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AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Chirps about birds—and tales about bushy-tailed squirrelsI’ve always enjoyed my garden, especially during the spring, when birds build their nests and baby birds emerge. Two summers ago, two birds nested and nestled...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on May. 10, 2022Last comment by Bonita Miller, on May 13, 2022 at 10:31 am | 17 comments | 9737 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Use Your Words!If you’re a parent, you’ve said ‘Use Your Words’ a million times. Now I’m saying them to you: Use Your Words! ==B Direct and Indirect...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on May. 13, 2022There are no comments yet. 13227 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Dehydrating for Backpacking and CampingInterested in food preservation? Master Food Preservers of San Mateo and San Francisco Counties sponsor a series of free classes every year, online and in...
Original post made by Laura Stec on May. 12, 2022Last comment by Laura Stec, on May 12, 2022 at 7:44 pm | 2 comments | 9309 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Silicon Valley Burnout?Psychologists Herbert Freudenberger & Gail North identified the concept of burnout in the 1970s and assigned it 12 stages of development and experience. {IMG...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on May. 6, 2022Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on May 12, 2022 at 1:19 pm | 2 comments | 23858 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
4 years in, Bevri's quest to spread Georgian cuisine is only beginningBy Anthony Shu
==I A selection of dishes from Bevri including khinkali (bottom left), dumplings filled with beef and pork or lamb, and grilled...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on May. 11, 2022Last comment by WilliamR, on May 11, 2022 at 6:20 pm | 1 comment | 7346 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Half Moon Bay’s Jettywave Distillery is making a name for itself through moonshineBy Anthony Shu
The Swell Lounge at Jettywave Distillery is an outdoors space for dining and cocktails. Photo courtesy Jettywave Distillery.
As...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on May. 6, 2022There are no comments yet. 7852 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Absurdly long waits for doctors' appointments are an escalating health care problemI don’t know whether I should laugh out loud as I think about the iabsurdly long waits we now encounter in getting a doctor’s appointment -- or bury my head...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Apr. 19, 2022Last comment by Jesus, on May 6, 2022 at 2:21 pm | 54 comments | 26398 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Traveling Solo – Bombay Beach – Slab CityNo more waiting around to live. Our solo road trip continues. You might recall we were visiting the falling-apart yet artsy Bombay Beach, a possible up-and-coming...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Apr. 30, 2022Last comment by Alan, on May 5, 2022 at 11:13 am | 16 comments | 13826 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Redwood City's pioneering Indonesian restaurant Warung Siska closes its doors after nine monthsBy Anthony Shu
==I Warung Siska offered high caliber Indonesian cuisine in a laidback environment in Redwood City. Photo by Nathan Liang...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on May. 4, 2022Last comment by Alan, on May 5, 2022 at 10:35 am | 1 comment | 10438 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Traveling Solo - Bakersfield - Salton SeaThe desert is an inspiring, yet unforgiving place. Enter with awareness and respect. Thank you to all Food Partiers! who waxed poetic about Deserts beauty and...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Mar. 31, 2022Last comment by Kathy Hughes, on May 4, 2022 at 9:01 am | 3 comments | 11654 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
World Pizza Champions competitor brings Detroit and New York-style pies to the Stanford campusBy Anthony Shu
==I Matt Driscoll, owner of The Pizza Series, performs a trick with a silicone pizza dough at the pizzeria on Stanford University...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on May. 3, 2022There are no comments yet. 8743 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Mademoiselle Colette to operate Atherton's new town center cafeBy Angela Swartz
==I Owner Debora Ferrand places raspberry eclairs in the pastry display at Mademoiselle Colette on Nov. 10, 2015. She plans...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on May. 2, 2022There are no comments yet. 8060 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
How we talk to other peopleScene: A late afternoon cocktail party, following an all-day conference attended by 200 people. I walked in, looked around and realized I did not know...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Apr. 26, 2022Last comment by Erubial Chacon, on May 1, 2022 at 11:44 am | 30 comments | 11746 Views
COUPLE'S NET
You Married Me AgainAbout 16 months after we got married, my husband shared the following with me: He realized that for the first time in his life, he is holding nothing back, is giving...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Apr. 29, 2022There are no comments yet. 14164 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Frustrated? Angry? Use it, don't lose it!Here we are, staring down the barrel of yet another dry, hot, smoke-filled summer and fall. We have already had
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Apr. 10, 2022Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Apr 28, 2022 at 12:23 pm | 16 comments | 17728 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
The pandemic won’t stop Brisbane’s Little Green Cyclo from sharing Vietnamese cuisine and coffeeBy Anthony Shu
Little Green Cyclo CEO Monica Wong (left) and executive chef Quynh Nguyen. Photo courtesy Little Green Cyclo.
Visit...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Apr. 26, 2022There are no comments yet. 8429 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Increasing the Number of Customers for Palo Alto's Small BusinessesMany small businesses including in Palo Alto are struggling to remain viable and open. Challenging factors include online shopping eating into retail store sales,...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Apr. 14, 2022Last comment by Julian Lopez, on Apr 26, 2022 at 11:58 am | 18 comments | 8953 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Menlo Park considers an "electrification concierge"There are many easy, fast, and cost-effective ways for each of us to make a big dent in our emissions. Think modernizing our diets, electrifying our transportation,...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Apr. 17, 2022Last comment by MP Father, on Apr 25, 2022 at 10:43 pm | 13 comments | 18552 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
How a Polish immigrant built a vodka brand that’s supporting relief efforts in UkraineBy Zack Fernandes
Rocket Vodka founder Dariusz Paczuski in his garage in Menlo Park. Photo by Magali Gauthier.
Like so many tales...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Apr. 25, 2022There are no comments yet. 8095 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Cocoa & Butter turns to the community for help in bringing its French pâtisserie and cafe to downtown Palo AltoBy Anthony Shu
The display case filled with baked goods and sweets at Cocoa & Butter. Photo courtesy Rafae Bhatti.
A new bakery...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Apr. 20, 2022Last comment by shantyann, on Apr 23, 2022 at 10:12 am | 3 comments | 15834 Views
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