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PENINSULA FOODIST
Redwood City: Donato Enoteca owner opens wine bar, cafeThe owner of Redwood City Italian restaurant Donato Enoteca is opening a wine bar, retail...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 31, 2016There are no comments yet. 39343 Views
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Chez TJ, Tied House team up for mixed-use projectUPDATE: ==I The Mountain View City Council discussed this project on Tuesday, June 14. Read a recap of the meeting from the Mountain View Voice
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 4, 2017There are no comments yet. 13328 Views
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Get to know Oaxacan cuisine at this new Redwood City food truckCarmen Lopez and Reynaldo Hernandez started their dream food truck together two years ago, serving food from their native Oaxaca, Mexico, through catering gigs and...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 13, 2020There are no comments yet. 8537 Views
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Update: The lowdown on Lure + Till in Palo AltoThe new Epiphany Hotel opened its doors in downtown Palo Alto at...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 20, 2014There are no comments yet. 29852 Views
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Queen Bee Ice Cream shuttersAfter seven years of business, Queen Bee Ice Cream at Marsh Manor Shopping Center in Redwood City will close its doors today, Sunday, Oct. 29. Owner DeAndra Axlund...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 29, 2017There are no comments yet. 12712 Views
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Wood-fired everything: Burlingame's Rise Pizzeria expands with second restaurantOmid Zahedi grew up working at the Orange County pizza shop his father opened after immigrating from Tehran, Iran. Zahedi hated it. "I hated it because I...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 15, 2020There are no comments yet. 6015 Views
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Palo Alto's Sundance makes '100 Best Steakhouses in America' listPalo Alto's venerable Sundance The Steakhouse has been named one of the top 100 steakhouses in the country by online-reservations company OpenTable. The classic...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Nov. 2, 2016There are no comments yet. 16914 Views
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Sweet Diplomacy brings gluten-free madeleines and cupcakes to Los AltosDowntown Los Altos is home to a new gluten-free bakery: Sweet Diplomacy, which opened at 209 1st St. in late December. The bakery is owner Melody Hu's first food...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jan. 8, 2020There are no comments yet. 8421 Views
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Portland's hyper-sustainable Bamboo Sushi debuts at Westfield Valley FairBamboo Sushi, the Portland, Oregon sustainable sushi restaurant, is now open at Westfield Valley Fair on the border of Santa Clara and San Jose. Bamboo Sushi...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 16, 2020There are no comments yet. 5283 Views
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Spring food and drink goings onCheck out this by-no-means-exhaustive list of upcoming food and drink events around the Peninsula. Please feel free to share any you're aware of, too! I'll continue...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 14, 2015There are no comments yet. 27202 Views
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Menlo Park's Allied Arts Guild gets new cafeThe quaint Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park has a new dining option. Cafe Wisteria has replaced Blue Garden Cafe at the 75 Arbor Road complex, which is home to...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 17, 2018There are no comments yet. 17705 Views
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Specialty's Café & Bakery closing all locations permanentlyCiting revenue that has been "decimated" by the coronavirus and shelter-in-place mandates, Bay Area-born chain Specialty's Cafe & Bakery announced...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 17, 2020There are no comments yet. 7813 Views
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Mayfield launches cocktail programThis fall, Mayfield Bakery & Café in Palo Alto quietly added a craft cocktail program to the restaurant's lineup. Thirsty diners can choose from three small...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Dec. 31, 2013There are no comments yet. 21949 Views
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Palo Alto to host first ice cream taste-offFor years, huge, hungry crowds have spent July 4 gathered in Palo Alto's Mitchell Park to eat chili at the city's annual Summer Festival and Chili Cook-Off. More...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 24, 2014There are no comments yet. 24671 Views
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Tokyo ramen favorite Afuri headed to downtown Mountain ViewUPDATE: Afuri Ramen + Dumpling is open in Mountain View for outdoor dining, takeout and delivery as of Nov. 14. Tokyo's Afuri Ramen + Dumpling, famed in...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 28, 2020There are no comments yet. 15717 Views
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Food and drink goings on, June & July editionSummer is chock full of eating and drinking events, old and new. Look for a new pop-up bar -- with ping pong -- at the Garden Court Hotel in Palo Alto, Menlo Park's...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 25, 2014There are no comments yet. 23007 Views
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Opening alert: Nekter Juice Bar in Mountain ViewTime to get your juice on, Mountain View. Southern California-based Nekter Juice Bar opened a new location at The Village at San Antonio Center today, June 26. The...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 26, 2014There are no comments yet. 27781 Views
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Opening alert: Dhaba Xpress in Redwood CityA new Indian restaurant is now open in downtown Redwood City. Dhaba Xpress opened at 312 Arguello St. in mid-April. It replaced another Indian takeout restaurant,...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 2, 2018There are no comments yet. 16310 Views
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San Francisco's Urban Ritual boba pops up in Redwood CityFor the rest of the year, boba fans can visit Redwood City's Revere Coffee for a pop-up version of San Francisco bubble tea shop Urban Ritual Cafe. A limited...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 16, 2018There are no comments yet. 10146 Views
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Nobu confirmed to open in Palo Alto"It's time to put the rumors to rest," Seth McDaniels, general manager of Palo Alto's The Epiphany Hotel said in a statement. Renowned Japanese restaurant...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Nov. 28, 2016There are no comments yet. 47126 Views
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