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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.
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Cheesecake Factory Palo Alto to close
Uploaded: Apr 9, 2018
After more than a decade of serving its vast menu at 375 University Ave. in Palo Alto, The Cheesecake Factory will close in May.
Alethea Rowe, senior director of public relations, said in a statement that the company decided to "terminate" its lease in Palo Alto. She declined to comment on why or when the lease was set to expire.
The Cheesecake Factory in downtown Palo Alto. Palo Alto Weekly file photo.
The Cheesecake Factory's last day will be Saturday, May 26. Rowe said the company is working with the staff "to help transition them to other opportunities, including transfers to our other area restaurants."
The local outpost of the national chain
opened in 2003.
Above: The Cheesecake Factory celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2004 with a Godiva chocolate cheesecake. Palo Alto Weekly file photo.
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