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Los Altos' Asa is expanding to Los GatosThe owner of Asa in Los Altos is opening a second location of the Spanish-...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Sep. 6, 2019There are no comments yet. 15667 Views
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'It was a very, very good ride.' Yumi Yogurt Redwood City closing after 35 yearsRedwood City staple Yumi Yogurt will close this Sunday, Sept. 15, after nearly four decades of business. Owner Surena Yavari said Tuesday that the lease for the...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Sep. 10, 2019There are no comments yet. 14050 Views
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Shake Shack to open doors at San Mateo's Hillsdale Shopping Center this weekendGet ready, San Mateo. Shake Shack is coming this weekend. The East Coast burger chain is opening its third Bay Area location at Hillsdale Shopping Center this...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Dec. 12, 2019There are no comments yet. 17058 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. 16766 Views
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Long a 24-hour hangout, Palo Alto's Happy Donuts to shorten hoursStarting Monday, March 16, people will no longer be able to satisfy their middle-of-the-night cravings for crullers and doughnut holes at Happy Donuts in Palo Alto....
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 12, 2020There are no comments yet. 13561 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. 15774 Views
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Coffee pop-up opens at Palo Alto wine bar SalvajeYou can now find Bryan Chiem serving espresso drinks out of a window during the daytime at Salvaje, the downtown Palo Alto natural wine bar. Chiem is the founder...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 23, 2020There are no comments yet. 18127 Views
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Not "'farewell' but 'see you soon:'" Palo Alto's Maum closes until further noticeMaum, the acclaimed fine dining Korean restaurant in downtown Palo Alto, is closing for now while the owners figure out how to create a "Maum experience more...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Sep. 2, 2020There are no comments yet. 12827 Views
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Chez TJ reopens in Mountain View with new chef, patio and menusChez TJ, which has been closed since the start of shelter-in-place in March, will reopen this month in Mountain View with several major changes in place. The...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Sep. 3, 2020There are no comments yet. 14300 Views
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Los Altos Hills farm, embracing new models during COVID-19, starts offering collaborative CSA boxesLuna Vez Farm in Los Altos Hills has since 2018 exclusively grown produce for Maum, the high-end Korean...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 4, 2020There are no comments yet. 14706 Views
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Palo Alto's Vina Enoteca ends dine-in service 'until further notice'Saturday night marked the last dinner service at Vina Enoteca in Palo Alto for the foreseeable future.
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 16, 2020There are no comments yet. 15937 Views
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Palo Alto coffee favorite ZombieRunner is moving down the streetAfter 12 years of serving coffee from the back of a running store on Palo Alto's California Avenue, ZombieRunner is moving to a new location -- though it's not going...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 2, 2020There are no comments yet. 12120 Views
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Pop-ups & pastry delivery: Check out these local food events of noteMark your calendars: There are several food events of note happening on the Peninsula in the coming weeks, from a local pastry collaboration to a series of exciting...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 24, 2020There are no comments yet. 19356 Views
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Garlic naan and sizzling boti: Zareen's brings popular Pakistani-Indian fare to Redwood CityZareen's, one of the Peninsula's most popular Pakistani-Indian restaurants, has opened a new location at 2039 Broadway St. in downtown Redwood City. This is owner...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 5, 2020There are no comments yet. 16253 Views
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Community catering: How one SF Malaysian restaurant is delivering food to Peninsula neighborhoodsBefore the coronavirus, Azalina Eusope's "bread and butter" was catering gigs. The owner of the eponymous Azalina's in San Francisco would bring her Malaysian...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Sep. 21, 2020There are no comments yet. 18416 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. 16461 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. 14496 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. 13732 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. 26074 Views
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Feel the burn: The Peninsula gets a new Nashville hot chicken jointJason Angeles boldly claims Love Burn Chicken makes the spiciest, largest and crispiest hot chicken sandwich out there. The new restaurant, opened two weeks ago...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Dec. 1, 2020There are no comments yet. 13138 Views
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