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Santa Cruz chocolate festival has sweet cause

Posted on January 15, 2016 by admin

The 9th annual Santa Cruz Chocolate Festival is Sunday, January 17, and there will be delicious sweets with a delicious cause: UC Santa Cruz scholarships. The event is from 1 – 4 p.m. at the Cocoanut Grove by the Santa … Continue reading →

Posted in Benefits, Events, Food & Food News | Tagged Ashby Confections, benefit, Burrell School Winery and Vineyard, Buttercup Cakes & Farm House Frosting, chocolate, family-friendly, Highway 1 Brewing Company, India Joze, MÄKSĒ Gourmet Rice Crisp Bars, My Mom's Mole, Nut Kreations, Pure Heart chocolate, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Chocolate Festival, Sones Cellars | Comments Off

Scotts Valley Beatles-themed Sunday brunch with Food Trucks A Go Go

Posted on January 9, 2016 by admin

Food Trucks A Go Go is hosting a Beatles Brunch on Sunday, Jan. 10 at Skypark in Scotts Valley. It’s the latest installment for the fun monthly food truck series that LaLi Kates of Aunt LaLi’s Mobile Cafe launched in … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Food & Food News | Tagged Ate3One, Aunt LaLi’s, breakfast, brunch, food trucks, Food Trucks A Go Go, G's Tacos, India Gourmet, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Sunday brunch | Comments Off

Santa Cruz’s Food Lounge: three upcoming events

Posted on January 8, 2016 by admin

Santa Cruz’s Food Lounge at 1001 Center St. is hosting many upcoming events in the near future. Here are details for three in the next week; the dates are Jan. 8, Jan. 12 and Jan. 15. Friday, Jan 8: Food … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Food & Food News, Restaurant News, Restaurants | Tagged Ashby Confections, Food Lounge, Hand Made Meat Pies, Hidden Fortress Farm, LionFish SupperClub, My Mom's Mole, Ocean2Table, Santa Cruz Food Lounge, Santa Cruz restaurant news, Santa Cruz restaurants, Zocalo Gourmet Tamales | Comments Off

San Francisco restaurant highlights for New Year’s Eve 2015-16

Posted on December 30, 2015 by admin

It’s almost New Year’s Eve 2015-2016! If you’re planning to dine in San Francisco, here are a few restaurant highlights. Aatxe Inspired by the New Year’s tradition of Spain in which twelve grapes are eaten at midnight in sequence with … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant News, Restaurants | Tagged A16, Aatxe, central kitchen, flour+water, Foreign Cinema, Luce, New Year's Eve, Presidio Social Club, San Francisco restaurants, SPQR, Top of the Mark | Comments Off

12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Day 12: Win Roots & Rye gift certificate

Posted on December 25, 2015 by admin

It’s Day 12, the last day of Santa Cruz Restaurant Examiner/Santa Cruz Foodie’s “12 Days of Christmas Giveaway.” Today’s prize: the chance to win 1 of 2 gift certificates valid at Roots & Rye on Santana Row in San Jose. … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurants | Tagged gastropub, giveaway, holidays 2015, New Year's Eve, Roots & Rye, San Jose restaurants, Santana Row | Comments Off

12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Day 11: Win $50 for Big Fish Grill in Monterey

Posted on December 24, 2015 by admin

It’s Day 11 of Santa Cruz Restaurant Examiner/Santa Cruz Foodie’s “12 Days of Christmas Giveaway.” Today’s prize is a $50 gift certificate for Big Fish Grill in Monterey. See end of article for how to enter. Big Fish Grill will … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurants | Tagged Big Fish Grill, giveaway, holidays 2015, Monterey Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey restaurants, seafood | Comments Off

12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Day 10: Win $50 gift certificate to Abalonetti in Monterey

Posted on December 23, 2015 by admin

It’s Day 10 of Santa Cruz Restaurant Examiner/Santa Cruz Foodie’s “12 Days of Christmas Giveaway.” Today’s prize is a $50 gift certificate for Abalonetti in Monterey. See end of article for how to enter. Abalonetti Bar & Grill will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurants | Tagged Abalonetti, calamari, Fisherman's Wharf, foodie gifts, giveaway, holidays 2015, Monterey, Monterey restaurants, open on Christmas, seafood | Comments Off

12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Day 9: Win a pizza pack from industry pro Tony Gemignani including his cookbook, The Pizza Bible

Posted on December 22, 2015 by admin

It’s Day 9 of Santa Cruz Restaurant Examiner/Santa Cruz Foodie’s “12 Days of Christmas Giveaway.” See end of article for how to win a “pro pizza pack” from pizza guru Tony Gemignani of San Francisco restaurant Tony’s Pizza Napoletana. Still … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking & Chefs | Tagged cookbook, foodie gift, giveaway, holidays 2015, pizza, recipes, San Francisco restaurants | Comments Off

12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Day 8: New Leaf Community Markets gift basket

Posted on December 21, 2015 by admin

It’s Day Eight of Santa Cruz Restaurant Examiner/Santa Cruz Foodie’s “12 Days of Christmas Giveaway.” See end of article for how to win a sweet and savory holiday gift basket from New Leaf Community Markets. New Leaf Community Markets has … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Food News | Tagged foodie gifts, gift baskets, giveaway, holidays 2015, New Leaf, New Leaf Community Markets, Santa Cruz | Comments Off

12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Day 6 & 7: Monterey Hyatt restaurant & bar certificates

Posted on December 19, 2015 by admin

For the weekend, we are combining Day Six and Seven of Santa Cruz Restaurant Examiner/Santa Cruz Foodie’s “12 Days of Christmas Giveaway.” See end of article for how to win gift certificates to TusCA Ristorante and Knuckles Sports Bar at … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurants | Tagged giveaway, holidays 2015, Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa, Knuckles, Monterey, Monterey Hyatt, Monterey restaurants, TusCA Ristorante | Comments Off