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Calling all gardeners: A restaurant owner wants you to grow Peruvian peppers for her.The owner of a Palo Alto restaurant is turning to the community to help her cultivate a local source for Peruvian spices that are difficult to find fresh in the...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Feb. 26, 2019Last comment by Mike, 15 hours ago | 1 comment | 3452 Views
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Palo Alto's Taverna to expand next doorShortly after celebrating their one-year anniversary in downtown Palo Alto, the owners of Taverna are planning to grow the popular Greek restaurant's footprint.
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 21, 2019Last comment by To Downtown parent, on May 23, 2019 at 1:38 pm | 5 comments | 2139 Views
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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. 1686 Views
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Treats on Castro shutters in Mountain ViewAfter nearly a year of business in downtown Mountain View, family-owned bakery Treats on Castro has shuttered. The owners, who also run C'est Si Bon bakery in...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 10, 2019Last comment by , on May 19, 2019 at 8:10 pm | 2 comments | 1577 Views
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Vegan cafe to land in Mountain View this weekA vegan cafe will open inside Ava's Downtown Market & Deli in downtown Mountain View this Wednesday, May 15. HeyOEats has taken over the space last occupied...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 14, 2019Last comment by A Repressed Lust For beef, on May 17, 2019 at 6:25 pm | 7 comments | 4338 Views
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Peek inside the fine-dining Selby's, opening in Redwood City this summerBeef Wellington carved table-side, a roving martini cart, thousands of vintage wines, valet parking -- Selby's, the latest restaurant project from the local Bacchus...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 17, 2019Last comment by So much beef, on May 17, 2019 at 1:28 pm | 7 comments | 6349 Views
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Palo Alto's Spalti closes, to become Greek-Turkish restaurantEditor's note: As of the week of May 13, Smyrna is now open for dinner only from 5-9 p.m. Longtime Palo Alto Italian restaurant Spalti has closed, and the...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 8, 2019Last comment by A Bird & A Country, on May 15, 2019 at 8:54 pm | 17 comments | 3713 Views
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Taishoken Ramen, Tokyo's reigning tsukemen shop, coming to San MateoRamen runs in Yoshihiro Sakaguchi's blood. Sakaguchi is related to Kazuo Yamagishi, who is believed to have created the tsukemen style of ramen, chilled noodles...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 13, 2019Last comment by Basic Dining, on May 13, 2019 at 5:52 pm | 2 comments | 1500 Views
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San Francisco's Daigo Sushi opens in Palo AltoThe owner of Daigo Sushi in San Francisco has officially expanded south with a new location in Palo Alto. Daigo Sushi No. 2 is located at 2363 Birch St., last...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 11, 2019There are no comments yet. 2398 Views
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Palo Alto to get its first natural wine barNatural wine is hardly new but has exploded onto the bar scene across the country in recent years, including
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 6, 2019Last comment by Go Organic, on May 9, 2019 at 10:02 pm | 3 comments | 2378 Views
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Downtown Burlingame gets new wine barVelvet 48, which is opening this Friday, May 3, appears to be downtown Burlingame's first dedicated wine bar. Jason Cooper, who has worked in the industry for...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 2, 2019Last comment by Ming Le, on May 9, 2019 at 5:53 pm | 3 comments | 2633 Views
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Mendocino Farms brings its sandwiches to Palo Alto May 2Southern California-based sandwich chain Mendocino Farms is opening its 26th location in downtown Palo Alto this Thursday, May 2, at 11 a.m. The fast-casual...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 29, 2019Last comment by Not Buying Into The Hyperbole,, on May 5, 2019 at 2:02 pm | 16 comments | 3803 Views
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San Francisco sushi restaurant expanding to Palo AltoPalo Alto's Hidden Garden Sushi, which carried on its predecessor's tradition of serving brown-rice sushi, has closed and will be replaced by a traditional sushi...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 28, 2019Last comment by MD, on May 1, 2019 at 4:35 am | 26 comments | 5150 Views
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Beer and brats: Ludwig's German Table coming to Mountain ViewThe owners of Ludwig's German Table in San Jose are bringing their traditional German restaurant and biergarten concept to downtown Mountain View, taking over the...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Feb. 19, 2019Last comment by Hogwash, on Apr 29, 2019 at 12:32 pm | 11 comments | 6679 Views
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Fenn Coffee opens inside Willows Market in Menlo ParkYou can now get your morning coffee fix at The Willows Market in Menlo Park, where a new small-batch coffee bar has launched. Fenn Coffee is run by
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 11, 2019Last comment by chimpu, on Apr 23, 2019 at 11:14 pm | 2 comments | 2490 Views
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First Sunnyvale, then Australia: Mountain View's Le Plonc plots expansionAfter about a year of operating in downtown Mountain View, wine bar
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 12, 2019Last comment by Le Plonc, on Apr 19, 2019 at 9:31 pm | 2 comments | 3571 Views
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Palo Alto's longtime Pizza Chicago to relocateAfter nearly three decades of serving deep-dish pizza in Palo Alto, Pizza Chicago is relocating. A three-story mixed-use project has been proposed for the site...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 8, 2019Last comment by Palo Alto native, on Apr 15, 2019 at 11:55 am | 11 comments | 5069 Views
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Downtown Palo Alto gets new Vietnamese eateryPho Banh Mi, a new Vietnamese restaurant, is now open in downtown Palo Alto -- the only dedicated place to get pho and banh mi on University Avenue. The 405 University...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 18, 2019Last comment by 192.168.1.1, on Apr 13, 2019 at 2:35 am | 20 comments | 9574 Views
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Capelo's Barbecue opens to-go counter in Redwood CityFans of Capelo's Barbecue can now get the popular food truck's smoked meats at a to-go counter in Redwood City. The to-go counter is now open Monday through Friday...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 20, 2019There are no comments yet. 4095 Views
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Palo Alto's Aroy Thai Bistro shutters: 'Expansion is not always a good thing'Tom Vongampai learned the hard way the perils of restaurant expansion. In 2016, the longtime owner of Palo Alto Thai restaurant Thaiphoon opened another restaurant,...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 15, 2019Last comment by Indian resident, on Mar 19, 2019 at 11:39 am | 2 comments | 3474 Views
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