Dining Reviews
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875Kicking Off the Season With Bubbly and Burrata at Bantam
Plus, an update on David Kinch's Mentone and an opportunity to give back
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1.1KSante Adairius Scores Top Slot for Its Brews
Sante Adairius Rustic Ales once again rated among the top 10 best breweries in the world
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2.0KNew Leaf’s Community Educator Dishes Out Healthy Lifestyle Advice
Madia Jamgochian organizes free one-hour nutrition lectures and other events
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2.1KCat and Cloud’s Coffee Empire Reaches the Westside
The newest Cat and Cloud joins a thriving coffee scene
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1.7KBad Animal Adds Wine School to its Offerings
The one-hour Wine School seminars will run Friday nights
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2.2KInside the New Ser Winery Tasting Room in Aptos
The head winemaker for Bonny Doon Vineyard launches a spot for her own wines
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1.5KBidding Adieu to a Bonny Doon Staple
WarRoom Ventures takes over some of Bonny Doon Vineyard’s wines
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2.3KHollins House Chef Heads to Venus Spirits Cocktails & Kitchen
Chef John-Paul Lechtenberg is joining the new restaurant
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4.1KLast Call for Seabright Brewery; Plus a David Kinch update
David Kinch has a big event upcoming at Manresa as he prepares to open Mentone in Aptos
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5.1K1A Toast to Santa Cruz Dining Standbys
Plus the end of an era for Bonny Doon Vineyard
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3.5K1Santa Cruz’s Best Bites of 2019
The county’s top dishes of the year, from tapas to a killer chocolate-espresso tart
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2.0KViva La Posta; Plus Gastro Gifts to Impress
Chef Rodrigo Serna shines at Seabright staple
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4.8KHuxal Mezcal Brings the Smoke
A taste of Oaxaca from local importers of tequila’s complex cousin
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2.2KA Foodie Guide to Holiday Giving
From unconventional local benefits to must-have gifts
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3.9KHome Restaurant’s Liquid Courage
Putting your money where your marketing is on sustainability
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4.0K1Barceloneta Debuts Downtown Tapas
San Francisco restaurateurs bring a taste of Spain to the Central Coast
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2.5KTanuki Cider’s Booze Philosophy
Bringing the ethos of fine wine—and a sense of humor—to local apples
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3.1K1Next-gen Veggie Burgers Capitalize on Climate Guilt
Plant-based meat alternatives cash in on carnivores worried about the environment
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4.1K1Far West Fungi Plants Santa Cruz Roots
Shiitake jerky and more at organic mushroom purveyor's new downtown store
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2.5K1Patagonia, Homeless Garden Project Partner for Fall Dinner
Chef Brad Briske of Soquel’s Home restaurant will cook
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2.2KHow Bantam Merged Fine Dining and Pizza
A blur of flavor and texture at the Westside’s incognito pizzeria
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2.0KFall Farmers Market Picks
What’s in season for peak harvest in Santa Cruz County
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6.2KSanta Cruz County’s Fall Foodie Lineup
Grazing on the Green, a master veggie class and imagining life sans salmon
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3.4KAvanti’s New Look and New Menu
Westside Italian staple drops the ‘Ristorante,’ goes coastal-modern
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3.1KBad Animal’s New Sunday Lineup
Santa Cruz newcomer debuts brunch, Southern-style supper
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2.9KSoif’s Upscale Happy Hour
Each Tuesday-Thursday, 'The Hour' offers up downtown food and drink specials
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4.3KHow Not to Kill Your Fruit Trees
Poet and UCSC instructor Orin Martin’s guide to garden whispering
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2.7KVenus Spirits Debuts Cocktails-in-a-Can
Plus, an exclusive Corralitos wine trek
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3.3KPersephone’s Recipe for Pairing Local Food and Wine
Aptos restaurant’s Aug. 22 winemaker dinner will feature Windy Oaks Estate
