Category Archives: Food & Food News

Mother’s Day gift ideas from Tea Forté

Posted on April 27, 2018 by admin

If you’re looking for a special Mother’s Day gift for a woman who is a tea lover, I got to sample some Tea Forté products recently and can tell you they are both beautiful AND delicious! Plus, there are a … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day gifts & activities from Santa Cruz chocolatiers, Gilroy Premium Outlets

Posted on February 11, 2018 by admin

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching—here are some shopping ideas if you’re a chocolate lover in Santa Cruz or you’re considering a trip to Gilroy Premium Outlets. Santa Cruz Chocolatiers Santa Cruz County residents are very lucky; we have a … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Food News | Tagged Ashby Confections, chocolate, Donnelly Fine Chocolates, foodie gifts, Gilroy, Gilroy Premium Outlets, Jelly Belly, Le Creuset, Mackenzies Chocolate, Mutari Chocolate, Santa Cruz, shopping, Valentine's Day, Valentine’s Day gifts | Comments Off

Thanksgiving highlights for Santa Cruz & Scotts Valley

Posted on November 16, 2017 by admin

Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching, and there are lots of offerings you can choose from—including a unique day at Scotts Valley’s 1440 Multiversity, restaurants with lunch or dinner, and caterers and personal chefs that have prepared food options. Here are a … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Food & Food News, Restaurants | Tagged 1440 Multiversity, Aptos, Aquarius, Capitola, Chaminade, Hotel Paradox, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Severino's, Solaire, Thanksgiving, The Open Hearth, Whole Foods Market | Comments Off

Casablanca Inn bazaar with food, drinks, art — plus benefit for Sonoma fire victims

Posted on October 19, 2017 by admin

Event Santa Cruz is hosting “Bazaar at the Casablanca Inn” this Friday night, Oct. 20, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The all-ages event is at 101 Main St. in Santa Cruz. Admission is $1 at the door. Guests are encouraged to register … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Benefits, Events, Food & Food News | Tagged beer, Brew Cruz, Casablanca Inn, Chuy Santa Cruz, cocktails, Event Santa Cruz, events, Gordo Gustavos, H&H Fresh Fish Company, Mäkse Bar, NotPie Cakery, Sleight of Hand Pizza, Venus Spirits | Comments Off

Feast for foodies & beer/wine lovers for cancer research

Posted on October 3, 2017 by admin

The 14th annual Gourmet Grazing on the Green—Saturday, Oct. 7 at Aptos Village Park—features more than 75 vendors including local restaurants, caterers, wineries, breweries, and spirits distilleries. Proceeds benefit the Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group (SCCBG). The event is from … Continue reading →

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Saturday’s Taste of Soquel benefits Second Harvest

Posted on September 21, 2017 by admin

The ninth annual “A Taste of Soquel,” benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank, takes place in the courtyard of the Congregational Church of Soquel Saturday, Sept. 23, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. There will be lots of food, drinks and music at … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Benefits, Events, Food & Food News, Restaurants, Wine | Tagged Aldo’s Italian Bakery, Bargetto Winery, Bella Chi-Cha, benefit, Cafe Cruz, Discretion Brewing, Donut Station, Driscoll's, El Chipotle Taqueria, Everett Family Farm, family-friendly, Home, Hunter Hill Vineyard & Winery, Jeff Walls’ Family Honey, kids, Poetic Cellars, Sawasdee Thai Cuisine, Second Harvest Food Bank, Soquel restaurants, Soquel Vineyards, The Bagelry, The Kitchen at Discretion, The Ugly Mug, Vinocruz, Wargin Wines | Comments Off

Homeless Garden Project food events in Santa Cruz

Posted on August 31, 2017 by admin

Homeless Garden Project has two Santa Cruz events coming up that sound positively delicious. Friday, Sept. 1, 5:30-8 p.m.: Tomato & Friends HoeDown Homeless Garden Project invites the community to its Pop Up Store for a “taste of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Benefits, Events, Food & Food News | Tagged Aubergine, East Side Eatery, Homeless Garden Project, organic farm, Passionfish, Santa Cruz | Comments Off

Food Trucks A Go Go hosts Santa Cruz summer events

Posted on June 29, 2017 by admin

Food Trucks A Go Go is hosting a variety of summer events including June 30 in Santa Cruz and weekly Taco Tuesdays at Soquel’s Blue Ball Park (officially named Anna Jean Cummings Park). FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS June 30’s event, at … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Events, Food & Food News, Wine | Tagged Anna Jean Cummings Park, Ate3One, Bargetto Winery, Blue Ball Park, food trucks, Food Trucks A Go Go, G's Tacos, Holopono, Lindsey's Palate Pleasures, San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, Saucey'z, Soquel | Comments Off

Monthly Santa Cruz Night Market continues June 10 at the Food Lounge

Posted on June 8, 2017 by admin

It’s time for the popular and very delicious Santa Cruz Night Market. Held the second Friday of each month at the Santa Cruz Food Lounge, it’s a popup event with food, craft cocktails and live music. For the June 9, … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Food & Food News, Restaurants | Tagged Artisan Hand Pies, Efi’s Dutch-Indo, Fogline Farm, Food Lounge, gluten-free, HANLOH, Hanloh Thai, Kutsara, Mexican food, My Mom's Mole, pop-up, Rogue Pies, Santa Cruz Food Lounge, Santa Cruz restaurants, Tanglewood, Thai food | Comments Off

Santa Cruz Farmers’ Markets Pop-Up tickets selling fast

Posted on May 19, 2017 by admin

Tickets are on sale for the 2017 season of pop-up breakfasts with guest chefs at the Westside Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley farmers’ markets. The first event (the morning of Saturday, June 3 at the Westside market with chef Erin … Continue reading →

Posted in Benefits, Cooking & Chefs, Events, Food & Food News | Tagged Assembly, breakfast, chef Brad Briske, chefs, Companion Bakeshop, Erin Lampel, farmers market, Home, Katherine Stern, Kendra Baker, La Posta, pop-up, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz chefs, Santa Cruz farmers’ market, Santa Cruz restaurants | Comments Off