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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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Biondivino wine shop closes its doors in Palo Alto
Aug 9, 2019 9:17 am
Comments: 4 | Views: 1,283
After almost four years of selling Italian wine at Town & Country Village in Palo Alto, Biondivino... More
Aug 9, 2019 9:17 am
Comments: 4 | Views: 1,283
After almost four years of selling Italian wine at Town & Country Village in Palo Alto, Biondivino... More
Fusion restaurant brings Indian pizza to Palo Alto
Aug 5, 2019 10:08 am
Comments: 23 | Views: 6,560
Curry Pizza House is now slinging chili paneer pizzas, desi pesto bread sticks and achari chicken wings in downtown Palo Alto.
The 320 University Ave. restaurant... More
Aug 5, 2019 10:08 am
Comments: 23 | Views: 6,560
Curry Pizza House is now slinging chili paneer pizzas, desi pesto bread sticks and achari chicken wings in downtown Palo Alto.
The 320 University Ave. restaurant... More
Avocado toast and vegemite: 'Australian-inspired' cafe chain Bluestone Lane arrives in Los Altos
Jul 30, 2019 8:03 pm
Comments: 4 | Views: 3,233
Bluestone Lane was born in New York City but channels Australian coffee culture at all of its cafes, including its newest outpost opening Wednesday, July 31, in... More
Jul 30, 2019 8:03 pm
Comments: 4 | Views: 3,233
Bluestone Lane was born in New York City but channels Australian coffee culture at all of its cafes, including its newest outpost opening Wednesday, July 31, in... More
Singapore's oldest cafe to bring imported coffee, kaya toast to Palo Alto
Jul 29, 2019 12:08 pm
Comments: 2 | Views: 7,323
Come this fall Killiney Kopitiam, known as Singapore's oldest cafe, will have its first U.S. outpost in downtown Palo Alto.
Amanda Steckler, a Singaporean native... More
Jul 29, 2019 12:08 pm
Comments: 2 | Views: 7,323
Come this fall Killiney Kopitiam, known as Singapore's oldest cafe, will have its first U.S. outpost in downtown Palo Alto.
Amanda Steckler, a Singaporean native... More
Palo Alto gluten-free bakery to close; local baker to assume ownership
Jul 25, 2019 9:53 am
Comments: 4 | Views: 7,624
UPDATE: Gracie Jones Gluten Free Bakeshop closed earlier than announced. The bakery closed as of Thursday, Aug. 15.
One gluten-free bakery begets another:... More
Jul 25, 2019 9:53 am
Comments: 4 | Views: 7,624
UPDATE: Gracie Jones Gluten Free Bakeshop closed earlier than announced. The bakery closed as of Thursday, Aug. 15.
One gluten-free bakery begets another:... More
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