Nepalese food can be a bit of a mystery to diners. Is it Chinese? Is it Indian? The answer: yes. One of the original fusions, Nepalese food was born in Nepal, as trade routes turned the landlocked country into a delicious nexus for Chinese, Indian…
Articles by Kathy Manlapaz
Given the current popularity of mid-century decor, it isn’t hard to find a bar with an interior design like The Branham Lounge. Hues of deep mahogany and burgundy blend effortlessly with the leather-upholstered chairs. It’s easy to imagine Don Draper knocking back a few in…
The holidays are upon us. And in addition to being bombarded with calls to buy, buy, buy, we will also be encouraged to indulge in a litany of rich food and drink that our primitive digestive systems are ill-equipped to metabolize. Eggnog comes to mind….
Let’s not mince words. Thanksgiving is, above all else, the year’s biggest potluck dinner. And in the runup to the final Thursday of November, those who have yet to dial in their own signature dish may feel a certain amount of anxiety. Sure, a nice…
The spirit of Spanish cuisine wasn’t in the kitchen at the recently opened Palo Alto address of Telefèric Barcelona. It must have gotten stuck circling for a space in the absurdly overcrowded Town & Country Village parking lot. According to the menu, Telefèric “specializes in…
Santana Row is now home to what could become the new standard in upscale Mediterranean cuisine in Silicon Valley. Headed by chef and restaurateur Roland Passot, whose other “babies” include La Folie and LB Steak, Meso Modern Mediterranean is now open on the southwest end…
It wasn’t so long ago that the closest one could hope to find a quality local wine was north of the Golden Gate Bridge. Over the course of a generation, that has changed. The Santa Clara Valley, once home to just a handful of jug…
The Chinese word “bao” is actually an abbreviation of “baozi”—which, when translated to English, means “gift” or “treasure.” It’s an apt moniker. The white bready exterior of these portable, steamed parcels betrays little of their insides, which may host any number of savory treasures, from…
In the pantheon of cocktails, there is one undisputed grandaddy of them all—the namesake for the term “cocktail”—the old fashioned. The formula is quite simple, and yet unlike anything that came before it. The cocktail, originally defined as a combination of alcohol, sugar and bitters,…
Halloween falls on a Thursday this year, but plenty of local venues are celebrating a bit early. Check out this list of haunted houses, masquerade balls, raging parties and spooky shows.
