Our dinner guest Allison Garcia from The Homeless Garden Project took some photos from our May 24th supper club. Thank you Allison for sharing these gorgeous photos with us!

Cauliflower and potato dumplings w/ green garlic and cream broth: 

the vegetarian version of our main dish

Strawberry salad w/ mixed greens, almonds, manchego & aged balsamic

Snap peas at the table

Back Porch @ 

The Pleasure Point Street Fair 6/27 

& The Abbott Square Makers Market 6/28!

We will be serving up some delicious food at The Pleasure Point Street Fair this Saturday, June 27th from 11 - 5 pm. On Sunday, we'll be at the Abbott Square Makers Market in Downtown Santa Cruz from 12 - 6. Come on by to sample our menu of pork, beef, and veggie tacos, as well as our lamb sliders, pork pies, and chicken pot pies. Celebrate summer with us!

Supper Club Season Begins!

We are thrilled to start the supper club season with a dinner in our back yard on May 24th! All four courses are made from scratch using local and organic ingredients. Price is $50 a person; bring your own wine to enjoy.  

Menu for May 24

Mixed greens and strawberry salad w/

almonds, manchego, and aged balsamic

Warm snap peas with brown butter and sage

Chicken and potato dumplings w/

green garlic and cream broth

Sabayon with strawberries

Recommended wine: Chardonnay (full-bodied), Viognier, Pinot Noir 

Seating is limited, and reservations are required. To purchase a seat, please email us @ backporchsc@yahoo.com or call @ 206-604-9482. Dietary restrictions can be accommodated, just let us know when you make a reservation. 

Scotts Valley Farmers' Market starting April 4th!


Come and eat a breakfast taco at the Scotts Valley Farmers' market, which is starting for the season this Saturday, April 4th! See you there!

Finishing up the sign/menu for the market!

   SUPPER CLUB SEASON IS STARTING SOON! 

Interested in learning more about Back Porch dinners? If you'd like to be kept in the loop, follow us on Instagram @ back_porch OR email us at backporchsc@yahoo.com and ask to be on our email list. We'll make sure you get the menus, dates, and details! 

chilled cucumber soup from our 2014 Summer supper club

Back by popular demand! We will be serving another evening of Japanese bar food at Midtown Cafe on March 6^th from 5:00 – 10:00 pm or until sold out. Our last pop up sold out early, so this time we are preparing more food and offering some new options on the menu below. As always, all menu items are made from scratch using organic ingredients. We hope to see you there!

                 

back porch

pop up

AT MIDTOWN CAFE

MARCH 6

5:00 – 10:00 PM

or sold out

okonomiyake

vegetarian $7 w/pork belly $8

savory pancake with potato, cabbage, japanese mayonnaise and bonito flakes

Tofu denjaku $5

Sweet miso tofu skewers

Tsukune $6

Ground chicken skewers

Korokke $7

Carrot and pea potato croquettes

Ramen $10

Noodle soup with egg, pork belly and mushrooms

Sweet ginger custard $5

Beer and wine are also available, and there are no reservations. Midtown Cafe is located at 1211 Soquel Ave.

 Back Porch is now on Instagram! We are working on getting a direct link to our Instagram account on our blog, but for now, find us on Instagram @ back_porch