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PENINSULA FOODIST

Downtown Menlo Park gets a French patisserie

A woman raised in France who later graduated from Le Cordon Bleu and now lives in Atherton is opening her own patisserie in the former home of Sugar Shack on Santa...

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 22, 2015
Last comment by Bunyip, on Jun 28, 2015 at 1:56 pm | 10 comments | 38666 Views

PENINSULA FOODIST

Marché's Guillaume Bienaimé to open downtown Palo Alto restaurant

Guillaume Bienaimé, the former executive chef at now-shuttered Marché in Menlo Park, is opening his own restaurant in downtown Palo Alto. Bienaimé got the...

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 3, 2014
Last comment by une paix durable, on Jun 18, 2014 at 9:24 pm | 10 comments | 38626 Views

PENINSULA FOODIST

One-seating Japanese restaurant now open in Los Altos

At Hiroshi in downtown Los Altos, there is one seating of eight people each evening, no printed menu and a price per head upwards of $400. Owner and namesake...

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 12, 2017
Last comment by not nuts, on Jun 18, 2017 at 9:47 pm | 7 comments | 38598 Views

PENINSULA FOODIST

Specialty's Cafe and Bakery comes back to life in Mountain View (cookies included)

Specialty's is back. The Bay Area-born cafe chain, which filed for bankruptcy and

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 1, 2021
Last comment by Parke T, on Mar 4, 2021 at 4:48 pm |
4 comments | 38567 Views

PENINSULA FOODIST

Borrone MarketBar soft opens in Menlo

Borrone MarketBar, the next-door brainchild eatery from Cafe Borrone owners Marina Borrone and Josh Pebbles, soft opened last week and is continuing with limited...

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Feb. 19, 2014
There are no comments yet. 38557 Views

COUPLE'S NET

Kids and Marital Satisfaction

"More than a hundred studies show that marital satisfaction falls off a cliff after the birth of the first child and doesn't get much better until the last child...

Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Aug. 12, 2014
Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Aug 20, 2014 at 4:07 pm | 12 comments | 38551 Views

THE FOOD PARTY!

My Great-Grandparents' Blind Pig

Last week, I mentioned my great grandparents had a speakeasy in Detroit. But I was...

Original post made by Laura Stec on May. 27, 2014
Last comment by Laura Stec, on Jun 4, 2014 at 6:18 am | 13 comments | 38536 Views

PENINSULA FOODIST

Palo Alto Brewing Company to open tasting room, restaurant

==I UPDATE: The Tap Room soft opened on Wednesday, Feb. 3. An opening menu includes poutine, wings, grilled cheese and fried chicken sandwiches, beer floats and...

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jan. 25, 2016
Last comment by Chris Cummings, on Feb 5, 2016 at 6:12 pm | 3 comments | 38529 Views

COUPLE'S NET

Regrets?

Here's a follow on to my last piece about focusing on today, and not waiting until tomorrow, which never comes. I received an article that was written by hospice...

Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Mar. 28, 2014
Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Apr 4, 2014 at 7:32 am | 2 comments | 38507 Views

PENINSULA FOODIST

Los Altos' Main Street Cafe to close

Main Street Cafe, a community fixture in downtown Los Altos for the last decade, will be closing at the end of the month. Owner Jamie Tomaselli confirmed the...

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jan. 18, 2016
Last comment by Max Hauser, on Jan 25, 2016 at 3:25 pm | 8 comments | 38505 Views

PENINSULA FOODIST

Summer food and drink goings on

Summer means outdoor food and wine festivals, Bastille Day and the return of Silicon Valley Beer Week. Check out several food-and-drink events around town during...

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jul. 7, 2015
Last comment by Elena Kadvany, on Jul 20, 2015 at 10:54 am | 3 comments | 38497 Views

COUPLE'S NET

Couples: When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. - Maya Angelou One of the ways to get into relationship trouble is by not paying attention...

Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on May. 24, 2018
There are no comments yet. 38484 Views

THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE

On Tour - The Highly Selective Liberal Arts Colleges: Occidental, Pitzer, and Scripps

Today we visit the highly selective small liberal arts colleges (SLACS) Occidental, Pitzer and Scripps. Pitzer and Scripps complete the Claremont Colleges Consortium...

Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Aug. 21, 2014
Last comment by Gillisn, on Sep 19, 2015 at 3:51 am | 3 comments | 38466 Views

PENINSULA FOODIST

Pokéworks opens in Mountain View

Downtown Mountain View now has a second fast-casual poké option with the opening of Pokéworks at 211 Castro St. Pokéworks finally opened...

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jul. 21, 2016
Last comment by HarofaxPhill, on Sep 28, 2017 at 1:52 am | 6 comments | 38463 Views

THE FOOD PARTY!

Souper Bowl 2014

HAH! Gotcha! This is a reprint of Miso Sick with some additional edits. I just had to change the title. Besides, it's a perfect name for the recipe!...

Original post made by Laura Stec on Jan. 31, 2014
Last comment by papers-writings.com, on Nov 17, 2015 at 1:19 am | 19 comments | 38460 Views

COUPLE'S NET

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Have you seen all the NFL players and staff wearing hot pink? The campaign is called 'The Crucial Catch.' The pink garb will be auctioned...

Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Oct. 8, 2014
Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Oct 16, 2014 at 9:19 am | 7 comments | 38423 Views

PENINSULA FOODIST

True Food Kitchen announces Palo Alto opening

Health-forward restaurant chain True Food Kitchen will open its first Northern California location at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto on Oct. 4, the company...

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 26, 2016
There are no comments yet. 38406 Views

COUPLE'S NET

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength . . .

. . . while loving someone deeply gives you courage. - Lao Tzu I absolutely love this quote because it’s true, and gets to the heart of the matter in...

Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on May. 25, 2017
Last comment by the_punnisher, on May 26, 2017 at 4:40 pm | 2 comments | 38393 Views

INVEST & INNOVATE

Who Will Replace Baby Boomers as They Retire

Retiring baby boomers will be replaced by immigrants and their children who will account for over 80% of America's labor force growth and change over the next 20...

Original post made by Steve Levy on Jul. 26, 2013
Last comment by John, on Aug 8, 2013 at 4:28 pm | 74 comments | 38380 Views

PENINSULA FOODIST

San Francisco wine shop to open in Palo Alto

==I UPDATE: Biondivino will take over the Town & Country Village space

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 16, 2016
Last comment by Common sense, on Aug 23, 2016 at 11:07 am |
5 comments | 38348 Views
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