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PENINSULA FOODIST
Behold: the Monte Cristo burgerHere's a burger for the books. Now available at Umami Burger in downtown Palo Alto is the "Monte Cristo" burger, made with Umami's standard beef patty, which...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jan. 31, 2014Last comment by Elena Kadvany, on Feb 3, 2014 at 9:16 am | 2 comments | 28215 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Off the Grid plotting Menlo Park food truck marketOff the Grid, an incredibly popular Bay Area food truck gathering, might set up shop in Menlo Park this year. The organization has applied for a use permit to...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jan. 1, 2014Last comment by Joseph, on Jan 28, 2014 at 9:52 am | 19 comments | 33176 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Food and drink goings onA few local food-and-drink events in the coming weeks: Avoiding gluten store tour Whole Foods Market in Palo Alto is hosting a store tour to help teach...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jan. 20, 2014There are no comments yet. 27049 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Coming soon: Borrone MarketbarThe Borrone family local restaurant empire is about to get a little bigger – but not much farther flung – with its latest expansion, The Borrone Marketbar,...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jan. 16, 2014Last comment by Jay Park, on Jan 17, 2014 at 7:37 am | 5 comments | 25835 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Out with the old, in with the new: Mountain View eats in 2014Mountain View, particularly Castro Street, is slated to get a slew of new eateries in 2014. Cijjo Restaurant and Lounge (pronounced sy-joe), a contemporary,...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jan. 9, 2014Last comment by Probably74, on Jan 13, 2014 at 3:26 pm | 1 comment | 39302 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Santa Clara County restaurants with the most ? and fewest ? health violations in 2013Food-related 2013 listicles are everywhere this time of year: best restaurants of the year, saddest closures of the year, biggest food trends of the year, etc. Add...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jan. 2, 2014Last comment by Hmmm, on Jan 9, 2014 at 12:26 pm | 11 comments | 37665 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
January food and drink goings onMake a resolution to eat more gnocchi and sausage; learn about wine, beer and mushrooms or take a cooking class in 2014. A roundup of local food and drink events...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Dec. 31, 2013There are no comments yet. 24271 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Incoming eats at the Village at San Antonio CenterMountain View will soon have an array of new eateries at the Village at San Antonio Center, a massive multi-use development...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Nov. 26, 2013Last comment by Parent, on Dec 22, 2013 at 10:51 pm | 9 comments | 53721 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Smitten Ice Cream on its way to Los Altos Whole Foods"I'm pretty much obsessed with ice cream," said Robyn Goldman, founder of San Francisco-based Smitten Ice Cream. That much is obvious,...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Dec. 10, 2013Last comment by Marlene, on Dec 13, 2013 at 10:26 pm | 8 comments | 49384 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Food and drink goings onA roundup of Peninsula food and drink events in the next week or so (please comment if you know of anything else going on!):
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Dec. 9, 2013Last comment by Elena Kadvany, on Dec 9, 2013 at 1:39 pm | 2 comments | 28448 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Update: International Korean chain moving into vacated Apple Store spaceA Korean restaurant chain with locations in South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, China, Japan, London and Los Angeles is moving into the old downtown Palo Alto Apple...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Nov. 27, 2013Last comment by Eileen 1, on Dec 2, 2013 at 10:24 am | 15 comments | 54066 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Steak Out in Mountain View becomes Bierhaus in name and spiritSteak Out owner Mike Finley said that when he settled on a name for his Mountain View restaurant years ago, he wasn't completely happy with it. "When I first...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Nov. 21, 2013Last comment by Max Hauser, on Nov 22, 2013 at 2:16 pm | 3 comments | 59032 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Pressed Juicery opens at Stanford Shopping CenterPressed Juicery opened today, Nov. 18, at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto. Juice doubters might turn their noses up,...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Nov. 18, 2013Last comment by Max Hauser, on Nov 19, 2013 at 6:14 pm | 4 comments | 61085 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
What happened to Terrone?Some detail-oriented diners might have noticed that Terrone, the "pizzeria-ristorante-bar" that opened in February this year at 448 S. California Ave. in Palo Alto,...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Nov. 13, 2013Last comment by pablo, on Nov 16, 2013 at 7:31 pm | 3 comments | 62307 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Sam's Chowder House opening Monday in Palo AltoUniversity Avenue in Palo Alto is finally getting a full-fledged seafood spot with Sam's Chowder House, opening Monday, Nov. 11. The second outpost of the Half...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Nov. 8, 2013Last comment by Elena Kadvany, on Nov 14, 2013 at 8:29 am | 16 comments | 86550 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Food & drink goings onLocal food and drink events around town in the next few weeks: Festa Regionale at Il Fornaio Il Fornaio in Palo Alto is celebrating the food and wine...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Nov. 12, 2013There are no comments yet. 27587 Views
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Food & drink goings onLocal food and drink events around town in the next few weeks: Christopher Kimball at Books Inc. Mountain View
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Nov. 4, 2013There are no comments yet. 120976 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
John Gurnee, previously at Wayfare Tavern, joins LB Steak in Menlo ParkJohn Gurnee, previously chef de cuisine at Wayfare Tavern in San Francisco, is now heading the kitchen at LB Steak in Menlo...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 25, 2013Last comment by Better, on Oct 28, 2013 at 9:02 pm | 5 comments | 37850 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Food & drink goings onLocal food and drink events around town in the next few weeks: Beer specials at Tied House Starting Wednesday, Oct. 30, Tied House...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 28, 2013There are no comments yet. 119954 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
In the Weekly: juice, nitrogen ice cream & moreThe Palo Alto Weekly's ShopTalk columnist, Daryl Savage, writes about local retail and restaurant news - openings, closings, etc. She reported many food-and-drink...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 11, 2013Last comment by saww, on Oct 24, 2013 at 4:21 pm | 6 comments | 61274 Views
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