Dining Reviews
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1.1KSoif’s Upscale Happy Hour
Each Tuesday-Thursday, 'The Hour' offers up downtown food and drink specials
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1.6KHow Not to Kill Your Fruit Trees
Poet and UCSC instructor Orin Martin’s guide to garden whispering
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1.4KVenus Spirits Debuts Cocktails-in-a-Can
Plus, an exclusive Corralitos wine trek
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2.3KPersephone’s Recipe for Pairing Local Food and Wine
Aptos restaurant’s Aug. 22 winemaker dinner will feature Windy Oaks Estate
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2.5KDiscretion’s Santos Majano Elevates Brewery Food
Plus a guide to Santa Cruz summer restaurant openings and closings
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3.0KSanta Cruz Shakespeare Now Foodie-Friendly
New picnic fare at Delaveaga Grove
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2.2KCompanion Bakeshop’s Sourdough Secrets
No more excuses for bad baking in Santa Cruz
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3.1KA Taste of 8 Emerging Santa Cruz Winemakers
New generation of vintners hones organic, biodynamic blends
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2.8K1Vim’s Summer Menu Impresses
Westside spot’s seasonal summer bites surprise
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4.1KCafe Delmarette’s Recipe for Downtown Nostalgia
Revisiting a go-to for indulgent daytime meals
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5.6KPrimal Santa Cruz Reopens as Vida
Westside restaurant gets an all-gluten-free makeover
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5.0KSavor Summer Harvest at UCSC Farm Cart, PopUp Picnics
Seasonal food events return with fresh local ingredients
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5.2KHomeless Garden Project’s Annual Farm Feast
Plus an Aptos wine safari
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5.6KAn Unofficial Start to Summer Foodie Season
New Music Works’ Avant Garden Party fuses food, music, wine
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5.5KVenus Spirits Plans Westside Restaurant Expansion
Refined pub fare will complement craft spirits at Venus Spirits Cocktails and Kitchen
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10.2K1Santa Cruz’s New Bad Animal Blends Books, Wine, Food
Bookstore meets wine bar at new downtown haunt
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4.5KBrunch For A Cause With Life Lab
Kids' gardening nonprofit with roots at UCSC grows nationwide programs
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2.0KRandall Grahm Kicks Off New Soif Tasting Series
Bonny Doon Vineyard guru holds master class
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2.6KStaff of Life Celebrates 50 Years
An OG organic grocer's big birthday, plus some kickin' chicken
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2.3KAlderwood Elevates New American
A steakhouse that doesn't skimp on dessert—or vegetables
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4.2K1Inside Coffeetopia’s Indie Coffee Expansion
Revisiting a local favorite for a caffeine fix, plus UCSC's top chefs
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5.3K1New-School Snap Taco Takes Over Old Assembly Space
The team behind Penny Ice Creamery and Assembly turns to tacos
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5.3KNew Leaf, Cat & Cloud Ready Aptos Village Outposts
Organic grocer’s newest local store sets May 1 opening date
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3.0KBistro One Twelve: The Little Café That Could
Art-inspired eatery offers a fresh take on bistro fare
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3.3KDream Inn Debuts Surf-Chic Dining at Jack O’Neill Restaurant
Rebrand brings new sense of place and purpose
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5.6K1Soquel’s Pretty Good Advice Off To Pretty Great Start
Casual vibe, quality ingredients at Michelin-winning chef’s new local outpost
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3.2KSpring Feasts From India Joze to Jack O’Neill Restaurant
A Persian New Year celebration, ‘Murder from Scratch’ and a Dream Inn dining makeover
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2.6KSoif, UCSC Bring Climate Debate to Dinner Plates
Ocean2Table headlines first installment of new sustainable food series
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4.4K1A Burger Week Taste Test
Our dining critic’s Santa Cruz standbys
