Dining Reviews
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1.1K1Bantam Adds Bar, Plus Parish Opens in Aptos
Bantam unrolls its liquor license with a fleet of exquisite cocktails
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976Santa Cruz County Vineyards on This Year’s Grape Harvest
Local viticulturists on how their grapes—including the sensitive Pinot Noir—fared the end-of-summer heat wave
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935Preview: Second Annual Vanilla Festival at Food Lounge
Author Patricia Rain talks vanilla prior to Vanilla Festival with Chef David Jackman
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797Home’s Kitchen Garden Doubles as a Classroom
Home’s new gardening and cooking class series is designed for bilingual children
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3.1K3Innovative Chef and Gracious Setting at Hollins House
Culinary star John Paul Lechtenberg takes the Hollins House to new heights
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1.1K1Cookbook Author Beth Love Teaches Plant-Based Creations
A ‘Raw Vegan Coolinary’ workshop, plus dry-farmed tomatoes and Mole and Mariachi Festival
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1.0K1Autumn Sustain Supper Benefits Homeless Garden Project
Local chefs come together for dinner on HGP’s organic farm
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1.2KCelebrating a Bagelry Classic
Why the Duke is Santa Cruz’s best bagel
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2.7K1Caffe Pergolesi Prepares to Close
The beloved coffee shop shuts down Aug. 26
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1.6KFifth Annual Waiter’s Race To Entertain Downtown Santa Cruz
Waiter’s Race downtown showcases skill and dexterity of eight restaurants’ servers
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1.2KWindy Oaks Opens New Tasting Room in Carmel Valley Village
Windy Oaks Expands, Plus the Community Bridges Farm to Fork Gala Dinner is Aug. 5
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1.6KTramonti’s New Dining Patio is a Cozy Seabright Destination
Authentic Italian al fresco, plus the first dry-hopped nonalcoholic beer and Don Quixote’s changes hands
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3.1K2A Day at Abbott Square Market
From breakfast to cocktails at Abbott Square Market
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2.4K1A Bold and Varied Vegetarian Menu at Malabar
Sri Lankan and Asian fusion dishes on Front Street, plus two cheese alternatives that rival the real thing
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1.6KPreview: Santa Cruz Cider Week Kicks Off on July 15
Santa Cruz celebrates craft cider with seven days of apple-themed events
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3.4KKickin Chicken Opens Kitchen at Motiv
Upstairs kitchen at Motiv changes hands, plus two must-go events
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1.9KFive Farmers Market Hacks for Longer-Lasting Produce
From basil to berries, here are some clever tricks to extending the life of summer’s bounty
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3.1KAlex Krause and John Locke to Open Birichino Tasting Room
Birichino will offer an intimate wine tasting experience with an old-world feel
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2.1KDine Al Fresco at Sustain Supper and Avant Garden Party
This weekend’s Sustain Supper benefit, plus a garden party with Jozseph Schultz
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1.6KOdonata Winery Releases a Wine for Alzheimer
Odonata Winery releases Remembrance, with proceeds funding a cure for Alzheimer’s
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4.6KAbbott Square Brings Six Restaurants and Two Bars to Downtown
Abbott Square seeks to have a big impact on the dining scene
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2.4KOasis Tasting Room & Kitchen and Matambre Open on River Street
Uncommon Brewers and el Salchichero partner in a new brewpub and public eatery
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2.6KLunch at Buttercup Cakes and Pintos and Pinots in Watsonville
The 'Misfit' case at Buttercup Cakes, a flan to write home about, and a few must-stops in South County
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2.6KBella Villa is an Elegant Date-Night Destination
Authentic Italian and idyllic atmosphere in historic Aptos hotel
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2.8KVerve in Pleasure Point Re-Opens After Remodel
Expanded food menu and more space for the first Verve location
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2.1KMay Fool Day Menu at Au Midi
Playful prix fixe at Au Midi, plus a Double Gold for Soquel Vineyards and May Sala Soirees
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2.9K1The Kitchen at the Octagon To Open Late Summer
What’s holding up the Kitchen at the Octagon, plus Ambrosia does tandoori right
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3.7KEl Palomar, The Most-Loved Taco Bar in Town
The ever-popular El Palomar Taco Bar
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3.9KZameen Brings Mediterranean to Pleasure Point
Plus Verve’s latest gluten-free treat, and a liquor license for Bantam