Tag Archives: Santa Cruz

12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Day Three: Shadowbrook Restaurant

Posted on December 15, 2021 by admin

Capitola restaurant Shadowbrook has graciously donated a $75 gift card for Day 3 of my “12 Days of Christmas Giveaway.” Keep reading for how to enter. Serving local and tourist fans since 1947, Shadowbrook is an icon. Some of the … 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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12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Day One: Pono Hawaiian Kitchen & Tap in Santa Cruz

Posted on December 13, 2021 by admin

Pono Hawaiian Kitchen & Tap on Capitola Road consistently serves happy customers with its Aloha spirit, so I thought it fitting for them to be the first participant in Santa Cruz Foodie’s “12 Days of Christmas Giveaways” with prizes from … 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

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 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 →

Posted in Events, Food & Food News | Tagged Anuenue Juice California, Arose Teas, Ashby Confections, Aunt LaLi’s, Bee Happy Today, Drunk Monkeys Food Truck, Food Trucks A Go Go, foodie gifts, Friend in Cheeses Jam Co., gifts, goods4goodmarket, handmade gifts, holiday shopping, holiday shopping 2020, Homeless Garden Project, Johnny's Harborside, Mission Hill Creamery, Pana, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Mountains Makers Market, shop local, shop small, shopping, Taquizas Gabriel, The Local Box Shop | Comments Off

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

Santa Cruz Foodie Holiday Gift Guide 2020: Local gifts, part 1

Posted on November 24, 2020 by admin

It is holiday shopping season: with lots of local businesses struggling during the pandemic, I wanted to spread the word about as many as I can, especially for food-related gifts for foodies in your life. Let’s all shop local this … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Food & Food News | Tagged Ashby Confections, Bee Happy Today, Big Paw Olive Oil, California Jam Queen, Chaminade Resort & Spa, foodie gifts, gifts, handmade gifts, holiday shopping, holiday shopping 2020, Mamma Camps Creative Confections, Marina, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Second Harvest Food Bank, shop local, shopping | Comments Off

“Dining in” at Santa Cruz County restaurants, June 19, 2020

Posted on June 19, 2020 by admin

So much has changed since my last article at the end of May, with restaurants now being allowed to open for dine-in service if they follow restrictions and social distancing guidelines. Here are some highlights of places that are open … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Food News, Restaurant News, Restaurants | Tagged Alderwood, Belly Goat Craft Burgers, Bittersweet Bistro, Blaze Pizza, Blue Bunny Tacos, Britannia Arms, Cafe Iveta, Cafe Mare, Cafe Rio, California Grill, Chaminade Resort & Spa, Chocolate the Restaurant, Coffeetopia, Colectivo Felix, Daisuki Octagon Sushi, Dharma's, East End Gastropub, El Jardin, El Palomar, Firefish Grill, Gabriella Cafe, Gayle's Bakery, Holy Smokes Country BBQ, HOME Soquel, Hula's Island Grill, Kianti's, La Posta, Lago Di Como, Laili, Lillian's Italian Kitchen, Madrone Kitchen, Mentone, Michael's on Main, Mission Hill Creamery, Mutari Chocolate, Oasis Tasting Room & Kitchen, Olive Garden, Oswald, Palm Deli, Pizza My Heart, Pizzeria La Bufala, Pleasure Pizza East Side Eatery, Pono Hawaiian Kitchen & Tap, Rosie McCann's, Roux Dat, Sanderlings, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, Santa Cruz restaurants, Scopazzi's, scrumptious fish & chips, Seabright Social, Soif, The Crepe Place, The Crow's Nest, The Farm House, The Kitchen at Discretion, Tortilla Flats, Tramonti, Veg on the Edge, Vim, Vim Dining & Desserts, Vino Locale Wine Bar & Tapas, Vinocruz, Woodies Cafe, Woodstock's Pizza | Comments Off

Santa Cruz County food & drink changes & closures, as of May 28, 2020

Posted on May 28, 2020 by admin

Here is the current status of many local restaurants, grocery stores and other food/drink vendors, as of the end of the day May 28. Sad news: Capitola’s Paradise Beach Grille, which was closed for the last couple months due to … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Food & Food News, Restaurant News, Restaurants, Wine | Tagged Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz restaurant news, Santa Cruz restaurants | Comments Off