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I am a perpetually hungry twenty-something journalist, born and raised in Menlo Park and currently workin... (More)
I am a perpetually hungry twenty-something journalist, born and raised in Menlo Park and currently workin... (More)
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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. (Hide)
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. (Hide)
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Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan are giving $100,000 to each of their eight favorite restaurants
May 11, 2020 6:14 pm
Comments: 104 | Views: 53,322
When Seiko Alba got an email from Mark Zuckerberg in late March, she was sure it was a scam.
The Facebook CEO, a regular at her Palo Alto Japanese restaurant... More
May 11, 2020 6:14 pm
Comments: 104 | Views: 53,322
When Seiko Alba got an email from Mark Zuckerberg in late March, she was sure it was a scam.
The Facebook CEO, a regular at her Palo Alto Japanese restaurant... More
Palo Alto's beloved Prolific Oven is back with home baking kits
May 1, 2020 1:24 pm
Comments: 12 | Views: 13,586
If you've been mourning the loss of The Prolific Oven's chocolate rum cake since the ... More
May 1, 2020 1:24 pm
Comments: 12 | Views: 13,586
If you've been mourning the loss of The Prolific Oven's chocolate rum cake since the ... More
Our guide to Peninsula restaurants selling groceries, meal kits and more
Apr 28, 2020 2:39 pm
Comments: 7 | Views: 18,323
In a sign of the times, Palo Alto's venerable Sundance The Steakhouse now sells toilet paper alongside filet mignon and ribeye steaks.
The 45-year-old steakhouse,... More
Apr 28, 2020 2:39 pm
Comments: 7 | Views: 18,323
In a sign of the times, Palo Alto's venerable Sundance The Steakhouse now sells toilet paper alongside filet mignon and ribeye steaks.
The 45-year-old steakhouse,... More
San Francisco's Wayfare Tavern is now delivering fried chicken on the Peninsula
Apr 27, 2020 4:19 pm
Comments: 4 | Views: 6,799
The first day of the Bay Area's stay-at-home order, chef Tyler Florence had an idea: to rent a food truck that would allow his San Francisco restaurant, Wayfare... More
Apr 27, 2020 4:19 pm
Comments: 4 | Views: 6,799
The first day of the Bay Area's stay-at-home order, chef Tyler Florence had an idea: to rent a food truck that would allow his San Francisco restaurant, Wayfare... More
With restaurants closed, local farms team up to bring their extra produce to your front door
Apr 27, 2020 8:33 am
Comments: 4 | Views: 4,847
The rhubarb is just starting to come in at Happy Quail Farms in East Palo Alto, and cucumbers and peppers are around the corner.
But the customers that would... More
Apr 27, 2020 8:33 am
Comments: 4 | Views: 4,847
The rhubarb is just starting to come in at Happy Quail Farms in East Palo Alto, and cucumbers and peppers are around the corner.
But the customers that would... More
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