The first Santa Cruz Restaurant is officially over.
We are gratified by the enthusiastic response and many positive comments we have received. The food was delicious, the local economy was stimulated and the public enjoyed conversations and friendship in lively venues. Chefs had a chance to practice their art before a larger audience than normal. [...]

Santa Cruz Restaurant Week has begun! Eight days of great eating at the best restaurants here for only $25 per person. With three courses — appetizer, entrée and dessert — at a price like this, Santa Cruzans will be eating better.

There are just a few days left before the October 1 kickoff of Santa Cruz County’s inaugural restaurant week. Eight days of great eating at the best restaurants here for only $25 per person. With three courses — appetizer, entrée and dessert — at a price like this, Santa Cruzans will be eating better than [...]

With two weeks to go now, Santa Cruz’s first restaurant week is just around the corner. At just $25 for a three course dinner, we’re hoping that many Santa Cruzans will take advantage of this opportunity to try new restaurants and reacquaint themselves with old favorites. Some chefs will be creating special dishes just for [...]

Santa Cruz Restaurant Week is the old champagne-on-a-beer budget way to enjoy fine dining at an great price. Restaurants will offer three options for each course. The three courses are appetizer, entree and dessert. The $25 cost does not include beverage, tax or gratuity.

With a little more than three weeks to go, we’re working hard and could use an assist. If you’d like to participate in this exciting startup promotion, we need someone to help with web posts and restaurant visits. We’ll spiff you with dining certificates and some gas money. Please email either a resume and/or a [...]

Imagine enjoying a three-course meal at Bonny Doon Vineyard’s Cellar Door Café, Oswald, Soif or Casablanca for only $25? Santa Cruz diners will be able to do that the first week of October as Santa Cruz Restaurant Week makes its debut. The list of participating restaurants, which grows daily, can be found here.

Due to the strong response to the initial call for participants, Santa Cruz Restaurant Week has extended its deadline to allow more restaurants to participate.
The Inaugural Santa Cruz Restaurant Week begins October 1, 2009. The promotion will last eight days. Its goal is to showcase Santa Cruz County as a dining destination and bring diners [...]

If you are a restaurateur and want to review the signup materials, please email info [at] svrw.com. Please reference “SCRW” in the subject line of your email. We’ll send them to you within a day so it can sit in your inbox or on your desk for a week until you get time to read [...]

We might as well get it out of the way up front (spin doctors call it “inoculating”). The acronym for Santa Cruz Restaurant Week is SCRW. We know what you’re thinking since that’s the way your mind works. You can pronounce it however you want since we live in a free country. But the official [...]