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Dine Local GUIDE

Cooking with local, seasonal, sustainable ingredients is a priority for AN EPICURIOUS LIFESTYLE’S Adrienne Megoran, seen here making Rainbow Carrot Ravioli. See p. 61 for more about this unique event, cooking and dining spacing in Santa Cruz.

All of these restaurants emphasize local ingredients, and they also advertise in Edible Monterey Bay! Stop by for a free issue, and tell them that we sent you! BIG SUR Sierra Mar at Post Ranch Inn 47900 Highway 1 • 831.667.2800 www.postranchinn.com Executive chef Elizabeth Murray and executive pastry chef Ben Spungin use exceptional ingredients, many grown on site, to deliver a unique gastronomic take on the Big Sur experience. Dinner features a 4-course prix fixe menu and the 9-course Taste of Big Sur tasting menu; lunch offers 3-course and 5-course options. Choose from almost 3,000 different wines from the Wine Spectator Grand Award winning wine list. Arrive before sunset for breathtaking views from this iconic restaurant’s floor-to-ceiling windows and cliff-side terrace. Open daily for lunch 12:15–2:30pm, dinner 5:30–9pm.

Photo by Crystal Birns

CAPITOLA East End Gastropub 1501 41st Avenue • 831.475.8010 www.eastendgastropub.com East End Gastropub is the newer baby sister to the popular West End Tap & Kitchen, but aside from sharing owners and chefs, East End’s beautiful, recently renovated modern interior is entirely different from West End and offers its own robust, sophisticated, beerfriendly menu. Chef Geoffrey Hargrave has created dishes that are familiar yet innovative, such as the cacio e pepe farrotto with charred radicchio or the quinoa crusted Fijian albacore. e restaurant also offers its own brews, along with local rotating taps and a strong wine list. Open daily 11:30am–9:30pm.

e Penny Ice Creamery 820 41st Avenue • 831.204.2523 www.thepennyicecreamery.com Open Su– noon–9pm, F–Sa noon–10pm See e Penny description under Santa Cruz for more. Shadowbrook 1750 Wharf Road • 831.475.1511 www.shadowbrook-capitola.com A Santa Cruz County landmark since 1947, the worldfamous Shadowbrook continues to be an overwhelming favorite with locals and visitors alike. Its fine food, extensive wine list and unparalleled setting and ambiance have earned it numerous awards, including Northern California’s “Most Romantic Restaurant” and “Best Date Night Restaurant.” Gift cards and reservations available online. Open M–F 5–8:45pm, Sa 4:30– 9:45pm, Su 4:30–8:45pm.

CARMEL Andre’s Bouchée Mission Street between Ocean and Seventh avenues 831.626.7880 • www.andresbouchee.com Chef Benoit Petel utilizes the bounty of the Monterey Bay with the best seasonal ingredients in the classic and creative French cuisine he prepares at this warm and elegant restaurant in downtown Carmel. Standouts include Monterey abalone with gnocchi, wild mushrooms and seaweed; escargot with garlic parsley butter, hazelnuts and puﬀ pastry; and a classic duck confit with lentils. Petel works with the Monterey County farmers’ markets and other local sources to obtain the freshest ingredients. Open for lunch F–Su noon–2pm and nightly for dinner 5:30–9:30pm. Wine tasting F–Sa noon–4pm. Wine hour menu served at the bar daily 5:30–7pm.