There are myriad reasons to stop by Bay Cities Italian Deli & Bakery in Santa Monica. The freshly baked bread, often still warm. The jars of Nutella. The Godmother sandwich. The rows and rows of pastas and olive oils and wines and tins of this and that. But it's even more worthwhile than usual — and that's saying a lot — to stop by today, as trick-or-treating has apparently started early. Maybe wear your costume when you swing by for lunch.

Halloween at Bay Cities; Credit: Margy Rochlin

Halloween at Bay Cities; Credit: Margy Rochlin

Halloween at Bay Cities; Credit: Margy Rochlin

Halloween at Bay Cities; Credit: Margy Rochlin


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