Articles by Stett Holbrook

Woofstock at the Mountain Winery

Woofstock at the Mountain Winery

Woofstock, a wine- and music-filled event aimed at raising funds for Furry Friends Rescue, is set for Sept. 23 at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga. And it’s never too soon to pick out an outfit for Fido.

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Restaurants: Sawa in Sunnyvale

Restaurants: Sawa in Sunnyvale

There is no menu at Sawa; the service is all omakase, that’s Japanese for “the chef will decide what you eat.” There is also no drinks menu. If you want beer or sake, of which Sawa has some very good stuff.

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New Restaurants in Silicon Valley

New Restaurants in Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley’s restaurant scene is showing signs of new life. Katsu in Los Gatos, Lark Creek Blue and Dry Creek Grill in San Jose give diners new options.

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Chick-fil-A Protests Reach Silicon Valley

Chick-fil-A Protests Reach Silicon Valley

There are plenty of reasons to oppose the opening of a new fast-food chain restaurant. The food is lousy. The workers aren’t paid very well. The profits leave the community. And they promote the homogenization of America’s food culture.

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Chick-fil-A Protests

Chick-fil-A Protests

There are plenty of reasons to oppose the opening of a new fast-food chain restaurant. The food is lousy. The workers aren’t paid very well. The profits leave the community. And they promote the homogenization of America’s food culture.

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Q&A With Luis Lourenco

Q&A With Luis Lourenco

Luis Lourenco, chef and owner of Bacalhau Grill & Trade Rite Market.

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Getting around the ban on Foie Gras

Getting around the ban on Foie Gras

The statewideban on the sale of foie gras went into effect July 1, but Chez TJ chef Joey Elenterio has already come up with a plan to get around the new law: free foie gras.

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Summer Kraftbrew Beer Fest 2012

Summer Kraftbrew Beer Fest 2012

San Jose’s Summer Kraftbrew Beer Fest, a celebration of good beer,, returns for its second year and will hold its first outdoor event July 21 in downtown San Jose.

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Woodchuck BBQ

Woodchuck BBQ

Everyone has a view about barbecue because it is one of our most emblematic regional cuisines. At one point or another, most of us have had really good barbecue, and that experience has become the benchmark we use to compare all others.

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Campbell’s Farmer’s Market

Campbell’s Farmer’s Market

The Downtown Campbell Business Association, the city of Campbell and Urban Villages, the market’s organizer, have announced plans to implement a new format they hope will improve the shopping experience of the popular market.

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