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“Dining in” at Santa Cruz County restaurants, June 19, 2020

Posted on June 19, 2020 by admin

So much has changed since my last article at the end of May, with restaurants now being allowed to open for dine-in service if they follow restrictions and social distancing guidelines. Here are some highlights of places that are open … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Food News, Restaurant News, Restaurants | Tagged Alderwood, Belly Goat Craft Burgers, Bittersweet Bistro, Blaze Pizza, Blue Bunny Tacos, Britannia Arms, Cafe Iveta, Cafe Mare, Cafe Rio, California Grill, Chaminade Resort & Spa, Chocolate the Restaurant, Coffeetopia, Colectivo Felix, Daisuki Octagon Sushi, Dharma's, East End Gastropub, El Jardin, El Palomar, Firefish Grill, Gabriella Cafe, Gayle's Bakery, Holy Smokes Country BBQ, HOME Soquel, Hula's Island Grill, Kianti's, La Posta, Lago Di Como, Laili, Lillian's Italian Kitchen, Madrone Kitchen, Mentone, Michael's on Main, Mission Hill Creamery, Mutari Chocolate, Oasis Tasting Room & Kitchen, Olive Garden, Oswald, Palm Deli, Pizza My Heart, Pizzeria La Bufala, Pleasure Pizza East Side Eatery, Pono Hawaiian Kitchen & Tap, Rosie McCann's, Roux Dat, Sanderlings, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, Santa Cruz restaurants, Scopazzi's, scrumptious fish & chips, Seabright Social, Soif, The Crepe Place, The Crow's Nest, The Farm House, The Kitchen at Discretion, Tortilla Flats, Tramonti, Veg on the Edge, Vim, Vim Dining & Desserts, Vino Locale Wine Bar & Tapas, Vinocruz, Woodies Cafe, Woodstock's Pizza | Comments Off

Feast for foodies & beer/wine lovers for cancer research

Posted on October 3, 2017 by admin

The 14th annual Gourmet Grazing on the Green—Saturday, Oct. 7 at Aptos Village Park—features more than 75 vendors including local restaurants, caterers, wineries, breweries, and spirits distilleries. Proceeds benefit the Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group (SCCBG). The event is from … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Benefits, Events, Food & Food News, Restaurants, Wine | Tagged Alfaro Family Vineyards, Armitage Wines, Ashby Confections, Bargetto, beer, benefit, Bonny Doon, Burrell School Vineyards, Cafe Rio, Cantine Winepub, Comanche Cellars, Corralitos Brewing, Cowgirl Creamery, Dustbowl Brewery, East Side Eatery, Efi’s Dutch-Indo Kitchen, Ella’s at the Airport, Fresh Prep Kitchen, Friend in Cheeses, Gourmet Grazing on the Green, Hollins House, Hula's Island Grill, Integrity Wines, Kathryn Kennedy, Kings Mountain Vineyards, Krazy Farm Cider, Loma Prieta, Malone's Grille, MJA Winery, Muccigrosso Vineyards, Muns Vineyards, New Bohemia Brewing Co, New Leaf Community Markets, Odonata Wines, Pelican Ranch, Real Good Fish, Roudon Smith, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Fish Co., Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, Santa Cruz restaurants, Scheid Family Wines, seabright brewery, Shadowbrook Restaurant, Solaire Restaurant & Bar, Soquel Cider, Surf City Sandwich, The Crow’s Nest Restaurant, Wine, Zameen Mediterranean Cuisine | Comments Off

Food, wine and beer at 2016 Grazing on the Green benefiting cancer research

Posted on September 22, 2016 by admin

The 13th annual Gourmet Grazing on the Green—Saturday, Sept. 24 at Aptos Village Park, features 70-plus vendors including local restaurants and caterers, other food businesses, and local wineries, breweries, and spirits distilleries. Proceeds benefit the Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Benefits, Events, Food & Food News, Wine | Tagged Alfaro Family Vineyards and Winery, Aptos restaurants, Ashby Confections, Beauregard Vineyards, beer, benefit, Cafe Cruz, Cafe Rio, Cremer House, Discretion Brewing, Ella’s at the Airport, Gourmet Grazing on the Green, Hallcrest Vineyards, Hollins House, Hula's, Kathryn Kennedy Winery, New Bohemia Brewing Co, Niman Ranch, Nubo, Real Good Fish, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard, Santa Cruz restaurants, seabright brewery, Sid’s Smokehouse, Sones Cellars, SunRidge Farms, Surf City Sandwich, The Crow's Nest, Venus Spirits, Wargin Wines, Wine, Wrights Station Winery, Zameen Mediterranean Cuisine | 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

Don’t miss Gourmet Grazing cancer research benefit with a wide array of food & wine

