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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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Menlo Park: Mountain Mike's Pizza takes over former Applewood space
Uploaded: Feb 8, 2019
The space that was
for decades home to Applewood Pizza in Menlo Park will soon serve pizza again.
A franchisee for Mountain Mike's Pizza is opening an outpost at the 1001 El Camino Real site, according to Samantha Wilson of Powerhouse Communications, which handles media for Mountain Mike's. This will be the third location for Janet Moscini and her son Brian, who own Mountain Mike's franchises in Campbell and San Carlos.
An employee tosses pizza dough in the air at Applewood Pizza in 2000. Palo Alto Weekly file photo.
They're planning a "full remodel" of the 5,200-square-foot space, Wilson said. The restaurant will serve the same
menu as other Mountain Mike's: specialty, create-your-own and gluten-free pizzas, plus sandwiches.
The Moscinis are aiming for a late summer opening, Wilson said.
Applewood closed in early 2019, much to the dismay of many longtime customers.
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