Food & Drink
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522How Downtown Restaurant Chocolate Is Navigating the Pandemic
Chocolate expands outdoor dining areas
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383Learning to Love Dessert Again Thanks to Vim Dining and Desserts
Vim serves up terrific take-home dinners and memorable desserts
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759A Vibrant Rosé 2019 from Storrs Winery and Vineyards
Plus, new cocktails from Chocolate the Restaurant
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7761Local Chefs Make Meals for First Responders, Fire Evacuees
Local chefs, growers, and restaurants pooled their resources for massive effort
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791An Unpretentious Trinity Rosso 2018 from Soquel Vineyards
Find this wine at many local stores or at the winery’s bucolic tasting room
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916The Local Dining Community’s Importance in Times of Crisis
Avanti and La Posta offered welcome comfort to one writer who left home due to the fire
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1.1KA Versatile, Vivacious Pinot Gris 2019 from Assiduous Wines
This wine is bursting with minerality and crisp pear-apple-peach qualities
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865David Kinch Says Restaurants Should End ‘Archaic Tipping System’
Kinch calls for restaurants to ask patrons to help cover true costs of dining out
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957Villa del Monte Winery’s Smooth Merlot Reserve 2010
Hints of blackberry, cherry and blueberry enhance this smooth Merlot
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855Venus Spirits Cocktails and Kitchen Opens for Outdoor Dining, Takeout
Plus, Soif and La Posta are now offering outdoor dining
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1.0KSante Arcangeli Family Wines’ Tantalizing Pinot Noir 2018
Don't miss this winemaker's splendid Chardonnays and delicious Rosé of Pinot
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898Exploring the Mountainous Burger at West End Tap and Kitchen
Plus, more Santa Cruz restaurants add outdoor dining
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930Stockwell’s Luscious 2013 Syrah Riverstar Vineyards
Plus, learn more about the origin of the Boardwalk Blonde
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977Santa Cruz Food and Drink Scene Embraces Outdoor Seating
Ser Winery is one of many local spots now offering al fresco seating
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1.1KRoudon-Smith Winery’s Tasty Cuvée Red Wine 2013
Plus, looking forward to music nights at Zizzo's
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1.0KGrass Fed Burger One of Many Reasons to Check Out Cafe Cruz
Plus, New Leaf now carries La Posta’s breads
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979How Hindquarter Bar and Grille is Adapting Amid the Pandemic
Side courtyard, renovated patio offers outdoor dining options
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1.0KBig Basin Vineyards’ Aromatic and Flavorful Rose 2019
Plus, treat yourself to healthy food prepared according to your culinary needs
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954Teen Kitchen Project Whips Up Meals for Those in Need
Plus, saying goodbye to the Poet and Patriot Irish Pub
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1.1KArmitage’s Classic 2018 Heart O’ The Mountain Estate Pinot Noir
Winemaker Brandon Armitage has a huge following for his estate Pinot Noirs
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9352Restaurants and Wineries Embrace Sidewalk Cafe Culture
Plus, a few food tips for getting through the pandemic
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957Odonata Winery’s Meticulous Crafting of Cote du Denis
Plus, find out the latest from Lester Estate Wines and Norma Jean's Coffee
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994Gayle’s Bakery and Rosticceria Resumes Dine-In Option
Plus, Penny Ice Creamery launches a new spot in Aptos
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1.2KSilver Mountain Vineyards’ Voluptuous Syrah 2013
Plus, find out how to get a Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing bandana
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1.2KThe Buttery Shows How to Put Safety First for Customers
Plus, the scoop on more restaurant reopenings
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863Equinox Wine’s Celebration-Worthy Fiano Cuvée 2017
Equinox makes some of the best sparkling wines this side of Champagne in France
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941Laili, Other Santa Cruz Restaurants Reopen for Dining In
Both Homeless Garden Project stores are also back open
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1.1K1The Secret Sauce is Compassion at Veg on the Edge
Akindele Bankole follows his passion of preparing award-winning vegan meals
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993How Margins Wine is Drawing Attention to Overlooked Varietals
Margins Wine's Rosé 2019 shows the possibilities of outcast vineyards
