After five months of extensive renovations, The Picnic Basket in Santa Cruz has reopened with greatly expanded offerings (like a frittata panini with housemade sweet chile jam, and a Southwest Bowl with sweet potato, quinoa, pinto beans, and more) and seating options.
In her biweekly column, Lookout wine expert Laurie Love recaps a successful showing for Santa Cruz Mountains wines at a prestigious wine event up the Peninsula, notes big enrollment numbers for Cabrillo College's wine programs and spotlights wine-centric events for Valentine's Day and beyond.
The Lucky grocery store at King’s Plaza Shopping Center on 41st Avenue and Capitola Road is closing on Aug. 31. New Leaf Community Markets is moving its current 41st Avenue store to this location sometime in 2024.
Biking your way through Wine Country is the kind of adventure that rewards you at every turn, not just with zinfandel and chardonnay, but with endless vineyard views. We’ve scouted out bikeable wine trails in four regions where the wine is bountiful and the landscape is stunning: Napa, Sonoma, the L.