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By Elena Kadvany
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About this blog: 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 jo... (More)
About this blog: 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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An increasingly 'untenable' business: Redwood City sandwich standby Woodside Deli to close
Sep 25, 2019 2:13 pm
Comments: 12 | Views: 7,655
Facing a sharp rent increase and growing labor costs, Redwood City's longtime Woodside Deli is closing, the owner ... More
Sep 25, 2019 2:13 pm
Comments: 12 | Views: 7,655
Facing a sharp rent increase and growing labor costs, Redwood City's longtime Woodside Deli is closing, the owner ... More
Tamarine's casual spinoff opens in Palo Alto
Sep 23, 2019 12:06 pm
Comments: 10 | Views: 10,894
Banh khot, bo luc lac, goi ga and other traditional Vietnamese dishes are on the menu at Tam Tam, opening tonight, Sept 23, in downtown Palo Alto.
Tam Tam (140... More
Sep 23, 2019 12:06 pm
Comments: 10 | Views: 10,894
Banh khot, bo luc lac, goi ga and other traditional Vietnamese dishes are on the menu at Tam Tam, opening tonight, Sept 23, in downtown Palo Alto.
Tam Tam (140... More
Why is it becoming increasingly impossible to open a restaurant on the Peninsula?
Sep 17, 2019 6:06 pm
Comments: 32 | Views: 8,213
In early August, Ben Bate got some bad news.
The City of Mountain View informed him — seven months after he took over 383 Castro St. to open ... More
Sep 17, 2019 6:06 pm
Comments: 32 | Views: 8,213
In early August, Ben Bate got some bad news.
The City of Mountain View informed him — seven months after he took over 383 Castro St. to open ... More
Los Angeles' popular Silverlake Ramen headed to Santa Clara
Sep 17, 2019 8:34 am
Comments: 1 | Views: 2,967
Los Angeles' Silverlake Ramen, known for drawing long lines at its Southern California locations, is coming to the Peninsula.
Silverlake Ramen will open its second... More
Sep 17, 2019 8:34 am
Comments: 1 | Views: 2,967
Los Angeles' Silverlake Ramen, known for drawing long lines at its Southern California locations, is coming to the Peninsula.
Silverlake Ramen will open its second... More
Coffeebar Redwood City to open this week, with more cafes coming
Sep 16, 2019 11:40 am
Comments: 1 | Views: 3,211
Greg Buchheister has turned down something like 10 development offers after opening the always-busy Coffeebar in Menlo Park in 2018.
But he's said yes to at least... More
Sep 16, 2019 11:40 am
Comments: 1 | Views: 3,211
Greg Buchheister has turned down something like 10 development offers after opening the always-busy Coffeebar in Menlo Park in 2018.
But he's said yes to at least... More
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