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Santa Cruz Restaurant Week at Clouds & Laili: $25 for 3 courses
Attention those seeking bargain gourmet meals: Santa Cruz Restaurant Week is currently running, with 3-course $25 meals at local restaurants including downtown Santa Cruz’s Clouds www.cloudsdowntown.com — which is serving up New Orleans-themed food — and Laili, which offers scrumptious … Continue reading
Santa Cruz Restaurant Week at Aquarius: $25 for 3 courses
It’s the countdown to Santa Cruz Restaurant Week running Oct 5-12, with 3-course $25 meals from local restaurants including oceanfront Aquarius at the Dream Inn – menu below. Aquarius boasts fine cuisine by Chef Ross McKee; the restaurant promotes sustainable … Continue reading
Santa Cruz Restaurant Week October 5-12: $25 3-course meals at local restaurants
The third annual Santa Cruz Restaurant Week is October 5-12, 2011, and two dozen local restaurants – from Davenport to Watsonville and many areas in between – are offering gourmet 3-course meals for only $25. 2010’s Santa Cruz Restaurant Week … Continue reading
Aptos restaurant Ma Maison: special cassoulet this weekend & wine dinner Oct 6
Ma Maison in Aptos. Courtesy of Patty Hinz Imagery. The charming Aptos restaurant Ma Maison is serving up cassoulet this weekend, and it’s a rare special occasion. Executive Chef Lionel Le Morvan, a native of France, only cooks the cassoulet … Continue reading
Santa Cruz restaurant Hoffman’s offers Oktoberfest specials through Oct 3
The restaurant Hoffman’s Bistro & Patisserie in downtown Santa Cruz is offering Oktoberfest dinner specials through October 3. The nightly specials begin at 5pm. Hoffman’s customers can choose from fresh trout, half roast chicken, sausage platter, or jaegerschnitzel for $14.50. … Continue reading
A Taste of Soquel: Restaurants and wineries benefit Second Harvest Food Bank
The third annual “A Taste of Soquel,” with plenty of food from local restaurants plus wine and music, will benefit Second Harvest Food Bank. Last year’s Taste of Soquel raised enough money to provide meals for over 20,000 children in … Continue reading
Santa Cruz Restaurant Openings and Closings including Café Gratitude opening
In Santa Cruz restaurant news, there have been a number of recent openings and closings, including the opening of vegan restaurant Cafe Gratitude. Here are a couple highlights: Closings: Asana Teahouse and Coldwater Grill (formerly Hawg’s) are no longer … Continue reading
Sabieng Thai Cuisine in Santa Cruz temporarily closed; try owners’ Scotts Valley spot
The wonderful and popular Santa Cruz restaurant Sabieng Thai Cuisine is temporarily closed due to a fire, but Sabieng’s owners do operate another Thai restaurant in Scotts Valley that remains open. Sabieng, located in Westside Santa Cruz, had a kitchen … Continue reading
The Picnic Basket: New Santa Cruz restaurant from owners of Penny Ice Creamery
Earlier this summer, the folks behind organic Santa Cruz ice cream shop The Penny Ice Creamery opened The Picnic Basket, a restaurant that serves savory food from local providers as well as the infamous Penny ice cream that has countless … Continue reading
Half price wine at San Francisco, San Jose, Napa, and East Bay restaurants
For food and wine lovers, it doesn’t get much better than this: half price wine at several restaurants across the Bay Area including San Jose and San Francisco. The scoop? It’s the Ninth Annual July Wine Event hosted by Lark … Continue reading