RestaurantsReviews
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New Chef, New Name, New Flair for Bonny Doon Vineyard Cafe
Reviews May 08, 2012, by Christina Waters
With the transfiguration of the Cellar Door bistro into Le Cigare Volant, proprietor/winemaker Randall Grahm plays to his strengths, as well as to his sense of play. Named for Bonny Doon Vineyards’ flagship wine, the restaurant simultaneously debuts chef Ryan Shelton, who brings to the cafe’s exhibition kitchen deep experience in the alchemical ways of tres contemporary French cuisine—molecular cookery replete with scented and spiced foams.
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Top 5 Bargain Restaurants in Santa Cruz
Reviews May 04, 2012, by Traci Hukill
Just because you’re feeling broke doesn’t mean you ought to skip dinner. These winners of the Cheap Eats category in the 2012 Santa Cruz Weekly Gold Awards Reader Survey serve up flavorful food, and lots of it, for under $10.
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515: A Great Rainy Day Getaway
NewsReviewsWine Mar 27, 2012, by Christina Waters
Funky elegance, laid-back glamor and serious libations are among the many charms of downtown’s 515 Kitchen & Cocktails, located at 515 Cedar Street, as my colleagues and I found out last Friday. Happily ensconced on some of the soft cushions in the downstairs lounge, we enjoyed the wet afternoon from afar.
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Bagelry Hits the Spot
Reviews Mar 13, 2012, by Christina Waters
For decades this home of utterly firm, toothsome bagels and laid-back ambiance has provided instant shelter from the usual storms of economic chaos, relationship entanglements and social justice meltdown. In other words, it’s a place where the reliable, the cozy and the bagel all reign together.
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Top 5 Italian Restaurants
Reviews Mar 01, 2012, by Guest Writers
The best places to get your pasta on, according to the 2011 Santa Cruz Weekly Reader Survey. Buon appetito!
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Top Five Romantic Restaurants
Reviews Feb 10, 2012, by Traci Hukill
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the top five date night restaurants in Santa Cruz, courtesy of the readers of Santa Cruz Weekly.
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PLATED: Midwinter Plates
NewsReviews Jan 31, 2012, by Christina Waters -
PLATED: Primo Buttercreamo
ReviewsWine Jan 10, 2012, by Tessa Stuart 1 Comments
Mini cupcakes for you inner child and a pinot for lovers.
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PLATED: Cheering Section
CuisineReviews Dec 27, 2011, by Christina WatersThe 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.
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PLATED: Espresso Yourself on Pacific Avenue
NewsCuisineReviewsWine Nov 28, 2011, by Christina Waters 6 Comments
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.
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