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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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For the rest of the year, boba fans can visit Redwood City's Revere Coffee for a pop-up version of San Francisco bubble tea shop Urban Ritual Cafe.
A limited pop-up menu is available Wednesday through Sunday from noon to close at Revere, which
opened this summer at 2074 Broadway St. Lily Lai, who owns Revere, is friends with Urban Ritual owner David Zhou.
Zhou started Urban Ritual as a pop-up before opening a permanent space in Hayes Valley in May.
Urban Ritual's matcha toffee boba, posted on the cafe's Instagram.
Available boba flavors include the creme brûlée ($5.50) with honey boba, milk and torched raw sugar; matcha toffee ($5.25) with milk and toffee brittle; strawberry basil lemonade ($5). No sweetness adjustments are available at the pop-up.
Revere also now serves baked goods, including mochi donuts, from Berkeley's Third Culture Bakery.
Lai is planning to host a pie pop-up later this month from 43 & Company in Santa Clara. Check Revere's
Instagram for details.
