Tag Archives: el Salchichero

Santa Cruz Foodie Holiday Gift Guide 2020: Local gifts, part 7

Posted on December 21, 2020 by admin

Welcome to the final installment—part 7—of my holiday foodie gift guide with information for several local businesses if you have some last-minute shopping to do. Contact me at tara@santacruzfoodie.com with questions or comments. Also see: Gift guide part 1 Gift … Continue reading →

Posted in Benefits, Cooking & Chefs, Food & Food News, Wine | Tagged Carmel Honey Company, Cheese Shop 831, Counter Cultures Kitchen, Edith Meyer Wedding Cakes, el Salchichero, Farmer Freed, Five Star Catering, food gift, food gifts, foodie gifts, Hammond Glass Engraving & Gifts, Happy Girl Kitchen, holiday gifts, holiday shopping 2020, Itso Hot Sauce, Jerome’s Carmel Valley Market, Magnolia Fine Gifts and Apothecary, Michelle Kneads Dough, Mountain Feed & Farm Supply, Mutari Craft Chocolate, Notso Hot Sauce, Other Brother Beer, Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting Company, Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County, shop local, support artists, support small business, Sushi Market Sprouts, Visual Artists Network, WInes of the Santa Cruz Mountains | 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

St. Patrick’s Day Weekend in Santa Cruz & nearby plus Bonny Doon Vineyard’s move

Posted on March 14, 2013 by admin

Many local restaurants and bars are offering St. Patrick’s Day specials this weekend; I’ll post some today and more in the next couple days, and I want to also share the news about Bonny Doon Winery’s move. You may recall … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant News, Restaurants | Tagged Aptos, Bittersweet Bistro, Bonny Doon Winery, Crow's Nest, Davenport, el Salchichero, Malone's Grille, Monterey, restaurants, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz restaurants, Scotts Valley, St. Patrick's Day, Tarpy's Roadhouse, Wine | Comments Off

The Super Bowl in Santa Cruz: food and drink specials and recommendations

Posted on February 3, 2013 by admin

This Sunday, several Santa Cruz area restaurants and bars are offering food and drink specials during the Super Bowl — here is a round-up. Super Bowl kickoff is at 3:25 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. Bittersweet Bistro The bar … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurants | Tagged beer, Bittersweet Bistro, Crow's Nest, discounts, el Salchichero, Hula's, Ideal Bar & Grill, restaurants, Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, Super Bowl, Woodstock's Pizza | Comments Off

Santa Cruz fests: 300 bottles of wine at Oktoberfest, food and drinks at Sausagefest

Posted on October 5, 2012 by admin

The many food-related fun activities this weekend in Santa Cruz include two fests, Sausagefest on Saturday and Oktoberfest on Sunday, and each benefits a worthy local organization. And Oktoberfest includes the opportunity to bid on 300 bottles of wine! Saturday’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Benefits, Events, Wine | Tagged beer, benefit, el Salchichero, events, family-friendly, Oktoberfest, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, sausage, Sausagefest, Wine | Comments Off

Chef Brad Briske & butcher Chris LaVeque at Santa Cruz Downtown Farmers’ Market July 4

Posted on July 1, 2012 by admin

Local chef Brad Briske, whose experience includes cooking at Gabriella Café and Main Street Garden & Café, will be at a special event at the Santa Cruz Downtown Farmers’ Market on July 4, 2012. The Farmers’ Market recently started a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking & Chefs, Events | Tagged barbecue, chefs, el Salchichero, events, family-friendly, farm, farmers markets, Fourth of July, free, Organic, Santa Cruz, sustainable | Comments Off

Scotts Valley Hop N’ Barley Fest with food, beer, and kids’ activities

Posted on June 26, 2012 by admin

On June 30, Sky Park in Scotts Valley hosts the 3nd annual Hop N’ Barley festival with many selections plus food — think lots of barbecue! — and kids’ activities. Hop N’ Barley festival organizers proudly state that this event … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Benefits, Events | Tagged barbecue, BBQ, beer, benefit, el Salchichero, events, family-friendly, kids, Scotts Valley | Comments Off

Santa Cruz restaurant and food news

Posted on May 25, 2012 by admin

There is always a lot going on in Santa Cruz in terms of restaurant and food news. Here are a couple recent highlights: Sabieng Thai Restaurant Re-Opens The much-loved Sabieng in Westside Santa Cruz re-opened for business today, Thursday May … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Food News, Restaurants | Tagged butcher, el Salchichero, Memorial Day Weekend, restaurant news, restaurants, Sabieng, Sabieng Thai, Santa Cruz, Thai food | Comments Off

The Picnic Basket: New Santa Cruz restaurant from owners of Penny Ice Creamery

Posted on August 12, 2011 by admin

Earlier this summer, the folks behind organic Santa Cruz ice cream shop The Penny Ice Creamery opened The Picnic Basket, a restaurant that serves savory food from local providers as well as the infamous Penny ice cream that has countless … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurants | Tagged el Salchichero, farm, Ice cream, local, Organic, Penny Ice Creamery, restaurants, Santa Cruz, The Picnic Basket | Comments Off

Dinner Market at Kelly’s Bakery: a bounty of local restaurants & wineries gather for one night

Posted on June 23, 2011 by admin

Kelly’s French Bakery and the Swift Street Courtyard are hosting a community dinner market this Saturday, June 25, from 5:30-9pm, and several restaurants and wineries gather for a unique experience. This is the fourth Dinner Market; the first took place … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Benefits, Events, Restaurants, Wine | Tagged beer, benefit, el Salchichero, events, Feast for a King Catering, Kelly's French Bakery, Nuevo Southwest Grill, restaurants, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard, Vine Hill Winery, Wine | Comments Off