Tag Archives: Santa Cruz

Family-friendly Santa Cruz benefit with food, wine, Warriors prizes

Posted on October 8, 2015 by admin

The inaugural Taste of the Warriors—Saturday, Oct. 10, at downtown Santa Cruz’s Kaiser Permanente Arena—is a family-friendly event with food, wine, beer, and entertainment. The Santa Cruz Mountain Winegrowers Association and the Santa Cruz Warriors (the 2015 champions of the … Continue reading →

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Santa Cruz area food events: A Taste of Soquel, Charlie Hong Kong kids festival

Posted on September 25, 2015 by admin

I want to share the news about two fun food events tomorrow: A Taste of Soquel and Charlie Hong Kong’s Kids Food Festival. More details are below. A Taste of Soquel: Saturday, Sept. 26, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. The seventh annual … Continue reading →

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Love Fest at Whole Foods Market: 25-cent coffee and other discounts/prizes

Posted on September 23, 2015 by admin

At Whole Foods Market locations across the country, including our local Santa Cruz and Capitola stores, customers can get 25-cent cups of coffee (just for a few more days) and win a $500 gift card as part of the company’s … Continue reading →

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Lots of food and wine at biggest Grazing on the Green ever to benefit cancer research

Posted on September 15, 2015 by admin

The 12th annual Gourmet Grazing on the Green, Saturday, Sept. 19 at Aptos Village Park, has more food and drinks than ever before! As of press time, there are 73 vendors including local restaurants and caterers, other food businesses, and … Continue reading →

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Santa Cruz hosts family-friendly Mole & Mariachi festival

Posted on September 11, 2015 by admin

The 3rd annual Mole & Mariachi Festival is Saturday, Sept. 19, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Santa Cruz Mission Adobe State Historic Park. The food and music festival has free admission. If you want to sample moles, … Continue reading →

Posted in Benefits, Cooking & Chefs, Events, Restaurants | Tagged benefit, chefs, Cooking, family-friendly, kids, Manuel's Mexican Restaurant, Mexican food, Mole & Mariachi Festival, Penny Ice Creamery, restaurants, Santa Cruz | Comments Off

Tequila & taco festival & wine bottling lunch event this weekend

Posted on August 20, 2015 by admin

Foodies and drink lovers: here are details on two events this weekend taking place in Santa Cruz and Ben Lomond. Saturday, Aug. 22-Sunday, Aug. 23: Tequila & Taco Music Festival At the 2nd annual Tequila & Taco Music Festival, there … Continue reading →

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Mozaic Mediterranean Restaurant & Bar now open in downtown Santa Cruz

Posted on August 14, 2015 by admin

I was very excited to try Santa Cruz’s newest eatery Mozaic – so excited, in fact, that I dined there at lunchtime Aug. 12—just the second day it was open. It was quite wonderful, and I know it can … Continue reading →

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Santa Cruz Beer Week 2015 & California Beer Festival

Posted on August 2, 2015 by admin

Santa Cruz Beer Week is August 2-9; the finale is the California Beer Festival at Aptos Village Park from Friday, Aug. 7-Sunday, Aug. 9. From Aug. 2-7 there will be a few restaurant-brewery pairings, among other activities. See the official … Continue reading →

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Santa Cruz, Capitola, Gilroy, & San Jose food and beer events this weekend

Posted on July 24, 2015 by admin

There are many food and beer events occurring this weekend in local cities including Santa Cruz, Capitola, San Jose, and Gilroy. Below are details for a few of them, including two that start today. Friday, July 24-Sunday, July 26: Gilroy … Continue reading →

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National Ice Cream Month in Santa Cruz includes Mission Hill Creamery’s birthday

Posted on July 21, 2015 by admin

July is National Ice Cream Month, and here in Santa Cruz this coincides with Mission Hill Creamery’s 5th birthday plus a contest where you can win free ice cream for a year. First, the Mission Hill Creamery news: Dave Kumec … Continue reading →

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