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What the Board of Supes race is really all about
To find out click here
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If Ms. Keith wins the Board of Supes race will she have enough to overcome Gail Slocum who w... |
Hank Lawrence |
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on Mar 5, 2012 at 11:09 pm by Minutes, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Pleasure for the Palate at Red Lotus
My family and I enjoyed a most delicious dinner at Red Lotus in the Ladera Shopping Center. The restaurant features the cuisine of Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, an... |
Renee M. |
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on Apr 17, 2007 at 11:29 pm by Angela Hey, a resident of the Portola Valley: Brookside Park neighborhood |
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What restaurant would you like us to review?
What local restaurant would you like The Almanac to review? Or, write a review of your own in the Comment box below.
For a review of the new Brunello's restaurant in Menlo... |
Richard Hine |
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on Jan 13, 2008 at 6:35 pm by Peace and Quiet, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
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Welcome to Town Square!
Here's the place to post your recommendations for your favorite restaurants in our area, and to comment on other posts.
For example, what do you think of the new Palermo re... |
Richard Hine |
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on Oct 9, 2006 at 12:34 am by Richard Hine, managing editor of The Almanac |
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In 'n Out Burgers
In 'n Out is the place to enjoy a vacation from responsible eating.
FYI: There are unpublished items on the menu, if you know where to look for them. |
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on Dec 14, 2006 at 2:01 pm by Mr. Man, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
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The perfect rootbeer float
Is Ladera the place to go for the best rootbeer floats?
I'm a bit of rootbeer float snob, having spent a large portion of my formative years sucking down floats at the Red... |
Andrea Gemmet |
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on Jan 26, 2009 at 12:27 am by Sandra Geenen, a member of the Woodside High School community |
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Polish sausage at the Dutch Goose
Please correct me if I'm wrong about this, since I haven't been back to the Dutch Goose after the experience one night in December 2005 that I describe below.
The Goose's P... |
Dave B. |
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on Mar 14, 2007 at 2:47 pm by Dave B., a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
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Don't bother with a brunch menu at Il Fornaio
For my money, the only thing worth getting at brunch at Il Fornaio is the French toast. The lump of melting marscapone cheese atop those lovely, airy slices of bread, doused w... |
Prima Collazione |
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on Dec 14, 2006 at 7:34 am by Joanne, a resident of the Woodside: Kings Mountain/Skyline neighborhood |
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Free Hindustani Classical Music Event at CSMA in Mountain View on October 19
Join Shubha Mudgal (Vocalist, Hindustani Classical Music) for an evening of musical excerpts and conversation in this Stanford Lively Arts Informance, an intimate, educational... |
CSMA |
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on Oct 15, 2010 at 2:38 pm by CSMA, a resident of another community |
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PG&E pushes to extend unpopular ClimateSmart
A Pacific Gas and Electric Co. program that asks customers to fight global warming by paying a little extra on their electricity bills has enrolled just 31,000 people and take... |
David R. Baker |
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on Jul 27, 2009 at 2:31 pm by Attribution, please, a resident of the Menlo Park: Stanford Hills neighborhood |
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Today: Council meets to peruse cell phone tower site
The Town Council of Portola Valley meets outside at the corner of Golden Oak Drive and Peak Lane today, Oct. 12, at 4 p.m. for a walk around the site of a new cell phone towe... |
Editor |
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on Oct 12, 2010 at 2:24 pm by El Granadian, a resident of another community |
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What can you do with all that fruit you couldn't resist? Five recipes
Roasted pork loin with apricots
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, August 1, 2007, 12:00 AM |
Editor |
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on Oct 8, 2007 at 4:12 am by KitKat, a resident of another community |
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La Honda Winery vintner offers sampling of wine from grapes grown in Peninsula's backyard
Anyone who thinks of winemakers and wine aficionados as pretentiously, overbearingly serious really should meet Ken Wornick.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
Editor |
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on Dec 7, 2007 at 1:20 pm by STEVE Haynes, a resident of another community |
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Is JZ Cool worth checking out?
