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Brussels sprouts with bacon is hardly a new idea, but the combination has taken off lately. The pair has become a menu meme, a darling of online recipe searches and food TV.
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Review: La Lune Sucree
CuisineReviews Feb 08, 2012, by Stett Holbrook 3 Comments
Bettina Pope’s dream was to own a bakery. After leaving her career as a private education administrator in Florida, her dream has become a reality—and she hasn’t had more than two days off since she and her husband, Mark, opened San Jose’s La Lune Sucree in September.
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Japantown welcomes SJ Beerwalk
Reviews Jan 31, 2012, by Stett Holbrook
The debut event is Feb. 11. More than 15 varieties of beer will be poured at participating Japantown restaurants and retailers from 2 to 5pm.
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2012 Winter KraftBrew Beer Fest
Reviews Jan 25, 2012, by Misa Shikuma
This Saturday marks the 2012 Winter KraftBrew Beer Fest, a welcome opportunity to shake off those winter doldrums.
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Chicken 65
Reviews Jan 25, 2012, by Brian Bulkowski
CHICKEN NUGGETS. Morsels cut small and fried, a dish elemental and primal, as popular as french fries. In the South Bay, the large south Indian community serves chicken 65, a particular species of chicken nugget marinated in chile powder, turmeric and ginger, then laced with red food coloring and curry leaves.
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Review: Jin Sho
CuisineReviews Nov 15, 2011, by Stett Holbrook
Steve Jobs’ favorite Japanese restaurant was Jin Sho in Palo Alto. He ate a series of meals with friends and associates at the restaurant shortly before he died. I had walked by the restaurant several times, but I had never checked it out. After hearing about Jobs’ meals there, I wanted to try it.
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Food & Wine Events: August 10-17
Reviews Aug 10, 2011, by Liza Mock
We are lucky to live in such a bountiful state. Where else can you buy wine making grapes and taste over 30 wines, judge a salsa competition, stroll an outdoor festival and enjoy pate and rose all in one week? Some might say we’re spoiled, but for us it’s just another South Bay week August 10-17.
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Review: Odeum
Reviews Aug 10, 2011, by Stett Holbrook 1 Comments
Chef Salvatore Calisi no longer has stars in his eyes. Calisi was the opening chef at Dio Deka in Los Gatos, a high-style, modern Greek restaurant. His bold cooking helped spur the upscale Greek food phenomena underway in Silicon Valley. Along the way, Calisi scored a Michelin star for his efforts, joining a small group of just three other Silicon Valley chefs to be so honored.
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Livefeed: Farm to Table
Reviews Aug 09, 2011, by Stett Holbrook
Some people are saying that farm to table is a trend. ‘Farm-to-table’ is enjoying a popular run, but I believe it’s more than a trend. The term denotes those restaurants that define themselves by the quality of their ingredients and often have special relationships with farms and artisanal purveyors and as such celebrate local and seasonal food and produce.
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Food & Wine Events: Aug. 3-10
Reviews Aug 03, 2011, by Liza Mock
We are lucky to live in such a bountiful state. Where else can you walk with a winemaker, taste wines from Central Italy, learn how to make the latest dessert craze and eat lovely wine paired appetizers while listening to live jazz all in one week? Some might say we’re spoiled, but for us it’s just another South Bay week Aug. 3-10.
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