Ice cream has long been this area’s No. 1 dessert fixation. From the old-school scoops and sundaes at Marianne’s to Penny Ice Creamery’s more modern and unusual flavors that make the most of local produce, there is a destination for every type of sweet tooth. Now, Santa Cruz has a new type of ice cream…
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Terroir in a Jar Finds Life for Farms’ Unsellable Foods
It’s no surprise that Tabitha Stroup is cooking up something new, different and delicious. Stroup is one of the longtime culinary queens of Santa Cruz. She started her career in the Dream Inn kitchen in the early ’90s, then to other venues and projects—notably Friend in Cheeses Jam Company. But Stroup is moving on from…
3rd Friday at the Santa Cruz MAH: Growth
How do we grow? As children, as adults, as a community, there are many more ways to grow than are visible to the naked eye. We can grow through gardening and eating healthy local food, through self-care and awareness, and through connecting with our cultural history and local community. On Friday, August 21 as part…
Foodie File: Raymond’s Catering
Why Godfrey Raymond doesn’t eat tacos.
How to Detox from the Holidays
Egg nog and Christmas cookies getting you down? SCW has the perfect detox solution to get you bounding into 2014 with a fresh spring in your step.
Acai Bowl Craze Sweeps Santa Cruz
For such a small city, Santa Cruz has an unusually large number of options for finding a good acai bowl.
The ‘Final Frontier’ of Eating Local
Roseman, a native Santa Cruzan with curly strawberry-blond hair, farms in Aromas on land owned by longtime farmer Dale Coke. He also markets Coke’s flour—milled, locally harvested wheat—and sells it to Gabriella Café and Companion Bakery for an all-local loaf.
Bastille Day Events in Santa Cruz
When in Aptos….especially if it’s Bastille Day (July 14), you really must celebrate at the authentically French Au Midi Restaurant and Bistrot, where chef Muriel Loubiere has a brillliant little gastronomic party.
