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By Elena Kadvany
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About this blog: 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 jo... (More)
About this blog: 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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Bonsai Japanese restaurant reopens in Ladera
Feb 2, 2017 9:17 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 8,320
Five months after closing its doors on El Camino Real near Atherton, Bonsai Japanese Cuisine has reopened in a new location at the Ladera Country Shopper on Alpine... More
Feb 2, 2017 9:17 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 8,320
Five months after closing its doors on El Camino Real near Atherton, Bonsai Japanese Cuisine has reopened in a new location at the Ladera Country Shopper on Alpine... More
Find coffee and community at Palo Alto's new Backyard Brew
Feb 1, 2017 3:33 pm
Comments: 8 | Views: 24,098
A new caffeine option is now open on California Avenue in Palo Alto: Backyard Brew, where a Palo Alto native is hoping to to build a space for both coffee and community.
Backyard... More
Feb 1, 2017 3:33 pm
Comments: 8 | Views: 24,098
A new caffeine option is now open on California Avenue in Palo Alto: Backyard Brew, where a Palo Alto native is hoping to to build a space for both coffee and community.
Backyard... More
Yum Cha Palace opens in Menlo Park
Jan 29, 2017 1:40 pm
Comments: 6 | Views: 19,580
New life has finally been breathed into the long-vacant space at 1039 El Camino Real in Menlo Park, the former home of Su Hong's sit-down restaurant, with Yum Cha... More
Jan 29, 2017 1:40 pm
Comments: 6 | Views: 19,580
New life has finally been breathed into the long-vacant space at 1039 El Camino Real in Menlo Park, the former home of Su Hong's sit-down restaurant, with Yum Cha... More
Mountain View's Shell Shock becomes East Street Tacos
Jan 27, 2017 3:18 pm
Comments: 3 | Views: 6,728
After about two years of shucking oysters on Castro Street in Mountain View, the owner of Shell Shock... More
Jan 27, 2017 3:18 pm
Comments: 3 | Views: 6,728
After about two years of shucking oysters on Castro Street in Mountain View, the owner of Shell Shock... More
Tava Kitchen shutters in Palo Alto
Jan 17, 2017 12:19 pm
Comments: 18 | Views: 28,883
Facing the end of a five-year lease and a rent increase that was hard to justify, fast-casual Indian eatery ... More
Jan 17, 2017 12:19 pm
Comments: 18 | Views: 28,883
Facing the end of a five-year lease and a rent increase that was hard to justify, fast-casual Indian eatery ... More
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