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Midtown Café & Burn Hot Sauce partner for Standing Rock benefit pop-up

Midtown Café is the site of Friday’s benefit, photo courtesy of Midtown Facebook page
Stand with Standing Rock: A Pop-Up Fundraiser, from 5 to 9 p.m. Dec. 16 at Santa Cruz’s Midtown Café, will feature creations from Burn Hot Sauce, Assembly and Outstanding in the Field.
Amanda Pargh of Burn Hot Sauce, Jessica Yarr of Assembly, and Seth Heitzenrater of Outstanding in the Field will be collaborating to serve up heaping bowls of beans-and-brown rice made with ingredients including Everett Family Farm onions, and a variety of optional toppings such as Burn pickled jalapenos and hot sauce and sprouts from New Natives. Local musicians Spurs, Jessie Marks, and Aliza Hava will perform in the back patio.
Organizers invite attendees to join for “an evening of community and solidarity with the water protectors at Standing Rock in North Dakota.” All proceeds from this event—including sales from a silent auction with many local products and services—will go directly to the camps at Standing Rock and their medical and legal funds. Food and drink-related businesses donating to the auction include Live Earth Farm, Companion Bakeshop, Alta Organic Coffee and Steamer Lane Supply.
Also, there will be a presentation by a member of the Lakota People’s Law Project, who will share their experiences and explain the current reality and future of the anti-pipeline efforts.
Location: Midtown Café, 1121 Soquel Ave. Santa Cruz
Date/Time: Friday, Dec. 16, 5-9 p.m.
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Santa Cruz’s Chaminade serves up new season of Farm to Table Wine Dinners
Chaminade Resort’s annual Farm to Table Dinner series, which features very fresh items from local farms plus delectable libations from Central Coast wineries, is starting soon. Want to whet your appetite? Read my recap of 2014’s opening night feast.
2015 Chaminade dinner dates:
- June 26: Martin Ranch Winery, Coke Farms, Black Hen Farm
- July 24: Storrs Winery, Fiesta Farm
- August 21: Morgan Winery, LeftCoast GrassFed
- September 25: Summit to Sea Wineries, Everett Family Farm
- October 30: Alfaro Winery, Route 1 Farms
The cost is $110 per person and that includes hors d’oeuvres (served at the 6 p.m. reception), a seated five-course dinner at 6:30 p.m., and wine (served at reception AND dinner). Tax and gratuity are excluded. Call (831) 475-5600 or visit web site for details, including links to the wineries and farms that are being showcased. The specific menu is posted as each event draws near.
Chef Kirsten Ponza promises an exciting season. “We are very excited to be welcoming a new farm Pescadero called LeftCoast GrassFed,” says Ponza. “Also, Rebecca King will be coming back this year with her Garden Variety Cheeses.” I’m a big fan of Garden Variety Cheese; if you haven’t yet tried King’s products, or even if you have, I can only imagine the scrumptious and creative ways that Ponza will incorporate them into her menu! Chef Ponza hasn’t yet decided which night she will feature these, but when she does, it will be posted on the Chaminade site.
For people visiting from another town who want to stay overnight—or for locals interested in a fun “staycation,” the Chaminade offers Farm to Table culinary packages that include overnight accommodations for two, Farm to Table dinner for two, and breakfast for two.
Chaminade’s first Farm to Table Wine Dinner was held in 2008 with only a dozen guests. Now each event draws dozens of guests, and usually sells out quite a while ahead of time.
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The Details
Farm to Table Dinner Series
Monthly, June through October 2015: Selected Fridays at 6 p.m.
Chaminade Resort, One Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz
(831) 475-5600
$110 per person
Pop-up dinner at Everett Family Farm in Soquel with chef Uncie Ro

Padrons stuffed with local cheese and pasture raised pork, accompanied by house made mozzarella & organic heirloom tomatoes
It’s the third season of the Soquel Supper Club, a pop-up eatery at Everett Family Farm with food by chef Roland Konicke of Uncie Ro’s, and the next event is Sunday, Sept. 21. The goal of these dinners is to bring the local community together for a delicious meal that nourishes not only the participants, but also chefs, organic food producers, and small businesses.
Konicke really enjoys these events. “What I love most about supper club is that I can really showcase all the local ingredients from the area and prepare them right in front of everyone at the supper in our wood fired oven,” he says. The oven method enables him to get very creative with the food.
A farm tour led by Rich Everett starts at 5:30 p.m. and a multi-course dinner begins at 6 p.m. – see menu below. Tickets are $75 (dinner only) or $100 (with wine pairings from Odonata Winery). Buy tickets online for the Sept. 21 event at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/725726.
During the 2014 season, there were dinners in June and August. After this September dinner, there will be one more in October.
For more information, call (831) 419-8191 or email roland@uncie-ros.com
Location:
Everett Family Farm, 2119 Old San Jose Road, Soquel
September 21 Menu
LITTLE GEM & SUMMER SQUASH SALAD
with roasted walnuts & pecorino
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GAZPACHO
with Everett Family Farm tomatoes
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BRAISED PORK RIBS
with wood-oven baked beans & organic coleslaw
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STUFFED PADRON PEPPERS
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CREAM PUFFS
with mixed summer berries
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