Plus, commercial salmon season opens, and Big Basin Vineyards’ Winemaker Night series kicks off

Plus, Cruz Kitchen and Taps offers ambitious breakfast, lunch and dinner menus

Plus, Wine in the Redwoods at Big Basin Vineyards estate vineyard and winery

Plus, Gabriella Café adds live music to its menu

Plus, mini croissants at the Flower Bar and Passover and Easter dinner at Gayle’s Bakery

Plus, Bookie’s ‘inauthentic Detroit-style’ pizza and Gabriella’s springtime menu.

Plus, ‘designer drinks’ and Achilles by the Sea, Seabright’s new Mediterranean spot.

Plus, how to use Dalmatia’s green olive and rosehip spreads to make a stellar vinaigrette.

Plus, Ser Winery collaborates with Maker on a new line of canned wine and Avanti Restaurant’s unforgettable red wine-braised chicken.

Plus, Venus Spirits’ Yolo and Second Sundays at Persephone.

Plus, Staff of Life’s transformative Gluten Free Seeded Bread and Felton’s Humble Sea Tavern opens.

Plus, more sparkling goodies and not-so-tasty non-sparkling offerings

Plus, sparkling juice mania and the Aptos Wine Wander.

Plus, Bantam’s trumpet royale mushrooms, Barceloneta’s roasted brussels sprouts and Humble Sea Tavern.

Owner Patrice Boyle to focus on her beloved Seabright Italian spot, La Posta, and family

Plus, Quinta Cruz’s 2015 San Antonio Valley Tempranillo is an ideal cool weather wine

Mentone’s upcoming pre-fixe dinner centers on the Spade and Plow organic farm

Goodbye India Joze, Cafe Iveta eyes a Spring 2022 opening and top off any evening with Luxardo Bitter Bianco

Shadowbrook’s 2022 plans and that ‘Ingmar Bergman’ feeling of a new year

From Avanti Santa Cruz and Oswald to Barceloneta and La Posta, variety reigns supreme

David Kinch’s new cookbook, Barceloneta Restaurant e-gift cards and more

Plus, warmth and romance at Shadowbrook, 515 Kitchen & Cocktails and Mentone

Succulent braised pork, kale and black currants filled soft rolled cannelloni ($27), dusted with parmesan inside and out. Our dining partner made murmuring sounds...

Plus, Palapas’ ‘Huxal Mezcal Dinner’ and a Dec. 3 benefit for Santa Cruz Gives’ participant, the Homeless Garden Project

Plus, 11th Hour Coffee’s debut, Kelly’s unmatchable pumpkin pie and Laili reopens

Santa Cruz’s wonderful oddity brings books, wine, food and culture together

Plus, 50 years of local celeb chef Jozseph Schultz, Avanti Santa Cruz thrives and Verve Coffee’s amazing holiday gifts