APTOS

Farmers market celebrates anniversary

The Monterey Bay Farmers Markets, which includes the weekly Saturday market at Cabrillo College, is celebrating its 46th anniversary this month. In 2021, the 45th birthday event was canceled due to the pandemic, so this is the first time the market can celebrate. From 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, the Aptos farmers market will be open as usual with some special goodies: there will be free cake plus free eco-friendly mesh produce bags (while supplies last). Also, stop by the info table on the middle level if you want to purchase “Work-The-Farm” T-shirts and hats to support the market. In other news, in May the market launched a cookbook exchange, which they hope will be a popular place for customers to “share their favorite good-condition cookbooks and recipes with the community in a one-for-one exchange. Leave a cookbook and pick up a new one to try!” The exchange bookshelves are next to the info table. Visit montereybayfarmers.org.

SANTA CRUZ

Sandwiches are back at Charlie Hong Kong

Charlie Hong Kong’s popular sandwiches are back on the menu. All are served on rolls from Kelly’s French Bakery with pickled organic carrots and daikon, jalapenos, cilantro, mint, and vegan mayo. Filling choices are green curry chicken, hoisin pork, teriyaki chicken or salmon, spicy mushrooms, or tofu (sweet or spicy). Visit the restaurant (831-426-5664, charliehongkong.com) at 1141 Soquel Ave.

SOQUEL

Art and wine at Bargetto

The 33rd annual Art & Wine Festival is 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Bargetto Winery (3535 N. Main St., 831-475-2258, bargetto.com). There is free admission. Attendees can taste five Bargetto wines for $20 (includes a souvenir festival glass) as they browse outdoor booths with products by local artists. Items for sale will include jewelry, small batch jams and mustards (Twins Kitchen), handcrafted toffee (Goose’s Goodies), art, and products from The Rollin’ Scone. Pizza will be available for purchase from Fired Up Fresh (Saturday) and Sleight of Hand (Sunday). Live music from 2-4 p.m. is from Alex Lucero (Saturday) and Paperback Ryders (Sunday).

SOQUEL

Discretion Brewing wins awards

Discretion Brewing (2703 41st Ave., discretionbrewing.com) recently won two awards at the 2022 U.S. Open Beer Championship for its flagship brews, Uncle Dave’s IPA & Shimmer Pils. Both beers have been on tap at Discretion since the brewery opened in 2013. Uncle Dave’s IPA was awarded a gold in the English IPA category, and Shimmer Pils earned a silver in the German Lager/Pilsner category. Uncle Dave’s won gold in the same category last year. At the 2022 competition, judges sampled more than 9,000 brewery entries.

SCOTTS VALLEY

Food trucks at Skypark Friday

The monthly Scotts Valley Food Truck Friday series continues 5-8 p.m. Friday at Skypark (361 Kings Village Roadd). Participating food trucks will be Pana, Scrumptious Fish & Chips, Kuki’s Bowls, Mattia Pizza, Cracked Cookies, and Aunt LaLi’s. The Scotts Valley Educational Foundation is hosting a beer/wine garden to raise money for Scotts Valley schools. Local band The Gravity will perform and there will be face painting. Leashed dogs are welcome. For seating, there are some picnic tables or attendees can bring lawn chairs and/or blankets. Visit facebook.com/events/721576009129304.

Oaxacan cooking demo

Senderos (SCSenderos.org) is doing a cooking demo on the traditional foods of Oaxaca from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Midtown parking lot at the corner of Soquel and Cayuga. The focus will be on traditional mole and tejate drinks, with small tastings available. The event will close with a film of Oaxaqueño food stories. This event, part of a Senderos series of pop-up Oaxacan cultural events, is made possible with a grant from the City of Santa Cruz Economic Development Department’s City Arts Recovery Design program. Upcoming events include a Mexican Independence Day Celebration on Sept. 17 in downtown Santa Cruz. For more information, call 831-854-7740 or contact info@scsenderos.org.

Save the date for art, wine, beer festival

After changing locations last year, the annual Scotts Valley Art, Wine, and Beer Festival (svartfestival.com), is returning to Skypark for the 2022 festival—which is Aug. 20-21. Admission is free. Through Aug. 19, you can purchase discounted drink tickets at svartfestival.com. The Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce hosts the event.

CAPITOLA

Live music at Gayle’s Bakery

The jazz band Hot Club Pacific is now playing live music from 5-7:15 p.m. the first and third Thursdays of the month at Gayle’s Bakery (504 Bay Ave., 831-462-1200, gaylesbakery.com). They perform on the enclosed patio; the next performances are July 21 and Aug. 4.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY

Upcoming Scrumptious Fish & Chips popups

Scrumptious Fish & Chips has a few upcoming appearances. These include 1-6 p.m. Wednesday at the downtown SC farmers’ market and the same hours July 27, 4-8:30 p.m. Thursday at Humble Sea Brewing Co. and the same hours July 28, and 1-6 p.m. July 26 at the Felton farmers’ market. In addition, the food truck will be at Humble Sea both Saturday and Sunday for the next two weekends. See full schedule at scrumptiousfc.com.

Tap takeover, party at Cruz Kitchen and Taps

There is a Sofria launch party from 4-9 p.m. Friday at Cruz Kitchen and Taps (145 Laurel St., 831-713-5173, cruzkitchenandtaps.com). The event includes a DJ, car show, raffle prizes every hour, a tap takeover by Buena Vista Brewing Co., and Cruz food and drink specials.

Quick Bites, compiled by Tara Fatemi Walker, is your weekly helping of Santa Cruz County restaurant, food, and drink news. Send items to sentinelfood@gmail.com (Sunday 7 p.m. deadline for that week’s column). Want local food & drink news as it happens? Follow the Sentinel’s food crew on Twitter @santacruzfood.