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By Elena Kadvany
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About this blog: 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 jo... (More)
About this blog: 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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New Japanese restaurant to replace Akasaka in Menlo Park
Jun 21, 2017 9:42 am
Comments: 1 | Views: 739
Longtime Menlo Park sushi restaurant Akasaka has been sold to new owners, who plan to open another traditional Japanese restaurant in its place next week.
Jeffrey... More
Jun 21, 2017 9:42 am
Comments: 1 | Views: 739
Longtime Menlo Park sushi restaurant Akasaka has been sold to new owners, who plan to open another traditional Japanese restaurant in its place next week.
Jeffrey... More
Opening alert: Fast Tony's Chicken at Town & Country Village
Jun 20, 2017 9:04 am
Comments: 8 | Views: 1,902
A local chef whose father hails from Tennessee and his mother from Texas is opening a fried chicken restaurant at Town & Country Village in Palo Alto.
Tony... More
Jun 20, 2017 9:04 am
Comments: 8 | Views: 1,902
A local chef whose father hails from Tennessee and his mother from Texas is opening a fried chicken restaurant at Town & Country Village in Palo Alto.
Tony... More
Pieology Palo Alto closes
Jun 15, 2017 8:38 am
Comments: 9 | Views: 2,597
Fast-casual custom pizza chain Pieology has suddenly closed its Palo Alto location. A sign recently appeared in the windows that reads: "This location is closed."
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Jun 15, 2017 8:38 am
Comments: 9 | Views: 2,597
Fast-casual custom pizza chain Pieology has suddenly closed its Palo Alto location. A sign recently appeared in the windows that reads: "This location is closed."
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Longtime Stanford eatery Thai Cafe shutters
Jun 14, 2017 12:09 pm
Comments: 6 | Views: 4,117
Thai Cafe, a decades-long cult favorite eatery on the Stanford University campus, closed this week, Stanford News reported Wednesday.
Owner Mykhanh Bahlman has... More
Jun 14, 2017 12:09 pm
Comments: 6 | Views: 4,117
Thai Cafe, a decades-long cult favorite eatery on the Stanford University campus, closed this week, Stanford News reported Wednesday.
Owner Mykhanh Bahlman has... More
Byington Vineyard opens Los Altos tasting room
Jun 13, 2017 8:56 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 1,612
Local fans of Byington Vineyard & Winery, located high up in the Santa Cruz Mountains, can now access the wines closer to home at a new tasting room in downtown... More
Jun 13, 2017 8:56 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 1,612
Local fans of Byington Vineyard & Winery, located high up in the Santa Cruz Mountains, can now access the wines closer to home at a new tasting room in downtown... More
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