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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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San Francisco sushi restaurant expanding to Palo Alto
Mar 28, 2019 2:22 pm
Comments: 25 | Views: 4,217
Palo 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... More
Mar 28, 2019 2:22 pm
Comments: 25 | Views: 4,217
Palo 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... More
Capelo's Barbecue opens to-go counter in Redwood City
Mar 20, 2019 9:44 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 3,421
Fans 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... More
Mar 20, 2019 9:44 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 3,421
Fans 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... More
Downtown Palo Alto gets new Vietnamese eatery
Mar 18, 2019 3:14 pm
Comments: 20 | Views: 8,523
Pho 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... More
Mar 18, 2019 3:14 pm
Comments: 20 | Views: 8,523
Pho 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... More
Palo Alto's Aroy Thai Bistro shutters: 'Expansion is not always a good thing'
Mar 15, 2019 11:29 am
Comments: 2 | Views: 2,906
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,... More
Mar 15, 2019 11:29 am
Comments: 2 | Views: 2,906
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,... More
Menlo Grill reopens as Menlo Tavern
Mar 14, 2019 8:49 am
Comments: 4 | Views: 3,481
What was once Menlo Grill has reopened with a new name, chef and menu at the Stanford Park Hotel at 100 El Camino Real in Menlo Park.
Now Menlo Tavern, the restaurant's... More
Mar 14, 2019 8:49 am
Comments: 4 | Views: 3,481
What was once Menlo Grill has reopened with a new name, chef and menu at the Stanford Park Hotel at 100 El Camino Real in Menlo Park.
Now Menlo Tavern, the restaurant's... More
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