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THE FOOD PARTY!
Dehydrating for Backpacking and CampingInterested in food preservation? Master Food Preservers of San Mateo and San Francisco Counties sponsor a series of free classes every year, online and in...
Original post made by Laura Stec on May. 12, 2022Last comment by Laura Stec, on May 12, 2022 at 7:44 pm | 2 comments | 4329 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Silicon Valley Burnout?Psychologists Herbert Freudenberger & Gail North identified the concept of burnout in the 1970s and assigned it 12 stages of development and experience. {IMG...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on May. 6, 2022Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on May 12, 2022 at 1:19 pm | 2 comments | 10432 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
4 years in, Bevri's quest to spread Georgian cuisine is only beginningBy Anthony Shu
==I A selection of dishes from Bevri including khinkali (bottom left), dumplings filled with beef and pork or lamb, and grilled...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on May. 11, 2022Last comment by WilliamR, on May 11, 2022 at 6:20 pm | 1 comment | 1989 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Half Moon Bay’s Jettywave Distillery is making a name for itself through moonshineBy Anthony Shu
The Swell Lounge at Jettywave Distillery is an outdoors space for dining and cocktails. Photo courtesy Jettywave Distillery.
As...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on May. 6, 2022There are no comments yet. 2350 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Absurdly long waits for doctors' appointments are an escalating health care problemI don’t know whether I should laugh out loud as I think about the iabsurdly long waits we now encounter in getting a doctor’s appointment -- or bury my head...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Apr. 19, 2022Last comment by Jesus, on May 6, 2022 at 2:21 pm | 54 comments | 9060 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Traveling Solo – Bombay Beach – Slab CityNo more waiting around to live. Our solo road trip continues. You might recall we were visiting the falling-apart yet artsy Bombay Beach, a possible up-and-coming...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Apr. 30, 2022Last comment by Alan, on May 5, 2022 at 11:13 am | 16 comments | 6252 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Redwood City's pioneering Indonesian restaurant Warung Siska closes its doors after nine monthsBy Anthony Shu
==I Warung Siska offered high caliber Indonesian cuisine in a laidback environment in Redwood City. Photo by Nathan Liang...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on May. 4, 2022Last comment by Alan, on May 5, 2022 at 10:35 am | 1 comment | 4513 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Traveling Solo - Bakersfield - Salton SeaThe desert is an inspiring, yet unforgiving place. Enter with awareness and respect. Thank you to all Food Partiers! who waxed poetic about Deserts beauty and...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Mar. 31, 2022Last comment by Kathy Hughes, on May 4, 2022 at 9:01 am | 3 comments | 6445 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
World Pizza Champions competitor brings Detroit and New York-style pies to the Stanford campusBy Anthony Shu
==I Matt Driscoll, owner of The Pizza Series, performs a trick with a silicone pizza dough at the pizzeria on Stanford University...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on May. 3, 2022There are no comments yet. 2937 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Mademoiselle Colette to operate Atherton's new town center cafeBy Angela Swartz
==I Owner Debora Ferrand places raspberry eclairs in the pastry display at Mademoiselle Colette on Nov. 10, 2015. She plans...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on May. 2, 2022There are no comments yet. 2629 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
How we talk to other peopleScene: A late afternoon cocktail party, following an all-day conference attended by 200 people. I walked in, looked around and realized I did not know...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Apr. 26, 2022Last comment by Erubial Chacon, on May 1, 2022 at 11:44 am | 30 comments | 5009 Views
COUPLE'S NET
You Married Me AgainAbout 16 months after we got married, my husband shared the following with me: He realized that for the first time in his life, he is holding nothing back, is giving...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Apr. 29, 2022There are no comments yet. 5953 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Frustrated? Angry? Use it, don't lose it!Here we are, staring down the barrel of yet another dry, hot, smoke-filled summer and fall. We have already had
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Apr. 10, 2022Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Apr 28, 2022 at 12:23 pm | 16 comments | 8517 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
The pandemic won’t stop Brisbane’s Little Green Cyclo from sharing Vietnamese cuisine and coffeeBy Anthony Shu
Little Green Cyclo CEO Monica Wong (left) and executive chef Quynh Nguyen. Photo courtesy Little Green Cyclo.
Visit...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Apr. 26, 2022There are no comments yet. 3202 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Increasing the Number of Customers for Palo Alto's Small BusinessesMany small businesses including in Palo Alto are struggling to remain viable and open. Challenging factors include online shopping eating into retail store sales,...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Apr. 14, 2022Last comment by Julian Lopez, on Apr 26, 2022 at 11:58 am | 18 comments | 5877 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Menlo Park considers an "electrification concierge"There are many easy, fast, and cost-effective ways for each of us to make a big dent in our emissions. Think modernizing our diets, electrifying our transportation,...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Apr. 17, 2022Last comment by MP Father, on Apr 25, 2022 at 10:43 pm | 13 comments | 10462 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
How a Polish immigrant built a vodka brand that’s supporting relief efforts in UkraineBy Zack Fernandes
Rocket Vodka founder Dariusz Paczuski in his garage in Menlo Park. Photo by Magali Gauthier.
Like so many tales...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Apr. 25, 2022There are no comments yet. 3332 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Cocoa & Butter turns to the community for help in bringing its French pâtisserie and cafe to downtown Palo AltoBy Anthony Shu
The display case filled with baked goods and sweets at Cocoa & Butter. Photo courtesy Rafae Bhatti.
A new bakery...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Apr. 20, 2022Last comment by shantyann, on Apr 23, 2022 at 10:12 am | 3 comments | 10108 Views
COUPLE'S NET
“. . . . Sometimes the ones most broken from inside are the ones most willing to help others.”Tore Kesicki posted on LinkedIn about Keanu Reeves, and it struck me so powerfully that I wanted to share it with you, Readers (see below). No matter what you have...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Apr. 22, 2022There are no comments yet. 5952 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Can you read cursive? Do you know why democratic values are important?“I don’t read cursive,” the CVS store clerk said to me when I handed my friend’s somewhat undecipherable shopping list over, asking her what she thought...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Apr. 12, 2022Last comment by Ashley Judson, on Apr 19, 2022 at 2:58 pm | 77 comments | 5808 Views
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