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PENINSULA FOODIST
French bakery Maison Alyzee to open in Mountain ViewThree French pastry chefs with illustrious resumes have left careers in Paris to make croissants, canelé and quiche in downtown Mountain View. They are...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jul. 26, 2018Last comment by 7 comments | 9331 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Mendocino Farms to replace LYFE Kitchen in Palo AltoSouthern California-based sandwich chain Mendocino Farms is opening a new location at 167 Hamilton Ave. in downtown Palo Alto, where LYFE Kitchen
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 27, 2018Last comment by @ Invisible loyal, on Sep 2, 2018 at 2:20 pm | 10 comments | 4254 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
LYFE Kitchen closes in Palo AltoLYFE Kitchen's first-ever location, opened at 167 Hamilton Ave. in Palo Alto in 2011, closed its health-conscious doors on Tuesday, Aug. 14. "We wish to...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 16, 2018Last comment by Too bad, on Sep 2, 2018 at 12:31 am | 6 comments | 6183 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Microbiotic Bowl / Stanford Cook in PicturesResearchers at Stanford are starting to think that not only what we eat, but the order in which we eat it, might effect our microbiome, the bacteria that live...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Aug. 25, 2018Last comment by Duong, on Aug 30, 2018 at 3:05 pm | 18 comments | 1992 Views
STORIES OF HOPE
The Death Conversation==I In this post, we'll be taking a break from our continuing series on Ada's Cafe, and returning to a particularly important theme in my own life, and in the life...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Aug. 27, 2018Last comment by Sanctimonious City, on Aug 30, 2018 at 2:54 pm | 1 comment | 1822 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Village Pub chef to open Filipino restaurantJohn Madriaga has worked at Michelin-starred restaurants far and wide, from The Village Pub in Woodside and Manresa in Los Gatos to Noma in Copenhagen. Now, he's...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 22, 2018Last comment by family of 4, on Aug 25, 2018 at 1:29 pm | 2 comments | 4587 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Mademoiselle Colette plans expansion, hires new chefMademoiselle Colette has announced two big changes for the local French patisserie: a new chef...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 17, 2018Last comment by MP, on Aug 24, 2018 at 12:00 pm | 2 comments | 4468 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Couples: My New Best Friend; Giving and ReceivingHere's my new best friend, Bixby. 
Hey readers, I've been busy the last couple of weeks. My husband had a concert in San Anselmo (he's a tenor in a...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Aug. 23, 2018There are no comments yet. 2400 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Would You Support a Housing Bond in Palo AltoOn Tuesday the residents of Emeryville passed a $50 million dollar housing bond meaning that more than 2/3 of voters supported the bond. The details I could find...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jun. 8, 2018Last comment by Sanctimonious City, on Aug 22, 2018 at 6:14 pm | 55 comments | 3938 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Letting go(written by Lori McCormick) My youngest, a kindergartener, is learning to tie his shoes, and I so desperately want to do it for him. Partly because it will...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Aug. 21, 2018There are no comments yet. 0 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Climate Friendly Cuisine ConferenceAre you in food service? Are you interested in changing the world with great tasting food? Do plastic straws drive you nuts and food waste make you crazy? Then...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Aug. 14, 2018Last comment by eat less...Feel Better, on Aug 21, 2018 at 2:25 pm | 22 comments | 2365 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Owner of Menlo Park's Yogurt Stop plans retirementThe owner of the longtime Yogurt Stop in Menlo Park is planning to retire at the end of August, according to the Almanac News. Soheila Khalili has operated the...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 21, 2018There are no comments yet. 1661 Views
STORIES OF HOPE
A Concrete Joy: The Life and Love of Charlie Foley-Hughes==I This piece is the sixth in a multi-part series, telling stories about employees of Ada's Cafe -- a 501c3 nonprofit cafe in the Mitchell Park community center,...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Aug. 13, 2018Last comment by Yvonne, on Aug 18, 2018 at 9:42 am | 1 comment | 2303 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Hotel restaurant to open in Mountain ViewA team broke ground this week on the Ameswell Mountain View, a $250 million mixed-use development with a luxury hotel and restaurant at 750 Moffett Blvd. The...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 15, 2018Last comment by Price it right, on Aug 17, 2018 at 11:21 am | 3 comments | 4697 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Couples: Drop Your Keyboard!Talking with your partner and being understood may be challenging enough without adding in the complexities of technology. Body language accounts for 70% or more...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Aug. 10, 2018Last comment by Native to the BAY, on Aug 16, 2018 at 12:53 pm | 1 comment | 9971 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Couples: Wanting, Yet Missing One AnotherA while back while I was waiting at the traffic signal by my office I saw a woman at the crosswalk. She wanted to cross Middlefield, a busy street. She turned away...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Aug. 16, 2018There are no comments yet. 2006 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Microbiotic Bowl - Research Participants NeededDid you know your body is made up of 70-90% the genes of another species? Those genes are the bacteria/microbiome that live on and in us. We are more them than...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Aug. 7, 2018Last comment by Survivialist, on Aug 13, 2018 at 3:04 pm | 35 comments | 3656 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Mike's Cafe to reopen soon in Palo AltoThe owner of Midtown Palo Alto's longtime Mike's Cafe plans to reopen a new-and-improved version of his restaurant in the next two months. Mike Wallau temporarily...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jul. 25, 2018Last comment by midtowngrl, on Aug 12, 2018 at 5:10 pm | 9 comments | 4679 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Tacolicious expands chicken concept to Palo AltoLast summer, Bay Area Mexican restaurant Tacolicious launched a delivery-only rotisserie chicken concept out of one of its San Francisco locations. Dubbed
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 6, 2018Last comment by OMG, on Aug 10, 2018 at 4:38 pm | 12 comments | 7359 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
After 22 years in Palo Alto, China Delight to closeA longtime local favorite, China Delight's last day of business at 461 Emerson St. in downtown Palo Alto will be Tuesday, July 31. Owner Jin Huang said Monday...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jul. 30, 2018Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Aug 6, 2018 at 1:41 am | 9 comments | 5479 Views
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Redwood City gets new brewery
By Elena Kadvany | 6 comments | 3,638 views
Palo Alto Measures E, F and Z
By Steve Levy | 5 comments | 1,682 views
Couples: It's Normal to Get Defensive . . . Then What?
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 1,033 views
Messiness and parenting
By Cheryl Bac | 2 comments | 751 views
Learning Disabilities and the Struggle to Be Known
By Aldis Petriceks | 1 comment | 702 views
