As if growing choice and rare veggies and herbs for Michelin-starred Manresa restaurant wasn’t enough, Love Apple Farms’Cynthia Sandbergand her expert crew...
Taqueria’s manager on tortilla textures and celebrity sightings People know De La Hacienda Taqueria for its unique tortillas and salsa. We sat...
Cinsault 2012
California Champagne – a Delicious Sparkling Wine
Cocktail of the Week: the Carraway’s Envy at Motiv.
Doughnuts are an American staple. But San Francisco’s Bespoke Doughnuts is completely flipping the whole idea on its head with flavors like...
So many of us loved last season’s pop-up breakfasts at the Westside Farmers Market that—you guessed it—there will be more.
Barbeque is the subject of much passion and debate. How does one best smoke meat? How long should it smoke? Mission St....
On a particularly warm late afternoon, a friend came over for a visit and I opened up a Clos LaChance Chardonnay, which...
With the Felton and Scotts Valley farmers markets both happening every week into the fall, the summer fruit season is officially in...
Sauvignon Blanc 2012 If you have not visited the tasting room of Bernardus Winery in Carmel Valley, then you are in for...
Everett Farms kicks off series of dinners and tours
Jim Denevan opens his nationwide Outstanding in the Field tour in Davenport
Every year, the Santa Cruz Greek Festival draws more than 10,000 visitors. But not all Greek food fanatics like the big crowds;...
Sauvignon Blanc 2012
Zinfandel 2011 The Bargetto family has many things to celebrate these days—first and foremost, running a fine winery for 80 years. Their...
For a lot of people, beer food means nachos and jalapeno poppers. But Stuyvie Bearns Esteva and Noelle Marie Antolin, the owners...
Mother’s Day delights; plus, La Posta’s assist and Discretion advised
Ken Botelho, owner of Caffe Bene, says his coffee shop on Cedar Street has had plenty of ups and downs since it...
Chardonnay 2011 Silver Mountain Vineyards owner and winemaker Jerold O’Brien has been in the business a long time, and the expertise he...
How white wines are getting him through a mid-life crisis Driving with Richard Alfaro through his extensive vineyards in full spring green,...
Sauvignon Blanc 2011 One of my favorite wines is Sauvignon Blanc, and this one made by Martin Ranch is particularly lovely. Bright,...
A wine education with Soif’s experts As a veteran of many weekend wine “seminars” at Soif, I have to confess that I’ve...
Breakfast takes center stage at Gracia Krakauer’s Red Apple Cafe Before they moved to Aptos, Gracia and her husband Dan Krakauer would...
Cinsault 2012—la grande plage diurne The most popular wines on store shelves are those most generally known and available—Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet...
Route One Summer Farm Dinner You’ve been buying their insanely fresh produce for years now at farmers’ markets. Right? So now why...
Pinot Noir 2010 I first tasted Comanche Cellars Pinot when a friend brought a bottle to share over lunch at Center Street...
Yan Belleville has owned Yan Flower, an affordable Chinese restaurant in Downtown Santa Cruz, with her husband Raymond for eight years, and...
A whirlwind tour of the latest from Santa Cruz’s culinary crafters Artisanal update! Once I finally turned my attention away from the...
Chardonnay 2009 One of the nice things about visiting the tasting room of Caraccioli Cellars in the heart of Carmel is being...
