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Mother’s Day Bay Area restaurants Part 2 — Santa Cruz, San Jose & Monterey
Here are some more Bay Area Mother’s Day restaurant highlights — if you missed the roundup for San Francisco, Oakland, Palo Alto, and Napa, click here. Santa Cruz & Soquel Restaurants Lago di Como Ristorante & Pizzeria Santa Cruz restaurant … Continue reading
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Tagged Chaminade, Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse, Hollins House, Jack’s Restaurant at the Portola Hotel & Spa, Johnny's Harborside, Lago di Como Ristorante & Pizzeria, Monterey restaurants, Mother's Day, Restaurant 1833, San Jose restaurants, Santa Cruz restaurants, Tarpy's Roadhouse, The Fairmont San Jose, Tortilla Flats, TusCA Ristorante
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Bay Area restaurants for Mother’s Day Part 1 — includes San Francisco & Oakland
Did Mother’s Day 2014 sneak up on you? It’s less than a week away, on Sunday May 11 – better make reservations if you haven’t already! Here are details on a few Bay Area restaurants; I’ll publish more in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1760, A16, A16 Rockridge, Bocanova, CHAYA Brasserie, Luce, Mother's Day, Napa restaurants, Oakland restaurants, Palo Alto restaurants, San Francisco restaurants, Silverado Resort and Spa, The Sea by Alexander’s Steakhouse, Top of the Mark
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May 2 Santa Cruz dumpling pop-up plus Silicon Valley Restaurant Week
Here are details for two local culinary events: First, a one-night dumpling pop-up in Santa Cruz Friday, May 2, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Location: POPUP, 1108 Pacific Ave. in downtown Santa Cruz next door to Assembly, from the folks who … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking & Chefs, Events, Restaurant News
Tagged Assembly, Discount, events, Los Gatos, restaurant news, restaurants, San Jose, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz restaurants, Silicon Valley restaurant week
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Starbucks Coffee’s newest blends including K-cups
I recently got my first K-Cup brewer, so I’ve started trying out many different coffee varieties including a few from Starbucks. So far, my favorite K-Cup from Starbucks is its Tribute Blend. I need to stock up on some because … Continue reading
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Tagged coffee, K-cup, Starbucks, Starbucks coffee, Starbucks Tribute blend
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Restaurants for Easter in Santa Cruz, SF and the Greater Bay Area
Dining out for Easter 2014? It’s this coming Sunday; here are some restaurant highlights for Santa Cruz, San Francisco, and the Bay Area. Santa Cruz Restaurants Chaminade The Chaminade offers its annual Easter Brunch Buffet from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; the … Continue reading
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Tagged A16, Chaminade, CHAYA Brasserie, Dio De, family-friendly, Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse, Hoffman's, Johnny's Harborside, Los Gatos, Monterey, Restaurant 1833, restaurants, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz restaurants, Silverado Resort & Spa
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Santa Cruz & Monterey County food & wine events this weekend
There are many food and wine events occurring this weekend in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, beginning Thurs. April 10, 2014. Here are a few highlights. 7th Annual Pebble Beach Food & Wine Fest April 10-13 The four-day culinary extravaganza … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking & Chefs, Events, Food & Food News
Tagged Charles Phan, Cindy Pawlcyn, events, Hubert Keller, Lifestyle Culinary Arts, Masahuru Morimoto, Monterey Chocolate Salon, Pebble Beach Food & Wine, SCMWA, Tracy Des Jardins, Wine
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Green Mountain offers Island Coconut Coffee as a springtime treat
The first day of spring was March 20, and just four days later Green Mountain Coffee released its newest seasonal coffee: Island Coconut. Available only for a limited time, it comes in K-cup packs and in bags. I had the … Continue reading
Posted in Coffee, Food & Food News
Tagged coffee, Discount, Green Mountain Coffee, K-cup, Keurig
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Celebrate National Peanut Month with sweet recipes
One way to celebrate National Peanut Month during March: bake up a treat that includes peanut butter! Of course, there are lots and lots of recipes out there. There are some on the National Peanut Board web site, including a … Continue reading
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Tagged after-school snacks, baking, Cooking, Dessert, National Peanut Month, Pillsbury, recipes
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