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PENINSULA FOODIST
Borrone MarketBar looks to be returningBorrone MarketBar, the popular sister restaurant to Menlo Park standby Cafe Borrone, looks to be reopening. A paper advertising open positions for servers, bartenders,...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 18, 2016There are no comments yet. 30001 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
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. 29969 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Verve Coffee to open in Palo AltoSanta Cruz's Verve Coffee Roasters is coming to Palo Alto. Verve has taken over 162 University Ave., which was most recently occupied by Black Diamond Sports....
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Dec. 21, 2017Last comment by John, on Feb 20, 2018 at 6:06 pm | 5 comments | 29968 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
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 | 29960 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Su Hong 2.0? Former waiter reopens Chinese standby under new name in Palo AltoSu Hong Palo Alto is back, albeit under a new name and owner but with the same food beloved by generations of customers. The longtime Chinese restaurant at 4256...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Dec. 6, 2019Last comment by Jonathan Anonuevo, on Mar 3, 2020 at 3:56 pm | 13 comments | 29950 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Mountain View's Buffalo to reopen as Srasa KitchenBuffalo, a two-year-old downtown Mountain View restaurant focused on beer, burgers and baos, has closed....
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 19, 2016Last comment by Missing Buffalo..., on Jun 20, 2016 at 4:46 pm | 11 comments | 29918 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Dining outdoors in Santa Clara County? You'll have to keep your mask on for most of the mealStarting Monday in Santa Clara County, people dining outdoors at restaurants must keep masks on at all times, except while eating or drinking -- including when they're...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jul. 13, 2020Last comment by Another Bob, on Jul 16, 2020 at 5:47 pm | 27 comments | 29902 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Coming soon: Borrone MarketbarThe Borrone family local restaurant empire is about to get a little bigger but not much farther flung with its latest expansion, The Borrone Marketbar,...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jan. 16, 2014Last comment by Jay Park, on Jan 17, 2014 at 7:37 am | 5 comments | 29895 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
John?s Cafe closes after three years in downtown Palo AltoThe usually bright and airy John's Cafe at Lytton Avenue and Waverley Street in downtown Palo Alto looked decidedly different...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jan. 5, 2015Last comment by AJ, on Jan 5, 2015 at 6:59 pm | 1 comment | 29872 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Boobie BurkaWell, that was boring (Superbowl XLVIII). Most memorable for me was the half time show. Question #1: Who is Bruno Mars? Question #2: What up with the...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Feb. 4, 2014Last comment by Jessica T, on Feb 4, 2014 at 10:02 pm | 1 comment | 29850 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Redwood City gets two new barbecue restaurantsQuality barbecue spots are few and far between on the Peninsula, but two new restaurants serving...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Feb. 27, 2020Last comment by White Folks Don't Eat Chitlins, on Mar 2, 2020 at 1:38 pm | 7 comments | 29848 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Follow-up to a Love ScriptOn January 21st I posted a blog about the Love Script: Arthur Aron's 36 questions...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Apr. 20, 2015There are no comments yet. 29844 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Couples: When You Separate and Feel ReliefAt Connect2 Marriage Counseling/Silicon Valley Couples we work with couples to help you understand yourselves and your marriage better and to work through your issues....
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Feb. 8, 2018There are no comments yet. 29834 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Toll Lanes StartA portion of southbound 680 will allow single occupancy cars to use the carpool lane for a fee starting on September 20th. http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_16104723 ...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Sep. 19, 2010Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Sep 21, 2010 at 4:11 pm | 8 comments | 29824 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Mountain View's Shell Shock becomes East Street TacosAfter about two years of shucking oysters on Castro Street in Mountain View, the owner of Shell Shock...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jan. 27, 2017Last comment by Hmmm, on Jan 28, 2017 at 11:47 am | 3 comments | 29812 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
The Dude AbidesThis past weekend, my friends N and B hosted The Big Lebowski Party. Have you seen the movie? Jeff Bridges plays Jeff Lebowski, aka The Dude, an unemployed, Los...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Apr. 15, 2014Last comment by Laura Stec, on Apr 22, 2014 at 8:20 am | 6 comments | 29779 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Eggs and Bacon Walk Into a BarEggs and Bacon walk into a bar. Eggs: "Bartender, we want a drink." Bartender: "Get outta here, I don't serve breakfast." Ok, my joke repertoire is smallish,...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Feb. 26, 2015Last comment by Laura Stec, on Mar 1, 2015 at 9:00 am | 6 comments | 29779 Views
ON THE PAGE
How's the Book Doing???I have plenty of writer friends, but I live on the Peninsula, so most of my daily interactions are with Silicon Valley people: engineers, managers, marketers, financiers......
Original post made by Nick Taylor on May. 28, 2014Last comment by DZR, on Jul 14, 2014 at 9:03 pm | 1 comment | 29776 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Smitten Ice Cream closes Los Altos shopSan Francisco-based Smitten Ice Cream has closed its only Midpeninsula location after a short-term...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 5, 2017Last comment by $$$, on May 12, 2017 at 6:48 am | 11 comments | 29765 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Winter food and drink goings-onWine, gingerbread house-making and a taste of Italy in Silicon Valley — check out these upcoming food and drink events around the Peninsula. (And check back...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Dec. 4, 2015Last comment by CarrieTomson, on Dec 8, 2015 at 7:12 am | 1 comment | 29752 Views
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