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I am a perpetually hungry twenty-something journalist, born and raised in Menlo Park and currently workin... (More)
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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Mar 2, 2020 8:29 am
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Kristi Marie's closed Friday after five years of business in downtown Redwood City.
"We found success through you, our wonderful guests who supported us... More
Feb 27, 2020 8:30 pm
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Four years after Andronico's at the Rancho Shopping Center in Los Altos became a Safeway Community Market in a sale to the supermarket giant, the local grocery store... More
Feb 27, 2020 8:23 am
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Quality barbecue spots are few and far between on the Peninsula, but two new restaurants serving... More
Feb 20, 2020 11:12 am
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Editor's note: The Four Seasons announced on March 11 that the Pok Pok pop-up has been postponed due to "current events" surrounding the coronavirus.
Pok... More
Feb 19, 2020 3:17 pm
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When Ayesha Thapar set out to bring an innovative Indian restaurant to the Peninsula more than two years ago, she made a list.
On the list were the names of 15... More
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