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March 25, 2025
Old Is New
Dreamers Restaurant offers throwback breakfast-lunch hits, like omelet with cheddar and red onion, and elevated sloppy Joe barbecued beef on a French roll
March 19, 2025
Feeling Felton
Shockwave quesabirria” tacos, “mountain burgers,” shawarma wraps and smoked pork sandwiches roll out from the kitchen at Felton Music Hall
March 12, 2025
Sunny Side Up
At the Surf City institution that is Walnut Avenue Cafe, Mike Bobadilla says street-side seating has essentially given him another restaurant.
March 4, 2025
Choc It Up
A new incarnation of Mutari—The Chocolate Studio—has hatched for a three-month pop-up in the former Flower Bar space.
February 25, 2025
Saddle Up
It’s time for double the apple-walnut pancakes, double the egg bread French toast, double the Cowboy omelets, double the calamari steaks and eggs and double the chicken cutlet BLTs.
February 18, 2025
Pop Quiz
I took the occasion of Valentine’s Day to revisit a runaway romance between Santa Cruz and Gayle's Bakery & Rosticceria.
February 11, 2025
Pier Network
A boatload of resident-friendly deals appear at restaurants along one of the more touristed stretches in town, Santa Cruz Wharf.
February 5, 2025
Play Date
You’re already feeling lucky because you’re taking the first-ever Santa Cruz Pizza Week seriously—which is ongoing through Feb. 8