{"id":1543,"date":"2014-03-25T17:58:32","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T21:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=1543"},"modified":"2014-03-25T17:58:32","modified_gmt":"2014-03-25T21:58:32","slug":"date-night-santa-cruz-expands-to-14-restaurants-in-aptos-and-santa-cruz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=1543","title":{"rendered":"Date Night Santa Cruz expands to 14 restaurants in Aptos and Santa Cruz"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Food from Aptos restaurant Au Midi, a participant in Date Night Santa Cruz<\/p><\/div>\n

Date Night Santa Cruz is a unique dinner-and-a-movie program that began last December, and it just expanded big-time. \u201cIn the short three months since launch, the program has gone way above and beyond our initial expectations,\u201d says Ike Jablon, Director of Marketing & Special Events for Nickelodeon Theatres\u2014which also encompasses the Del Mar & Aptos Cinema. \u201cTo celebrate, we’re adding nine new restaurants into the mix to make the perfect Date Night for just about anyone!”<\/p>\n

Yesterday the number of restaurants involved increased to 14\u2014great news for the local community! Here\u2019s the skinny: customers buy a $50 product that includes dinner and a movie for two. The tickets can be redeemed any Monday through Thursday evening, except holidays and special events. When you purchase your Date Night package, you select which restaurant you are buying a ticket for (they are mostly in Santa Cruz, plus a couple in Aptos), but you can decide later which movie theatre you\u2019re going to of the three in the \u201cNick Family.\u201d Each restaurant gives customers a certain value to spend on dinner–usually $50. For more information, see the Nick\u2019s Date Night web site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jablon created the program in partnership with The Downtown Association, and he is thrilled that so many restaurants have decided to collaborate. These include family-run French bistro Au Midi in Aptos, a perfect stop if you\u2019re headed to Aptos Cinema. Michel Loubiere of Au Midi explains why he and his wife Muriel\u2014the restaurant\u2019s chef\u2014joined the program: \u201cI thought it was a good idea to promote the idea of going out at night and having a more cosmopolitan feel,\u201d he says. \u201cDinner and a movie kind of remind me of a prix fixe dinner theater you can have in New York. I am happy to be part of it!\u201d<\/p>\n

More details<\/strong>:
\nTickets for \u201cDate Night Santa Cruz\u201d all cost $50 regardless of the restaurant, and can be purchased at any of the partner restaurants or at the box offices for The Nick, Del Mar Theatre or Aptos Cinema.<\/p>\n

Participating restaurants<\/strong> (in alphabetical order)<\/em>
\nAssembly
\nAu Midi
\nCaf\u00e9 Rio
\nCaf\u00e9 Sparrow
\nChocolate
\n515 Kitchen & Cocktails
\nGabriella
\nHindquarter
\nHoffman\u2019s
\nHula\u2019s
\nKauboi
\nLaili
\nLouie\u2019s Cajun Kitchen & Bourbon Bar
\nSoif<\/p>\n

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