Category Archives: Restaurant News

Two nights left for Santa Cruz Restaurant Week 2013

Posted on October 8, 2013 by admin

The fifth annual Santa Cruz Restaurant Week ends on Oct. 9; you have two more nights to dine at more than 30 local restaurants offering three-course dinners for $25. Read details in my event preview and recap of my 2013 … Continue reading →

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Pay $25 for 3 courses during Santa Cruz Restaurant Week at Hula’s

Posted on October 5, 2013 by admin

Santa Cruz restaurant Hula’s Island Grill & Tiki Room is participating in Santa Cruz Restaurant Week 2013, offering many tasty choices in its prix fixe $25 three-course menu. My family and I had a very good meal there earlier this … Continue reading →

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Santa Cruz Restaurant Week Oct. 2-9 offers $25 3-course dinners

Posted on October 2, 2013 by admin

Foodie alert: it’s time for the fifth annual Santa Cruz Restaurant Week where more than 30 local restaurants – from Aptos, Soquel and Capitola to Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Ben Lomond, and Felton – serve three-course gourmet dinners for only … Continue reading →

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Santa Cruz August 2013 restaurant news includes a few changes and one opening

Posted on August 29, 2013 by admin

Here is some recent restaurant news for Santa Cruz and nearby neighborhoods, including an opening and a few changes. Recently Opened West End Tap & Kitchen West End Tap & Kitchen opened a few weeks ago in Westside Santa Cruz, … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Cooking & Chefs, Food & Food News, Restaurant News, Restaurants | Tagged beer, brewery, gastropub, Japanese food, pizza, restaurant news, restaurants, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz restaurant news, Scotts Valley, Shadowbrook, sushi, Swift Street Courtyard, West End Tap & Kitchen, Wood Fire Woodie | Comments Off

Peet’s Coffee and Tea offers two limited edition peaberry coffees during August 2013

Posted on August 17, 2013 by admin

Peet’s Coffee and Tea recently released two very-limited-edition coffees, Kenya Peaberry and India Peaberry beans. I had the opportunity to sample both, and can recommend them. Both are $18.95/lb. and available by ordering online through August 20, and you … Continue reading →

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Peet’s Coffee & Tea releases single cups to make at home – discounts available

Posted on July 27, 2013 by admin

Peet’s Coffee and Tea recently released its first retail Single Cups which people can make at home with their own K-cup machines. The company spent five years doing research and testing in order to create a high-quality product. The new … Continue reading →

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Win free burritos for 20 years from Chipotle Mexican Grill

Posted on July 11, 2013 by admin

To celebrate its 20th anniversary in business, the restaurant Chipotle Mexican Grill is holding a three-week treasure hunt leading up to a grand prize of free burritos for 20 years. And there isn’t just one grand prize winner, there are … Continue reading →

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Santa Cruz June 2013 restaurant news includes two closings and one opening

Posted on June 27, 2013 by admin

Here are some highlights of recent restaurant news for Santa Cruz and nearby neighborhoods, which includes an opening, a couple closings and one change. Recently Opened In late May, the restaurant Booka opened up in the former location of Ristorante … Continue reading →

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Chipotle Mexican Grill offers new tofu filling and free San Francisco festival

Posted on June 7, 2013 by admin

Chipotle Mexican Grill has a couple pieces of news: it recently added sofritas, a tofu filling, as a choice for its burritos, tacos and salads in its Northern California locations, and it’s hosting a San Francisco festival this weekend. … Continue reading →

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New restaurant option for Santa Cruz Thai food fans: Sawasdee by the Sea

Posted on May 16, 2013 by admin

It is with great jubilation that I share this news: the owners of Soquel’s Sawasdee Thai Cuisine recently opened a second restaurant! It’s called Sawasdee by the Sea and you can find it between the Boardwalk and the Wharf, in … Continue reading →

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