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Win bacon or other meat: Santa Cruz-based el Salchichero's 1-year anniversary

Santa Cruz butcher shop el Salchichero, located in the Swift Street Courtyard, is celebrating its first birthday by providing customers with a...
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Santa Cruz restaurant news: The Picnic Basket and The Penny Ice Creamery

Here are a couple pieces of news related to Santa Cruz ice cream shop The Penny Ice Creameryand restaurant The Picnic Basket, both owned and...
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Been there, done that, got the tattoo

Hay Market, from an outside point of view, is a welcome and necessary addition to the south bay restaurant scene. Farm to table, local product,...
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Santa Cruz Restaurant Openings and Closings including Cafe Gratitude opening

In Santa Cruz restaurant news, there have been a number of recent openings and closings, including the opening of vegan restaurant Cafe Gratitude....
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The Picnic Basket: New Santa Cruz restaurant from owners of Penny Ice Creamery

Earlier this summer, the folks behind organic Santa Cruz ice cream shop The Penny Ice Creamery opened The Picnic Basket, a restaurant that serves...
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Ready for the Hellfire Challenge?

For most of you, probably not. Though now they’ve expanded to include San Jose and Cupertino locations, my focus is on what I interpret to be...
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All politics is not local

"All politics is local" [1] is a phrase, just like "it's the economy stupid," [2] that has entered the American political...
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el Salchichero butcher shop opens in Santa Cruz with local handmade charcuterie

The long-awaited el Salchichero butcher shop, operated by Chris LaVeque, opened Friday in Santa Cruz at Swift Street Courtyard.LaVeque’s...
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Silicon Valley Restaurant Week opens today

It's that time of year again. For one whole week, many Silicon Valley restaurants are offering three-course prix-fixe menus for discounted...
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Non-definitive film education guide in the south bay

Some filmmakers(Steven Soderbergh, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino) say the best way to learn film is to make short films and get any practical...
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