Category Archives: Restaurants

Santa Cruz County food & drink changes & closures, as of April 1, 2020

Posted on April 2, 2020 by admin

Hi everyone. Thanks to everyone who has emailed me with more restaurants to add, and to those who have thanked me for all the energy I’m spending on these lists. Both are appreciated! I am publishing new articles as often … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Food & Food News, Restaurant News, Restaurants, Wine | Comments Off

Santa Cruz County food/drink closures & changes, as of March 25, 2020

Posted on March 26, 2020 by admin

Hi — I am still doing what I can to share information during the Coronavirus pandemic. Here’s the latest list I’ve been able to gather. Please forgive any mistakes in these listings, 1) because it’s a constantly changing situation, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Food News, Restaurant News, Restaurants | Comments Off

Santa Cruz County food/drink closures & changes, as of March 21, 2020

Posted on March 21, 2020 by admin

As I mentioned in my post Thursday, I am doing what I can to share information during the Coronavirus pandemic. Hoping this helps those of you who are either buying groceries or ready-to-eat food and drinks, and also helps the … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Food News, Restaurant News, Restaurants | Tagged Alderwood, Bad Animal Books, Bagelry, Big Basin Vineyards, Bittersweet Bistro, Blue Bunny Tacos, Cafe Mare, Charlie Hong Kong, Chocolate the Restaurant, Colectivo Felix, Costco, Dharma's, East Side Eatery, farmers markets, Full Steam Dumpling, Grocery Outlet, HOME restaurant, Humble Sea Brewing Co., Ideal Bar & Grill, La Posta, Lago di Como Ristorante & Pizzeria, Laili Restaurant, Linda's Sea Breeze, New Leaf Community Markets, Nick the Greek, Olive Garden, Panda Express, Persephone, Pono Hawaiian Grill, Pretty Good Advice, Safeway, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz closed restaurants, Santa Cruz open restaurants, Santa Cruz restaurants, Sante Adairius Rustic Ales, Shadowbrook, Shopper's Corner, Soif, Soif Restaurant & Wine Bar, Staff of Life, Surf City Sandwich, The Crow’s Nest Restaurant, Tortilla Flats, Trader Joe's, Tramonti, Vim Dining & Desserts, Whole Foods Market, Zameen | Comments Off

Santa Cruz County food/drink closures & changes, as of March 19, 2020

Posted on March 19, 2020 by admin

Hi everyone – I wanted to help share some information in this unprecedented environment. As this is constantly evolving and I don’t have the time or resources to gather everything at once, I am starting with one list today & … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Food News, Restaurant News, Restaurants | Tagged Alderwood, Bad Animal Books, Big Basin Vineyards, Blue Bunny Tacos, Charlie Hong Kong, Dharma's, East Side Eatery, farmers markets, HOME restaurant, Humble Sea Brewing Co., La Posta, Lago di Como Ristorante & Pizzeria, Laili, New Leaf Community Markets, Nick the Greek, Panda Express, Pono Hawaiian Grill, Safeway, Santa Cruz closed restaurants, Santa Cruz restaurant news, Santa Cruz restaurants, Sante Adairius, Shadowbrook Restaurant, Soif, Surf City Sandwich, Tortilla Flats, Trader Joe's, Vim Dining & Desserts, Zameen | Comments Off

Gourmet Grazing on the Green benefits cancer research: enjoy lots of delicious food and wine

Posted on September 25, 2019 by admin

The 16th annual Gourmet Grazing on the Green—noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Aptos Village Park—is an always-fun annual celebration with more than 75 vendors including local restaurants, caterers, wineries, breweries, and spirits distilleries. Proceeds benefit the … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Benefits, Cooking & Chefs, Events, Restaurants, Wine | Tagged Aptos, Aptos restaurants, beer, benefit, Capitola restaurants, Gourmet Grazing on the Green, Santa Cruz restaurants, Scotts Valley restaurants, Watsonville restaurants, Wine | Comments Off