Posted on September 11, 2014 by admin

It’s time for the 11th annual Gourmet Grazing on the Green, where you can enjoy a large amount of first-rate food (from local restaurants and caterers)—plus beverages from local wineries, breweries, and distilleries—in a friendly and festive atmosphere. And you … Continue reading →

Posted in Benefits, Events, Restaurants, Wine | Tagged Aptos, benefit, Cafe Cruz, Cafe Rio, events, Everett Family Farm, Friend in Cheeses Jam Co., Gourmet Grazing on the Green, Hula's Island Grill, Johnny's Harborside, Mackenzie Bar & Grill, New Leaf, New Leaf Community Markets, Redwood Hill Farms, restaurants, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Fish Co., Santa Cruz restaurants, Shadowbrook, Solaire Restaurant and Bar, The Crow's Nest, The Penny Ice Creamery, The True Olive Connection, The Whole Enchilada, Wine | Comments Off

Date Night Santa Cruz expands to 14 restaurants in Aptos and Santa Cruz

Posted on March 25, 2014 by admin

Date Night Santa Cruz is a unique dinner-and-a-movie program that began last December, and it just expanded big-time. “In the short three months since launch, the program has gone way above and beyond our initial expectations,” says Ike Jablon, Director … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant News | Tagged 515 Kitchen, Aptos, Aptos restaurants, Assembly, Au Midi Restaurant & Bistro, Cafe Rio, Cafe Sparrow, chocolate, Date Night Santa Cruz, discounts, Gabriella Cafe, Hindquarter Bar & Grille, Hoffman's, Hula's Island Grill, Kauboi, Laili Restaurant, Louie's Cajun Kitchen and Bourbon Bar, Nickelodeon Theatres, restaurants, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz restaurants, Soif | Comments Off

Two nights left for Santa Cruz Restaurant Week 2013

Posted on October 8, 2013 by admin

The fifth annual Santa Cruz Restaurant Week ends on Oct. 9; you have two more nights to dine at more than 30 local restaurants offering three-course dinners for $25. Read details in my event preview and recap of my 2013 … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Restaurant News, Restaurants | Tagged Cafe Rio, chocolate, discounts, events, Hula's, La Posta, Pearl of the Ocean, Red Restaurant & Bar, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Restaurant Week, Santa Cruz restaurants | Comments Off

Santa Cruz Restaurant Week Oct. 2-9 offers $25 3-course dinners

Posted on October 2, 2013 by admin

Foodie alert: it’s time for the fifth annual Santa Cruz Restaurant Week where more than 30 local restaurants – from Aptos, Soquel and Capitola to Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Ben Lomond, and Felton – serve three-course gourmet dinners for only … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Restaurant News, Restaurants | Tagged 515 Kitchen & Cocktails, Aptos, Aquarius, Booka, Cafe Rio, Capitola, Center St. Grill, Chaminade, chocolate, discounts, El Palomar, events, Gabriella Cafe, giveaway, Hindquarter, Hoffman's, Hula's, Johnny's Harborside, La Posta, Laili, Main Street Garden & Cafe, Michael's on Main, Oak Tree Ristorante, Oswald, Pearl of the Ocean, Red Restaurant & Bar, restaurant news, restaurants, Ristorante Italiano, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Restaurant Week, Santa Cruz restaurants, Severino's, Soif, Soquel, Suda, The Crow's Nest | Comments Off

Great 2013 Gourmet Grazing festival raised money for Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group

Posted on September 30, 2013 by admin

The annual Gourmet Grazing on the Green features a wonderful atmosphere, amazing food, and lots of delicious wine and beer. The 10th annual Gourmet Grazing, a sell-out, was held Saturday Sept 21, 2013 and raised important funds for the Santa … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Benefits, Cooking & Chefs, Events, Restaurants, Wine | Tagged Aptos, beer, benefit, Bonny Doon Vineyard, Cafe Cruz, Cafe Rio, chefs, Cooking, East Side Eatery, events, family-friendly, Fresh Prep Kitchens, Gourmet Grazing, Gourmet Grazing on the Green, Johnny's Harborside, New Leaf Community Market, Penny Ice Creamery, Santa Cruz, Severino's, Solaire, The Crow's Nest, The Haute Enchilada, The Whole Enchilada, Wine, Zameen | Comments Off

Gourmet Grazing with wine and food benefited Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group

Posted on September 22, 2012 by admin

The annual Gourmet Grazing on the Green, with many local wines, a few beers, and lots of gourmet food cooked by local chefs, raises vital funds for the Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group (SCCBG). Last weekend’s event—the 9th annual Gourmet … Continue reading →

Posted in Benefits, Events, Restaurants, Wine | Tagged Aptos, benefit, Cafe Cruz, Cafe Rio, events, Johnny's Harborside, restaurants, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group, Solaire Restaurant, The Whole Enchilada, Wine | Comments Off