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40 Years of Boccali’s: Farming, Family & Strawberry Shortcake
DeWayne Boccali says he picked the three worst areas in which to make a living; music, farming and restaurants. But somehow he and wife Marilyn are still here, plugging along with all three for 40 years.
On May 16, Boccali's Pizza & Pasta celebrates 40 years in business — a milestone few independent restaurants ever reach.
In this episode of Ojai Talk of the Town, DeWayne and Marilyn Boccali reflect on four decades of farming, feeding Ojai, and adapting to everything from droughts and freezes to shifting food trends and economic swings.
We talk about:
• The financial and farming hardships…
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