Category Archives: Food & Food News

12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Day Seven: Mutari Craft Chocolate House

Posted on December 19, 2021 by admin

The “12 Days of Christmas Giveaway” prize from Santa Cruz’s Mutari Craft Chocolate House is very exciting: a private tour and tasting for up to 10 attendees, valued at $200! The event includes a cup of single origin sipping chocolate and … Continue reading →

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12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Day Five: Cheese Shop 831 in Capitola

Posted on December 18, 2021 by admin

The prize from Capitola’s artisanal cheese store Cheese Shop 831 is a wonderful gift basket curated by owner Jillian Pirolo. Read below for how to win this fun “12 Days of Christmas Giveaway” item. Pirolo opened Cheese Shop 831 in November 2020. She worked as a cheesemonger about … Continue reading →

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12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Day Two: Staff of Life in Santa Cruz and Watsonville

Posted on December 14, 2021 by admin

Staff of Life Natural Foods is the next participant in Santa Cruz Foodie’s “12 Days of Christmas Giveaway.” You can win a fantastic prize. Keep reading for how to enter. A beloved member of the community since 1969, Staff of … Continue reading →

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Christmas offerings, cheese event from Whole Foods Market in Santa Cruz & Capitola

Posted on December 10, 2021 by admin

Christmas is around the corner, and Whole Foods Market in Capitola (1710 41st Ave.) and Santa Cruz (911 Soquel Ave have lots of special offerings to choose from. In addition, the annual “12 Days, 12 Cheeses” promotion with a 30 … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking & Chefs, Food & Food News | Tagged Capitola, cheese holiday dinner, Chloe Coscarelli, Christmas, holidays, Santa Cruz, shopping, vegan, Whole Foods Market | Comments Off

Santa Cruz Foodie Holiday Gift Guide 2020: Local gifts, part 7

Posted on December 21, 2020 by admin

Welcome to the final installment—part 7—of my holiday foodie gift guide with information for several local businesses if you have some last-minute shopping to do. Contact me at tara@santacruzfoodie.com with questions or comments. Also see: Gift guide part 1 Gift … Continue reading →

Posted in Benefits, Cooking & Chefs, Food & Food News, Wine | Tagged Carmel Honey Company, Cheese Shop 831, Counter Cultures Kitchen, Edith Meyer Wedding Cakes, el Salchichero, Farmer Freed, Five Star Catering, food gift, food gifts, foodie gifts, Hammond Glass Engraving & Gifts, Happy Girl Kitchen, holiday gifts, holiday shopping 2020, Itso Hot Sauce, Jerome’s Carmel Valley Market, Magnolia Fine Gifts and Apothecary, Michelle Kneads Dough, Mountain Feed & Farm Supply, Mutari Craft Chocolate, Notso Hot Sauce, Other Brother Beer, Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting Company, Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County, shop local, support artists, support small business, Sushi Market Sprouts, Visual Artists Network, WInes of the Santa Cruz Mountains | Comments Off

Santa Cruz Foodie Holiday Gift Guide 2020: Local gifts, part 6

Posted on December 16, 2020 by admin

Here is part 6 of my holiday foodie gift guide—with some ideas for bakeries, Italian groceries, farmers markets and more. Let’s shop local and support small businesses as much as we can this season (and beyond)! Also see: Gift guide … Continue reading →

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Foodie Holiday Gift Guide 2020: Local gifts, part 5

Posted on December 12, 2020 by admin

Here is part 5 of my holiday gift guide to encourage everyone to shop local and shop from small businesses—it mostly has food-related gifts. I’ll post another guide soon. Also see: Gift guide part 1 Gift guide part 2 Gift … Continue reading →

Posted in Coffee, Cooking & Chefs, Food & Food News | Tagged Anouchka Bakery, CASA, Cat & Cloud Coffee, Center for Farmworker Families, Coffeetopia, cookies, cupcakes, Digital NEST, Homeless Garden Project, Imagine Supported Living Services, Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Support Services, Love Cultivated, Mutari Chocolate, Pacific Coffee Roasting Co., Resource Center for Nonviolence, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting Co., Santa Cruz shopping, Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County, shop local, shop small, Teen Kitchen Project, The Giving Cake, Ventana Wilderness Alliance, Verve Coffee Roasters | Comments Off

Foodie Holiday Gift Guide 2020: Local gifts, part 4

Posted on December 8, 2020 by admin

Here is part four of my foodie holiday gift guide to support local small businesses. I’ll try to post another guide in a couple days. Happy shopping & stay safe out there! Also see: Gift guide part 1 Gift guide … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking & Chefs, Events, Food & Food News | Tagged Big Sur Foragers Festival, Carmel restaurants, El Pajaro CDC, El Pajaro CDC Incubator Kitchen, Foodsmith, Golden Roots Kitchen, Hakouya, HANLOH, Hanloh Thai Food, Haute Enchilada, Hofsas House, Il Biscotto, Monterey restaurants, Montrio Bistro, My Mom's Mole, Rio Grill, Rogue Pye, Santa Cruz Balsamics, scrumptious fish & chips, Tarpy's Roadhouse, The Green Waffle, Yoli's Adobo | Comments Off

Foodie Holiday Gift Guide 2020: Local gifts, part 3

Posted on December 3, 2020 by admin

Santa Cruz-themed gift assortment from The Local Box Shop. Photo courtesy of The Local Box Shop Here is part three of my local foodie holiday gift guide – hope you’ll join me in supporting small businesses. I am mostly highlighting … Continue reading →

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Foodie Holiday Gift Guide 2020: Local gifts, part 2

Posted on November 26, 2020 by admin

Here is part two of my local foodie holiday gift guide, including several Santa Cruz County businesses (here is part 1). Happy shopping; let’s support small businesses & buy some gifts for friends and family at the same time. Can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Food & Food News | Tagged Bookshop Santa Cruz, Carmel Honey Company, Downtown Dollars, downtown Santa Cruz, foodie gifts, handmade gifts, holiday shopping, holiday shopping 2020, Kianti's, Pacific Cookie Company, Rancho Gordo, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz shopping, scrumptious fish & chips, shop local, shopping, Taquizas Gabriel, Toque Blanche | Comments Off