Category Archives: Beer

Love Mondays at Discretion Brewing: drink beer to benefit many causes

Posted on June 26, 2016 by admin

Discretion Brewing in Soquel hosts Love Mondays, where drinking beer equals money for local nonprofits. How it works: On selected Mondays, for the entire time the taproom is open (11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.), twenty percent of beer sales are … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Benefits, Events, Restaurants | Tagged beer, benefit, chef Santos Majano, Discretion Brewing, Farm Discovery at Live Earth, Haven of Hope, Live Earth Farm, Organic, organic beer, PAMF, restaurant news, Santa Cruz, Soquel, The Kitchen at Discretion, Young at Heart | Comments Off

Hop N’ Barley Beer Festival and Strawberry Festival slated for Saturday

Posted on June 22, 2016 by admin

There are many food, beer, and wine-related events this weekend: here are details on two happening Saturday, June 25: the Hop N’ Barley beer festival and the Women’s Center strawberry festival. If you missed my article on the Pleasure Point … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Benefits, Events | Tagged Alvarado Street Brewing, beer, Discretion Brewing, Hop N' Barley Beer Festival, Humble Sea Brewing Co., New Bohemia, Peter B’s Brewpub, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, strawberries | Comments Off

Pleasure Point Street Fair: family-friendly benefit with great food and drinks

Posted on June 19, 2016 by admin

Next Saturday is the fourth annual Pleasure Point Street Fair in Santa Cruz, with a variety of local food and drinks for sale. The event, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Portola Drive between 38th and 41st Avenues, has … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Benefits, Events, Restaurants, Wine | Tagged Ate3One, Chill Out Cafe, Conscious Creations, East Side Eatery, family-friendly, free, Lucy’s Hot Dogs, New Bohemia Brewing Co, New Leaf, New Leaf Community Markets, Pleasure Pizza, Pleasure Point Street Fair, Pono Hawaiian Grill, Real Good Fish, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Fish Company, Santa Cruz restaurants, Zameen | Comments Off

Santa Cruz & Capitola restaurant news, Part 1 of 2

Posted on February 27, 2016 by admin

Here is some restaurant news for Santa Cruz and other local areas. I’ll be publishing part two in the next few days. I also wanted to remind folks: if you have any food/restaurant/wine/culinary event news to share, please email me … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Food & Food News, Restaurant News, Restaurants | Tagged beer, breweries, East Cliff Brewing Co., Gyros & Grill Express, Lawman Ramen, Oswald, Pho 831, POPUP, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz breweries, Santa Cruz restaurant news, Santa Cruz restaurants, The Artbar | Comments Off

Santa Cruz and nearby restaurant news highlights, Part 2 of 2

Posted on December 11, 2015 by admin

Here is some restaurant news for Santa Cruz and other local areas. I published Part 1 of this two-part series a few days ago. Openings Perfectly Pressed Juice Bar opened a Pleasure Point location in October at 3617B Portola Dr. next … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Restaurant News | Tagged Back Porch, Café Brasil, East End Gastropub, el Salchichero, Lillian’s, Perfectly Pressed Juice Bar, Ruyi Dim Sum, Santa Cruz restaurant news, The Jerk House, Uncommon Brewers, West End Tap & Kitchen | Comments Off

Lots of food and wine at biggest Grazing on the Green ever to benefit cancer research

Posted on September 15, 2015 by admin

The 12th annual Gourmet Grazing on the Green, Saturday, Sept. 19 at Aptos Village Park, has more food and drinks than ever before! As of press time, there are 73 vendors including local restaurants and caterers, other food businesses, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Benefits, Events, Restaurants, Wine | Tagged Alfaro Family Vineyards and Winery, Aptos, Beauregard Vineyards, benefit, Bonny Doon Vineyards, Cafe Cruz, Cafe Rio, chefs, Cima Collina, Discretion Brewing, Ella’s at the Airport, events, Hunter Hill Vineyard & Winery, Kathryn Kennedy Winery, New Leaf Community Markets, Niman Ranch, Real Good Fish, restaurants, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard, Santa Cruz restaurants, seabright brewery, Sid’s Smokehouse, Smart Chicken, Solaire Restaurant and Bar, Sones Cellars, The Crow's Nest, Venus Spirits, Wine, Zameen Mediterranean Cuisine | Comments Off

Cantine Winepub in Aptos celebrates anniversary with wine, cider, and beer popups

Posted on August 7, 2015 by admin

Saturday, August 8, is the one-year anniversary of the opening of Aptos’ Cantine Winepub, and it’s celebrating with a day of special pop-ups with local winemakers, brewers and cider producers. Owner Jason McKay is very excited about this milestone, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Events, Restaurants, Wine | Tagged Alfaro Winery, Aptos, bar, beer, Cantine Winepub, cider, Discretion Brewing, POPUP, Sante Adairus, Sante Arcangeli, Uncommon Brewers, Wine | Comments Off

Santa Cruz Beer Week 2015: additional events

Posted on August 5, 2015 by admin

As I reported a few days ago, Santa Cruz Beer Week is August 2-9 and there are several restaurant-brewery pairings and other events Aug. 2-7. Last Sunday’s Assembly/Discretion event featured—as Assembly described it—a “one time only special menu built by, … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Events | Tagged Barrelworks Breweries, beer, Beer Thirty, California Beer Festival, Firestone Walker, Parish Publick House, Santa Cruz Aleworks, Santa Cruz Beer Week, Uncommon Brewers | Comments Off

Santa Cruz Beer Week 2015 & California Beer Festival

Posted on August 2, 2015 by admin

Santa Cruz Beer Week is August 2-9; the finale is the California Beer Festival at Aptos Village Park from Friday, Aug. 7-Sunday, Aug. 9. From Aug. 2-7 there will be a few restaurant-brewery pairings, among other activities. See the official … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Events | Tagged Aptos, Assembly, beer, California Beer Festival, Discretion Brewing, Lagunitas Brewing Company, New Bohemia Brewing Company, restaurants, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Beer Week, Surf City Sandwiches, The Hophead Public House | Comments Off

Santa Cruz, Capitola, Gilroy, & San Jose food and beer events this weekend

Posted on July 24, 2015 by admin

There are many food and beer events occurring this weekend in local cities including Santa Cruz, Capitola, San Jose, and Gilroy. Below are details for a few of them, including two that start today. Friday, July 24-Sunday, July 26: Gilroy … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Cooking & Chefs, Events, Food & Food News | Tagged beer, Capitola, events, family-friendly, Festival del Nopal, free, Gilroy Garlic Festival, San Jose, Santa Cruz, Silicon Valley Beer Week, Wharf to Wharf, Whole Foods Market | Comments Off