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A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
We need stable, climate-forward land use policiesWith the growing demand for renewable energy, domestic mineral supplies, new long-distance transmission lines, and subterranean repositories for captured CO2 and...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 15, 2022Last comment by chris aoki, on May 18, 2022 at 1:07 pm | 4 comments | 14329 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
How the Peninsula's pastrami experts at The Refuge were inspired by French fine dining
The Toasted Slaw #19, a sandwich with pastrami, cold Swiss cheese and 'crazy Russian' dressing on toasted rye. Photo courtesy Mark Helsel.
Enter...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on May. 16, 2022There are no comments yet. 8019 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Palo Alto location of popular Austrian restaurant Naschmarkt opens May 17By Anthony Shu
The awning at Naschmarkt's new Palo Alto location. Photo by Anthony Shu.
A slate gray parklet has appeared on Birch...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on May. 12, 2022Last comment by SR, on May 16, 2022 at 4:53 pm | 1 comment | 11923 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Need some help choosing a plant-based milk?A few weeks ago I found myself staring into a refrigerator case full of plant-based milks, with no idea which one to choose or why. A guy next to me was doing the...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 8, 2022Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on May 13, 2022 at 8:15 pm | 13 comments | 22887 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Do we really need all that new housing?Suppose that all those pious but earnest urgings by local and state officials over the past few years proclaiming that we need much more housing in this state, particularly...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on May. 3, 2022Last comment by Kelly Sonderson, on May 13, 2022 at 5:27 pm | 97 comments | 16027 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Stop gouging us, oil companies!Since the 1970s, I have been suspicious of the constant escalating gas pump prices, especially the leaps we are now seeing because of the oil companies’ fears...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Mar. 17, 2022Last comment by Chuck Neubauer, on May 13, 2022 at 12:47 pm | 31 comments | 11753 Views
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 | 9735 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. 13226 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 | 9306 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.
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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 | 26394 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 | 13822 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 | 10437 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 | 11651 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 | 11743 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
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