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March 20, 2024
Westside Coffee Shop Classics
A recent Saturday meant basking in a welcome break from yucky weather at a great AM spot that provides: indoor-outdoor airiness, big city-grade coffees, robust salads, sandwiches and wraps
March 13, 2024
Venus Spirits keeps it fresh
In sync with International Women’s Month, a special tasting explosion follows with two female-owned guest stars (March 16). Bakes and Boards rolls out baked goods inspired by Venus’ new spring gin
March 6, 2024
Pizza Pie Perfection
near perfection does find expression on a square aluminum pan at Bookie’s Pizza, nestled inside Sante Adairius Rustic Ales...
February 28, 2024
Wowsa Chowda
Perhaps eating a bunch of clam chowder pre-ride wasn't the smartest way to celebrate 100 years of Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk’s Giant Dipper...
February 21, 2024
Juicy Truth
The people spoke. From a place of passion ... “How about a little Burger Week love for Watsonville?" ... It was fair feedback. And as it turns out, two of the better burgers...
February 7, 2024
Santa Cruz Permaculture
Permaculture is about permanent culture, and living on the planet as if we humans wanted to be permanent inhabitants here and thus want to ‘leave things better than we found it’ for future generations.
January 24, 2024
Restaurant Triple Win
A new community-focused and beer-brewing downtown landmark will not be showing photos of its flagship taproom on social media.
January 17, 2024
Fungus Fair turns 50
Deadly and delicious. Magic and mouthwatering. Ubiquitous and mysterious.
January 10, 2024
Fungus Fair: A Half Century of Mushrooms
Welcome to the world of the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz, whose love language for mushrooms includes all of the above and the taglines like “Keeping the fun in fungus” and “When it rains, it spores.”
January 2, 2024
To Infinity (2024) and Beyond
It is entirely possible that many of Santa Cruz’s biggest epicurean developments of 2023 were not new restaurants. Don’t get me wrong. As last week’s column illustrated...
December 27, 2023
A Year of Yum
The best Indian fusion spot going. Arguably the best place for a breakfast sandwich. One of my favorite taquerias...
December 19, 2023
Boulder Creek Korean Food
There’s a liquor store in Boulder Creek...and it's quietly doing loudly good Korean food.