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La Boulange Palo Alto set to close Sept. 3Starbucks is beginning this week
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 27, 2015Last comment by Reader, on Sep 26, 2015 at 9:09 am | 21 comments | 29538 Views
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Mountain View's Fiesta del Mar to closeAfter 24 years, four landlords and generations of customers, local favorite Fiesta del Mar on Shoreline Boulevard in Mountain View is closing its doors next weekend. Owner...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Sep. 16, 2015Last comment by Charlotte Skinner, on Sep 25, 2015 at 2:54 pm | 24 comments | 43510 Views
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Fall food and drink goings onMark your calendars now: The fall food-and-drink scene is heating up on the mid-Peninsula. It's Oktoberfest season, and the German festival is touching down...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Sep. 17, 2015Last comment by Beth, on Sep 17, 2015 at 6:34 pm | 1 comment | 26066 Views
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Cafe Taxim shutters in Palo Alto; Crawfish Fusion moves inDowntown Palo Alto Turkish restaurant Cafe Taxim has closed, and will be replaced by a Bay Area Cajun-inspired fusion restaurant called Crawfish Fusion. Cafe...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 6, 2015Last comment by Postino, on Sep 17, 2015 at 4:19 pm | 5 comments | 30425 Views
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R & B Seafood Restaurant closes in Palo AltoPalo Alto Chinese restaurant R & B Seafood closed last week, making way for a three-story development...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 25, 2015Last comment by whatever, on Aug 27, 2015 at 5:27 am | 10 comments | 29972 Views
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Los Altos City Council to review Enchanté Hotel?s new permitUPDATE: ==I The Los Altos City Council upheld Enchanté Boutique Hotel's amended use permit at its Aug. 25 meeting, with updated operation hours of 4 p.m....
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 20, 2015Last comment by pogo, on Aug 26, 2015 at 7:15 am | 3 comments | 34047 Views
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Mervyn's in Mountain View, now serving ramen burgersLongtime downtown Mountain View dive bar Mervyn's Lounge, which since the 1960s has been run in the back several iterations of restaurants at 236 Castro St., is...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 13, 2015Last comment by Agenda, on Aug 16, 2015 at 1:54 pm | 6 comments | 33050 Views
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Freebirds Palo Alto shutters, Pieology to move inThe Palo Alto outpost of Santa Barbara burrito favorite Freebirds has closed, and a fast-casual custom pizza joint is taking its place. "The Palo Alto location...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 27, 2015Last comment by Pizza Lova, on Aug 13, 2015 at 3:27 pm | 21 comments | 38720 Views
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Cetrella now open in Los AltosCetrella, a longtime Mediterranean restaurant in Half Moon Bay, is opening a second location in Los Altos Tuesday, Aug. 11. The new...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 10, 2015Last comment by Nancy, on Aug 13, 2015 at 8:42 am | 1 comment | 33455 Views
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Cucina Venti opens sister restaurant in Mountain ViewThe owner of Mountain View Italian restaurant Cucina Venti has opened a second restaurant just one storefront down, Voya...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 7, 2015Last comment by pogo, on Aug 11, 2015 at 7:52 am | 2 comments | 32071 Views
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Los Altos: Enchanté Hotel granted public food and drink serviceUPDATE: ==I Enchanté Boutique Hotel received an amended permit to serve food and drink publicly at the Aug. 6 meeting of the Los Altos Planning and...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 4, 2015There are no comments yet. 25038 Views
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Zola launches high-end pop-up dinners in Palo AltoDinner and a show, anyone? At the end of this month, downtown Palo Alto French restaurant Zola...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 3, 2015There are no comments yet. 29980 Views
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Opening alert: Pieology in Palo AltoNeed another spot to flex your creative pizza-making muscles? Have no fear, create-your-own pizza chain Pieology is now open on El Camino Real in Palo Alto. Pieology...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jul. 29, 2015Last comment by Resident, on Aug 1, 2015 at 10:57 am | 3 comments | 30985 Views
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Coming soon: Fire Oak & Barley in Palo AltoUPDATE: Fire Oak & Barley's grand opening is Wednesday, Aug. 12, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The evolution of Palo Alto's California Avenue continues with...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jul. 22, 2015Last comment by Barry, on Jul 27, 2015 at 2:05 pm | 5 comments | 44400 Views
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Vitality Bowls opens in Palo AltoIn a sign of the times, what was once the hole-in-the-wall home of Cho's Mandarin Dim Sum on California...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jul. 15, 2015Last comment by really?, on Jul 21, 2015 at 10:29 pm | 17 comments | 39937 Views
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Japanese restaurant chain eyes downtown Palo AltoA Japanese restaurant chain called Yayoi will be expanding overseas with a new location in downtown Palo Alto. Yayoi will be taking over the space at 403 University...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jul. 16, 2015Last comment by Michael O., on Jul 20, 2015 at 11:51 pm | 3 comments | 27904 Views
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Summer food and drink goings onSummer means outdoor food and wine festivals, Bastille Day and the return of Silicon Valley Beer Week. Check out several food-and-drink events around town during...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jul. 7, 2015Last comment by Elena Kadvany, on Jul 20, 2015 at 10:54 am | 3 comments | 37984 Views
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Palo Alto's Bare Bowls expands to BurlingameIn more local acai-related news, Palo Alto-born
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jul. 20, 2015There are no comments yet. 29607 Views
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Lutticken's owner opens Main & Elm in Redwood CityThe owner of Lutticken's in Menlo Park has taken over a Redwood City coffee shop, transforming it into a full restaurant. Bob Lutticken, who lives in Redwood...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jul. 1, 2015Last comment by laurie, on Jul 8, 2015 at 1:36 pm | 9 comments | 36108 Views
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Calave wine bar opens in Palo AltoOne block of California Avenue is returning to its boozy roots with the opening of Calave, a wine bar that occupies the site once home to...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 29, 2015Last comment by Cowper Fan, on Jul 4, 2015 at 1:22 am | 12 comments | 38359 Views
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