The year’s best dishes—La Posta’s roasted fennel and celery root, rye-laced country loaf from Companion Bakers, fresh corn ice cream, corn kernels, infant pea sprouts and sliced nectarine from Manresa—and more.
Posts Tagged: PLATED
PLATED: Starz on Mission
Who knew that a gluten-free chocolate cupcake could taste so sinful? Obviously the entrepreneuses of Starz did, that’s who. Because those gluten-free babies are just part of the all-starz line-up now available in a second location. Just in time for the holidays comes this gift of edible joy to the entire west side of Santa Cruz. Yes, Starz has brought its sleigh full of cupcakes to reside inside the delightful Yogizmo emporium (where it is truly Christmas all year ‘round). And that means more decisions. Which cupcake to try today? After all, Starz offers 19 varieties daily from a from-scratch menu of 196 different recipes.
PLATED: Santa, Baby
Ceramics from Chefworks, cheesy gifts and holiday fêtes.
PLATED: One-Stop Shopping at The Farm
The Farm is the home of some highly reliable, beautiful pastries. Case in point: the legendary fresh fruit tart, designed like a festive Mayan mandala in concentric circles of red, orange and green. Crowned by fat seasonal berries, the tart offers the fruit mosaic atop a layer of cream cheese and a frame of tender, flaky crust.
PLATED: Espresso Yourself on Pacific Avenue
The all-new, urban gigantic oasis of coffee, pastries and abundant seating opened at the top of Pacific Mall in downtown Santa Cruz last week. Three separate barista stations form a service peninsula that juts out into the wraparound seating/schmoozing/studying areas. Windows allow vistas out onto both Front Street and Pacific Avenue. Repurposed antique wood siding lines the walls, sharing space with huge splashy oil paintings and little retail islands.
