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PENINSULA FOODIST
Tootsie's reopens with brand-new coffee roasting capacity
The new coffee roaster at Tootsie's allows the restaurant to offer coffee as fresh as its food. (Photo courtesy Rocco Scordella)
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Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Nov. 22, 2022There are no comments yet. 5088 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Missile hitting Poland: Almost certainly Ukrainian, not Russian. Creating false memories with slow release of detailsDoes the corporate media understand that it is fueling demand for escalations that could result in nuclear war? Do they care in the slightest? Do they see themselves...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Nov. 16, 2022Last comment by Stacy Windom, on Nov 21, 2022 at 8:38 am | 26 comments | 3950 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Down with the dinosaurs!About 15 years ago, my oldest son, Bruce, took his three sons, 3, 5 and 6, to visit the American Museum of Natural History in NYC to see its fantastic dinosaur display. All...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Nov. 13, 2022Last comment by Bryce Young, on Nov 20, 2022 at 4:07 pm | 30 comments | 7363 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Why net metering is such incredibly bad policyAre any of you getting sticker shock when shopping for holiday flights? Yeah, me too. It made me wonder what it would be like if California ran an airline the...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Nov. 13, 2022Last comment by PH, on Nov 20, 2022 at 11:07 am | 33 comments | 12084 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Revamped former President Hotel in Palo Alto to offer rooftop bar and cafe
==I A rendering of the President's Terrace rooftop bar planned at the Graduate Palo Alto hotel set to open in December. Courtesy Graduate Palo Alto....
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Nov. 11, 2022Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Nov 18, 2022 at 8:15 pm | 7 comments | 12430 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Doppio Zero owners to launch Spanish tapas restaurant in Mountain View
A rendering of Vida, a new tapas restaurant planned at 110 Castro St. in Mountain View. Courtesy Vida.
By Kate Bradshaw
Vida,...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Nov. 18, 2022There are no comments yet. 9142 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
A Star is Born - Winter GaletteHere's a perfect appetizer for the holiday season, with extra special flare, but still easy to assemble. Prepare the dough yourself or use frozen pie crust....
Original post made by Laura Stec on Nov. 18, 2022There are no comments yet. 4180 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Congratulation to Alta Housing on the Opening of Wilton CourtShortly the Wilton Court housing project for low-income residents including 21 units for developmentally disabled adults will welcome new residents. Sheryl Klein...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Oct. 23, 2022Last comment by Paly Grad, on Nov 15, 2022 at 9:48 pm | 7 comments | 6961 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Boichik Bagels to open in Palo Alto Thursday morning
==I Boichik Bagels, a popular Berkeley eatery recognized by the New York Times as being part of a “West Coast bagel boom,” is opening...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Nov. 9, 2022Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Nov 14, 2022 at 11:09 pm | 21 comments | 9903 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
The power of protestOn Wednesday and Thursday of this past week, I attended the 2022 Global Energy Forum at Stanford, a biennial gathering focused on the...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Nov. 6, 2022Last comment by Paly Grad, on Nov 13, 2022 at 8:14 pm | 8 comments | 8696 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Cheese Plate - Disrupted
Cheese plates - same ol', same ol'...
I've been making them in similar ways for years. A mixed up jumble with a cheese knife.
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Original post made by Laura Stec on Nov. 10, 2022Last comment by Laura Stec, on Nov 13, 2022 at 6:32 pm | 13 comments | 4936 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Daylight concernsDid you fall back on Sunday morning? Gently? Or are you one of the70 percent of Americans, according to polls, who no longer want to switch from daylight savings...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Nov. 6, 2022Last comment by Fred Turner, on Nov 13, 2022 at 12:39 pm | 22 comments | 5807 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Amazing Food, Unexpected PlacesDid you hear the KQED Forum show last week on food treasures? The program...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Nov. 2, 2022Last comment by Paul Bustamante, on Nov 9, 2022 at 3:55 pm | 8 comments | 4630 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
The first restaurant at Menlo Park's Springline development is now open
==I Canteen is the first dining spot to open at Menlo Park's new Springline development along Oak Grove Avenue and El Camino Real. (Photo by Kate...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Nov. 9, 2022Last comment by dana hendrickson, on Nov 9, 2022 at 12:37 pm | 1 comment | 8375 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Cake boutique Lady M opens permanent shop in Los Altos
The interior of the newly renovated Lady M location in Los Altos. Courtesy Lady M.
By Kate Bradshaw
After a trial run with a Los...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Nov. 4, 2022Last comment by Gracie, on Nov 9, 2022 at 1:20 am | 4 comments | 7159 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Chevron says "We are just meeting demand". So are they blameless?One afternoon when I was about nine years old, I was standing in the front yard with my younger brother trying to blow bubbles. We didn’t have any store-bought...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Oct. 23, 2022Last comment by Abe, on Nov 8, 2022 at 10:07 pm | 28 comments | 9495 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Our politics – and our elections – are running amokWhat is happening to the people in our country? Why are the partisan fights and arguments escalating? Why is the far right so fiercely fighting their self-defined...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Nov. 1, 2022Last comment by Division's in the Mirror, on Nov 8, 2022 at 6:52 pm | 33 comments | 6600 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Is housing bad for the environment?I got an email recently from a resident expressing concern about the environmental impacts of building more housing. He writes: ==I “The construction of...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Oct. 30, 2022Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Nov 6, 2022 at 9:37 am | 21 comments | 10408 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Palo Alto's Pastis, a French bistro, shutters on California Avenue
Max Rouccoule, co-owner of Pastis, brings out lunch to diners in the restaurant on April 17, 2012. Photo by Veronica Weber.
Palo Alto's...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Oct. 14, 2022Last comment by Chris K, on Nov 4, 2022 at 6:14 pm | 5 comments | 9716 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Considerations on City Council CandidatesComplaints about difficulties differentiating this group of candidates have become common. Blogger Diana Diamond discussed this in her September 15 ^
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Oct. 11, 2022Last comment by Norman Beamer, on Nov 2, 2022 at 9:10 pm | 61 comments | 4789 Views
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