By Elena Kadvany
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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.
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Voyageur du Temps has closed after four-and-a-half years of serving French and Japanese pastries in Los Altos.
The 288 1st St. bakery closed on Sept. 18, according to a brief Facebook post.
Voyageur du Temps on 1st Street in downtown Los Altos. Photo by Michelle Le.
Owner Rie Rubin did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Rubin, a Portola Valley resident who's originally from Japan, converted what was a 1913 train station into the high-end, modern bakery. Two chefs from Tokyo who trained in France could often be seen rolling croissants and making other pastries behind a glassed-in open kitchen.
Voyageur served breads, baguettes, croissants, tarts, breakfast and lunch dishes, coffee and tea.
A croissant, matcha star ring and pear danish at Voyageur du Temps. Photo by Michelle Le.
