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National Coffee Day: Peet’s is giving away free coffee with food purchase

Posted on September 29, 2015 by admin

Peet’s Coffee and Tea has a promotion to celebrate National Coffee Day Sept. 29, 2015: all Peet’s across the country are offering a free small cup of Peet’s Major Dickason blend with any purchase of a baked good, Simply Oatmeal … Continue reading →

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Santa Cruz area food events: A Taste of Soquel, Charlie Hong Kong kids festival

Posted on September 25, 2015 by admin

I want to share the news about two fun food events tomorrow: A Taste of Soquel and Charlie Hong Kong’s Kids Food Festival. More details are below. A Taste of Soquel: Saturday, Sept. 26, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. The seventh annual … Continue reading →

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Love Fest at Whole Foods Market: 25-cent coffee and other discounts/prizes

Posted on September 23, 2015 by admin

At Whole Foods Market locations across the country, including our local Santa Cruz and Capitola stores, customers can get 25-cent cups of coffee (just for a few more days) and win a $500 gift card as part of the company’s … Continue reading →

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Food truck, Homeless Garden Project events in Scotts Valley & Santa Cruz

Posted on September 17, 2015 by admin

There are many food events occurring this weekend in local cities such as Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley—here are details for a first-time Scotts Valley food truck event Friday and a benefit feast with star chefs at Homeless Garden Project … Continue reading →

Posted in Benefits, Events, Food & Food News, Restaurant News, Restaurants | Tagged Aptos restaurants, Ate3One, Aubergine, Aunt LaLi’s, events, family-friendly, food trucks, Homeless Garden Project, restaurant news, Santa Cruz Food Lounge, Santa Cruz restaurant news, Santa Cruz restaurants, Scotts Valley, Skypark, Soif, The Bywater, The Choke Coach, Zameen | Comments Off

Lots of food and wine at biggest Grazing on the Green ever to benefit cancer research

Posted on September 15, 2015 by admin

The 12th annual Gourmet Grazing on the Green, Saturday, Sept. 19 at Aptos Village Park, has more food and drinks than ever before! As of press time, there are 73 vendors including local restaurants and caterers, other food businesses, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Benefits, Events, Restaurants, Wine | Tagged Alfaro Family Vineyards and Winery, Aptos, Beauregard Vineyards, benefit, Bonny Doon Vineyards, Cafe Cruz, Cafe Rio, chefs, Cima Collina, Discretion Brewing, Ella’s at the Airport, events, Hunter Hill Vineyard & Winery, Kathryn Kennedy Winery, New Leaf Community Markets, Niman Ranch, Real Good Fish, restaurants, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard, Santa Cruz restaurants, seabright brewery, Sid’s Smokehouse, Smart Chicken, Solaire Restaurant and Bar, Sones Cellars, The Crow's Nest, Venus Spirits, Wine, Zameen Mediterranean Cuisine | Comments Off

Santa Cruz hosts family-friendly Mole & Mariachi festival

Posted on September 11, 2015 by admin

The 3rd annual Mole & Mariachi Festival is Saturday, Sept. 19, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Santa Cruz Mission Adobe State Historic Park. The food and music festival has free admission. If you want to sample moles, … Continue reading →

Posted in Benefits, Cooking & Chefs, Events, Restaurants | Tagged benefit, chefs, Cooking, family-friendly, kids, Manuel's Mexican Restaurant, Mexican food, Mole & Mariachi Festival, Penny Ice Creamery, restaurants, Santa Cruz | Comments Off

Second Los Gatos restaurant coming soon from Manresa’s David Kinch

Posted on September 1, 2015 by admin

Fans of David Kinch’s cooking have a reason to celebrate: the owner/chef of Michelin-starred restaurant Manresa is opening New Orleans-inspired The Bywater this fall. This is the first casual bar and eatery for Kinch, who is opening The Bywater with … Continue reading →

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Tequila & taco festival & wine bottling lunch event this weekend

Posted on August 20, 2015 by admin

Foodies and drink lovers: here are details on two events this weekend taking place in Santa Cruz and Ben Lomond. Saturday, Aug. 22-Sunday, Aug. 23: Tequila & Taco Music Festival At the 2nd annual Tequila & Taco Music Festival, there … Continue reading →

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Mozaic Mediterranean Restaurant & Bar now open in downtown Santa Cruz

Posted on August 14, 2015 by admin

I was very excited to try Santa Cruz’s newest eatery Mozaic – so excited, in fact, that I dined there at lunchtime Aug. 12—just the second day it was open. It was quite wonderful, and I know it can … Continue reading →

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Cantine Winepub in Aptos celebrates anniversary with wine, cider, and beer popups

Posted on August 7, 2015 by admin

Saturday, August 8, is the one-year anniversary of the opening of Aptos’ Cantine Winepub, and it’s celebrating with a day of special pop-ups with local winemakers, brewers and cider producers. Owner Jason McKay is very excited about this milestone, as … Continue reading →

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