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Mexican Fare & Free Transient Dinner Theater at Cafe Campesino: Santa Cruz

Monday, October 26th, 2009

One of the yelp reviews says, “Ignore the hippies and enjoy the food!”  We did notice that the owners of the Cafe were very aware of the Saturday night rowdiness and were attentive to the interesting dinner theater performance occurring around us.  They said it was particularly rowdy that night, I don’t doubt it.

This is not your big burrito, beans made with lard, oil drenched nachos kind of Mexican spot.  Cafe Campesino is a bit different than your typical Taqueria.  It is located in a small kiosk on the sidewalk in downtown Santa Cruz in front of New Leaf Grocery Store on Pacific.  It serves such dishes as Mole, Cactus, Gorditas, and Frida Kahlo Spicy Tomato Soup.  We had the Mole Plate, the Tinga Plate (Chipotle Sauce on Chicken with Potatos and Beans), Frida Kahlo Soup (Tortilla Soup) and a Pollo Big Taco with Spicy Guacamole, tomatoes, and potatoes.  Even though this is a casual kiosk, all of the dishes are lovingly presented on ceramic plates.

Tues.-Thurs. 11:30am-7:30PM
Wed.-Sat. 11:30PM-9:00PM
Sun.- 12-7PM
Closed on Mondays

1130 Pacific Ave
Santa Cruz, CA 95060-4581
(831) 425-5979

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Eat Real Food Festival: Jack London Square Oakland

Monday, August 31st, 2009

We traveled to the East Bay to check out the Eat Real Food Festival this weekend in Oakland.  The bill included many local street food vendors and a beer shed featuring some of Northern California’s best breweries.  It was an extremely hot Saturday afternoon and Jack London Square was packed with people.  We were all starving and the smell coming from the food trucks was making the situation that much more immediate.  We passed up the first couple of vendors to check out the full line up before we decided to dig in.  It was only so long before we gave in, as everything looked so good.  Our hunger drove our decision to just tough it out with the long lines.  There were too many delicious things to give general assessments on so I’ll just let everyone give their own personal comments on the hot, sweaty, crowded deliciousness that was the Eat Real Fest.

Here is a quick list of the vendors we had a chance to check out:

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