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I am a perpetually hungry twenty-something journalist, born and raised in Menlo Park and currently workin... (More)
I am a perpetually hungry twenty-something journalist, born and raised in Menlo Park and currently workin... (More)
About this blog: Get the latest food news with the biweekly Peninsula Foodist newsletter.
I am a perpetually hungry twenty-something journalist, born and raised in Menlo Park and currently working at the Palo Alto Weekly as education and youth staff writer. I graduated from USC with a major in Spanish and a minor in journalism. Though my first love is journalism, food is a close second. I am constantly on the lookout for new restaurants to try, building an ever-expanding "to eat" list. As a journalist, I'm always trolling news sources and social media websites with an eye for local food news, from restaurant openings and closings to emerging food trends. When I was a teenager growing up in Menlo Park, I always drove up to the city on weekends with the singular purpose of finding a better meal than I could at home. But in the past year or so, the Peninsula's food culture has been totally transformed, with many new restaurants opening and a continuous stream of San Francisco restaurants coming south to open Peninsula outposts. Don't navigate this food boom hungry and alone! Feed me your tips on new chefs and eats and together we'll share them with the broader community. (Hide)
I am a perpetually hungry twenty-something journalist, born and raised in Menlo Park and currently working at the Palo Alto Weekly as education and youth staff writer. I graduated from USC with a major in Spanish and a minor in journalism. Though my first love is journalism, food is a close second. I am constantly on the lookout for new restaurants to try, building an ever-expanding "to eat" list. As a journalist, I'm always trolling news sources and social media websites with an eye for local food news, from restaurant openings and closings to emerging food trends. When I was a teenager growing up in Menlo Park, I always drove up to the city on weekends with the singular purpose of finding a better meal than I could at home. But in the past year or so, the Peninsula's food culture has been totally transformed, with many new restaurants opening and a continuous stream of San Francisco restaurants coming south to open Peninsula outposts. Don't navigate this food boom hungry and alone! Feed me your tips on new chefs and eats and together we'll share them with the broader community. (Hide)
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Menlo Hub owner evicted, restaurant closes
Jan 28, 2014 1:29 pm
Comments: 18 | Views: 57,378
Menlo Hub at 1029 El Camino Real in Menlo Park has closed, with the owner in major debt to the landlord.
Owner Mehmet Erkus said he was behind rent for about... More
Jan 28, 2014 1:29 pm
Comments: 18 | Views: 57,378
Menlo Hub at 1029 El Camino Real in Menlo Park has closed, with the owner in major debt to the landlord.
Owner Mehmet Erkus said he was behind rent for about... More
Downtown Palo Alto?s Sabrosa Taqueria shutters
Apr 3, 2014 1:25 pm
Comments: 2 | Views: 55,403
Sabrosa Taqueria at 448 University Ave. in downtown Palo Alto has closed its doors, signaling the end of an... More
Apr 3, 2014 1:25 pm
Comments: 2 | Views: 55,403
Sabrosa Taqueria at 448 University Ave. in downtown Palo Alto has closed its doors, signaling the end of an... More
Steak Out in Mountain View becomes Bierhaus in name and spirit
Nov 21, 2013 12:41 pm
Comments: 3 | Views: 55,147
Steak Out owner Mike Finley said that when he settled on a name for his Mountain View restaurant years ago, he wasn't completely happy with it.
"When I first... More
Nov 21, 2013 12:41 pm
Comments: 3 | Views: 55,147
Steak Out owner Mike Finley said that when he settled on a name for his Mountain View restaurant years ago, he wasn't completely happy with it.
"When I first... More
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan are giving $100,000 to each of their eight favorite restaurants
May 11, 2020 6:14 pm
Comments: 104 | Views: 53,495
When Seiko Alba got an email from Mark Zuckerberg in late March, she was sure it was a scam.
The Facebook CEO, a regular at her Palo Alto Japanese restaurant... More
May 11, 2020 6:14 pm
Comments: 104 | Views: 53,495
When Seiko Alba got an email from Mark Zuckerberg in late March, she was sure it was a scam.
The Facebook CEO, a regular at her Palo Alto Japanese restaurant... More
June 30 could be sandwich shop Ike's Place's last day at Stanford
Jan 6, 2014 3:07 pm
Comments: 21 | Views: 52,022
Ike's Place – a popular Bay Area sandwich chain known for its massive menu, "dirty sauce" and sandwiches named after local celebrities – could be vacating... More
Jan 6, 2014 3:07 pm
Comments: 21 | Views: 52,022
Ike's Place – a popular Bay Area sandwich chain known for its massive menu, "dirty sauce" and sandwiches named after local celebrities – could be vacating... More
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