Posts By Christina Waters
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Dining ReviewsThe Poetry of Santa Cruz Mountains Wine
Reading by Jake Young highlights the lyric qualities of the local terroir
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A&EHidden Valley String Orchestra Plans Central Coast Shows
Northern California ensemble sets date for Santa Cruz show.
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Dining ReviewsShopper’s Corner’s Holiday Secret Weapon
Plus a menu preview from soon-to-be-open Alderwood
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Dining ReviewsSanta Cruz Holiday Markets Set Up Shop
A primer on locally made gifts, from artisan wreaths to small-batch chocolate
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A&EHow Tandy Beal Brings ‘Joy’ to the Holidays
Behind the scenes of Santa Cruz’s most innovative and anticipated holiday show
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Dining ReviewsHearty Entrees Shine at Lillian’s Italian Kitchen
Plus a post-Thanksgiving wine pairing dinner at Persephone.
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Dining ReviewsSoif Releases Thanksgiving Six-Pack of Wine Curated to Pair
Wine pairing for holiday appetizers through desert, plus the quest for the best local pumpkin pie continued
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Dining ReviewsWho Serves Santa Cruz’s Best Pumpkin Pie?
Plus a dining guide for a day trip in Davenport
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Dining ReviewsBonny Doon Vineyard’s Le Cigare Volant Gets Dramatic Makeover
Plus Downtown Santa Cruz Fall Wine Walk on Nov. 11
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Dining ReviewsIndia Joze’s Brunch For The Birds; A New Wine Tasting Destination in Corralitos
Plus a standout pasta at Gabriella Cafe and oil paintings at Cafe Iveta
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Dining ReviewsPumpkin Decorating Bonanza at Felton Farmers Market
Plus seasonal dishes at La Posta and a Paint Night at Sotola
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A&ETheater Review: ‘Red’
Actors’ Theatre’s latest celebrates the genius of painter Mark Rothko
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A&EUCSC’s ‘Strange Window’ Gives New Life to Classic Ghost Story
Henry James’ ‘Turn of the Screw’ as a multimedia performance piece
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Dining ReviewsLulu’s Micro-Sizes New Westside Coffee Outpost
A local fixture reimagines a vintage Fotomat
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Dining ReviewsChef Tom McNary of Carried Away Takes the Helm at Soif
Plus local beer and wine highlights of the week
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A&EHow to Get the Most Out of Open Studios 2018
A guide to Santa Cruz County’s premiere art tour
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Dining ReviewsFall Means Farm and Garden Festival
The Fall Harvest Festival shows off UCSC’s organics
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Dining ReviewsOswald’s Lunch is an Afternoon Delight
Hearty lunch entrees and relaxed ambiance make for a marvelous midday
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Dining ReviewsWhy Zoccoli’s is Still Santa Cruz’s Favorite Deli
Plus a preview of fall benefit dinner season
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A&EReview: ‘The Beauty Queen of Leenane’
A dark-comedy debut for Jewel Theater’s new season
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A&ENew Anthology Celebrates ‘Santa Cruz Weird’
Collection of short stories backs up local rallying cry
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Dining ReviewsFestival fever: Mole & Mariachi, Greek Festival converge on Santa Cruz
Plus a screaming wine deal at Shopper’s Corner, and an update an upcoming openings
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Dining ReviewsMarket Madness as Local Farmers Hit Peak Season
Plus ahi crostini at Oswald, and nectarine buttermilk cake at Iveta
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Dining ReviewsTequila & Taco Music Festival returns to San Lorenzo
Plus several new openings to look forward to in Santa Cruz
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Dining ReviewsWindy Oaks Opens New Carmel-by-the-Sea Tasting Room
Plus Malabar promises tapas, and a fire at Manresa ceases operations
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Food & Drink‘Bringing the Harvest Home’ Workshop Series at Mountain Feed & Farm Supply
Learn how to preserve the season’s best, plus a new chef takes the helm at Soif and Shakespearean Pop-Ups at The Grove
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A&ETheater Review: Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Accomplished actors bring a playful energy to Shakespeare’s classic story of doomed love
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Food & DrinkAl Fresco Benefit Dinner for Local Nonprofit Food What?!
Plus local beer and wine now available at Malabar, and an accolade for Happy Dog Hot Dog cart
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A&EBehind the Scenes of the 56th Annual Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
This year’s festival features 18 composers and world, West Coast and U.S. premieres
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Dining ReviewsManuel’s Offers Festive Atmosphere and Consistently Good Mexican
Plus a tribute to Dexter Ahlgren, and a successful Sustain Supper for Homeless Garden Project
