Trendy food trucks roll across Silicon Valley in ever-greater numbers, hawking everything from Korean tacos to Cajun cuisine. But now there’s an effort afoot to bring a new kind of mobile food to the South Bay that aims to offer more than good things to eat.
Articles by Stett Holbrook
If variety is the spice of life, San Jose’s Mexican food is spicy indeed. Mexico City street food? Oaxacan food? Michoacan specialties? San Jose serves up a wide range of Mexican food.
Newly released results from an ongoing study conducted by the Rodale Institute now in its 30th year compared organic farming to conventional farming. The “farming systems trial” is the country’s longest running side-by-side trial. The results are impressive.
Hay Market is just the kind of restaurant Silicon Valley needs. It’s a friendly neighborhood place with a hip, urban vibe, modest prices and an eclectic menu that dispels the notion that the South Bay is a parochial culinary backwater.
The diversity of restaurants along downtown San Jose’s Santa Clara Street are a microcosm of the city at large. Vietnamese, Mexican and straight-up American, there is something for everyone. Here are five restaurants worth checking out.
Willow Glen has always been one of San Jose’s most appealing neighborhoods. It is a tidy, well-maintained community with good-looking homes, lots of leafy, mature trees and a walkable downtown—Lincoln Street. Things are getting even better with an expanding food scene.
For more than 15 years, the classic Cal/French bistro was a mainstay on California Street, but owners Ambjorn Lindskog and Andrea Hyde tired of steadily rising rents, so they left. But they didn’t go far. The restaurant has been reborn just a few blocks away as Birch Street.
Thanks to a combination of pubic and private investment, downtown Campbell has emerged one of Silicon Valley’s most appealing downtown districts. One of the beneficiaries is the city’s restaurant offerings. From high end to low, there’s a good variety of good restaurants in just a few blocks.
Local businesses have formed the Luna Park Business Association to represent the area. (Luna Park takes its name from an amusement park that used to stand near Highway 101 and North 13th Street.) To celebrate the neighborhood community and unique identity, the association is holding its fourth-annual Chalk Art Festival on Sept. 24, 10am-4pm, in Backesto Park. The event will feature talented chalk artists, live music, food booths and an opportunity for kids to create chalk art as well. The best way to get a sense of what the street is to get something to eat. Here are few of my favorite stops:
When it comes to Chinese food in the South Bay, it’s best to seek out those restaurants that specialize in regional Chinese food. Here are five that shine.
