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A Taste of Soquel: Restaurants and wineries benefit Second Harvest Food Bank
The third annual “A Taste of Soquel,” with plenty of food from local restaurants plus wine and music, will benefit Second Harvest Food Bank. Last year’s Taste of Soquel raised enough money to provide meals for over 20,000 children in … Continue reading
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Tagged benefit, events, kids, Main Street Garden & Cafe, restaurants, Santa Cruz, Sawasdee, Second Harvest Food Bank, Soquel, Tortilla Flats, Wine
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Santa Cruz Restaurant Openings and Closings including Café Gratitude opening
In Santa Cruz restaurant news, there have been a number of recent openings and closings, including the opening of vegan restaurant Cafe Gratitude. Here are a couple highlights: Closings: Asana Teahouse and Coldwater Grill (formerly Hawg’s) are no longer … Continue reading
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Tagged Cafe Gratitude, local, Organic, restaurant news, restaurants, Santa Cruz, vegan
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Gourmet Grazing: Organic food, wine, and beer festival helps Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group
The 8th annual Gourmet Grazing on the Green, with lots of gourmet organic food cooked by local chefs, a variety of local wine and beer, plus food-related exhibitors, raises vital funds for the Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group. The event … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Benefits, Cooking & Chefs, Events, Wine
Tagged Aptos, beer, benefit, chefs, events, Johnny's Harborside, Organic, Santa Cruz, Shadowbrook, Wine
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Homeless Garden Project in Santa Cruz hosts organic, farm-to-table benefit dinner
Santa Cruz’s Homeless Garden Project (HGP) is holding an organic benefit dinner at its farm on Sunday, September 18, the latest in its “Sustain” series. “Sustain” promises seasonal gourmet dinners that feature organic ingredients from the farm, wine pairings, and … Continue reading
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Tagged benefit, chefs, farm, H&H Fresh Fish, Homeless Garden Project, Organic, Wine
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Sabieng Thai Cuisine in Santa Cruz temporarily closed; try owners’ Scotts Valley spot
The wonderful and popular Santa Cruz restaurant Sabieng Thai Cuisine is temporarily closed due to a fire, but Sabieng’s owners do operate another Thai restaurant in Scotts Valley that remains open. Sabieng, located in Westside Santa Cruz, had a kitchen … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Food News, Restaurants
Tagged Kao Sook, restaurants, Sabieng Thai, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Thai food
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Farm-to-Fork Organic Benefit Dinner for UC Santa Cruz farm apprentice program
If you attend the organic Farm-to-Fork benefit dinner for UC Santa Cruz’s farm apprentice program, you will simultaneously enjoy yourself and support a great cause. The gourmet dinner takes place on Sunday September 11 at the UCSC Farm (located on … Continue reading
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Tagged benefit, farm, Organic, organic farming, Santa Cruz, sustainability, sustainable, UC Santa Cruz
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Free ice cream in Santa Cruz at Penny Ice Creamery for 1-year anniversary
Organic Santa Cruz ice cream shop Penny Ice Creamery is celebrating its one-year anniversary by giving out free ice cream today: Wednesday August 24! Here are the details: From noon on Wednesday until they run out or until the store … Continue reading
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Tagged Dessert, events, free, Ice cream, Penny Ice Creamery, Santa Cruz, The Picnic Basket
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Cookbook author reading in Berkeley with Romney Steele of Plum Gorgeous
Talented Bay Area author Romney Steele published her new cookbook, “Plum Gorgeous: Recipes and Memories from the Orchard,” on July 19, 2011 and she’s giving a reading on August 23 in Berkeley to celebrate. Oakland resident Steele is the featured … Continue reading
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Tagged Berkeley, book readings, cookbook, Cooking, free, fruit
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Wine and chocolate pairing in San Jose with Skov Winery & Dolce Bella Chocolates
Skov Winery and Dolce Bella Chocolates are joining forces to satiate you with a wine and chocolate pairing on Friday August 19 at 7pm in San Jose. The event takes place at Dolce Bella Chocolate Café; reservations are required (call … Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate, Dessert, Dolce Bella Chocolate Cafe, events, San Jose, Scotts Valley, Skov Winery, Wine, wine pairings
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