Jack O’Neill Restaurant & Lounge is offering a fixed-price three-course dinner from 5-9 p.m. on Feb. 14. Appetizers include Covington potato bisque with Saba plus apple chips. Entrée choices include lobster paella; strip loin with red wine jus; and cavatelli with sunchokes and other ingredients.
For local, design-savvy getaways, San Franciscans usually look north to Napa and Sonoma. But 90 minutes south of the city, Santa Cruz has been quietly redefining a style once dictated by a scruffy mix of surfers, students, and free-spirits. Today, the laid-back beach town exudes a creative new energ.