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COUPLE'S NET
Valentine's Day: Pressure for PerfectionValentine's Day is supposed to be about love and romance. It may be great pressure for gift buying and giving, and for doing things for your beloved. In the...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Feb. 14, 2014Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Feb 18, 2014 at 8:20 am | 6 comments | 39998 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Mom DiedThis was the first thing in my consciousness when I woke up this morning. Mom died. Overnight, this truth gets erased, and then comes back first thing each morning. She...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Feb. 2, 2015Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Feb 9, 2015 at 8:47 am | 12 comments | 39962 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Saratoga chef to open Los Altos restaurantAndrew Welch, the owner of longtime Spanish-Italian restaurant The Basin in Saratoga, is opening a new restaurant in downtown Los Altos. Welch is behind Asa Restaurant...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Feb. 8, 2017Last comment by Nancy Bremeau, on Aug 15, 2017 at 8:01 am | 2 comments | 39952 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Vons drops Korean fried chicken on downtown Redwood CityVons, a Korea-born chicken chain, opened this week at 2090 Broadway St. in downtown Redwood City. The main event is arguably the fried chicken, which comes in...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Sep. 26, 2020Last comment by Common sense, on Sep 26, 2020 at 2:51 pm | 1 comment | 39903 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Welcome to The Food Party! - Kitchen Science Tip #1With a surge of interest in all things food, we launch this blog spot as a place to chew the fat and chat. What's hot and what's not? Got a lot? Then we want YOU...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Oct. 7, 2013There are no comments yet. 39889 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Marriage Interview 10: A Cross-Cultural Love StoryKatja and Bob are celebrating their 44th anniversary in August. They fell in love in 1970 and got married in 1971. Bob was a hot salesman sent over to Europe...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Aug. 5, 2015There are no comments yet. 39853 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Opening alert: iTalico in Palo AltoThe owners of California Avenue Italian restaurant Terún opened this weekend iTalico, a second Italian restaurant just down the street.
iTalico...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jul. 25, 2016Last comment by hungry, on Aug 3, 2016 at 4:56 pm | 4 comments | 39807 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
A tea house, a speakeasy, a beloved restaurant: The Van's in Belmont has closed for goodThe Van's Restaurant On the Hill in Belmont, a local institution that was originally built in 1915, has permanently closed after decades of serving throwback fare...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 22, 2020Last comment by Cathy Widener, on Jun 12, 2020 at 12:43 pm | 10 comments | 39799 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Shills and Charlatans of "Smart Growth""For every complex problem, there is an answer that is clear, simple and wrong." (foot#1) Any decent manager approaching a new project asks about...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Jun. 16, 2014Last comment by Douglas Moran, on Jul 3, 2014 at 4:12 pm | 36 comments | 39795 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Ike's Place to open in Palo AltoThe "Doomsday," "Kryptonite," "Pastrami-Charmed Life" and "Steph Curry One" will soon be coming to Palo Alto. In case you're unfamiliar, that means cult favorite...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 13, 2015Last comment by Menloshopper, on Jun 18, 2015 at 10:21 am | 14 comments | 39789 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Couples: Parallel Play or Interactive Play?Young children play alone, enjoying a box as much as the gift that came in that box. Other children may be present, but each child is focused on his or her own activity....
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Aug. 18, 2014There are no comments yet. 39776 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Happy Valentines – Let’s Be FriendsA changing relationship recently sent me that ol' classic line.... Let's be friends. My first thought was ==I Friends? Huh, ok then..... your move....
Original post made by Laura Stec on Feb. 13, 2017Last comment by Lauralies, on Feb 14, 2017 at 7:28 am | 2 comments | 39716 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Openings: Big Bites in Mountain ViewA new Vietnamese restaurant joined the ranks in Mountain View in late September: Big Bites, serving typical fare of noodle bowls, pho, banh mi's and more. Big Bites...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 7, 2013Last comment by Chrisc, on Dec 29, 2015 at 11:32 pm | 1 comment | 39680 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
La Boulange Palo Alto to closeStarbucks announced Tuesday that it will be closing all of its 23 La Boulange locations, including one in downtown Palo Alto, describing the cafes as "not sustainable...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 17, 2015Last comment by Meh, on Jun 28, 2015 at 4:14 pm | 19 comments | 39670 Views
COUPLE'S NET
"How Can We Be Happy Again?"Dear Chandrama, How can we be happy again? I try to argue with him to get him to respond, and he goes further and further away, including long hours at work,...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Feb. 5, 2014Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Feb 5, 2014 at 4:44 pm | 2 comments | 39667 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Like Horse PenisI've been playing around with Leuconostoc, Lactobacillus, and Pediococcus lately (lactic acid bacteria.)
Original post made by Laura Stec on Jul. 2, 2015Last comment by MP observer, on Jul 9, 2015 at 1:43 pm | 33 comments | 39591 Views
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'Happy Days' are here againA Beckett play about a woman buried up to her waist in a mound of earth may not be your cup of Orangina. But the
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Nov. 13, 2013Last comment by Rebecca Wallace, on Nov 15, 2013 at 9:49 am | 2 comments | 39524 Views
COUPLE'S NET
No Words RequiredI was in Berkeley recently, and as I got in the car with the window rolled most of the way up, I noticed a couple passing on the sidewalk. I could not hear their...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jun. 30, 2014There are no comments yet. 39510 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Birthday SelfieOK, I did it. I just took a selfie. Birthday Selfie 2013. I love birthdays. Life is short, so we got to live it up strong on the day we were born. Besides,...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Dec. 3, 2013Last comment by Angela, on Dec 11, 2013 at 9:03 am | 10 comments | 39387 Views
COUPLE'S NET
A Moment of Silence (and then action) for the Families and Loved Ones in OrlandoThis shooting in the gay bar in Orlando is so horrifying, that it is hard to find words for it. It seems that most of the random shootings, which are also horrifying,...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jun. 12, 2016Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Jun 21, 2016 at 8:58 am | 8 comments | 39377 Views
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