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May 15, 2024
Berry Patch
Breakfast burritos with housemade salsa and Indian-spiced potatoes are a hit, and the pastries include banana bread, carrot and coffee cakes.
May 8, 2024
Picnic on Silver Mountain
Spring is a glorious time to visit Silver Mountain Vineyards. Vines are green and lush, with beautiful panoramic views over fields and mountains
May 8, 2024
Basket Case
The Fancy Pants Grilled Cheese now feels more at home.
That tasty melt with sweet chili jam on Companion Bakeshop bread is one of the...
May 8, 2024
Midtown Meal
Poki Bowl...offers simple but wonderful décor. Bowls headline the menu in three different sizes. Choices include salmon and tuna, unagi, chicken, shrimp and ham...
May 1, 2024
At home at Norma Jeans
DeLeon describes the ambiance as cozy with French accents, welcoming and relaxing—“like walking into your own house.” Local coffee and loose-leaf tea complement handcrafted pastries
May 1, 2024
Keep Trucking
Make no mistake. The Diablo sauce on the scariest chicken wings in greater Santa Cruz will burn themselves into your memory. (And win you six free wings if you eat four in 2 minutes.)
April 24, 2024
Watsonville’s El Alteño: Family Style, 20 Years
Almost 20 years ago, and two days before Noe Ortiz was born, his grandparents opened El Alteño restaurant.
April 24, 2024
Kissed by an Angel Serves Up Cabernet Franc and More
“The mouthfeel is balanced with a luscious fig introduction,” say the owners of Kissed by an Angel, Larry and Lisa Olivo.
April 24, 2024
New Leadership Revs Up Food Truck Fridays in Scotts Valley
Food Truck Fridays rolls back to Skypark in Scotts Valley for its monthly roundabout of food and drinks, kids’ diversions, live music and more.
April 17, 2024
Several Adored Eateries Closing
“The chapter of Honey B Market is coming to an end,” owner-operator Katie Belanger writes in a social media post. “I have been feeling the full spectrum of emotions about it..."
April 17, 2024
Seabright Social
Two weeks before the first Covid shutdown, Jon Bates and his business partners Jason and Keike bought the iconic Seabright Brewery and rebranded it as Seabright Social.
April 10, 2024
Revels with a cause at Stockwell Cellars
“The wine pours a soft sunset orange in the glass and has enticing aromas of spun sugar and young nectarine,” say the Stockwells.