Tag Archives: Santa Cruz

Capitola & Santa Cruz Whole Foods Market celebrate Mother’s Day with Mom-O-Rama

Celebrate Mother’s Day at Mom-O-Rama, being held at Whole Foods Market in Capitola and Santa Cruz. Mom-O-Rama will take place on Thursday May 9, 2013 from 10 a.m. – 1 .pm. According to Capitola Whole Foods’ Marketing Team Leader Melissa … Continue reading

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Local restaurants join forces for Soupline to benefit Santa Cruz Homeless Services Center

Eat a variety of delicious soup from more than 30 local restaurants on Thursday April 25, and you will benefit Santa Cruz’s Homeless Services Center. The 14th Annual Soupline Supper and Benefit Auction is at the Cocoanut Grove at the … Continue reading

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35th Anniversary specials at Mexican restaurant Tortilla Flats in Soquel through Sunday

Soquel-based Mexican restaurant Tortilla Flats started serving a special menu today, Thursday, April 18, to celebrate being open for 35 years. The 35th Anniversary menu, available through Sunday April 21, features two favorite dishes from each of the many special … Continue reading

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Santa Cruz restaurant Charlie Hong Kong and Life Lab partner on Earth Day for kids

For Earth Day 2013, Santa Cruz restaurant Charlie Hong Kong is partnering with UC Santa Cruz’s Life Lab for a fun kids’ festival and party. The theme is “We love veggies! We love our Earth!” The event is Saturday, April … Continue reading

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Organic Santa Cruz AgroEco coffee events at New Leaf Market & Swanton Berry Farm

Santa Cruz’s CAN (Community Agroecology Network) supports small-scale coffee farmers in Nicaragua and Mexico; when you buy products like AgroEco coffee (roasted by Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting Company) you are helping CAN fulfill its mission. CAN has brought 14 youth … Continue reading

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Restaurants for Easter in Santa Cruz and San Jose

Hard to believe but it’s already Easter 2013; if you haven’t made plans for dining out this Sunday, here are some restaurants in Santa Cruz and San Jose with special offerings.  Santa Cruz Restaurants Hindquarter Bar & Grille Hindquarter is … Continue reading

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Food & drink highlights for St. Patrick’s Day in Santa Cruz includes special flavors at The Penny Ice Creamery

Lots of local restaurants are offering St. Patrick’s Day specials and The Penny Ice Creamery is offering limited edition flavors for the holiday. See my March 14 article for information on additional St. Patrick’s Day special dishes and highlights.   … Continue reading

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St. Patrick’s Day Weekend in Santa Cruz & nearby plus Bonny Doon Vineyard’s move

Many local restaurants and bars are offering St. Patrick’s Day specials this weekend; I’ll post some today and more in the next couple days, and I want to also share the news about Bonny Doon Winery’s move. You may recall … Continue reading

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Two restaurant events in Santa Cruz on Tuesday March 12

There are so many fun food- and restaurant-related events in Santa Cruz that it’s hard to keep up; here are two occurring on Tuesday, Mar. 12, 2013. Winemakers Dinner at Lago di Como Ristorante & Pizzeria Lago di Como Ristorante … Continue reading

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Recap of recent Dishcrawl Santa Cruz evening at downtown restaurants

  Dishcrawl Santa Cruz has had two events this year, each of them a fun outing to four different restaurants. The debut event was in January (read my recap article) and the second event—held last week, on Feb. 26—was also … Continue reading

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