Category Archives: Restaurant News
Summer specials at Aptos restaurant Au Midi
Aptos restaurant Au Midi started two summer promotions last month, one for Wednesday and one for Thursday, and it just added a third which will occur every Tuesday. Each one is a special dish for $19.50. Tuesday they serve “Viva … Continue reading
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Tagged Aptos, Au Midi, Date Night Santa Cruz, Discount, discounts, French cuisine, French food, paella, restaurants, summer 2014
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National Ice Cream Month — win ice cream for a year in Santa Cruz
To celebrate National Ice Cream Month, there is a delicious Downtown Santa Cruz-sponsored contest with a grand prize of free ice cream for a year! One winner receives 50 gift certificates for free ice cream – so the idea is … Continue reading
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Tagged Coldstone Creamery, Ice cream, Marini's Candies, Mission Hill Creamery, National Ice Cream Month, Pacific Cookie Company, Penny Ice Creamery, Santa Cruz
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Manresa fire, & Love Apple Farms repercussions such as produce available to public
There was a serious fire at the Michelin-star-winning Los Gatos restaurant Manresa on Monday, and it will be closed for a few months. The restaurant’s closure strongly affects Love Apple Farms, as Cynthia Sandberg and her biodynamic farm have served … Continue reading
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Tagged CSA, Cynthia Sandberg, David Kinch, farm, farmers, Love Apple Farm, Manresa, Manresa Restaurant, Organic, produce, Santa Cruz, sustainable, tomatoes
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Santa Cruz’s Chaminade launches 2014 Farm to Table Wine Dinners
It’s officially summertime, and here in Santa Cruz we have one more reason to celebrate: Chaminade Resort’s annual Farm to Table Dinner series has begun! The always-enjoyable series showcases local farms and local wineries. I had the pleasure of attending … Continue reading
Posted in Restaurant News, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged Chaminade, Chaminade Resort & Spa, Chef Kirsten Ponza, farm, farm to table dinner, farm-to-table, Pelican Ranch Winery, Santa Cruz, Wine, wine dinner, Yellow Wall Farm
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Bay Area restaurants for Father’s Day Part 2 – includes Santa Cruz & Monterey
Here are some Bay Area Father’s Day restaurant highlights — if you missed the roundup that included a couple in San Francisco and Monterey and one in San Jose, click here. Santa Cruz & Aptos Restaurants The Buttery Santa Cruz … Continue reading
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Tagged Aptos restaurants, Bittersweet Bistro, Cibo, Cibo Ristorante Italiano, Father's Day, Johnny's Harborside, Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa, Monterey restaurants, Montrio Bistro, Nicholson Vineyards, Santa Cruz restaurants, Tarpy's Roadhouse, The Buttery
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Bay Area restaurants for Father’s Day Part 1 — includes San Jose, SF & Monterey
Father’s Day 2014 is less than a week away, on Sunday, June 15. If you have a foodie in your life that needs some celebrating, you’d better make plans! Here are details on a few Bay Area restaurants; I’ll publish … Continue reading
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Tagged Cannery Row Brewing Company, family-friendly, Father's Day, Fogo de Chao, Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa, Monterey restaurants, Off the Grid, Presidio Social Club, restaurants, San Francisco, San Francisco restaurants, San Jose, San Jose restaurants, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz restaurants, Top of the Mark
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Mother’s Day Bay Area restaurants Part 2 — Santa Cruz, San Jose & Monterey
Here are some more Bay Area Mother’s Day restaurant highlights — if you missed the roundup for San Francisco, Oakland, Palo Alto, and Napa, click here. Santa Cruz & Soquel Restaurants Lago di Como Ristorante & Pizzeria Santa Cruz restaurant … Continue reading
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Tagged Chaminade, Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse, Hollins House, Jack’s Restaurant at the Portola Hotel & Spa, Johnny's Harborside, Lago di Como Ristorante & Pizzeria, Monterey restaurants, Mother's Day, Restaurant 1833, San Jose restaurants, Santa Cruz restaurants, Tarpy's Roadhouse, The Fairmont San Jose, Tortilla Flats, TusCA Ristorante
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Bay Area restaurants for Mother’s Day Part 1 — includes San Francisco & Oakland
Did Mother’s Day 2014 sneak up on you? It’s less than a week away, on Sunday May 11 – better make reservations if you haven’t already! Here are details on a few Bay Area restaurants; I’ll publish more in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1760, A16, A16 Rockridge, Bocanova, CHAYA Brasserie, Luce, Mother's Day, Napa restaurants, Oakland restaurants, Palo Alto restaurants, San Francisco restaurants, Silverado Resort and Spa, The Sea by Alexander’s Steakhouse, Top of the Mark
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May 2 Santa Cruz dumpling pop-up plus Silicon Valley Restaurant Week
Here are details for two local culinary events: First, a one-night dumpling pop-up in Santa Cruz Friday, May 2, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Location: POPUP, 1108 Pacific Ave. in downtown Santa Cruz next door to Assembly, from the folks who … Continue reading
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Tagged Assembly, Discount, events, Los Gatos, restaurant news, restaurants, San Jose, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz restaurants, Silicon Valley restaurant week
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