{"id":1007,"date":"2012-12-20T02:54:56","date_gmt":"2012-12-20T06:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=1007"},"modified":"2012-12-20T02:54:56","modified_gmt":"2012-12-20T06:54:56","slug":"12-days-of-christmas-giveaway-day-8-johnnys-harborside-solaire-at-hotel-paradox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=1007","title":{"rendered":"12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Day 8: Johnny\u2019s Harborside & Solaire at Hotel Paradox"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gnocchi with foraged mushrooms, shallots, fines herbes and cream at Solaire in Santa Cruz’s Hotel Paradox<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s Day Eight of Santa Cruz Restaurant Examiner\/Santa Cruz Foodie\u2019s \u201c12 Days of Christmas Giveaway.\u201d Today\u2019s prize is two gift certificates: one from Johnny\u2019s Harborside (good for brunch for 2) and one for Solaire at Hotel Paradox (good for dinner for 2 up to $50). See end of article for how to enter<\/strong>, and keep reading for more on Johnny\u2019s and Solaire including their holiday meals.<\/p>\n

The always-enjoyable Johnny\u2019s Harborside<\/a> has a few holiday offerings, including discounted gift certificates and special meals. For every $50 you purchase in gift cards, you earn $10 in free gift card credits. This $10 can be added to the gift card you\u2019re buying for someone else, or you can keep the extra $10 card for yourself. They are also doing a \u201cSecret Envelope\u201d promotion. Every time you dine on a Mon-Thurs through 12\/27 and your party spends at least $20, you receive a sealed envelope. Inside each envelope is a special gift (could be a free entree, 50% off, 20% off, etc.). If you bring in your sealed envelope between Jan. 1 and Feb. 7, 2013, you can redeem the gift (as long as it’s unopened).<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Christmas Eve, Johnny\u2019s closes at 3 p.m. The restaurant is closed on Christmas Day. For New Year\u2019s Eve, happy hour is from 2 \u2013 5 p.m. (it\u2019s usually 3-6).\u00a0 Dinner reservations start at 5:30 p.m.; the last seating is at 9:30 p.m. For reservations call (831) 479-3430. There is a three-course prix fixe menu with complimentary champagne for $38. Appetizer choices include fresh local crab bisque, entr\u00e9e choices include pepper-crusted flat iron steak, and dessert choices include meyer lemon cake. Or customers can sit at the bar and order a la carte selections. On New Year\u2019s Day Johnny\u2019s opens for brunch at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n

Solaire<\/a> is a great restaurant at the new Hotel Paradox. I enjoyed a wonderful meal there last month including a perfect plate of homemade gnocchi with \u201cforaged mushrooms\u201d plus shallots, fines herbes and cream. I appreciate that Chef Ross McKee (formerly of Aquarius) is focused on local ingredients from purveyors such as Glaum Egg Ranch, Happy Boy Farms, Dirty Girl Produce, and Coke Farms. The hotel is offering a special $125 room rate until Dec. 31. For Christmas Eve, Solaire is serving a limited a la carte menu with special holiday food offerings from 5 \u2013 10 p.m. Christmas Day features a four-course tasting menu from 11 a.m. \u2013 8 p.m. ($38 adults, $19 kids 3-12). On New Year\u2019s Eve Solaire is open from 4 p.m. \u2013 1 a.m. A four-course tasting menu ($75) is available for dinner; reservations start at 8 p.m. \u2013 9:30 p.m. and the table is then yours for the evening. The $75 per person includes party favors, live entertainment, dancing, and a champagne toast at midnight. For reservations call (831) 600-4545.<\/p>\n

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THE CONTEST: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Reminder — during the entire \u201c12 Days of Christmas\u201d promotion, <\/em>each person can only win one prize. <\/em><\/p>\n

DAY EIGHT PRIZE<\/strong> \u2013 The winner will receive a gift certificate from Johnny\u2019s Harborside (good for brunch for 2) and a certificate for Solaire at Hotel Paradox (good for dinner for 2 up to $50).<\/p>\n

To enter, email your name to tfatemiwalker@yahoo.com<\/a> and include the words \u201cJohnny\u2019s & Solaire.\u201d<\/p>\n

Or post a comment to this article on my Facebook page<\/a>, and include the phrase \u201c\u201cJohnny\u2019s & Solaire.\u201d<\/p>\n

Either way, the entry deadline is Thurs. Dec. 20 at 5 p.m.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The drawing will take place that evening; the winner will be notified via email.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s Day Eight of Santa Cruz Restaurant Examiner\/Santa Cruz Foodie\u2019s \u201c12 Days of Christmas Giveaway.\u201d Today\u2019s prize is two gift certificates: one from Johnny\u2019s Harborside (good for brunch for 2) and one for Solaire at Hotel Paradox (good for dinner … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[393,371,407,13,43,7,380],"class_list":["post-1007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-restaurants","tag-giveaway","tag-holidays-2012","tag-hotel-paradox","tag-johnnys-harborside","tag-restaurants-2","tag-santa-cruz","tag-solaire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1007"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1010,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1007\/revisions\/1010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}