.Mark C. Anderson

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April 16, 2025

Tough Cookie

Adorable Soquel will host “moving parties,” on consecutive weekends—April 19–20 and 26–27—with special treats, including slow-cooked lamb for Easter.
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April 9, 2025

Flavor HQ…Upgrade!

What isn’t changing: the vintage vibe; the full-bodied range of herb-butter hanger steaks, baby back ribs and ground-chuck cheeseburgers, hand prepped and smoked in house.
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April 2, 2025

Monster Menu

The menu has three outstanding elements tucked into its vast inventory of Surf’s Up omelets, salmon Castroville, jambalaya Santa Cruz, and teriyaki top sirloins.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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