Meet 3 woman-owned small businesses bringing globally inspired treats to the Peninsula
These under-the-radar bakeries are far from vanilla. This Women’s History Month, we’re spotlighting three woman-owned small businesses baking up big and bold global flavors.
This pioneering sushi chef’s final venture may be the newest omakase restaurant to land in Mountain View
Masaki Sasaki is a legend in the Bay Area omakase scene. Known as Chef Masa, his Michelin-starred restaurant Maruya was the first to introduce the style of dining to San Francisco in 2013. Sasaki, now 68 years old, will open his 15th – and likely final – restaurant on March 7: Sushi Adachi.
Chinese tea chain plans Bay Area debut in downtown Palo Alto
A Chinese tea chain with more than 10,000 stores globally is making its Bay Area debut – in downtown Palo Alto. Auntea Jenny, specializing in fresh fruit teas and other tea-centric drinks, expects to open this summer along University Avenue.
An Atherton resident’s new yogurt brand takes inspiration from her childhood in Korea
Diana Lee is a self-proclaimed yogurt freak. The Atherton resident and Gunn High School alum is so passionate about the gut-friendly, high-protein snack that she quit her tech job to start her own yogurt company – and she’s documenting the entire journey on social media.
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