Like the many regions of China, there’s plenty of diversity among Silicon Valley’s Chinese Markets.
Articles by Stett Holbrook
Silicon Valley is home to many fantastic Japanese Markets in San Jose’s Japantown, but also surrounding areas.
The “ethnic food” aisle at any large chain supermarket looks downright sad compared to the dozens of ethnic food markets that populate Silicon Valley.
Oct. 25 was a bittersweet day for Bruno Chemel. The French-born chef and owner of Palo Alto’s Baume restaurant got a call from his mother in France informing him that his father had suffered a mild stroke. Then Chemel received another unexpected call. The Michelin Guide called to tell Chemel he had won two Michelin stars.
With a population of nearly 1 million, San Jose is loaded with good restaurants. But if you want to give someone a taste of what makes the city unique from a culinary point of view, these five restaurants offer only-in-San Jose tastes.
Fall brings great weather and a host of food and wine events and fleeting seasonal tastes in the form of truffles, wild mushrooms and other autumnal delights. Here is a sampling.
San Jose is home to the second largest Vietnamese population in the U.S. That explains why the city has so many great Vietnamese restaurants. Here are five worth seeking out.
BN Chicken is all about soup, and what’s homier, more mother-in-lawly, than a big bowl of soup? One of the specialties of the house is dakdoritang. It’s touted as a hangover cure—a special kind of hangover cure that drove me to drink. But then dakdoritang is a special kind of soup.
Limiting the Occupy Wall Street movement to the excesses of corporate America and their D.C. lackeys misses the bigger picture. The U.S. economy—all economies—depends on the natural economy, i.e., the environment. And it’s in dire shape.
Ethiopian food offers something for everyone: carnivores, vegetarians, spicy food lovers, and people who like to ear with their hands. These five restaurants are our favorites.
