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PENINSULA FOODIST
Garlic naan and sizzling boti: Zareen's brings popular Pakistani-Indian fare to Redwood CityZareen's, one of the Peninsula's most popular Pakistani-Indian restaurants, has opened a new location at 2039 Broadway St. in downtown Redwood City. This is owner...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 5, 2020There are no comments yet. 17969 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
An extra helping: Local restaurants unite for two days of fundraising for AAPI groupby Sarah Klearman In March, as violent hate crimes committed against Asian Americans made headlines with a horrifying kind of frequency, Steven Yen began...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Apr. 14, 2021There are no comments yet. 10702 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Calling all gardeners: A restaurant owner wants you to grow Peruvian peppers for her.The owner of a Palo Alto restaurant is turning to the community to help her cultivate a local source for Peruvian spices that are difficult to find fresh in the...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Feb. 26, 2019There are no comments yet. 18622 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Food & drink goings onFood Truck Night at Willow's Market The Willow's Market in Menlo Park hosts a food truck night every Monday...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 21, 2013There are no comments yet. 41810 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Mountain View's Castro Street opens up for an eat-and-greet to rally support for businessesBy Malea Martin
==I Restaurant bloggers Lala Mayjer, left, and Michael Leadon, right, clink glasses before eating some Blue Line Pizza slices...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Jun. 29, 2022There are no comments yet. 8823 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Porta Blu opens in Menlo Park hotelPorta Blu, a restaurant combining Mediterranean and California cuisines, is now open inside the
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 12, 2018There are no comments yet. 27714 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Palo Alto's Baron Barista shuttersThird-wave cafe Baron Barista has closed after about a year of business in Palo Alto's Barron Park neighborhood. A short sign posted at the 3990 El Camino Real...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 1, 2019There are no comments yet. 17012 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Redwood City: Donato Enoteca owner opens wine bar, cafeThe owner of Redwood City Italian restaurant Donato Enoteca is opening a wine bar, retail...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 31, 2016There are no comments yet. 49390 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Chez TJ, Tied House team up for mixed-use projectUPDATE: ==I The Mountain View City Council discussed this project on Tuesday, June 14. Read a recap of the meeting from the Mountain View Voice
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 4, 2017There are no comments yet. 24610 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Get to know Oaxacan cuisine at this new Redwood City food truckCarmen Lopez and Reynaldo Hernandez started their dream food truck together two years ago, serving food from their native Oaxaca, Mexico, through catering gigs and...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 13, 2020There are no comments yet. 17930 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Update: The lowdown on Lure + Till in Palo AltoThe new Epiphany Hotel opened its doors in downtown Palo Alto at...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 20, 2014There are no comments yet. 37858 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Queen Bee Ice Cream shuttersAfter seven years of business, Queen Bee Ice Cream at Marsh Manor Shopping Center in Redwood City will close its doors today, Sunday, Oct. 29. Owner DeAndra Axlund...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 29, 2017There are no comments yet. 23828 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Wood-fired everything: Burlingame's Rise Pizzeria expands with second restaurantOmid Zahedi grew up working at the Orange County pizza shop his father opened after immigrating from Tehran, Iran. Zahedi hated it. "I hated it because I...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 15, 2020There are no comments yet. 16022 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Palo Alto's Sundance makes '100 Best Steakhouses in America' listPalo Alto's venerable Sundance The Steakhouse has been named one of the top 100 steakhouses in the country by online-reservations company OpenTable. The classic...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Nov. 2, 2016There are no comments yet. 25705 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
How a home and YouTube-trained chef opened a Khmer pop-up drawing customers from around the countryBy Anthony Shu
Sitha Yim chops up vegetables at Sitha’s Khmerkitchen, her Cambodian pop-up. Photo by Magali Gauthier.
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Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Jul. 7, 2022There are no comments yet. 10135 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Sweet Diplomacy brings gluten-free madeleines and cupcakes to Los AltosDowntown Los Altos is home to a new gluten-free bakery: Sweet Diplomacy, which opened at 209 1st St. in late December. The bakery is owner Melody Hu's first food...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jan. 8, 2020There are no comments yet. 18224 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Portland's hyper-sustainable Bamboo Sushi debuts at Westfield Valley FairBamboo Sushi, the Portland, Oregon sustainable sushi restaurant, is now open at Westfield Valley Fair on the border of Santa Clara and San Jose. Bamboo Sushi...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 16, 2020There are no comments yet. 15256 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Spring food and drink goings onCheck out this by-no-means-exhaustive list of upcoming food and drink events around the Peninsula. Please feel free to share any you're aware of, too! I'll continue...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 14, 2015There are no comments yet. 38782 Views
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Menlo Park's Allied Arts Guild gets new cafeThe quaint Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park has a new dining option. Cafe Wisteria has replaced Blue Garden Cafe at the 75 Arbor Road complex, which is home to...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 17, 2018There are no comments yet. 27891 Views
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Specialty's Café & Bakery closing all locations permanentlyCiting revenue that has been "decimated" by the coronavirus and shelter-in-place mandates, Bay Area-born chain Specialty's Cafe & Bakery announced...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 17, 2020There are no comments yet. 17370 Views
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