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Santa Cruz’s Chaminade launches 2014 Farm to Table Wine Dinners
It’s officially summertime, and here in Santa Cruz we have one more reason to celebrate: Chaminade Resort’s annual Farm to Table Dinner series has begun! The always-enjoyable series showcases local farms and local wineries. I had the pleasure of attending … Continue reading
Posted in Restaurant News, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged Chaminade, Chaminade Resort & Spa, Chef Kirsten Ponza, farm, farm to table dinner, farm-to-table, Pelican Ranch Winery, Santa Cruz, Wine, wine dinner, Yellow Wall Farm
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Summer goodies and a BBQ party at Whole Foods Market Capitola
Whole Foods Market in Capitola has you covered for Summer 2014, with lots of goodies for sale and a fun party on Saturday, June 21. First, your body can be literally covered with a vast selection of ‘green’ sunscreen. The … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking & Chefs, Events, Food & Food News
Tagged BBQ, blueberries, Environmental Working Group, recipes, salad, summer 2014, summer recipes, summer salads, suncreen, Whole Foods Capitola, Whole Foods Market
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Bay Area restaurants for Father’s Day Part 2 – includes Santa Cruz & Monterey
Here are some Bay Area Father’s Day restaurant highlights — if you missed the roundup that included a couple in San Francisco and Monterey and one in San Jose, click here. Santa Cruz & Aptos Restaurants The Buttery Santa Cruz … Continue reading
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Tagged Aptos restaurants, Bittersweet Bistro, Cibo, Cibo Ristorante Italiano, Father's Day, Johnny's Harborside, Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa, Monterey restaurants, Montrio Bistro, Nicholson Vineyards, Santa Cruz restaurants, Tarpy's Roadhouse, The Buttery
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Bay Area restaurants for Father’s Day Part 1 — includes San Jose, SF & Monterey
Father’s Day 2014 is less than a week away, on Sunday, June 15. If you have a foodie in your life that needs some celebrating, you’d better make plans! Here are details on a few Bay Area restaurants; I’ll publish … Continue reading
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Tagged Cannery Row Brewing Company, family-friendly, Father's Day, Fogo de Chao, Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa, Monterey restaurants, Off the Grid, Presidio Social Club, restaurants, San Francisco, San Francisco restaurants, San Jose, San Jose restaurants, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz restaurants, Top of the Mark
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Santa Cruz & Monterey food & wine events this weekend
There are many food and wine events occurring this weekend in Santa Cruz and Monterey. Below are details for three programs on Saturday and/or Sunday, June 7-8, 2014. Other events include: First Friday Santa Cruz — See firstfridaysantacruz.com for exhibits, … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits, Events, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged Chaminade, events, First Friday Santa Cruz, Loma Prieta Winery, Monterey, restaurants, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz restaurants, Strawberry Festival, Wine
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Artichoke festival in Monterey this weekend has chef demos, kids’ activities
The 2014 Castroville Artichoke Food & Wine Festival, May 31-June 1, has relocated to the Monterey County Fair and Events Center to make room for more food and wine, more people, and bigger entertainment acts. Hours are Saturday Mary 31, … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking & Chefs, Events, Food & Food News, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged Castroville Artichoke Festival, events, family-friendly, Monterey, Montrio Bistro
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Whole Foods Market invites food producers to apply for grants
Through May 31, local food and body care product makers can apply to receive a grant from Whole Foods Market to grow their business—whether they currently supply the retailer with products or not. This is the first time Whole Foods … Continue reading
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Tagged grant, local food, Organic, organic food, Whole Foods Market
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Westside Santa Cruz New Leaf: free store tour plus label reading tips
Organic, Santa Cruz-based New Leaf Community Markets offers a diverse range of food, coffee, wine, and cooking events, and some are actually free! There’s one tomorrow at the Westside Santa Cruz New Leaf (1101 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz) that I … Continue reading
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Tagged food, free, New Leaf, New Leaf Community Markets, nutrition, Santa Cruz
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Santa Cruz and Monterey County food & wine events this weekend
There are many food and wine events occurring this weekend in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, from May 16-18, 2014. Here are a few highlights. Greek food fair in Santa Cruz May 16-18 The 8th annual Eat Like A Greek! … Continue reading
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Tagged Cooking for Solutions, Eat Like A Greek!, farm, food and wine pairings, Homeless Garden Project, Monterey, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Organic, Santa Cruz, Staff of Life, Surf City Vintners, sustainable seafood, Wine
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