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Bonny Doon Vineyard Cellar Door offering special farm tomato dinner with wine pairings
Don’t miss the Bonny Doon Vineyard’s Cellar Door’s special four-course tomato dinner with wine pairings on Sunday, October 16 at 5pm. Tickets cost $60 and there are very few left as of press time; the price includes food and wine. … Continue reading
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Feast on fabulous soup and wine to benefit Pajaro Valley Loaves & Fishes
Empty Bowls, an annual dinner and auction featuring gourmet soup, wine, and more, benefits Pajaro Valley Loaves & Fishes. The event takes place from 5-9pm on Saturday, October 15, 2011. Tickets are $60 and available online or by calling Loaves … Continue reading
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Santa Cruz Restaurant Week at Clouds & Laili: $25 for 3 courses
Attention those seeking bargain gourmet meals: Santa Cruz Restaurant Week is currently running, with 3-course $25 meals at local restaurants including downtown Santa Cruz’s Clouds www.cloudsdowntown.com — which is serving up New Orleans-themed food — and Laili, which offers scrumptious … Continue reading
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Tagged Clouds, discounts, events, Laili, Middle Eastern cuisine, restaurants, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Restaurant Week, seafood
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Santa Cruz’s H&H Fresh Fish offers sustainable seafood subscriptions
Santa Cruz’s H&H Fresh Fish offers subscriptions to its sustainable seafood “CSS” (Community Supported Seafood). This program is similar to a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture), a subscription that many local farms offer to customers where folks receive a box of … Continue reading
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Santa Cruz Restaurant Week at Aquarius: $25 for 3 courses
It’s the countdown to Santa Cruz Restaurant Week running Oct 5-12, with 3-course $25 meals from local restaurants including oceanfront Aquarius at the Dream Inn – menu below. Aquarius boasts fine cuisine by Chef Ross McKee; the restaurant promotes sustainable … Continue reading
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Santa Cruz Restaurant Week October 5-12: $25 3-course meals at local restaurants
The third annual Santa Cruz Restaurant Week is October 5-12, 2011, and two dozen local restaurants – from Davenport to Watsonville and many areas in between – are offering gourmet 3-course meals for only $25. 2010’s Santa Cruz Restaurant Week … Continue reading
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Aptos restaurant Ma Maison: special cassoulet this weekend & wine dinner Oct 6
Ma Maison in Aptos. Courtesy of Patty Hinz Imagery. The charming Aptos restaurant Ma Maison is serving up cassoulet this weekend, and it’s a rare special occasion. Executive Chef Lionel Le Morvan, a native of France, only cooks the cassoulet … Continue reading
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Santa Cruz restaurant Hoffman’s offers Oktoberfest specials through Oct 3
The restaurant Hoffman’s Bistro & Patisserie in downtown Santa Cruz is offering Oktoberfest dinner specials through October 3. The nightly specials begin at 5pm. Hoffman’s customers can choose from fresh trout, half roast chicken, sausage platter, or jaegerschnitzel for $14.50. … Continue reading
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Fig gelato recipe from gourmet cookbook Scoop by Ellen Brown
As mentioned in my article last week, Ellen Brown’s “Scoop: 125 Specialty Ice Creams from the Nation’s Best Creameries” is filled with great recipes and she has agreed to share one for fig gelato with my readers. Enjoy! Recipe from … Continue reading
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Learn how to make gourmet ice cream: Scoop includes recipes from Bay Area shops
Just because summer’s over doesn’t mean you have to give up summertime desserts like ice cream – and you can even learn how to make your own gourmet ice cream with the new book “Scoop” by Ellen Brown. Many of … Continue reading
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