Restaurants for Easter in Santa Cruz, South Bay and SF

Posted on April 17, 2019 by admin

Dining out for Easter 2019? It’s this coming Sunday; here are some restaurant and food vendor highlights for Santa Cruz, the South Bay, and San Francisco. Santa Cruz & Scotts Valley Chaminade Resort & Spa The Chaminade offers its annual … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant News, Restaurants | Tagged Capo's, Chaminade, Chaminade Resort & Spa, Easter, Easter brunch, Easter restaurants, Hilton Scotts Valley, Manresa Bread, Porta Blu, Presidio Social Club, Recchiuti Confections, Santa Cruz restaurants, Scotts Valley restaurants, SF restaurants, South Bay restaurants | Comments Off

Christmas shopping: last minute restaurant gift card bonuses

Posted on December 22, 2018 by admin

Two weeks ago I posted this article with eight different “gift card bonus offers” from Santa Cruz and Capitola restaurants. Here are a few more for any of you doing very-last-minute shopping. Capitola, Scotts Valley and Watsonville Sushi Garden … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant News, Restaurants | Tagged Blaze Pizza, Bookshop Santa Cruz, Capitola, Capitola restaurants, holiday shopping, holiday shopping 2018, holidays, Jamba Juice, pizza, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz restaurants, Scotts Valley, Scotts Valley restaurants, sushi, Sushi Garden, Watsonville, Watsonville restaurants | Comments Off

Santa Cruz holiday shopping: Gift card bonus offers for restaurants

Posted on December 6, 2018 by admin

If you’re in Santa Cruz or Capitola and have some gift or stocking stuffer shopping to do, you’ll be happy to know that several restaurants are offering “gift certificate bonus deals” for the 2018 holiday season. Here are a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant News, Restaurants | Tagged Capitola, Capitola restaurants, Chili's, Denny's, holiday shopping, holiday shopping 2018, holidays, Hula's Island Grill, IHOP, Mission Hill Creamery, Paradise Beach Grille, Pono Hawaiian Grill, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz restaurants, Woodstock's Pizza | Comments Off

Get tickets soon for A Taste of Santa Cruz on Oct. 18

Posted on October 13, 2018 by admin

The 14th annual “A Taste of Santa Cruz,” at the MAH from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, features about 20 participating restaurants and food vendors plus several wineries and one brewery. This year, organizers switched the celebration from November to … Continue reading →

Posted in Benefits, Events, Restaurants, Wine | Tagged 37th Parallel., A Taste of Santa Cruz, Aldo's, Alfaro Family Vineyard, Back Nine Bar & Grill, Bargetto, beer, benefit, burger, Buttercup Cakes, Casa Nostra, DeVincenzi Cellars, East Cliff Brewing Co., East Side Eatery, Five Star Catering, Gordo Gustavos, H&H Fresh Fish Co., Hula's Island Grill, Kissed by an Angel, Loma Prieta Winery, Marini's Candies, McHenry Vineyard, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Percy’s Pies, restaurants, Rosie McCann's, Roudon Smith, Santa Cruz, Shucked Raw Oyster Bar, Splash!, Stockwell Cellars, The Jerk House, The Turkey Boat, Wine, Woodstock Pizza | Comments Off

More Mother’s Day restaurants for the Santa Cruz area

Posted on May 10, 2018 by admin

Did Mother’s Day 2018 sneak up on you? Mother’s Day is Sunday – some restaurants in the Santa Cruz area, including Bargetto Winery, which only has one seating – are fully booked, but others are still available. Below are a … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurants | Tagged Aptos restaurants, Aquarius-Dream Inn, Cafe Cruz, Capitola restaurants, Chocolate the Restaurant, Gabriella Cafe, Ideal Bar & Grill, Jaguar Restaurant, Mother's Day, Mozaic, Pearl of the Ocean, Persephone, restaurants, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz restaurants, Solaire Restaurant & Bar, Suda, Zelda’s on the Beach | Comments Off