Diablo Foods

Dan and Sibhan Stokes, Connie Collierand Daniel Collier 3615 Mt. Diablo Boulevard When Betty and Ed Stokes left Ashville, North Carolina, they had already worked together at Betty’s father’s feed store and A&P Grocery. Once in California, Ed studied at Cal and worked nights at the U-Save in Berkeley while Betty raised their two children and helped out in meat wrapping....

Continue reading →

Zoonie’s Candy Shop

David Harrison 3591 Mt. Diablo Boulevard ~ (925) 299-9866 David Harrison moved to Lamorinda and realized a childhood dream. “I’m the kid in the candy store who gets to buy the whole thing,” the San Diego native said as we toured around Zoonie’s, an old-time candy, toy, fudge, gelato and hand-made chocolate truffle shop that caters to community fun. The original...

Continue reading →