Tag Archives: Santa Cruz

Special Mother’s Day chocolate gifts: Recchiuti Confections, Ashby Confections

Posted on May 5, 2019 by admin

Fancy, delicious chocolate is a perfect Mother’s Day gift—San Francisco-based Recchiuti Confections and Scotts Valley-based Ashby Confections have many offerings to choose from. Recchiuti Confections Recchiuti Confections handcrafts their recipes in small batches using traditional European techniques. They blend chocolate from Guittard, … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Food News | Tagged Ashby Confections, caramel, chocolate, Mother's Day, Mother's Day gift guide, Mother's Day gifts, Mother’s Day guide, Recchiuti, Recchiuti Confections, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Tortoises | Comments Off

Christmas shopping: last minute restaurant gift card bonuses

Posted on December 22, 2018 by admin

Two weeks ago I posted this article with eight different “gift card bonus offers” from Santa Cruz and Capitola restaurants. Here are a few more for any of you doing very-last-minute shopping. Capitola, Scotts Valley and Watsonville Sushi Garden … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant News, Restaurants | Tagged Blaze Pizza, Bookshop Santa Cruz, Capitola, Capitola restaurants, holiday shopping, holiday shopping 2018, holidays, Jamba Juice, pizza, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz restaurants, Scotts Valley, Scotts Valley restaurants, sushi, Sushi Garden, Watsonville, Watsonville restaurants | Comments Off

Santa Cruz holiday shopping: Gift card bonus offers for restaurants

Posted on December 6, 2018 by admin

If you’re in Santa Cruz or Capitola and have some gift or stocking stuffer shopping to do, you’ll be happy to know that several restaurants are offering “gift certificate bonus deals” for the 2018 holiday season. Here are a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant News, Restaurants | Tagged Capitola, Capitola restaurants, Chili's, Denny's, holiday shopping, holiday shopping 2018, holidays, Hula's Island Grill, IHOP, Mission Hill Creamery, Paradise Beach Grille, Pono Hawaiian Grill, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz restaurants, Woodstock's Pizza | Comments Off

Thanksgiving, Hanukkah at Whole Foods Market in Santa Cruz & Capitola

Posted on November 16, 2018 by admin

Thanksgiving is almost here, and after that Hanukkah is right around the corner! Whole Foods Market locations in Capitola (1710 41st Ave.) and Santa Cruz (911 Soquel Ave.) have many Thanksgiving selections and several Hanukkah items, and they graciously gave … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking & Chefs, Food & Food News, Wine | Tagged Capitola, cheese, crab, eggnog, Hanukkah, holidays, Ice cream, Organic, Santa Cruz, Thanksgiving, Whole Foods Market, Wine, wine and cheese pairings | Comments Off

Get tickets soon for A Taste of Santa Cruz on Oct. 18

Posted on October 13, 2018 by admin

The 14th annual “A Taste of Santa Cruz,” at the MAH from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, features about 20 participating restaurants and food vendors plus several wineries and one brewery. This year, organizers switched the celebration from November to … Continue reading →

Posted in Benefits, Events, Restaurants, Wine | Tagged 37th Parallel., A Taste of Santa Cruz, Aldo's, Alfaro Family Vineyard, Back Nine Bar & Grill, Bargetto, beer, benefit, burger, Buttercup Cakes, Casa Nostra, DeVincenzi Cellars, East Cliff Brewing Co., East Side Eatery, Five Star Catering, Gordo Gustavos, H&H Fresh Fish Co., Hula's Island Grill, Kissed by an Angel, Loma Prieta Winery, Marini's Candies, McHenry Vineyard, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Percy’s Pies, restaurants, Rosie McCann's, Roudon Smith, Santa Cruz, Shucked Raw Oyster Bar, Splash!, Stockwell Cellars, The Jerk House, The Turkey Boat, Wine, Woodstock Pizza | Comments Off

Upcoming New Leaf classes include miso, paella, beer, anti-inflammatory cooking

Posted on September 14, 2018 by admin

New Leaf Community Markets in Santa Cruz has lots of interesting cooking classes in the near future, including classes on making miso and paella, beer tasting and beginning home brewing with two local breweries, and learning about anti-inflammatory eating. … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Cooking & Chefs, Recipes | Tagged anti-inflammatory diet, anti-inflammatory eating, beer, beer tasting, Cooking, cooking classes, Elkhorn Slough Brewing, Japanese food, miso, New Leaf, New Leaf Community Markets, paella, recipes, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, Spanish food | 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

Mother’s Day restaurant highlights for Santa Cruz & Monterey: Shadowbrook, Chaminade, Portola & more

Posted on May 3, 2018 by admin

Dining out on Mother’s Day is extremely popular, so if you haven’t made reservations yet, better hurry: here are a few restaurant highlights for Santa Cruz County and Monterey. I’ll publish more in the next few days. Santa Cruz, Capitola, … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant News, Restaurants | Tagged Aptos, Aptos restaurants, Capitola, Capitola restaurants, Chaminade, Hollins House, Monterey, Monterey restaurants, Mother's Day, Portola Hotel & Spa, restaurants, Sanderlings, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz restaurants, Shadowbrook | Comments Off

Eat soup Thursday & help Santa Cruz’s Homeless Services Center

Posted on April 17, 2018 by admin

Santa Cruz’s Homeless Services Center (HSC) invites the community to eat unlimited soup from dozens of local restaurants, caterers, and other food businesses from 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, April 19, at the Cocoanut Grove. The 19th annual Soupline Supper assists … Continue reading →

Posted in Benefits, Events, Restaurants | Tagged 99 Bottles, Assembly, benefit, Cafe Cruz, Cocoanut Grove, Erik's Deli, Gabriella Cafe, Homeless Services Center, India Joze, Kelly's French Bakery, La Posta, Manuel's, Oswald, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz restaurants, Shadowbrook, Soif, Soupline, The Bagelry, Walnut Ave Cafe | Comments Off

Valentine’s Day gifts & activities from Santa Cruz chocolatiers, Gilroy Premium Outlets

Posted on February 11, 2018 by admin

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching—here are some shopping ideas if you’re a chocolate lover in Santa Cruz or you’re considering a trip to Gilroy Premium Outlets. Santa Cruz Chocolatiers Santa Cruz County residents are very lucky; we have a … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Food News | Tagged Ashby Confections, chocolate, Donnelly Fine Chocolates, foodie gifts, Gilroy, Gilroy Premium Outlets, Jelly Belly, Le Creuset, Mackenzies Chocolate, Mutari Chocolate, Santa Cruz, shopping, Valentine's Day, Valentine’s Day gifts | Comments Off