{"id":1369,"date":"2013-10-31T00:31:52","date_gmt":"2013-10-31T04:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=1369"},"modified":"2013-10-31T00:32:13","modified_gmt":"2013-10-31T04:32:13","slug":"more-halloween-2013-festivities-in-santa-cruz-nearby-including-los-gatos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=1369","title":{"rendered":"More Halloween 2013 festivities in Santa Cruz & nearby, including Los Gatos"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Brokolo<\/a>

Brokolo at Dio Deka, celebrating its 7th anniversary on Halloween<\/p><\/div>\n

Here are more festivities to consider for Halloween 2013 in Santa Cruz, Aptos, and Los Gatos, including a wonderful-sounding anniversary party at Dio Deka. See Monday\u2019s Halloween roundup for Santa Cruz, Capitola, and Monterey<\/a>. Also check out some Halloween treat recipes, both traditional<\/a> and non-dairy<\/a>.
\nSanta Cruz & Aptos<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seascape Village<\/a><\/strong> in Aptos will hold a Halloween party from 4-6 p.m. featuring games, trick-or-treating, and snacks.
\nLocation<\/strong>: Intersection of Seascape Boulevard at Sumner Avenue<\/p>\n

Downtown Santa Cruz<\/strong><\/a> is holding its \u201cDowntown Trick-or-Treat\u201d from 2:30-5 p.m. Local merchants will hand out treats during the family-friendly event.<\/p>\n

Los Gatos
\nDio Deka<\/a><\/strong> is celebrating its 7th anniversary on Halloween! A beautiful restaurant in Hotel Los Gatos, Dio Deka is offering complimentary appetizers–spanakopita and meatballs–and music on its outdoor patio on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. Music is being provided by the Los Gatos DJ Company, which specializes in top 40 and classic hits. Guests who dine in the restaurant itself will receive a complimentary glass of champagne to toast Dio Deka\u2019s success.
\nI had the opportunity to dine at Dio Deka a couple months ago, and I highly recommend visiting this fine restaurant. Some highlights were the exquisite appetizer platter Pikilia<\/em>, which included Keftethakia<\/em> (moist, flavorful lamb meatballs and citrus-infused yogurt) and dolmathes<\/em> (grape leaves stuffed with ingredients including braised beef cheeks and mushroom puree), and Brokolo<\/em> (see photo), a unique and savory dish featuring charred broccoli, a slowly cooked egg, chili flakes, and more. I also enjoyed the side dish Gigantes<\/em>, which was a generous portion of crisp-fried gigantes beans flavored with urfa pepper and smoked taramas. I never would have ordered this without my server\u2019s recommendation, so I have him to thank. And of course, the talented Executive Chef Jeff Fitzgerald!
\nLocation: 210 Main St., Los Gatos, (408) 354-7700.<\/p>\n

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Here are more festivities to consider for Halloween 2013 in Santa Cruz, Aptos, and Los Gatos, including a wonderful-sounding anniversary party at Dio Deka. See Monday\u2019s Halloween roundup for Santa Cruz, Capitola, and Monterey. Also check out some Halloween treat … 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":[101,486,613,45,43,7,627],"class_list":["post-1369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-restaurants","tag-aptos","tag-dio-deka","tag-halloween","tag-los-gatos","tag-restaurants-2","tag-santa-cruz","tag-seascape"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1369","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=1369"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1369\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1371,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1369\/revisions\/1371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}