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PENINSULA FOODIST
Foie gras returns to Peninsula menusAfter the news broke Wednesday that California's ban of foie gras, the prized fattened liver of a duck or goose,
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jan. 9, 2015Last comment by Roy Thiele-Sardiña, on Jan 20, 2015 at 5:14 am | 33 comments | 38636 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Is PAMF running amok?I don't want to write this, but problems at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation are still increasing. For years I have been a very happy patient at their Palo Alto...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Aug. 25, 2021Last comment by P2L1, on Oct 12, 2021 at 6:53 pm | 46 comments | 38615 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Downtown Menlo Park gets a French patisserieA 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, 2015Last comment by Bunyip, on Jun 28, 2015 at 1:56 pm | 10 comments | 38600 Views
TODDLING THROUGH THE SILICON VALLEY
A toy that tries to bridge the gapMy husband and I waited to find out whether my son was going to be a boy or a girl until the day he was born. This meant our nursery had lots of white, yellow and...
Original post made by Cheryl Bac on Nov. 7, 2013Last comment by Cheryl Bac, on Nov 26, 2013 at 3:08 pm | 4 comments | 38576 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Marché's Guillaume Bienaimé to open downtown Palo Alto restaurantGuillaume 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, 2014Last comment by une paix durable, on Jun 18, 2014 at 9:24 pm | 10 comments | 38573 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
One-seating Japanese restaurant now open in Los AltosAt 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, 2017Last comment by not nuts, on Jun 18, 2017 at 9:47 pm | 7 comments | 38519 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, 2021Last comment by Parke T, on Mar 4, 2021 at 4:48 pm | 4 comments | 38505 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Borrone MarketBar soft opens in MenloBorrone 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, 2014There are no comments yet. 38502 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, 2014Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Aug 20, 2014 at 4:07 pm | 12 comments | 38468 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
My Great-Grandparents' Blind PigLast week, I mentioned my great grandparents had a speakeasy in Detroit. But I was...
Original post made by Laura Stec on May. 27, 2014Last comment by Laura Stec, on Jun 4, 2014 at 6:18 am | 13 comments | 38467 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, 2016Last comment by Chris Cummings, on Feb 5, 2016 at 6:12 pm | 3 comments | 38465 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, 2014Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Apr 4, 2014 at 7:32 am | 2 comments | 38436 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Summer food and drink goings onSummer 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, 2015Last comment by Elena Kadvany, on Jul 20, 2015 at 10:54 am | 3 comments | 38435 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Los Altos' Main Street Cafe to closeMain 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, 2016Last comment by Max Hauser, on Jan 25, 2016 at 3:25 pm | 8 comments | 38430 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
On Tour - The Highly Selective Liberal Arts Colleges: Occidental, Pitzer, and ScrippsToday 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, 2014Last comment by Gillisn, on Sep 19, 2015 at 3:51 am | 3 comments | 38425 Views
TODDLING THROUGH THE SILICON VALLEY
Not Keeping ScoreYou may have seen the article in The Chronicle a few weeks ago about Sharon Meers and Joanna Strober's new book
Original post made by Cheryl Bac on Nov. 14, 2013Last comment by Cheryl Bac, on Nov 19, 2013 at 4:35 pm | 8 comments | 38424 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Souper Bowl 2014HAH! 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, 2014Last comment by papers-writings.com, on Nov 17, 2015 at 1:19 am | 19 comments | 38396 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Pokéworks opens in Mountain ViewDowntown 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, 2016Last comment by HarofaxPhill, on Sep 28, 2017 at 1:52 am | 6 comments | 38385 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Couples: When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first timeWhen 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, 2018There are no comments yet. 38357 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Who Will Replace Baby Boomers as They RetireRetiring 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, 2013Last comment by John, on Aug 8, 2013 at 4:28 pm | 74 comments | 38346 Views
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