Category Archives: Restaurant News

Santa Cruz restaurant news highlights including Sabieng opening Marina location

Here is some restaurant news for Santa Cruz and other local areas. Have some food/restaurant/wine/culinary event news to share with me? Please write me at tfatemi@gmail.com. Openings Surf City Sandwich opened in late April. All their sandwiches are served with … Continue reading

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Chef Jason Franey transforms Monterey’s Restaurant 1833 into its best incarnation yet

I can’t recommend Restaurant 1833’s revamped menu highly enough—my recent dinner there was one of the best meals I’ve had in a very long time. Restaurant 1833 closed for a few days in March so that Chef Jason Franey and … Continue reading

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Peet’s Coffee and Tea adds Javiva beverages and partners with Mighty Leaf Tea

Peet’s Coffee and Tea recently added a new line of Javiva drinks that’s available in retail locations, including all of its Northern California stores in cities like Santa Cruz, Capitola, Berkeley, San Francisco, and Monterey. It also announced that it … Continue reading

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Bay Area restaurants for Mother’s Day: Santa Cruz, Los Gatos, San Jose

Dining out on Mother’s Day is a popular plan, so if you haven’t made reservations yet, better hurry: here are a few restaurant highlights for Santa Cruz, Los Gatos, and San Jose. Also see: Mother’s Day menus for Monterey, Carmel … Continue reading

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Bay Area restaurants for Mother’s Day: Monterey, Carmel Valley, Pacific Grove

It’s Mother’s Day, time to treat that special lady right–how about a nice brunch out? Here are some Bay Area restaurant highlights, with several in the Monterey/Carmel area. Monterey Tarpy’s Roadhouse Tarpy’s (831-647-1444) is offering Mother’s Day brunch from 10 … Continue reading

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Monterey and Carmel restaurants and bars offer tax day relief

If you’re feeling the crunch from paying your taxes, you can get some relief at three Monterey and Carmel restaurants and bars offering tax day specials on food and drinks. From 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tarpy’s Roadhouse in Monterey … Continue reading

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Restaurants for Easter in Santa Cruz, Monterey, Carmel

Dining out on Easter is a great way to celebrate with friends or family or both, and Santa Cruz and the Monterey/Carmel areas have many restaurants offering special menus this Sunday. Also see: Passover & Easter food in Capitola SF/East … Continue reading

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Passover & Easter food in Capitola: Gayle’s Bakery & Whole Foods

It’s Passover and Easter this weekend and there are lots of restaurants and stores to pick up a feast if you want to celebrate either occasion at home—here are a couple Capitola options. Whole Foods Market Capitola Easter: a la … Continue reading

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Restaurants for Easter in San Francisco and the East Bay

Dining out for Easter 2015? It’s this coming Sunday; here are some restaurant highlights for San Francisco and the East Bay. San Francisco Restaurants A16 A16 will host a festive Easter brunch and dinner featuring with creations from Executive Chef … Continue reading

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More Santa Cruz restaurant news highlights – March 2015

A couple weeks ago, I shared a few bits of restaurant news about venues in Santa Cruz and Aptos. There were a couple items that I meant to include, and then another item that I just learned, so I thought … Continue reading

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