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PENINSULA FOODIST
Palo Alto: Pastis owner to open second French restaurantBernard Cartal, owner of Pastis French Bistro on California Avenue in Palo Alto, is opening another French restaurant just steps down the street. Cartal has...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jul. 28, 2015Last comment by Lauren, on Nov 22, 2015 at 5:15 pm | 5 comments | 34012 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Howie's Artisan Pizza expands to Redwood CityAfter five years of serving up pies at Town & Country Village in Palo Alto, Howie's Artisan Pizza owner Howie Bulka decided it was time to serve the city he has...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 6, 2015Last comment by J, on May 11, 2015 at 1:01 pm | 9 comments | 34002 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Opa! Greek restaurant to take over 140 UniversityGreek restaurant chain Opa! has laid claim to a major downtown Palo Alto corner space: 140 University Ave., most recently the...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Feb. 12, 2015Last comment by Karl Blagerfeld, on Feb 19, 2016 at 1:24 pm | 12 comments | 33987 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Couple's Strife: 3 Tools for a Happier RelationshipWhat Is the Biggest Cause of Strife in a Relationship? This is the question that both men and women have been asking me recently. The topic is big enough to warrant...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Apr. 13, 2015There are no comments yet. 33942 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Opening alert: Gong Cha in Palo AltoDowntown Palo Alto got its second milk-tea shop in three months with the opening of Gong Cha in mid-February. Gong Cha is a massive Taiwanese milk-tea chain...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Feb. 23, 2015Last comment by Just wondrin, on Feb 24, 2015 at 6:30 am | 1 comment | 33935 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Meal delivery startup ?relaunches? with new concept, Bay Area chefThree years ago, Gobble was an online meal delivery company born out of a Stanford University graduate's observation (and personal experience)...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 9, 2014Last comment by Patty, on Jun 18, 2015 at 7:52 am | 2 comments | 33933 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Opening alert: Drunken Lobster in Mountain ViewDowntown Mountain View will get a new seafood restaurant on Tuesday, Sept. 22, with the opening of Drunken Lobster at 212 Castro...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Sep. 18, 2015Last comment by BeckyG, on Dec 30, 2015 at 9:34 am | 8 comments | 33917 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
When Are The Apples Ready?The most important part of the pie is love and the homegrown apples. I found myself thinking about that rolling lots of pie dough at Jeem’s a couple...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Aug. 14, 2016Last comment by Lauralies, on Aug 18, 2016 at 11:30 pm | 10 comments | 33915 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
October openings roundupFall is in the air, and so is the smell of chicken diablo, custom pizzas, falafel and French pastries. Four very different eateries ? one Mexican, one Mediterranean,...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Sep. 30, 2014Last comment by Elena Kadvany, on Oct 6, 2014 at 8:27 am | 2 comments | 33872 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Another milk-tea chain setting up shop in Palo AltoDowntown Palo Alto will soon have two milk-tea shops, with T4 opening on University...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jan. 6, 2015Last comment by Brit, on May 2, 2015 at 5:33 pm | 4 comments | 33853 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Marriage Interview 15: I Blamed it on HimPatti and Jeff met in 1979. Patti and her sister had placed a want ad for a roommate, and Jeff applied. They had a great, long talk, and decided he wasn’t...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Sep. 1, 2016Last comment by Patti, on Sep 8, 2016 at 6:02 pm | 4 comments | 33823 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Buffalo officially slinging Asian-fusion burgers, baos in Mountain ViewBuffalo, a beers-burgers-baos establishment on Castro Street in Mountain View, officially opened over the weekend after a few soft openings held since the beginning...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Feb. 17, 2014Last comment by Max Hauser, on Feb 21, 2014 at 10:23 am | 8 comments | 33822 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Pop Tea Bar replaces Beans n' Bites cafePalo Alto got yet another milk-tea shop this week with the opening of Pop Tea Bar at 456 Cambridge Ave., the former home of Beans n' Bites and before that, 3 G's...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 15, 2015Last comment by Grace, on Jun 18, 2015 at 10:42 am | 3 comments | 33820 Views
COUPLE'S NET
What's Your Love Language?If you've been reading Couple's Net, you've seen my references to Gary Chapman's concept (and books) of the 5 Love Languages. I would recommend that you start...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Sep. 16, 2014Last comment by RW, on Sep 17, 2014 at 9:38 am | 2 comments | 33817 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Sol family takes over Szechwan Cafe on California AvenueThe Sol family — the owners of Palo Alto Sol in Palo Alto,
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 3, 2016Last comment by Sea Reddy, on May 10, 2016 at 4:59 am | 7 comments | 33810 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Pizzeria Delfina Palo Alto open for businessThe much-anticipated Palo Alto outpost of San Francisco favorite Pizzeria Delfina officially opened its doors at 651 Emerson St. in early April. Lunch-only progressed...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 9, 2014There are no comments yet. 33783 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Our guide to Peninsula restaurants selling groceries, meal kits and moreIn a sign of the times, Palo Alto's venerable Sundance The Steakhouse now sells toilet paper alongside filet mignon and ribeye steaks. The 45-year-old steakhouse,...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 28, 2020Last comment by Henry william, on Jul 24, 2020 at 11:37 pm | 8 comments | 33778 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Gratitude, Repairing and Avoiding AffairsI'm reading a novel called Hurricane Sisters, and the very successful husband has been caught having an affair, and is knocked back by the stupidity of his actions...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on May. 20, 2015There are no comments yet. 33767 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Pluto's appears to close after more than two decades in downtown Palo AltoThe windows of Pluto's at 482 University Ave. are dark, and a sign posted to the front door says the longtime salad and sandwich eatery is "temporarily closed...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jan. 15, 2020Last comment by Nayeli, on Feb 20, 2020 at 4:07 pm | 24 comments | 33748 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Food and drink goings onGet your fill of Croatian wine, craft beer, eating for a good cause and more in the coming weeks. Check out this roundup of food and drink events around the Peninsula...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 27, 2014Last comment by Dishcrawl?, on Apr 1, 2014 at 10:19 am | 2 comments | 33706 Views
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