Tag Archives: Chocolate the Restaurant

“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

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

Chocolate for Halloween and Beyond: Recchiuti Confections truffles & Chocolate on Pacific’s 20th anniversary

Posted on October 24, 2019 by admin

I have sweet news from San Francisco-based Recchiuti Confections and Santa Cruz-based restaurant Chocolate. Recchiuti Confections Recchiuti Confections makes small batch chocolate using traditional European techniques and chocolate from Guittard, El Rey, and Valrhona. Their Calavera Truffles collection launched late last month … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Food & Food News, Restaurant News | Tagged caramel, chocolate, Chocolate on Pacific, Chocolate the Restaurant, Halloween, Halloween treats, Recchiuti, Recchiuti Confections, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz restaurants, truffles | 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

Inauguration day Planned Parenthood benefits in Santa Cruz

Posted on January 20, 2017 by admin

To coincide with Inauguration Day, today and tomorrow Friday and Saturday Jan. 20 and 21, companies across California including ones in Santa Cruz are showing their support for Planned Parenthood by donating sales proceeds and making other contributions to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Benefits, Events, Restaurants, Wine | Tagged beer, benefit, chocolate, Chocolate the Restaurant, Discretion Brewing, Equinox, Fish Princess Farm, Inauguration day, Pacific Cookie Company, Planned Parenthood, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz breweries, Santa Cruz restaurants, Santa Cruz wineries, Soif, Soif Wine and Restaurant Bar, Wine | Comments Off

Last-minute Valentine’s Day restaurants in Santa Cruz area and Monterey

Posted on February 12, 2014 by admin

Valentine’s Day is Friday – many restaurants in the Santa Cruz and Monterey areas are fully booked– but others are still available. I’ve listed a few that still have available reservations via OpenTable.com. Here are my Valentine’s guides for other … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant News, Restaurants | Tagged Chaminade, Chocolate the Restaurant, Fish Hopper, Hoffman's, Johnny's Harborside, Lago di Como Ristorante & Pizzeria, Pearl of the Ocean, restaurant news, restaurants, Rosie McCann's, Santa Cruz, Tarpy's Roadhouse, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day 2014 | Comments Off

Santa Cruz Chocolate Festival with wine, food, and more benefits UCSC scholarships

Posted on January 16, 2014 by admin

The 7th annual Santa Cruz Chocolate Festival on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014 benefits UCSC scholarships, and I have lots of delicious food and wine highlights to share. The event is from 1 – 4 p.m. at the Cocoanut Grove by … Continue reading →

Posted in Benefits, Events, Food & Food News, Restaurants | Tagged Alfaro Winery, benefit, chocolate, Chocolate the Restaurant, family-friendly, family-friendly activities, India Joze, Mission Hill Creamery, Original Sin Desserts & Catering, restaurants, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Chocolate Festival, Santa Cruz restaurants, Saratoga Chocolates, Silver Mountain Winery, Snake & Butterfly, Sones Cellars, Theo Chocolates, Zizzo's Coffee | Comments Off