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About this blog: I am a perpetually hungry twenty-something journalist, born and raised in Menlo Park and currently working at the Palo Alto Weekly as education and youth staff writer. I graduated from USC with a major in Spanish and a minor in jo... (More)
About this blog: I am a perpetually hungry twenty-something journalist, born and raised in Menlo Park and currently working at the Palo Alto Weekly as education and youth staff writer. I graduated from USC with a major in Spanish and a minor in journalism. Though my first love is journalism, food is a close second. I am constantly on the lookout for new restaurants to try, building an ever-expanding "to eat" list. As a journalist, I'm always trolling news sources and social media websites with an eye for local food news, from restaurant openings and closings to emerging food trends. When I was a teenager growing up in Menlo Park, I always drove up to the city on weekends with the singular purpose of finding a better meal than I could at home. But in the past year or so, the Peninsula's food culture has been totally transformed, with many new restaurants opening and a continuous stream of San Francisco restaurants coming south to open Peninsula outposts. Don't navigate this food boom hungry and alone! Feed me your tips on new chefs and eats and together we'll share them with the broader community. (Hide)
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Korean barbecue chain coming to Mountain View
Oct 4, 2018 9:31 am
Comments: 4 | Views: 4,082
UPDATE: Gen Korean BBQ House opened on Thursday, Nov. 9, according to a Facebook post from the restaurant.
Gen... More
Oct 4, 2018 9:31 am
Comments: 4 | Views: 4,082
UPDATE: Gen Korean BBQ House opened on Thursday, Nov. 9, according to a Facebook post from the restaurant.
Gen... More
Opening alert: Joe & The Juice at Stanford Shopping Center
Oct 3, 2018 8:47 am
Comments: 2 | Views: 3,652
UPDATE: A third Joe & The Juice opened on Friday, Oct. 5, at 240 Hamilton Ave. in Palo Alto.
Danish juice chain Joe & The Juice has opened No. 2... More
Oct 3, 2018 8:47 am
Comments: 2 | Views: 3,652
UPDATE: A third Joe & The Juice opened on Friday, Oct. 5, at 240 Hamilton Ave. in Palo Alto.
Danish juice chain Joe & The Juice has opened No. 2... More
Paris Baguette opens in Mountain View
Oct 2, 2018 2:40 pm
Comments: 8 | Views: 4,676
Paris Baguette has opened its doors at 317 Castro St. in downtown Mountain View.
The opening comes two years after the international bakery chain took over the... More
Oct 2, 2018 2:40 pm
Comments: 8 | Views: 4,676
Paris Baguette has opened its doors at 317 Castro St. in downtown Mountain View.
The opening comes two years after the international bakery chain took over the... More
Shake Shack forges local partnerships for Palo Alto outpost
Sep 27, 2018 4:22 pm
Comments: 12 | Views: 8,807
When East Coast burger chain Shake Shack opens at Stanford Shopping... More
Sep 27, 2018 4:22 pm
Comments: 12 | Views: 8,807
When East Coast burger chain Shake Shack opens at Stanford Shopping... More
Mountain View's Hangen Szechuan to close after 25 years
Sep 24, 2018 3:38 pm
Comments: 5 | Views: 6,052
After more than two decades in the restaurant business, the owner of Hangen Szechuan in downtown Mountain View has decided to retire.
Kent Yu will close his... More
Sep 24, 2018 3:38 pm
Comments: 5 | Views: 6,052
After more than two decades in the restaurant business, the owner of Hangen Szechuan in downtown Mountain View has decided to retire.
Kent Yu will close his... More
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