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Nationally renowned Indian restaurant expanding to Palo AltoAnu and Vikram Bhambri operate modern Indian restaurants in San Francisco, New York City, Chicago, New Delhi -- and come this fall, downtown Palo Alto. They're...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 11, 2019Last comment by the next fusion cuisine, 8 hours ago | 2 comments | 2625 Views
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Chick-fil-A is opening in Redwood City. Will protesters drive the controversial chain away?Fast-food chain Chick-fil-A's stance on gay rights has stirred up controversy throughout the country -- boycotts, LGBTQ "kiss ins," lawsuits -- and now,...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 6, 2019Last comment by The City, on Jun 14, 2019 at 9:08 am | 31 comments | 3055 Views
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Natural wine bar Salvaje opens in Palo AltoNatural, small-production wines from France to Chile, Sonoma to the Willamette Valley are on the menu at Salvaje in downtown Palo Alto, the city's first dedicated...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 13, 2019There are no comments yet. 1467 Views
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Europe meets Norcal at Backhaus' new bakery in San MateoAnne Moser was yearning for home when she made her first sourdough starter. Moser had left her native Germany to move with her husband Robert to Daly City, a...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 12, 2019There are no comments yet. 1215 Views
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Palo Alto Korean restaurant Maum snags first Michelin starMaum, which brought modern, high-end Korean dining the Peninsula last summer, has won its first Michelin star, joining a small but growing group of South Bay restaurants...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 3, 2019Last comment by Eater, on Jun 10, 2019 at 7:29 pm | 5 comments | 2596 Views
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Palo Alto's longtime Pizza Chicago to relocateAfter nearly three decades of serving deep-dish pizza in Palo Alto, Pizza Chicago is relocating. A three-story mixed-use project has been proposed for the site...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 8, 2019Last comment by Craig, on Jun 10, 2019 at 12:01 pm | 12 comments | 5478 Views
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Peek inside the fine-dining Selby's, opening in Redwood City this summerBeef Wellington carved table-side, a roving martini cart, thousands of vintage wines, valet parking -- Selby's, the latest restaurant project from the local Bacchus...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 17, 2019Last comment by Adam, on Jun 8, 2019 at 5:56 pm | 12 comments | 7652 Views
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Dig into pounds of crawfish at new Mountain View restaurantThrow on a bib and dig into a bag of crawfish at Crawfish Bros, newly opened at 124 Castro St. in downtown Mountain View. The restaurant recently replaced
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 31, 2019Last comment by Millennial View,, on Jun 7, 2019 at 5:34 pm | 16 comments | 6932 Views
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Fenn Coffee opens inside Willows Market in Menlo ParkYou can now get your morning coffee fix at The Willows Market in Menlo Park, where a new small-batch coffee bar has launched. Fenn Coffee is run by
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 11, 2019Last comment by Dhaval, on Jun 7, 2019 at 8:59 am | 2 comments | 2765 Views
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As Kneaded Bakery to pop up in Palo Alto this weekendSticky buns, bialys, chocolate chip brioche and other As Kneaded Bakery goods will be for sale this weekend at a pop-up in Palo Alto. Palo Alto native Iliana...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 6, 2019Last comment by Linda, on Jun 6, 2019 at 9:06 pm | 1 comment | 2238 Views
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Los Altos gets new Vietnamese restaurantPho Cabin, a traditional Vietnamese restaurant with a particular focus on pho and vermicelli, opened in late April at 200 State St. in Los Altos. The owner is...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 5, 2019Last comment by resident, on Jun 5, 2019 at 9:27 am | 1 comment | 1414 Views
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Downtown Palo Alto Farmers Market goes year-roundAfter four decades of running as a seasonal market, the Downtown Palo Alto Farmers Market will now stay open year-round. The market's all-volunteer board of directors...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 4, 2019Last comment by charles reilly, on Jun 5, 2019 at 3:19 am | 2 comments | 1448 Views
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Palo Alto gets new sandwich shopThe owners of a local Mexican restaurant have opened a second eatery in Palo Alto focused on sandwiches. Juan Zamora and Francisco Cupa opened The Sandwich Bug...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 29, 2019Last comment by MJ, on Jun 2, 2019 at 11:29 pm | 2 comments | 3518 Views
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Palo Alto's Taverna to expand next doorShortly after celebrating their one-year anniversary in downtown Palo Alto, the owners of Taverna are planning to grow the popular Greek restaurant's footprint.
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 21, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on May 28, 2019 at 10:58 am | 6 comments | 2923 Views
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Boba cafe headed to Menlo ParkMr. Green Bubble, a Bay Area boba cafe, is opening this summer in downtown Menlo Park. Signs for the new establishment are up at 604 Santa Cruz Ave., which was...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 23, 2019There are no comments yet. 2626 Views
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Treats on Castro shutters in Mountain ViewAfter nearly a year of business in downtown Mountain View, family-owned bakery Treats on Castro has shuttered. The owners, who also run C'est Si Bon bakery in...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 10, 2019Last comment by , on May 19, 2019 at 8:10 pm | 2 comments | 2005 Views
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Vegan cafe to land in Mountain View this weekA vegan cafe will open inside Ava's Downtown Market & Deli in downtown Mountain View this Wednesday, May 15. HeyOEats has taken over the space last occupied...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 14, 2019Last comment by A Repressed Lust For beef, on May 17, 2019 at 6:25 pm | 7 comments | 4895 Views
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Palo Alto's Spalti closes, to become Greek-Turkish restaurantEditor's note: As of the week of May 13, Smyrna is now open for dinner only from 5-9 p.m. Longtime Palo Alto Italian restaurant Spalti has closed, and the...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 8, 2019Last comment by A Bird & A Country, on May 15, 2019 at 8:54 pm | 17 comments | 4293 Views
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Taishoken Ramen, Tokyo's reigning tsukemen shop, coming to San MateoRamen runs in Yoshihiro Sakaguchi's blood. Sakaguchi is related to Kazuo Yamagishi, who is believed to have created the tsukemen style of ramen, chilled noodles...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 13, 2019Last comment by Basic Dining, on May 13, 2019 at 5:52 pm | 2 comments | 2128 Views
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San Francisco's Daigo Sushi opens in Palo AltoThe owner of Daigo Sushi in San Francisco has officially expanded south with a new location in Palo Alto. Daigo Sushi No. 2 is located at 2363 Birch St., last...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 11, 2019There are no comments yet. 2991 Views
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