.Food & Drink

April 23, 2025

Special Sauce

Jack’s holds down the meat-between-buns game in the heart of downtown. Other favorites are tri-tip on a French roll, and turkey and salmon sandwiches.
April 22, 2025

Fresh Press

Dedicated winemaker/owner Ian Brand, of I. Brand & Family Wines, makes a plethora of different wines, including a Piquette Nat.
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.
April 16, 2025

Legend of Zelda

Main dish delights are a chipotle chicken sandwich with jack cheese, a shrimp/crab seafood melt on grilled sourdough and the Thursday night whole live Maine lobster special.
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.
April 9, 2025

Far East Feast

A noodle favorite is pho with long-cooked beef broth base complemented by rare steak, braised brisket, beef tendon, meatball and usual accoutrements.
April 9, 2025

At First Blush

John Benedetti’s 2023 Rosé of Pinot Noir is simply gorgeous. “This vintage glows with an alluring copper-tinged blush,” Benedetti says.
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.
April 2, 2025

Raw Awe

Fuji serves traditional sushi featuring fresh wild-caught imported Japanese special selections. Best starters include garlic edamame and scallop skewers.
March 25, 2025

Easter Treat

Aphrodise’s Greek Charmat Rosé Sparkling Wine is made from indigenous Xinomavro (dry/red) grapes, which are sourced from vineyards in northwestern Greece.
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 25, 2025

Buddy System

Cavaletta's mains include handmade pasta and a New York steak accompanied by broccolini puree, onion jam, potato pavé and Bordelaise sauce.
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