Tag Archives: Dessert
Eat organic ice cream at Mission Hill Creamery and benefit Santa Cruz schools
Visit Mission Hill Creamery’s Scoop Shop and Dessert Cafe—which serves tasty, organic ice cream and other treats—on Tuesday, Feb. 26 to benefit Santa Cruz schools. This “Scoops for Schools” event is a fundraising partnership between Mission Hill Creamery and the … Continue reading
Fun food-related events Tuesday at Capitola’s Penny Ice Creamery and Shadowbrook
Celebrate Penny with free ice cream As I mentioned in my January restaurant news article, The Penny Ice Creamery is expanding once again! It just opened a new Pleasure Point location at the former site of Verve Coffee’s roastery, between … Continue reading
The 6th Annual Santa Cruz Chocolate Festival benefits UCSC scholarships
This weekend is a sweet time of year: the 6th annual Santa Cruz Chocolate Festival is on Sunday January 20 and it benefits student scholarships. The event is from 1 – 4 p.m. at the Cocoanut Grove by the Santa … Continue reading
12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Day Six: reissue of vintage vegetarian book
It’s Day Six of Santa Cruz Restaurant Examiner/Santa Cruz Foodie’s “12 Days of Christmas Giveaway.” Today’s prize is a facsimile edition of a book originally published in 1838, entitled “Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience … Continue reading
Let’s all scream for organic ice cream at Mission Hill Creamery’s party
Mission Hill Creamery—with tasty, organic ice cream—opened its Pacific Avenue shop two weeks ago; now the date of its celebration party has been announced. Join the fun on Friday, Oct. 5 at Mission Hill Creamery’s Scoop Shop and Dessert Cafe. … Continue reading
News about Westside Santa Cruz restaurant Café Iveta
Since Summer 2010, family-owned-and-operated Santa Cruz restaurant Café Iveta has provided locals with great coffee, tea and espresso, a variety of lunch items such as sandwiches and soups, and many pastries including scones (interesting fact: scones are how Iveta first … Continue reading
New cooking school in Soquel fills unique niche and offers lots of fun classes
Let’s Cook! is a fun new cooking school located in Soquel; attendees can choose from many three-hour classes that cover a variety of culinary topics. Patricia Poritzky started the school in January, and the local community has responded with enthusiastic … Continue reading
Organic Happy Girl Kitchen Co. housewarming party and sale at SF Ferry Building
Organic Happy Girl Kitchen Co. has a new spot in the popular San Francisco Ferry Building (an absolute mecca for foodies), and it’s celebrating with a big shindig Friday April 20. Its new location is closer to the center of … Continue reading
Santa Cruz cafe Filling Station expands menu
Westside Santa Cruz cafe Filling Station, a café with outdoor seating, has expanded its menu and continues to offer its regular delicious selections including gourmet coffee and espresso drinks. Dave Stimpson and Amber Turpin, a sweet couple who are partners … Continue reading
Sugar, Sugar authors in San Francisco — plus read this article to win cookbook
Authors Kimberly Reiner and Jenna Sanz-Agero, also known as the Sugar Mommas, are appearing on Saturday November 5 at popular San Francisco culinary bookstore Omnivore Books to promote their new cookbook Sugar, Sugar: Every Recipe Has a Story. And you can … Continue reading