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Hit The Spot: Asian Street Foods At Home In SoFA

Hit The Spot: Asian Street Foods At Home In SoFA

San Jose’s SoFA District became home this week to a smorgasbord of small plates spotlighting Southeast Asia street food flavors with a contemporary take. Owner Thoi Trinh and managing partners Sammy Sok and Ivy Li say they wanted to add a new, more laid-back choice…

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Free Local Delivery

Free Local Delivery

Wineries in the Santa Clara Valley are offering free delivery throughout the area to residents who are sheltering in place due to the Covid-19 outbreak. The following is a list of those that are offering the service. More local wineries are also providing curbside pickup…

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Silicon Valley Delivers: Restaurants, Food Trucks and Cocktails-To-Go

Silicon Valley Delivers: Restaurants, Food Trucks and Cocktails-To-Go

Madras Cafe madrascafe.us | 408.737.2323 1177 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale One of many Indian restaurants in Sunnyvale currently doing serious take-out business, this idly classic South Indian vegetarian place at El Camino and Bernardo drums up delectable vibes of Chennai. Dosas, uttapam and so…

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Freed Cocktails: Your Drink Followed You Home From the Bar, and Isn’t Leaving

Freed Cocktails: Your Drink Followed You Home From the Bar, and Isn’t Leaving

Santa Clara County’s mandatory closure of bars and restaurants has left a bit of a void for many. Some miss the food. Others, the socializing. For me, I miss the cocktails. While I am no stranger to executing high quality cocktails in a home setting,…

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Monterey Wine Competition Winners

Monterey Wine Competition Winners

South Valley wineries that entered the Monterey International Wine Competition, held March 14 in King City, scored well. Alara Cellars pulled a Gold for its 2017 Cabernet Pfeffer and Silvers for their 2017 Barbera, Grenache and Montepulciano, all from San Benito. Lightpost winemaker Christian Roguenant and…

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