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A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
When to use Marginal Emissions (and when not to)This week’s post is about electricity emissions. Specifically, I want to talk about a concept called “marginal emissions”. This has come up often...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Sep. 29, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Oct 5, 2019 at 4:39 pm | 9 comments | 4425 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Say goodbye to Redwood City Indian restaurant Dhaba XpressToday (Monday, Sept. 30) is the last day of business for Dhaba Xpress in downtown Redwood City.
==I A spread at Dhaba Xpress in Redwood City....
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Sep. 30, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Oct 3, 2019 at 2:31 pm | 2 comments | 4014 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Redwood City's The Striped Pig to shutterThe Striped Pig is closing after four years in downtown Redwood City. The last day of business for the 917 Main St. restaurant will be this Saturday, Sept. 28....
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Sep. 27, 2019Last comment by Buddy, on Sep 30, 2019 at 1:48 pm | 7 comments | 4381 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
An Easy Emissions WinThe media had some excellent coverage of climate change this past week. I hope you were able to read some of it. Among my favorites...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Sep. 22, 2019Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Sep 29, 2019 at 8:27 am | 20 comments | 4353 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Sugar DetectiveI was just watching the movie Fed Up (Amazon Prime) about the effects of sugar on our bodies. Here’s the CliffsNotes: When you eat too much sugar and...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Sep. 22, 2019Last comment by Brit, on Sep 28, 2019 at 5:15 pm | 12 comments | 3891 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
An increasingly 'untenable' business: Redwood City sandwich standby Woodside Deli to closeFacing a sharp rent increase and growing labor costs, Redwood City's longtime Woodside Deli is closing, the owner
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Sep. 25, 2019Last comment by Lynn, on Sep 27, 2019 at 2:18 pm | 12 comments | 8748 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Why is it becoming increasingly impossible to open a restaurant on the Peninsula?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
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by Run, Don't Walk, from This, Ludwig's Team, on Sep 26, 2019 at 11:51 pm | 32 comments | 9281 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Electric Buses: A case study==I This is the fourth and final post on buses, at least for a while, following posts on
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Sep. 15, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Sep 22, 2019 at 2:00 pm | 4 comments | 4811 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Helping Partners Become Couples (vs. Helping Couples Become Partners)I was recently told that my tag line, Helping Partners Become Couples, is backwards and should be Helping Couples Become Partners. In my experience with many,...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Sep. 21, 2019There are no comments yet. 4006 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Los Angeles' popular Silverlake Ramen headed to Santa ClaraLos Angeles' Silverlake Ramen, known for drawing long lines at its Southern California locations, is coming to the Peninsula. Silverlake Ramen will open its second...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by Dave S., on Sep 17, 2019 at 9:08 am | 1 comment | 3750 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Coffeebar Redwood City to open this week, with more cafes comingGreg 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...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Sep. 16, 2019Last comment by Danielle , on Sep 16, 2019 at 12:58 pm | 1 comment | 3991 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Mango Chia Breakfast PuddingI’ve been teaching a year-long series of cooking classes at 8 x 8. Yesterday we did Sugar Blues, a tasting of alternative...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Sep. 6, 2019Last comment by Ladera Man, on Sep 12, 2019 at 2:25 pm | 1 comment | 4917 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Dunkin' Donuts to fill a hole in Redwood CityEast Coast transplants and die-hard donut devotees, rejoice. Dunkin' Donuts is coming to Redwood City. The international donut and coffee chain is planning a...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Sep. 5, 2019Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Sep 12, 2019 at 12:08 pm | 24 comments | 8333 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Local Transit to the Rescue?Will better local transit get more people out of cars? ==I This is the second in a series of posts on using buses to reduce emissions, the first being about
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Aug. 18, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Sep 9, 2019 at 7:45 pm | 39 comments | 6981 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Taste Buds Kitchen to offer cooking classes for all ages in Palo Alto==I Update: Taste Buds Kitchen will open on Nov. 30, 2019, with a
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Sep. 9, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Sep 9, 2019 at 3:51 pm | 2 comments | 5739 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Skeptics, Dupes, and ParanoidsI am a natural-born skeptic. I like to question things and play devil’s advocate, so much so that for a while some friends called me “Sherry Contrary”....
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Sep. 1, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Sep 9, 2019 at 9:41 am | 33 comments | 5768 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Eating Green on the Green – August 25Summer’s not over yet. Here’s your invitation to some plant-forward outside-fun, sponsored by the impassioned folks of
Original post made by Laura Stec on Aug. 20, 2019Last comment by Maria, on Sep 4, 2019 at 3:33 am | 7 comments | 3736 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Blue Bottle Coffee to open at Stanford Shopping Center this weekCome this Friday, Palo Alto will be home to not one but two Blue Bottle Coffee cafes. The Oakland-born string of cafes is opening its newest location at Stanford...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 28, 2019Last comment by musical, on Sep 2, 2019 at 6:16 am | 5 comments | 5033 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Worrying patterns in our climate personalitiesWhen I wrote about climate personalities two weeks ago, I got an angry response...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Aug. 25, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Aug 31, 2019 at 10:46 pm | 7 comments | 4121 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
After 39 years of cakes and pastries, Palo Alto institution Prolific Oven to closeIt started with a scaling back of the eclairs. The owners of The Prolific Oven struggled to find an available baking decorator to hire, so they temporarily made...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Aug. 14, 2019Last comment by Who can afford it?, on Aug 31, 2019 at 12:34 am | 62 comments | 25469 Views
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Anne Le Ziblatt, formerly of Tamarine and Bong Su, is back with a Vietnamese noodle bar in Redwood City
By Elena Kadvany | 7 comments | 3,034 views
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