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Local restaurants join forces for Soupline to benefit Santa Cruz Homeless Services Center
On Thursday, April 26, you can eat lots of great soup from local restaurants and benefit the Homeless Services Center (HSC) in Santa Cruz. The 13th Annual Soupline Supper and Benefit Auction is at the Cocoanut Grove at the Santa … Continue reading
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Tagged benefit, Crow's Nest, events, Gayle's, Homeless Services Center, India Joze, La Posta, Laili, Manuel's, restaurants, Santa Cruz, Soif, The Buttery, Zoccoli's
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Santa Cruz Homeless Garden Project events: Cigare Volant dinner/film, & kale festival
Santa Cruz’s Homeless Garden Project is hosting two events this week: “Dinner and a Movie” at Le Cigare Volant on Tuesday, and “Kalefest” on Sunday. Dinner and a Movie Dinner and a Movie, part of HGP’s Sustain dinner series, sounds … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits, Cooking & Chefs, Events, Food & Food News, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged benefit, Bonny Doon Vineyard, farm, Homeless Garden Project, kids, movies, Organic, Santa Cruz, sustainable, Wine
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Santa Cruz’s Nut Kreations celebrates one-year anniversary with giveaway and contest
Santa Cruz’s Nut Kreations first opened on April 23, 2011, so the store is celebrating its one-year anniversary. Visit the downtown Santa Cruz store on April 23, 2012 from 4-6 p.m. for a free bag of special anniversary trail mix. … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Food News
Tagged certified green, downtown Santa Cruz, free, green business, Nut Kreations, nuts, pistachios, Santa Cruz
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Organic Happy Girl Kitchen Co. housewarming party and sale at SF Ferry Building
Organic Happy Girl Kitchen Co. has a new spot in the popular San Francisco Ferry Building (an absolute mecca for foodies), and it’s celebrating with a big shindig Friday April 20. Its new location is closer to the center of … Continue reading
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Tagged canning, cocktails, Dessert, discounts, events, free, Happy Girl Kitchen, jams, Organic, pastries, preserves, preserving, San Francisco
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Santa Cruz restaurant Charlie Hong Kong partners with UC Santa Cruz Farm for Earth Day
For Earth Day 2012, Charlie Hong Kong is partnering with UC Santa Cruz’s farm for a unique and fun event. On Sunday, April 22, participants will meet at 3pm on the UCSC campus for a special tour of the Farm … Continue reading
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Tagged benefit, Charlie Hong Kong, Earth Day, events, farm, Organic, organic farming, restaurants, Santa Cruz, sustainable, UC Santa Cruz, UCSC, UCSC Farm & Garden
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Santa Cruz cafe Filling Station expands menu
Westside Santa Cruz cafe Filling Station, a café with outdoor seating, has expanded its menu and continues to offer its regular delicious selections including gourmet coffee and espresso drinks. Dave Stimpson and Amber Turpin, a sweet couple who are partners … Continue reading
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Tagged coffee, Dessert, espresso, Filling Station, homemade, restaurants, Santa Cruz, soup, Westside Santa Cruz
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Bonny Doon Vineyard: restaurant renamed Le Cigare Volant, offers new chef & expanded lunch menu
Bonny Doon Vineyard’s restaurant, formerly known as the Cellar Door, is now Le Cigare Volant and boasts a new Executive Chef, Ryan Shelton. Bonny Doon Vineyard has also expanded lunch service to its tasting room. The restaurant’s renaming officially took … Continue reading
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Tagged biodynamic, biodynamic farming, Bonny Doon Vineyard, farm, Le Cigare Volant, Organic, restaurants, Santa Cruz, Wine
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Dinner and reading at Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga
Montalvo Arts Center has an Artists Residency program, and its 2012 culinary fellow-in-residence – Niki Ford – is the centerpiece of an event this Thursday, April 12 at 7 p.m. at the Historic Villa in Saratoga. The evening is entitled … Continue reading
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Tagged Chez Panisse, dinner, events, Literary reading, Montalvo Arts Center, performance art, Saratoga
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Restaurants for Easter in Santa Cruz and San Jose, Part 1
The year has flown by, and it’s already Easter Week 2012 – if you haven’t made plans for dining out this Sunday, here are some restaurants in Santa Cruz and San Jose offering special menus. I’ll post more in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aptos, Cocoanut Grove, Easter, Hoffman's, Johnny's Harborside, Ma Maison, restaurants, San Jose, Santa Cruz, Yankee Pier
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