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Kate Bradshaw reports food news and feature stories all over the Peninsula, from south of San Francisco to north of San José. Since she began working with Embarcadero Media in 2015, she's reported on everything from Menlo Park's City Hall politics to Mountain View's education system. She has won awards from the California News Publishers Association for her coverage of local government and elections, public service journalism and land use reporting.She grew up in a small town in the Sierra Nevada foothills and graduated from Dartmouth College with a bachelor's degree in English. She has also worked as a grant writer for a children's literacy nonprofit and as a freelance reporter. When she's not chasing down her latest story, she can be found trail running in the Santa Cruz Mountains, browsing library shelves for her next read or hanging out with her rescue dog Willa.
Stories by Kate
Farm fresh and ready for pickup: Prepare for the Peninsula’s CSA season
Looking to connect with local farms? Eat more sustainably? Or just access some really fresh produce, meat and fish? One way to do all three is to subscribe to a CSA.[Thursday, June 8, 2023]
Brisket nachos and boozy brunch: Six pop-up spots enriching the Peninsula's dining scene
From yakitori-grilled skewers prepared at local breweries to regionally ranked tacos in a Redwood City parking lot, there's an abundance of good food being made outside of traditional restaurant spaces on the Peninsula.[Thursday, June 1, 2023]
Locals-first ethos, farm-to-table menu has made Local Union 271 a downtown Palo Alto draw for nearly a decade
As part of our series of Q&As with restaurateurs participating in Peninsula Restaurant Week, we visited Local Union 271, where we spoke with general manager Nur Zayed and controller Clayton Adelhelm.[Tuesday, May 23, 2023]
How Menlo Park mainstay Carpaccio's is adapting to the times, without changing its original menu
As part of our series of Q&As with restaurateurs participating in Peninsula Restaurant Week, we spoke with Carpaccio's co-owner Sandra Ferer about keeping a restaurant going through COVID, the restaurant's namesake and more.[Wednesday, May 17, 2023]
How the pandemic transformed Cuisinett from a fast-casual eatery into a ‘little French world’ bistro and market
We’re talking to the restaurateurs behind some of eateries participating in our third annual Peninsula Restaurant Week May 19-27. First up in our Q&A series is Geoffroy Raby, owner of Cuisinett Bistro & Market in downtown San Carlos.[Wednesday, May 10, 2023]
A growing trend: 7 Peninsula eateries filled with lush floral decor
Local eateries have developed a flair for displaying their green ideals and aesthetics with floral decor. Here are seven restaurants and cafes teeming with green that pride themselves on thriving plant life.[Wednesday, May 3, 2023]
Readers dish on their all-time favorite Peninsula restaurant bites
To mark the 100th edition of the Peninsula Foodist newsletter, we surveyed our readers on their all-time favorite bite from a local eatery. Your responses offered an array of dishes covering a wide swath of communities and cuisines.[Thursday, April 27, 2023]
Readers dish on their all-time favorite Peninsula restaurant bites
To mark the 100th edition of the Peninsula Foodist newsletter, we surveyed our readers on their all-time favorite bite from a local eatery. Your responses offered an array of dishes covering a wide swath of communities and cuisines.[Tuesday, April 25, 2023]
Inside the wacky ways Peninsula communities are trying to avoid building housing
From protecting a "mountain lion habitat" to vote-trading allegations, here are five of the most unique approaches that Peninsula communities have taken to push back against adding new homes within city limits under state mandates.[Tuesday, April 18, 2023]
A new home for plant-based dining takes root in Burlingame
Bob Trahan's career trajectory is an unusual one: from director of engineering at Meta, to culinary school and working in a Michelin-starred San Francisco restaurant, to owning Twelvemonth, new plant-based restaurant in Burlingame.[Thursday, April 20, 2023]
