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Silicon Alleys talks to Tony Santos about his new diner, Lunch With Tony
AS YOU READ THIS, the inaugural Silicon Valley Restaurant Week will have commenced. With such a variety of eateries in the valley, where does one begin? For me, the choice was easy: Alviso. Usually, this off-the-radar locale attracts lunchtime refugees from the concrete jungles of Cisco and TiVo right down the street, as high-tech development inches closer to what was once the last bastion of the simple life. Plus, a new restaurant called Lunch With Tony recently opened up, so off I went. More
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Staff Pick and Reader Survey Winner - First Place
The Snell site pulled in beef lovers so fast, they had to open a second Mojo in Willow Glen. Tasty, made-to-order patties prepared on a grill where you can track your burger—that's a plus. A nice selection (even chicken—but seriously, why would you?), TVs to distract the little ones, a neon Mojo mounted on a surfboard over the condiments table—all add up in the right ways. And last time we checked, the cops eat here too, and they know from burgers. More
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“The mentality my dad had was, if you want it, you’ve got to make it happen,” remembers Sam Carlino, owner of Sam’s BBQ. More
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When Nick’s on Main opened last year, it was an instant hit. Hungry diners crowded the tight space for a plate of chef/owner Nick Difu’s upmarket comfort food. But as the saying goes, it takes years of hard work to become an overnight success, and Difu has put in his time. More
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Ethiopian food is looking better all the time. It first caught on in the mainstream here for its unique flavors and the unusual method of scooping up many dishes by hand with the spongy bread called injera. 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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An affordable vegan alternative in downtown San Jose
There’s a new vegan restaurant in town, and while it doesn’t satisfy that longing of mine for something significantly different, it is a worthy addition to my personal list of go-to spots. More
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A new book investigates what's wrong with winemaking today
ALICE FEIRING is upset about terroir. Or rather its absence. And her new book, <i>The Battle for Wine and Love, or How I Saved the World From Parkerization</i> (2008, Mariner Press; 288 pages; $13.95 paper), is a sassy riff on Feiring’s dismay with winemaking tricks—especially in California, and especially since the dawn of the numerical ranking system popularized by Robert Parker Jr. in the mid-1980s. More
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Silicon Veggie figures that chickens have feelings too
LAST NIGHT, I attended a lovely catered dinner party for 12 people. I was, no surprise, the only vegan, and the hosts went out of their way to make sure I was accommodated, from the hors d’oeuvres to the dessert. It was a wonderful meal. More
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Silicon Venice ponders the road to veganism
RECENTLY, I had a conference call with some green bloggers and the subject of incrementalism came up. More
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