Local Blogs
By Elena Kadvany
E-mail Elena Kadvany | Follow this Blog
About this blog: Get the latest food news with the biweekly Peninsula Foodist newsletter.
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)
About this blog: Get the latest food news with the biweekly Peninsula Foodist newsletter.
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)
Sort by: Most Recent | Most Popular
Canada chocolate shop headed to Palo Alto's Town & Country Village
Feb 3, 2020 8:39 am
Comments: 7 | Views: 5,500
Cacao 70, a Montreal-born chocolate company, is opening its second U.S. location at Town & Country Village in Palo Alto this spring.
Cacao 70 has taken over... More
Feb 3, 2020 8:39 am
Comments: 7 | Views: 5,500
Cacao 70, a Montreal-born chocolate company, is opening its second U.S. location at Town & Country Village in Palo Alto this spring.
Cacao 70 has taken over... More
Owners of San Mateo's All Spice search for new home, plot new Half Moon Bay cafe
Jan 31, 2020 8:18 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 5,709
After nearly a decade of running All Spice out of a 1906 Victorian home in San Mateo, husband and wife owners Sachin Chopra and Shoshana Wolff are searching for... More
Jan 31, 2020 8:18 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 5,709
After nearly a decade of running All Spice out of a 1906 Victorian home in San Mateo, husband and wife owners Sachin Chopra and Shoshana Wolff are searching for... More
Facing rising competition and costs, Ramen House Ryowa to close after two decades in Mountain View
Jan 29, 2020 9:11 am
Comments: 20 | Views: 7,898
When Ramen House Ryowa opened in downtown Mountain View in 1997, it was reportedly the sole ramen shop in the area.
Now, there are at least four in the surrounding... More
Jan 29, 2020 9:11 am
Comments: 20 | Views: 7,898
When Ramen House Ryowa opened in downtown Mountain View in 1997, it was reportedly the sole ramen shop in the area.
Now, there are at least four in the surrounding... More
From the owner of LV Mar and La Viga, a Palo Alto restaurant inspired by Mexico City
Jan 23, 2020 11:19 am
Comments: 6 | Views: 5,252
Manuel Martinez, the chef-owner behind the popular LV Mar and La Viga restaurants in Redwood City, is opening a Palo Alto eatery inspired by the street food of Mexico... More
Jan 23, 2020 11:19 am
Comments: 6 | Views: 5,252
Manuel Martinez, the chef-owner behind the popular LV Mar and La Viga restaurants in Redwood City, is opening a Palo Alto eatery inspired by the street food of Mexico... More
This new Chinese restaurant in Millbrae specializes in live seafood and porridge
Jan 21, 2020 11:17 am
Comments: 11 | Views: 5,059
Porridge & Things, downtown Millbrae's newest restaurant, specializes in live seafood porridge from Chaozhou, a city in the eastern Guangdong province of China.
Also... More
Jan 21, 2020 11:17 am
Comments: 11 | Views: 5,059
Porridge & Things, downtown Millbrae's newest restaurant, specializes in live seafood porridge from Chaozhou, a city in the eastern Guangdong province of China.
Also... More
ARCHIVES
Stay informed
Get daily headlines sent straight to your inbox.
Umami Burger calls it quits in downtown Palo Alto
By Elena Kadvany | 14 comments | 7,638 views
Clouds of Uncertainty
By Sherry Listgarten | 13 comments | 2,871 views
Please Apply So We Can Reject You!
By John Raftrey and Lori McCormick | 6 comments | 2,451 views
Chocolate – I Love Thee. Let Me Count The Ways.
By Laura Stec | 3 comments | 1,644 views
Couples and Premarital : "Who we are . . . depends in part . . . on who we love."
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 1,276 views
