Bring a major thirst and a sense of fun to the Davenport Roadhouse Restaurant and Inn on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 29 and 30, for an outdoor spectacle of great food, beer, live music and lots of stuff to make the kids happy. The event, by the way, helps to raise funds for beach clean-up efforts in Santa Cruz, called Tip the Ocean—developed by LiVBLUE in partnership with the Davenport Roadhouse and Save Our Shores.
Articles by Christina Waters
Hotel Paradox Opens New Restaurant
Hotel Paradox showed that the house dining room, Solaire, is serious about its modernist ambience, streamlined menu and visuals. It’s a welcome contrast to days gone by at this vintage Ocean Avenue location.
Q&A: Heather Liner
Liner says people love pastries because they take patience and skill. Not just anyone can with some up.
Q&A: Jessica Yarr-pinchin of River Cafe
A pastry chef explains why pastries are simply more fun.
Top 5 Breakfast Spots
It’s the most important meal of the day! Don’t mess it up. Here are some of Santa Cruz Weekly readers’ favorite places to fill up the tank and get going.
Q&A: David Kumec of Mission Hill Creamery
“When I was a student in Paris I found out about Berthillon ice cream and was fascinated by their intense and perfect flavors, like salted caramel and dark chocolate,” says David Kumec. “I thought it must be the best ice cream in the world. My goal with this business is to make ice cream and sorbet that is good enough to compete with Berthillon in Paris.”
Q&A: Benjamin Sims of Bantam
The longtime Santa Cruz local and former chef at Avanti talks about where his love of pizza began (Chez Panisse), the perfect pizza (simple is best) and his plans for the soon-to-be-open Bantam (Dear Lord, if you can hear our prayers, make it soon!).
Davenport Roadhouse, Avanti, Reilly Meehan
Ristorante Avanti opens in its new Westside location, Davenport Roadhouse gets fresh life under new ownership and Seabright Brewery scion and student chef extraordinaire Reilly Meehan wins another gold.
Q&A: Ryan Shelton of Le Cigare Volant
The new chef at the Bonny Doon Vineyard café on the toughest thing about leaving Baumé, why he loves working in an exhibition kitchen and the biggest surprise about Santa Cruz diners.
Recession Crushers at Bittersweet Bistro
Thank God for Bittersweet Bistro, where dining doesn’t have to break what’s left of your bank. Recession Crushers are those happy and delicious little daily specials — $6 each—served starting at 3:30pm and all evening long in the bar and on the outdoor patio. How about a quartet of raw oysters with housemade cocktail sauce ($6) and a Stoli vodka martini ($5)? This is good news. Or truffle fries and aioli. Coconut crusted prawns with Asian slaw. Chicken quesadilla with salsa fresca and sour cream. See what I mean?
