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Silicon Valley restaurants worth noting
Last week, the San Francisco Chronicle published its annual list of the Top 100 Bay Area restaurants, and included a grand total of three restaurants in Silicon Valley, one in San Mateo County and two in Santa Clara County. That’s it.
As a paper that purports to cover the whole Bay Area, the inclusion of just three restaurants is a joke. Sure, these kinds of lists are totally subjective, but do noteworthy restaurants really dry up as soon as you cross the San Francisco County line and head south? More
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Los Gatos’ Restaurant James Randall holds the hard times at bay with big, robust flavors
When I first visited Restaurant James Randall in Los Gatos, three years ago, it was just a few months old. The personal charms of the little restaurant won me over, even if some of the food was uneven. Two years later, that’s still the case. More
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This restaurant holds the hard times at bay with big, robust flavors
When I first visited Restaurant James Randall in Los Gatos, three years ago, it was just a few months old. The personal charms of the little restaurant won me over, even if some of the food was uneven. Two years later, that’s still the case. More
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Manresa's David Kinch wins Iron Chef
When Manresa’s David Kinch squared off against celebrity chef Bobby Flay on Iron Chef this past Sunday it was almost an unfair fight. More
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Isabella’s Restaurant in San Jose serves Peruvian soul food like tacu-tacu and chicha morada
Tacu-tacu is a staple of Peruvian food. It’s a fat, fried pancake made from smashed rice and beans, but it tastes like so much more. Originally, tacu-tacu was made with leftover rice and beans, an economical dish from a waste-averse culinary tradition. One of the best versions I’ve had is at Isabella’s, a Peruvian restaurant in San Jose. It’s amazing to me that a mass of smashed rice and beans can be coaxed into a plate of food that’s so delicious. More
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As the culinary artist-in-residence at Montalvo Arts Center, Kitty Greenwald practices cooking as an art form
Greenwald, 29, is Montalvo’s culinary fellow. She cooks for the residents, puts on special events, tends a vegetable garden and makes forays to local stores and farmers markets to shop. The 12-month-culinary fellowship program is the only one of its kind in the country and is now in its sixth year. The culinary fellows play a practical role in that they feed the artists, but they also gain experience running a kitchen and managing a budget while pursuing their own culinary interests and passions in a beautiful setting. More
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Exploring the world of cheap Vietnamese snacks
Dollar for dollar, Vietnamese food is one of the best deals around. A big bowl of pho or bun bo hue will only set you back $7 or $8. Even cheaper are banh mi, Vietnamese sandwiches that go for about $2. But banh mi shops offer other kinds of cheap eats that are often delicious but probably go untried by most non-Vietnamese because it’s hard to figure out what the hell they are. These grab-and-go snacks are known collectively as “an choi” and are great for a quick breakfast or lunch because they’re pre-made, highly portable and loaded with carbohydrates for quick energy. More
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Part of the Chef Chu’s success is due to its central location on the corner of El Camino Real and San Antonio Road and the huge, crowd-pleasing menu, but Chef Chu’s would never have become the roaring success it is without Chef Chu himself. Through willpower, energy and the palpable force of his personality, Chu has created a restaurant that has grown into something much larger. It’s a Bay Area institution More
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A key element of Willow Glen’s vitality is the scores of restaurants. There’s a little bit of everything on Lincoln Avenue’s street of eats. More
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Mezcal offers a different and distinctive take on Mexican
Last year was not great for new restaurants in Silicon Valley, but there were a few standout debuts. Near the top of my list is downtown San Jose's Mezcal. More
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