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COUPLE'S NET

“Together, they were screwing this conversation up . . .

. . . faster than it was taking to have it.” My clients often question/comment on the amount of time it takes to communicate better. I always tell them the...

Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Feb. 25, 2023
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COUPLE'S NET

Pry Me Off Dead Center

Readers: Please focus on how these words affect you. How they call to you. Or completely miss you. Or go over your head. Let these words sink into you over time....

Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Apr. 21, 2023
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COUPLE'S NET

Are You Exerting Power You’re Not Aware Of?

Power can be overt or covert. If you grew up in a family where you were expected to comply (which means it was generally not discussed, and there were consequences...

Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on May. 4, 2023
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PENINSULA FOODIST

Food & drink goings on

Food Truck Night at Willow's Market The Willow's Market in Menlo Park hosts a food truck night every Monday...

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 21, 2013
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PENINSULA FOODIST

Food and drink goings on

The next few weeks are chock full of local food and drink events, from wine seminars and tastings to holiday-tilted classes. ==B Shoreline Lake wine seminars...

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Nov. 25, 2013
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PENINSULA FOODIST

Mayfield launches cocktail program

This fall, Mayfield Bakery & Café in Palo Alto quietly added a craft cocktail program to the restaurant's lineup. Thirsty diners can choose from three small...

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Dec. 31, 2013
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PENINSULA FOODIST

Forest on First, a farm-to-table 'play' cafe, is on its way to Los Altos

Forest on First is every parents' fantasy. At this incoming Los Altos café, parents can nosh on dishes like dutch pancakes with blueberries and housemade butter,...

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jan. 17, 2014
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PENINSULA FOODIST

Belcampo Meat Co. en route to Town & Country this spring

In today's age of trendy farm-to-table food concepts, artisan butchery Belcampo Meat Co. might, at first glance, seem like one of the pack. But with its own farm...

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Feb. 9, 2014
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PENINSULA FOODIST

Update: The lowdown on Lure + Till in Palo Alto

The new Epiphany Hotel opened its doors in downtown Palo Alto at...

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 20, 2014
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PENINSULA FOODIST

Oshman JCC launching its own farmers market

Palo Alto will soon have another weekly farmers market, with the Oshman Family JCC launching its own on this Friday, May 2. Year-round from then on, about 20...

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 30, 2014
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PENINSULA FOODIST

Downtown Palo Alto Farmers Market returns Saturday

Spring has sprung. The Downtown Palo Alto Farmers Market – a seasonal, volunteer-based market that only runs May through December – is opening this Saturday,...

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 7, 2014
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PENINSULA FOODIST

LB Steak Menlo taps inside talent for new chef

LB Steak in downtown Menlo Park has brought on a new chef to replace

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 28, 2014
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PENINSULA FOODIST

Palo Alto to host first ice cream taste-off

For years, huge, hungry crowds have spent July 4 gathered in Palo Alto's Mitchell Park to eat chili at the city's annual Summer Festival and Chili Cook-Off. More...

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 24, 2014
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PENINSULA FOODIST

Opening alert: Nekter Juice Bar in Mountain View

Time to get your juice on, Mountain View. Southern California-based Nekter Juice Bar opened a new location at The Village at San Antonio Center today, June 26. The...

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 26, 2014
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PENINSULA FOODIST

Food and drink goings on, June & July edition

Summer is chock full of eating and drinking events, old and new. Look for a new pop-up bar -- with ping pong -- at the Garden Court Hotel in Palo Alto, Menlo Park's...

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 25, 2014
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PENINSULA FOODIST

Rangoon Ruby #2 now open

Downtown Palo Alto's only Burmese restaurant, Rangoon Ruby, has enjoyed such success...

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 5, 2014
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PENINSULA FOODIST

Grab a Bowl of Heaven soon in Mountain View

Bowl of Heaven, a Southern California-based acai bowl chain, is opening its first Northern California location at Grant Park Plaza in Mountain View.

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Nov. 21, 2014
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PENINSULA FOODIST

Spring food and drink goings on

Check out this by-no-means-exhaustive list of upcoming food and drink events around the Peninsula. Please feel free to share any you're aware of, too! I'll continue...

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 14, 2015
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PENINSULA FOODIST

Food and drink goings-on

Learn how to make your own pour-over coffee with the experts at Blue Bottle, sample the best of local Jewish cuisine and learn about the language of food with a...

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 14, 2015
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PENINSULA FOODIST

Build your own hot dog at Bradley's Funky Franks in Menlo Park

It might not be as exciting as the renowned Nathan's Hot Dog Eat Contest in Coney Island, but it's as close as Menlo Park is going to get.

Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 21, 2015
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