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Works in progress
Some new restaurants take longer to iron out all the kinks, especially ones that are trying to master being both a restaurant and a full-blown bakery. That's what Mayfield Bak... |
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on May 22, 2009 at 11:10 am by Mandy MacCalla, a resident of Mountain View |
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East Palo Alto may get long-sought supermarket
For years, East Palo Alto city officials have attempted to convince developers to build a supermarket in town so residents don't have to drive to other cities to buy their gro... |
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on Mar 25, 2009 at 5:05 pm by city official member, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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Banking on change
At an adjoining table, at Left Bank in Menlo Park on Presidents' Day, a young family had just been served. I was astonished to see a girl about 4 years old, eating from a bowl... |
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on Mar 3, 2009 at 8:51 am by rhody, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Who's coming to dinner?
According to downtown restaurant owners and managers, business has slipped dramatically in the past year, sparking concern over what the next few months will bring.
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on Dec 22, 2008 at 1:35 pm by MXY, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Documenting nature and time
While most see the Sacramento Valley as a flat and uninteresting place — miles and miles of open landscape, scattered trees and lots of sky — photographer Lukas Felzmann was i... |
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on Dec 22, 2008 at 7:21 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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What it takes to open a restaurant
As many in the industry will attest, operating a restaurant is a tough business, with a low profit margin, high overhead, inspections, regulations and 16-hour days.
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on Dec 21, 2008 at 9:38 am by govjefstate, a resident of Los Altos |
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What it takes to open a restaurant
As many in the industry will attest, operating a restaurant is a tough business, with a low profit margin, high overhead, inspections, regulations and 16-hour days.
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on Dec 19, 2008 at 7:38 pm by Anthony Manning, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
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Police nab computer-porn suspect
A Los Altos police officer, posing on the Internet as a 12-year-old girl, aided the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office in an investigation that led to the arrest Tu... |
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on Nov 9, 2008 at 12:04 am by standy, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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A historic eatery
The MacArthur Park restaurant occupies one of the loveliest buildings on the West Coast. Officially known as "Hostess House," the structure is a California historical landmark... |
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on Oct 27, 2008 at 11:16 pm by Paul, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Whirlwind tour at Diyar
Earlier this year, Mountain View residents witnessed a remarkable renovation at the corner of Castro and Dana streets, where a formerly lackluster retail storefront was transf... |
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on Oct 9, 2008 at 9:53 pm by Michael, a resident of Mountain View |
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Shop Talk: New EPA shops are big local draw
EAST PALO ALTO SHOPPING GOING GANGBUSTERS ... While much of the rest of the country is going through an economic downturn, East Palo Alto's shopping district, Rav... |
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on Aug 14, 2008 at 8:38 pm by MM, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Shop Talk: Yogurt explosion rocks Palo Alto
NO MELTDOWN IN SIGHT ... Palo Alto loves yogurt — but not necessarily the store-bought variety in little round containers. Palo Altans seem to go for the more expensive, froze... |
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on Jul 23, 2008 at 10:41 am by Yogurt lover, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Ancient tradition, modern application
Tea has always played second fiddle to coffee in the United States, but that will change if Thao Nguyen has any say. She exudes passion and her knowledge of tea is near encycl... |
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on Jun 21, 2008 at 9:45 am by Barbara, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Mild-mannered Mexican food
My litmus test for any Southwest, Tex-Mex or Mexican restaurant is its margarita. Compadres passed with flying colors.
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on Jun 10, 2008 at 4:51 pm by Janice Dorizensky, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Shop Talk
ESTHER'S GERMAN BAKERY OPENS (TWICE) ... Two is Esther Nio's new lucky number. That's the number of locations she and her husband, Robert, will have for their first... |
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on May 29, 2008 at 1:25 pm by Mary, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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Summer fire season declared for Santa Clara County
The summer fire season has been declared open for Santa Clara County and two other Bay Area counties (Alameda and Contra Costa) by the California Department of Forestry and Fi... |
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on May 13, 2008 at 7:46 am by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
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Shop Talk
MACARTHUR PARK RENEWED ... Buy 30 citrus trees, remove carpeting and replace with hardwood floors, mix in hundreds of thousands of dollars of artwork from the origi... |
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on May 7, 2008 at 11:35 am by Color red, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Cardinal volleyball
nabs the nation's best
The Stanford women's volleyball program has produced 23 All-Americans, seven National Players of the Year, 17 members of the U.S. National Team and five Honda/Broderick Award ... |
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on Apr 7, 2008 at 4:28 pm by David O\'Malley, a resident of Los Altos |
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Restaurant planned for Caffe Verona site
Since Caffe Verona closed three years ago, the vacant site has caused skeptical Verona loyalists and passersby to doubt anything would ever replace the popular coffee shop.
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on Mar 8, 2008 at 12:51 am by Mike, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Study finds price of wine can affect its taste
A bottle of wine's price tag can influence drinkers' palates, according to a new study by the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the California Institute of Technology.
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on Jan 21, 2008 at 11:10 am by TJ Shopper, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Goldilocks and the three eclairs
With a name like Goldilocks, it's got to be what — a porridge-based restaurant?
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on Dec 11, 2007 at 11:35 am by Good Review, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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As pizza should be
Pizza is everywhere. Good pizza is not. But since finding the good stuff sometimes requires precious time out of our busy lives, we may settle for greasy, flat slabs of flavor... |
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on Nov 26, 2007 at 5:43 pm by Epicure, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Loui Loui Steakhouse
Three of us tried Loui Loui on a Tuesday night. It had gotten a very good review in the Weekly. Perhaps we got a different staff that night.
This is the worst restauran... |
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on Aug 1, 2009 at 12:38 am by George, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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New Creperie Bistro Maxine
Has anyone heard anything about this place? Apparently, it's a crepe place going in on California Ave. I'm curious to know when it opens, etc. |
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on Aug 17, 2006 at 9:45 pm by Susanne, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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What do you think of the new Restaurants section?
Hi, I'm co-founder of BooRah, the company that's working with the Palo Alto Online on the new online Restaurants section that just launched. I'm starting this thread get a di... |
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on Oct 22, 2009 at 7:21 pm by Arnold79, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |