{"id":1636,"date":"2014-07-26T17:09:24","date_gmt":"2014-07-26T21:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=1636"},"modified":"2014-07-26T17:09:24","modified_gmt":"2014-07-26T21:09:24","slug":"summer-specials-at-aptos-restaurant-au-midi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=1636","title":{"rendered":"Summer specials at Aptos restaurant Au Midi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1637\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/au-midi-paella.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1637\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1637\" src=\"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/au-midi-paella-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Paella from Aptos restaurant Au Midi\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/au-midi-paella-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/au-midi-paella-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/au-midi-paella.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paella from Aptos restaurant Au Midi<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Aptos restaurant Au Midi started two summer promotions last month, one for Wednesday and one for Thursday, and it just added a third which will occur every Tuesday. Each one is a special dish for $19.50.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuesday they serve \u201cViva le Midi\u201d with bouillabaisse<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday it\u2019s \u201cViva Espana\u201d with paella<\/li>\n<li>Thursday it\u2019s\u00a0 \u201cVive Paris\u201d with canard a l\u2019orange (duck a l\u2019orange)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The dishes are served the entire evening, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. These promotions will last all summer.<\/p>\n<p>I enjoyed a wonderful dinner at Au Midi in April, and I hope to go back soon for one of these specials &#8212; hard to decide which one. During my dinner, the service was gracious, the atmosphere comfortable and the food delicious. One standout was a beet and goat cheese mousse salad, and I notice it\u2019s still on the current menu (I know some dishes rotate with the seasons). Also highly recommended: the French apple pie served with gingerbread ice cream.<\/p>\n<p>Husband and wife Michel and Muriel Loubiere are a great team. He is fabulous with customers, and she is a talented chef.<\/p>\n<p>Au Midi is also a participant in the \u201cDate Night Santa Cruz\u201d program.\u00a0 If you\u2019re unfamiliar with this offer, it works like this: customers buy a $50 package 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 the\u00a0 Date Night product, you select which restaurant you are buying a ticket for (they are mostly in Santa Cruz, plus a couple in Aptos including Au Midi). You can decide later which movie theater you\u2019re going to of the three in the \u201cNick Family.\u201d Each restaurant gives customers a certain value to spend on dinner. For more information, see the Nick\u2019s Date Night web site http:\/\/www.thenick.com\/Date-Night-Santa-Cruz.html.<br \/>\nAu Midi is at 7960 Soquel Drive. Call 831-685-2600 or visit http:\/\/www.aumidi.com for reservations or details.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re on Twitter, follow me <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/santacruzfoodie\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/santacruzfoodie\">@santacruzfoodie<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aptos restaurant Au Midi started two summer promotions last month, one for Wednesday and one for Thursday, and it just added a third which will occur every Tuesday. Each one is a special dish for $19.50. 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