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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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Redwood City's The Striped Pig to shutter
Uploaded: Sep 27, 2019
The Striped Pig is closing after four years in downtown Redwood City.
The last day of business for the 917 Main St. restaurant will be this Saturday, Sept. 28.
The owners said in a Facebook post that they were unable to renew their lease.
"We want to thank all of you for coming to The Striped Pig and supporting our venture," they wrote. "We don't know what the future brings, but we will let you know if we start something in a new location."
The Striped Pig Executive Chef Andrew Mitchell prepares a charcuterie plate in the kitchen, decorated with a statuette of the restaurant's namesake. Photo by Veronica Weber.
Andrew Mitchell and Al Pachecho lead the Striped Pig kitchen. Mitchell earned a degree at the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco and cooked locally at John Bentley’s in Redwood City, Kaygetsu in Menlo Park, the now-closed 231 Ellsworth in San Mateo and Station 1 in Woodside. Pacheco trained at Le Cordon Bleu in San Francisco and worked in Michelin-starred restaurants, including The Village Pub in Woodside and Madera in Menlo Park.
The Striped Pig's focus is on small plates and craft cocktails. It was named after a prohibition-era rum runner who sold tickets to see his striped pig by offering a free mug of rum.
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