{"id":1978,"date":"2015-06-10T17:07:12","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T21:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=1978"},"modified":"2015-06-10T17:07:12","modified_gmt":"2015-06-10T21:07:12","slug":"mortal-dumpling-returns-to-popup-assembly-now-open-mondays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=1978","title":{"rendered":"Mortal Dumpling returns to POPUP &#038; Assembly now open Mondays"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1979\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/mortal-dumpling-chicken-bao.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1979\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1979\" src=\"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/mortal-dumpling-chicken-bao-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mortal Dumpling\u2019s chicken curry bao Photo credit: Mortal Dumpling Facebook page\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/mortal-dumpling-chicken-bao-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/mortal-dumpling-chicken-bao-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/mortal-dumpling-chicken-bao.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1979\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mortal Dumpling\u2019s chicken curry bao<br \/>Photo credit: Mortal Dumpling Facebook page<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There are a couple bits of news related to downtown Santa Cruz\u2019s Assembly and its neighbor, POPUP.<\/p>\n<p>First: Chef Noah Kopito\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/mortaldumpling.com\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/mortaldumpling.com\">Mortal Dumpling<\/a> is returning to POPUP on Thursdays beginning tomorrow, June 11! As you may recall, these delights were first available for Thursday lunch at POPUP in May 2014, but they took a hiatus earlier this year when they moved their production from Front St. Kitchen to Food Lounge. Along with past favorites (garlic green beans, pork or tofu bao, etc.), you can expect to see new bao flavors such as chicken curry, and accompaniments such as sticky rice in lotus leaves and fried taro puffs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lunch is 11:30am-2pm Thursdays<\/strong>. POPUP is located at 1108 Pacific Ave. (next door to Assembly) in Downtown Santa Cruz. Learn more at heypopup.com. Zach Davis and Kendra Baker, who run Assembly, launched POPUP in April 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Next, Assembly is opening its doors on Mondays beginning June 15. They will be serving lunch and dinner on Mondays, so they will now be open six days a week (closed Tuesdays).\u00a0\u00a0 Discussing the decision to be open on Mondays, Davis shared \u201cThe goal is to get a little playful, make it the day to break the mold a bit and do some fun specials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Visit assembleforfood.com for more details. They are located at 1108 Pacific Ave., 831-824-6100.<\/p>\n<p>Davis and Baker opened Assembly in March 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Follow me on Twitter @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/santacruzfoodie\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/santacruzfoodie\">santacruzfoodie<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a couple bits of news related to downtown Santa Cruz\u2019s Assembly and its neighbor, POPUP. First: Chef Noah Kopito\u2019s Mortal Dumpling is returning to POPUP on Thursdays beginning tomorrow, June 11! 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