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May 14, 2025
Upper Level
The faux bookcase door that adds to the speakeasy feel of the pocket-sized gem that is Ulterior bar, tucked upstairs at 110 Pearl Alley, won’t be enough to keep this revelation quiet.
May 6, 2025
Taste Chase
Thousands descended on Roaring Camp’s old-growth redwoods in Felton for the Santa Cruz Mountain Mushroom Festival last weekend.
April 30, 2025
Mush Love
Here come gold chanterelles and electric orange cordyceps, meaty maitakes and earthy morels... and live music on Trumpet Mushroom Stage
April 23, 2025
Hungry for Hope
I have been stalking Crepe Cones because it stocks big-value, fresh-to-order crepes like its banana-nutella and grilled cheese, for just $6.
April 16, 2025
Tough Cookie
Adorable Soquel will host “moving parties,” on consecutive weekends—April 19–20 and 26–27—with special treats, including slow-cooked lamb for Easter.
April 9, 2025
Flavor HQ…Upgrade!
What isn’t changing: the vintage vibe; the full-bodied range of herb-butter hanger steaks, baby back ribs and ground-chuck cheeseburgers, hand prepped and smoked in house.
April 2, 2025
Monster Menu
The menu has three outstanding elements tucked into its vast inventory of Surf’s Up omelets, salmon Castroville, jambalaya Santa Cruz, and teriyaki top sirloins.
March 25, 2025
Old Is New
Dreamers Restaurant offers throwback breakfast-lunch hits, like omelet with cheddar and red onion, and elevated sloppy Joe barbecued beef on a French roll