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.
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Six years ago I pitched my editors at the Palo Alto Weekly on a blog that would focus on restaurant news on the Peninsula. At the time the local food scene was rarely, if ever, written about in a unique way, save the occasional opening of a trendy restaurant that would attract the attention of larger media outlets. I saw a void and stepped in to fill it.
I like to think that Peninsula Foodist, which started as a side hustle, has become one of the most reliable local sources for people who are interested in the Peninsula's ever-ascending culinary culture.
Next week, Embarcadero Media will be launching a biweekly newsletter where I will cover all of that and more.
I spend a lot of time — OK, most waking moments — thinking about what I want to eat and why food matters, seeking out the lesser-known stories that represent the
full picture of this region's dining scene.
Noodle shops.
Parking lot food stands.
Michelin-starred chefs.
Impeccable baked goods.
Wine bars. Some of the Bay's best farmers markets.
In the Peninsula Foodist newsletter, I'll share the latest openings and closings, what I'm eating that I'm excited about, interviews with chefs and my observations and insights about the trends and issues affecting local restaurants. I'll be covering more cities than ever before, from Santa Clara to Daly City and out to the coast.
I hope the newsletter provides something that you can't get anywhere else and that it does justice to a restaurant world that deserves a bit more respect and attention. The Peninsula's food scene is dynamic, diverse and so much damn fun to explore.
You can sign up for the newsletter
here. Look out for it in your inbox starting this coming Wednesday.
I'd love to hear your feedback and ideas for the newsletter! You can reach me at peninsulafoodist@embarcaderopublishing.com.
