By Elena Kadvany
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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.
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UPDATE: Lovejoy's Tea Room is holding a grand opening on Friday, Dec. 2, with two reservation-only seatings (2-4 p.m. and 5-7 p.m.) at $30 per person. There will also be a "sneak peek" event the night before from 4-7 p.m. with free tea, sandwiches and sweets. For more information, go to Lovejoy's Facebook page.
If tea sandwiches, scones and bottomless pots of tea are your thing, look forward to the opening of Lovejoy's Tea Room in Redwood City in early December.
Gina Meyers, a Menlo Park resident and former employee of the original Lovejoy's in San Francisco, plans to open a new outpost at 901 Main St., according to a press release announcing the opening. Read an interview with her in this Almanac story:
Menlo Park resident aims to slow down the caffeine scene.
The
Redwood City location will be similar to one in San Francisco, where customers drink tea out of delicate china, sitting in mismatched chairs and surrounded by British decor and shelves of teapots. Lovejoy's serves teas, scones, tea sandwiches, crumpets and "pub fare" among other items. (View the menu
here.) Lovejoy’s first opened in San Francisco in the early 1990's, according to the tea room's website.
The Redwood City Lovejoy's will offer "traditional tea service in a most unique and unpretentious setting, blending together the traditions of tea service with an eclectic, quirky, and playful spirit," the release reads.
The tea room will also serve food like shepherd's pie, sausage rolls, soup, salads, and quiche.
