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13 March, 2015

The Indie Coffee Passport – East Bay

Comments : 4 Posted in : Announcements, Coffee Shops on March 13, 2015 by : The Gourmez

Tags: alameda, albany, bargain, buy local, coffee, Coffee Shops, coffeehouse, dublin, east bay, el cerrito, hayward, independent, indie coffee passport, local, marc callado, mari, oakland, passport, richmond, shift local

Last week, Marc Callado, who launched Shift Local in 2012 with his fiancée Mari, swung by my About Me page to let me know about an amazing opportunity for lovers of coffee on this side of the Bay. When I say this is a bargain, folks, I say it as someone who knows just how
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27 March, 2014

Wine Tasting in the Santa Cruz Mountains

Comments : 4 Posted in : Bars and Tasting Rooms, Tasting Rooms in the Santa Cruz Mountains - CA, Travel Guide for Santa Cruz - CA, Wine on March 27, 2014 by : The Gourmez

Tags: bargetto, day trip, highway 17, loma prieta, panorama, passport, passport days, photos, poetic cellars, santa cruz, santa cruz mountains, silver mountain, soquel-san jose, summit road, tasting, Travel, visitor guide, wine association

For Christmas, the darling husband bought us Santa Cruz Mountains wine passports, an excellent gift. I wasn’t a wine drinker when I lived in Santa Cruz, so now that I’m in the Bay, I’ve wanted to try what that designation has to offer. Plus, any excuse for a weekend in Santa Cruz is a good
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