Has anyone eaten at JZ Cool since it reopened after renovations? I tried to get lunch there this afternoon, but it was closed, although the sign says it's open for lunch on Tu... |
Always hungry |
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on Jun 3, 2009 at 10:15 pm by Angela Hey, a resident of the Portola Valley: Brookside Park neighborhood |
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WANTED: Kitchen gods and goddesses
Do you know someone who's a fabulous home chef? Someone who not only is a wiz with a whisk and a sauce pan, but who also shares the passion for good food and cooking by whippi... |
Renee Batti |
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on Apr 17, 2007 at 10:48 pm by Angela Hey, a resident of the Portola Valley: Brookside Park neighborhood |
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Allied Arts gets Cool -- hooray!
I'm thrilled to hear that Jesse Cool is bringing her food wizardry to Allied Arts Guild. I was there a few days ago, and though the weather was beautiful, the gardens splendid... |
Cool Fan |
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on Apr 19, 2007 at 10:58 am by Miss Picky, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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What's your experience at the Allied Arts restaurant?
What's your experience at the Allied Arts restaurant? Post your personal review below. You still have a shot to eat there before its planned closing Feb. 28. And a new restaur... |
Resturant Guy |
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on Feb 5, 2007 at 6:30 am by jpA8Q, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Not your average ham and cheese sandwich
What the French do with the ham and cheese sandwich -- the Croque Monsieur -- is a marvel. What the Crepes Cafe in Menlo Park does with the Croque Madame is bliss. That's the ... |
Donna Con Brio |
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on Jan 9, 2007 at 2:03 pm by Jenna, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Volunteer, literacy teacher Lee Romashko dies at 84
Longtime community volunteer and literacy teacher Leona "Lee" M. Romashko of Menlo Park died unexpectedly on Friday, Aug. 3, at Stanford Hospital. She was 84. Ms. Romashko dev... |
Editor |
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on Aug 9, 2007 at 8:48 pm by Thelma Dry, a resident of another community |
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Finding the gold in Chilean wine country
Local woman and her family transform their great-grandfather's Chilean cattle ranch into vineyards, and make their mark in the wine world. Photo: Courtney Kingston, left... |
Editor |
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on Jul 2, 2009 at 2:14 pm by Rob Decker, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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Lousy service plagues MP restaurants
I don't eat out often, but when I do go to restaurants in Menlo Park there is one constant ... service is not good. It ranges from indifferent to unfriendly, incompetent to ne... |
Tipster |
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on Apr 17, 2007 at 11:21 pm by Angela Hey, a resident of the Portola Valley: Brookside Park neighborhood |
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Ice cream thieves undone by tech tracks
When a theft is under way, one rule that is sometimes overlooked by the criminals -- don't do something stupid that gives the game away -- was ignored again on May 24 when thi... |
Editor |
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on Mar 12, 2009 at 10:34 pm by andy creighton, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Do you know about Back-a-Yard Caribbean restaurant in Menlo Park?
Check out this blog by Adam Paul on a Menlo Park restaurant:
"In the office for the first time in weeks due to a colleague visiting from Prague, I finally tried this liittle... |
News Hound |
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on May 16, 2007 at 11:57 am by Andrea Gemmet, Almanac staff writer |
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Tonight: Candidates backing charter schools answer questions on school board election
Two candidates who support a public-education scene that includes robust charter schools are running for the governing board of the Sequoia Union High School District and will... |
Editor |
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on Oct 17, 2009 at 8:00 pm by jim watson, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Jesse Cool cooks sustainably at Monterey Bay Aquarium
Menlo Park's own Jesse Cool is a guest celebrity chef at "Cooking for Solutions," a event on cooking sustainable cuisine hosted by the Monterey Bay Aquarium on May 18-19.
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Andrea Gemmet |
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on Feb 5, 2007 at 12:25 pm by Andrea Gemmet, Almanac staff writer |
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