Category Archives: Cooking & Chefs

Eat soup from local chefs and restaurants & benefit Santa Cruz Homeless Services Center

This Thursday, April 14, you can eat lots of great soup from local chefs and restaurants and benefit the Homeless Services Center (HSC) in Santa Cruz. The 12th Annual Soupline Supper and Benefit Auction is at the Cocoanut Grove at … Continue reading

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Meet chefs and taste free samples at Aptos Farm to Table Tour

You can meet chefs and taste free, delicious samples at the Farm to Table Tour on Saturday April 9, 2011 from 8am-noon at the Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College. Plus if you go to three of the demos, you … Continue reading

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Two food events for Persian New Year with Santa Cruz restaurant India Joze

Through Santa Cruz restaurant India Joze and organic market New Leaf, you can enjoy two fun food celebrations associated with Nowruz, or the Persian New Year. There is a class at New Leaf on March 17, and a dinner at … Continue reading

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Writing Workshop for Foodies in the Santa Cruz area

If you love writing and you love food, you’re in for a treat with an upcoming Santa Cruz area workshop led by Laura Davis. Acclaimed local writer Davis offers 14 participants the chance to explore food and writing on Saturday, … Continue reading

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el Salchichero butcher shop opens in Santa Cruz with local handmade charcuterie

The long-awaited el Salchichero butcher shop, operated by Chris LaVeque, opened Saturday in Santa Cruz at Swift Street Courtyard. LaVeque’s mission is to provide “the best meat products using locally sourced, humanely raised animals.” Selections on opening weekend included pork, … Continue reading

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Learn to cook with Iron Chef and Michelin Star winner David Kinch of Manresa

You can now learn to cook from Manresa chef/owner David Kinch, a world-renowned chef who has won Michelin stars and a James Beard award, and has been crowned champion on an episode of Iron Chef, among many other accomplishments. For … Continue reading

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Mushroom cooking demos, kids activities, more at Santa Cruz Fungus Fair

If you’re a mushroom fan, don’t miss the 37th Annual Santa Cruz Fungus Fair this weekend where you can watch cooking demos, get recipes, and hear experts at Louden Nelson Community Center in downtown Santa Cruz. Prices and fair hours … Continue reading

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Indian Cookbook Author Madhur Jaffrey: Bookshop Santa Cruz appearance and recipe review

Indian cookbook author Madhur Jaffrey appears at Bookshop Santa Cruz on October 25 to promote her newest cookbook, and I can personally vouch for two of the recipes. “At Home with Madhur Jaffrey: Simple, Delectable Dishes from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, … Continue reading

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Santa Cruz chef is finalist on hit TV series MasterChef, created by Gordon Ramsay of Hell’s Kitchen

Chef Jake Gandolfo, a Santa Cruz native, is one of the top 14 finalists on Gordon Ramsay’s hit TV series MasterChef. Some background on the show: Gordon Ramsay, renowned for Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares among other popular series, has … Continue reading

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