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March 12, 2025
Real Deal Meal
At Green Papaya in Aptos, Panang salmon in a thick red curry and pork belly sautéed with Thai basil, chili and garlic sauce are standouts.
March 4, 2025
Fresh Start
Panda Inn changed ownership five months ago and is now in the hands of Yanna Tan-Smith, born and raised in Southern China.
February 18, 2025
Bantam Class
The menu places paramount importance on being seasonal and vegetable-driven, centered around the hand-crafted wood-fired pizza
February 11, 2025
Mountain Magic
Rocky's Eggs Benedict feature scratchmade hollandaise and the buttermilk and gluten-free pancakes and thick French toast are also hits.
February 5, 2025
How He Rolls
At The Buzz Sushi, special rolls headline, like the Caribbean with shrimp tempura, mango, cucumber, tuna, salmon, avocado, tobiko, and nuts.
January 29, 2025
Fresh Brew
A good play on words with even better specialty coffee plus grab-and-go food, Brewed Awakening also offers on-site beverage sipping.
January 21, 2025
Soquel Thrive
Cafe Cruz favorites are the molasses-cured applewood-smoked pork chop and skirt steak fettuccine with a gorgonzola basil alfredo sauce
January 14, 2025
Home Goods
At Fika, the raved-about best-seller is the Cardamom Bun... delicately sweet with cardamom/brown sugar filling and topped with chai-spiced syrup