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PENINSULA FOODIST
Howie's Artisan Pizza temporarily closes in Redwood City; to reopen as new conceptHoward Bulka, the owner-namesake of Howie's Artisan Pizza in Palo Alto and Redwood...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 23, 2016Last comment by Breeze, on Aug 24, 2016 at 9:26 pm | 6 comments | 26391 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Commercial Developments Do Not Create JobsBuildings—offices, hotels, restaurants, stores—do not create jobs. In a first order sense the tenants create the jobs—the businesses and organizations...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jul. 16, 2016Last comment by Bliss, on Aug 6, 2016 at 6:13 pm | 17 comments | 26371 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Japanese eatery Onigilly to open in Palo AltoFast-casual Japanese eatery Onigilly is opening a new outpost in downtown Palo Alto. Onigilly, which got its start as a food cart in San Francisco in 2010, serves...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 23, 2018Last comment by resident, on Mar 28, 2018 at 6:05 pm | 3 comments | 26361 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Visiting Philadelphia: Drexel, Haverford, Swarthmore and Villanova(Written by John Raftrey) All east coast college trips should start in Philadelphia. There are dozens of top colleges in the Philly area, and they have at least...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Jun. 12, 2015Last comment by Paul Losch, on Jun 15, 2015 at 10:45 am | 2 comments | 26356 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Future Chefs Competition ? JLS, Palo AltoClose your eyes and picture a room filled with your children and all of their friends, busily and happily cooking up delicious, healthy snacks for you and all...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Apr. 2, 2015Last comment by Ericlkelly, on Aug 16, 2016 at 4:17 am | 2 comments | 26317 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
The Cocktail PartyYeh, I watched the conventions. You? What up with Paul Simon? And how about those acceptance speeches? My roots are fiscally-based Republican, with a rousing...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Jul. 31, 2016Last comment by Laura Stec, on Aug 7, 2016 at 1:44 pm | 22 comments | 26293 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
508 Dreams Dashed at UC Santa Cruz(Written by John Raftrey) UC Santa Cruz has withdrawn their offer of admission to 508 students who were planning to attend the university this fall. The university...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Aug. 11, 2015Last comment by James, on Sep 19, 2015 at 4:24 pm | 23 comments | 26293 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Morsey's Farmhouse Kitchen nears opening in Los AltosWhen Morsey's Farmhouse Kitchen opens in Los Altos, it will become the only restaurant in the country cooking from a wide range of water buffalo products, owner...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Dec. 6, 2017Last comment by Nancy Bremeau, on Jan 17, 2018 at 10:50 pm | 1 comment | 26269 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Could You Be In An Abusive Relationship and Not Know It?The following article was shared with me and I think it's important for you to consider if you're in an abusive situation, even emotionally. The article is written...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Mar. 10, 2018Last comment by Andrew F, on Mar 17, 2018 at 6:31 am | 6 comments | 26266 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Tin Pot Creamery finalist in national ?American Made? competitionPalo Alto's Tin Pot Creamery is one of the finalists in Martha Stewart's 2014 American Made awards, which spotlights the best in local and handmade food, crafts,...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 10, 2014There are no comments yet. 26263 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Mountain View gets new South Indian restaurantTwo family friends have opened a South Indian restaurant together in Mountain View. John Annachi and Suresh Seenichamy soft opened Annachikadai at 80 W. El Camino...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 13, 2018Last comment by Menlo Park, on Mar 15, 2018 at 6:20 pm | 12 comments | 26255 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Palo Alto to get babka bakeryAye Lét, a new bakery opening at Town & Country Village in Palo Alto this fall, will serve one item only: babka. Owner-namesake Ayelet Nuchi, a native...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 6, 2018Last comment by Abitarian, on Jun 11, 2018 at 9:48 am | 9 comments | 26254 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Joe & The Juice is headed to Palo AltoA Danish juice and coffee chain in the midst of a significant expansion effort in the United States is planning to open an outpost in downtown Palo Alto this fall,...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 3, 2017Last comment by Julie armitano, on Aug 4, 2017 at 10:41 am | 1 comment | 26252 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Starting National “No Device Night”Let’s be the first in the nation to select a night each week where we don’t use devices. We spend time as a family, and after the kids go to bed...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Apr. 6, 2017Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Apr 13, 2017 at 7:47 pm | 6 comments | 26232 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
A new home in Redwood City for Mademoiselle Colette's croissantsThe third location of popular French patisserie Mademoiselle Colette soft opens in downtown Redwood City today, Monday, Oct. 7. Owner Debora Ferrand took over...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 7, 2019Last comment by Jill Bolton, on Nov 5, 2019 at 2:13 pm | 2 comments | 26230 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Opening alert: Tender Greens in Palo AltoHealthy restaurant chain Tender Greens, which prides itself on serving locally sourced, high-quality ingredients prepared by pedigreed chefs in a fast-casual setting,...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 29, 2016Last comment by NoMoPa, on Aug 29, 2016 at 8:25 pm | 1 comment | 26228 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Phubbing and other Phone BehaviorI learned a new term this week: Phubbing. According to Baylor University, it means “partner phone snubbing,” or when incessant cell-phone checking damages...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Feb. 18, 2016There are no comments yet. 26192 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Bradley?s Fine Diner to add lunch and brunchStarting in the new year, Bradley's Fine Diner (BFD) in Menlo Park will be adding lunch and brunch service. Brunch will be served...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Dec. 23, 2014Last comment by Local, on Jan 3, 2015 at 7:04 am | 1 comment | 26178 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Neighborhood Associations: Why they are still importantThe recent news coverage of the difficulties facing one of Palo Alto's premier neighborhood association (College Terrace) brought forth comments that such associations...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Mar. 10, 2015Last comment by pat, on Mar 16, 2015 at 8:58 pm | 17 comments | 26146 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Palo Alto's Culture War: Analytics vs. AspirationalsMany assessments of why the debate on Measure D was so bitter and divisive incorrectly cast it as a series of individual, isolated mistakes. Instead much of it was...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Nov. 10, 2013Last comment by stephen levy, on Nov 17, 2013 at 12:27 pm | 37 comments | 26087 Views
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