Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, Feb. 9-15

Here, find a curated list of the best food and drink events in Santa Cruz County for the coming week. At the top, I share my picks of unmissable local happenings.

There’s Valentine’s Day, and then there’s Galentine’s Day, the unofficial day to celebrate women and female friendships. On Saturday, Humble Sea Brewing Co. is throwing a Galentine’s Day party featuring more than 30 womxn-owned or -operated breweries, fermented beverage producers – think cider, kombucha and wine – and vendors, including Ashby Confections and Yakitori Toriman. The event goes from noon to 5 p.m. and is free to enter.

On Monday, Mariposa Coffee chef Tram Vu is hosting a Lunar New Year dinner party for her next installment of Tram’s Kitchen Sink, a periodic pop-up at her downtown coffeehouse. For this event, Vu will prepare a four-course feast of foods that her family traditionally eats for Tết, or Vietnamese New Year. Tickets are $60 per person.

Saturday, Feb. 10

How to Make Elderberry Syrup at Mountain Feed & Farm Supply | 10 – 11 a.m. @Mountain Feed & Farm Supply
Cooking Basics for Kids | 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. @2880 Research Park Drive, Soquel | $150
Figs for the Home Garden | 10 a.m. – noon @Birdsong Orchards | $55
Capitola Sip & Stroll | Noon – 5 p.m. @Capitola Village | $45
Galentine’s Day | Noon – 5 p.m. @Humble Sea Brewing Co.
Wine & Chocolate Tasting | 1 – 5 p.m. @Bottle Jack Winery | $30
Meet the Brewers at Steel Bonnet Brewing | 5 – 7 p.m. @Steel Bonnet Brewing Company