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PENINSULA FOODIST
Mango, ube and grape sweets take over, local favorites expand and a French bistro arrivesBy Anthony Shu
==I Paul Ng of Noodleosophy finishes making pulled noodles by hand at Dealmoon’s Asian Street Food Night Market in...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Jun. 8, 2022There are no comments yet. 9196 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Best Laid Plans . . . Yes, I Got Covid, TooWe've all been through best laid plans going to hell in one way or another in the last two years. As I wrote last week, my husband retired on Friday. I had planned...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jun. 3, 2022Last comment by Consider Your Options. , on Jun 7, 2022 at 11:22 am | 2 comments | 18839 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Are you ready to ditch disposables?Two years ago, in February 2020, I wrote about Palo Alto’s...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 29, 2022Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jun 3, 2022 at 5:27 pm | 15 comments | 22123 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Do Palo Alto city officials ever, ever have enough money?Palo Alto has nearly a $1 billion (that’s a “B”) budget scheduled for this coming 2022-2023 fiscal year. That in itself is amazing for a town with a 62,000-plus...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on May. 23, 2022Last comment by Bystander, on Jun 2, 2022 at 8:52 am | 65 comments | 12035 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Palo Alto's most feared food critic is … an Aussiedoodle?By Anthony Shu
==I Peli seems to have a taste for French cuisine when dining out. Here she is at Menlo Park’s Left Bank. (Photo courtesy...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on May. 19, 2022Last comment by Local Gal, on Jun 1, 2022 at 9:01 pm | 15 comments | 11488 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Beachside coffee caravan finds a fitting home inside a Menlo Park luxury hotelBy Anthony Shu
The wildflower honey latte and decadent chocolate almond smoothie bowl from California Kahve. Photo courtesy Adrien Villez.
In...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Jun. 1, 2022There are no comments yet. 10757 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Beverly Hills' hit restaurant Mírame completes the lineup at Menlo Park’s SpringlineBy Anthony Shu
Lunch offerings from Mírame include a variety of tacos and Baja oysters. Photo courtesy Matt Egan.
Downtown...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on May. 26, 2022Last comment by aluskin@yahoo.com, on May 31, 2022 at 3:02 pm | 3 comments | 12201 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Travelin’ Solo: Salvation Mountain and East JesusOur first Travelin’ Solo trip has been going down the road for a while. Alone. Together. This is our last post from the trip. Thanks for coming along. We...
Original post made by Laura Stec on May. 25, 2022Last comment by Laura Stec, on May 29, 2022 at 7:52 am | 1 comment | 10368 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Don't Wait Till Your Child is 42 to Say "I'm Proud of You."I was looking through old journals just now. Some of it was painful to remember, some was joyful. One item I came across was a card from my mother congratulating...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on May. 21, 2022Last comment by Jennifer, on May 27, 2022 at 5:23 pm | 6 comments | 15044 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Tono Coffee Project, a pop-up destination for single-origin coffee and Asian-inspired pastries, closes May 15By Anthony Shu
Tono Coffee Project's Palo Alto pop-up closes May 15. Photo by Zack Fernandes.
Tono Coffee Project has announced...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on May. 9, 2022Last comment by CristyBBaker12, on May 21, 2022 at 6:57 am | 1 comment | 10965 Views
CREATING A MORE VIBRANT MENLO PARK
City Residents Create Elevate Art Menlo Park- “Art in public spaces enriches our community, enlivens downtown, and lifts our spirits.” In earlier posts, I have described ways our community...
Original post made by Dana Hendrickson on Mar. 4, 2022Last comment by Mitchel Samuel, on May 20, 2022 at 2:38 am | 42 comments | 3598 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Long-awaited Eataly Silicon Valley finally has its opening dateBy Anthony Shu
Pizza alla pala, the Roman-style pizza served on a wooden paddle. Photo courtesy Eataly.
Eataly, an international...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on May. 17, 2022Last comment by PhilB, on May 19, 2022 at 7:57 pm | 1 comment | 12538 Views
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 | 15601 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. 8444 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 | 12428 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 | 24981 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 | 16791 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 | 12497 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 | 10504 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. 14075 Views
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