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PENINSULA FOODIST
Downtown Palo Alto Farmers Market returns SaturdaySpring has sprung. The Downtown Palo Alto Farmers Market – a seasonal, volunteer-based market that only runs May through December – is opening this Saturday,...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 7, 2014There are no comments yet. 25102 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Los Altos Hills farm, embracing new models during COVID-19, starts offering collaborative CSA boxesLuna Vez Farm in Los Altos Hills has since 2018 exclusively grown produce for Maum, the high-end Korean...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 4, 2020There are no comments yet. 10566 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Boba cafe headed to Menlo ParkMr. Green Bubble, a Bay Area boba cafe, is opening this summer in downtown Menlo Park. Signs for the new establishment are up at 604 Santa Cruz Ave., which was...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 23, 2019There are no comments yet. 12536 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Build your own hot dog at Bradley's Funky Franks in Menlo ParkIt might not be as exciting as the renowned Nathan's Hot Dog Eat Contest in Coney Island, but it's as close as Menlo Park is going to get.
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 21, 2015There are no comments yet. 24355 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Borrone MarketBar looks to be returningBorrone MarketBar, the popular sister restaurant to Menlo Park standby Cafe Borrone, looks to be reopening. A paper advertising open positions for servers, bartenders,...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 18, 2016There are no comments yet. 23252 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Food and drink goings onThe next few weeks are chock full of local food and drink events, from wine seminars and tastings to holiday-tilted classes. ==B Shoreline Lake wine seminars...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Nov. 25, 2013There are no comments yet. 32853 Views
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Rangoon Ruby #2 now openDowntown Palo Alto's only Burmese restaurant, Rangoon Ruby, has enjoyed such success...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 5, 2014There are no comments yet. 29344 Views
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Palo Alto's Cafe Venetia to open wine barDowntown Palo Alto's Cafe Venetia is expanding next door with an Italian-focused wine bar. The owners see Enoteca Venetia as a "natural extension" of...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jan. 25, 2018There are no comments yet. 15909 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Belcampo Meat Co. en route to Town & Country this springIn today's age of trendy farm-to-table food concepts, artisan butchery Belcampo Meat Co. might, at first glance, seem like one of the pack. But with its own farm...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Feb. 9, 2014There are no comments yet. 27660 Views
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Two sister restaurants under one roof: Koma and Kanpai Sushi merge operations in Palo AltoWith the Menlo Park location slated for development, the mainstay family restaurant keeps its menu and staff with move to new setting By Sara Hayden After...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Sep. 9, 2021There are no comments yet. 7957 Views
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Tout Sweet closing Palo Alto locationTout Sweet Pâtisserie, the high-end bakery from Top Chef desserts winner Yigit Pura at Town &...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 23, 2016There are no comments yet. 22351 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Mahalo Bowl shutters in Mountain ViewMountain View's Mahalo Bowl served its last acai bowl on Saturday, Jan. 27. Owner David Holyoak announced the closure on social media. He did not return requests...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jan. 30, 2018There are no comments yet. 17320 Views
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Burlingame’s 75-year-old Preston’s Candy & Ice Cream relying on ‘rescue boxes’ to stay afloatBy Anthony Shu
Irene Preston with a selection of Irene's Rescue Boxes ready to be shipped to customers. Photo courtesy Benjamin T. Lambright.
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Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Apr. 28, 2022There are no comments yet. 10135 Views
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Palo Alto's Vina Enoteca ends dine-in service 'until further notice'Saturday night marked the last dinner service at Vina Enoteca in Palo Alto for the foreseeable future.
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 16, 2020There are no comments yet. 11824 Views
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True Food Kitchen announces Palo Alto openingHealth-forward restaurant chain True Food Kitchen will open its first Northern California location at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto on Oct. 4, the company...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 26, 2016There are no comments yet. 29996 Views
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Opening alert: Bevri in Palo AltoBevri, a Georgian restaurant, has soft opened with limited hours at 530 Bryant St. in downtown Palo Alto. For the time being, Bevri is open only for dinner, 5-8...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Feb. 12, 2018There are no comments yet. 17265 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Boba, baked goods and burgers: What's new in BurlingameDowntown Burlingame is home to several new or soon-to-open businesses, including a Taiwanese boba shop, a local baked goods pop-up, Turkish street food and an outpost...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Feb. 9, 2021There are no comments yet. 12953 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
UPDATE: Barbecue truck no longer at Pace GalleryUPDATE: ==I As of Friday, March 10, Meat Locker is no longer operating at the Pace Gallery. Meat Locker owner Brad Lyons said there was a "misunderstanding...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 9, 2017There are no comments yet. 15841 Views
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Morsey's Farmhouse Kitchen opens in Los AltosYou can now get water-buffalo milk, cheese, gelato and other products in downtown Los Altos. Morsey's Farmhouse Kitchen is officially open at 134 Main St., with...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Feb. 13, 2018There are no comments yet. 16289 Views
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Shoji Sushi replaces Sushi Tomo in downtown Palo AltoSushi Tomo on University Avenue in Palo Alto shuttered recently and was quickly replaced by a new sushi restaurant, Shoji Sushi. Not much seems to have changed...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Nov. 4, 2015There are no comments yet. 22605 Views
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