{"id":1687,"date":"2014-10-11T17:50:07","date_gmt":"2014-10-11T21:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=1687"},"modified":"2014-10-11T17:51:55","modified_gmt":"2014-10-11T21:51:55","slug":"cruzin-courses-offers-womens-progressive-wine-dinner-and-benefit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=1687","title":{"rendered":"Cruzin\u2019 Courses offers women\u2019s progressive wine dinner and benefit"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"One<\/a>

One dining area at Hotel Paradox, the site of the Cruzin’ Courses’ start and finish<\/p><\/div>\n

The ninth annual Cruzin\u2019 Courses is Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, in downtown Santa Cruz, from 4 to 10 p.m.<\/p>\n

Participants are encouraged to park their cars at Hotel Paradox, where the evening begins. It\u2019s a women\u2019s evening of strolling, eating, drinking, shopping, talking, and discovering. One goal of the night is for guests to \u201cdiscover and rediscover all that our thriving Center (Santa Cruz) has to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n

At Hotel Paradox, attendees will enjoy appetizers (coriander cured duck breast, figs, and Bellwether Farms Crescenza cheese) and wine (Chalone Cabernet Sauvignon and Estancia Pinot Grigio). From there, folks will stroll to Soif for soup, salad, and wine, followed by a shopping opportunity (with discount) at Annieglass. The entr\u00e9e portion of the evening will take place at Red Restaurant and Bar, while dessert will be enjoyed back at Hotel Paradox. See the full schedule below.
\nTickets are $125. The event traditionally sells out, so if you\u2019re interested it\u2019s recommended you buy tickets online soon via eventbrite.com (search for \u201cCruzin\u2019 Courses\u201d).<\/p>\n

In the past, this event has benefited scholarships for young women through the Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce’s Women-In-Business education program. They are still going to receive a portion of the proceeds, but this year, a second beneficiary has been named: a portion of proceeds will be donated to the Santa Cruz Women’s Health Center.<\/p>\n

More details:<\/strong>
\nEvent organizers have announced \u201cdressy dinner attire is appropriate.\u201d\u00a0 Self-parking is complimentary and available on a first-come, first-served basis; valet parking is $15. Also, Hotel Paradox is offering a special rate of $165 for overnight accommodations that evening.<\/p>\n

On Twitter? Follow me @santacruzfoodie<\/a>.
\n2014 Strolling Schedule and Menu Choices<\/em><\/strong>
\nHotel Paradox (4pm-5:10pm) hors d\u2019oeuvres<\/strong>
\nCoriander cured duck breast, figs, and Bellwether Farms Crescenza cheese
\nWines: Chalone Cabernet Sauvignon and Estancia Pinot Grigio
\nHunter Hill Winery will offer select wines
\nSoif (5:30pm-6:15pm) soup and salad<\/strong>
\nSoup:\u00a0 Fall root vegetable soup with Belle Farms extra virgin olive oil
\nSalad:\u00a0 Salad of Blue Heron red lettuces with scallions, radishes and cucumbers
\n(Both dishes are dairy, nut, and gluten free)
\nWine:\u00a0 Tyrell\u2019s Hunter Valley Semillon 2007
\nAnnieglass (6:25pm-7:35pm) retail therapy<\/strong>
\nEnjoy a refreshing palate cleanser and receive a 20% discount on all first quality Annieglass pieces.<\/p>\n

Red Restaurant and Bar (7:45pm-8:30pm) entr\u00e9e<\/strong>
\nPetrale Sole
\nPan fried, with saut\u00e9ed Blue Lake beans, potato puree and caper brown butter OR
\nChicken Breast
\nHerb roasted chicken with wild mushrooms, cheese grits and pan juices OR
\nTuscan Orecchiette
\nPasta with brussel sprouts, gigante beans, roasted pearl onions, garlic chips and pecorino cheese
\nWine: Your choice of red or white<\/p>\n

Hotel Paradox (9pm-10pm) dessert<\/strong>
\nPomegranate panna cotta
\nSecco Moscato Dessert Wine
\nCoffee<\/p>\n

A non-alcoholic beverage will also be served at all locations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The ninth annual Cruzin\u2019 Courses is Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, in downtown Santa Cruz, from 4 to 10 p.m. Participants are encouraged to park their cars at Hotel Paradox, where the evening begins. It\u2019s a women\u2019s evening of strolling, eating, … 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":[9,33,3,30],"tags":[237,859,10,856,407,858,855,43,7,857,281,270,1121],"class_list":["post-1687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-benefits","category-events","category-restaurants","category-wine","tag-annieglass","tag-bellwether-farms","tag-benefit","tag-cruzin-courses","tag-hotel-paradox","tag-hunter-hill-winery","tag-red-restaurant-and-bar","tag-restaurants-2","tag-santa-cruz","tag-santa-cruz-chamber-of-commerce","tag-santa-cruz-restaurants","tag-soif","tag-wine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1687","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=1687"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1687\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1690,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1687\/revisions\/1690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}