. Lisa McKinnon: On the food/beverage beat in the 805 for the Ventura County Star.
7. Neptune’s Net for clam chowder. Gotta love this landmark straddling the Ventura-L.A. county line.
8. Picnicking at Gardens of the World in Thousand Oaks with a sandwich from Mouthful Eatery.
9. Caramels from Le Bon Garçon in Moorpark. Heavenly.
10. Passing citrus orchards in bloom with the windows down.
11. Burning calories with a beach walk. Or mountain hike.
12. Local craft brews, wines & distilled spirits. Options! So many more than 5 years ago.
13. Pizzeria Bianco Rosso in Camarillo.
14. Ventura County-grown wine grapes. The next Napa?
15. This sound: “Mmmm.”

Beach House Tacos: Beach-House-Tacos.com
Gardens of the World: GardensOfTheWorld.info
Le Bon Garcon: LeBonGarcon.com
Mouthful Eatery: MouthfulEatery.com
Neptune’s Net: NeptunesNet.com
Pizzeria Bianco Rosso: PizzeriaBiancoRosso.com
VenTiki Tiki Lounge & Lanai: VenTikiLoungeAndLanai.com
Ventura County Star: VCStar.com