Beer has rarely been known as an understated beverage, but it’s all low-key at ISObeers, which opened its doors earlier this month with little fanfare, and on a limited-hours basis.
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Judging a book by its cover, from the outside, Chaat Bhavan looks like a place for a quick bite. Inside, however, it’s quite a bit different.
Nick Tsigaris’s newest downtown San Jose restaurant, Nick the Greek, which opened earlier this month, will try to replicate dishes from his homeland.
Hamburgers are synonymous with fast food, but the nine-hour prep time for the organic, locally sourced grass-fed hamburger at Aly’s on Main puts the dish firmly in the slow-food realm. SanJose.com spoke with executive chef Michael Mazaffari about seasonal ingredients and what stays put on an ever-changing menu.
Fusion dishes and food trucks now go together like PB&J, but in fact, it was the less expected pairing of tikka masala and tortillas—in a curry burrito—that helped CurryUpNow build a solid Bay Area presence.
In addition to serving scoops of more than 50 ice cream flavors, the Sweet Rendezvous sells quarts of ice cream and treats like ice cream cakes, pies, sandwiches and frozen bananas.
A central spot in downtown San Jose’s SoFA district will soon be home to a completely new agenda, of sorts. First to Market, dedicated to American regional comfort food, plans to open at the former location of Agenda, at 399 S. First St., San Jose, later this month.
SF Beer Week, which kicks off Feb. 7, has made an incursion south: the winter edition of the San Jose Beerwalk, taking place Feb. 8, 2-6pm, in San Jose’s Japantown.
Sushi, tempura, ramen—and curry? It may not spring to mind as a staple of Japanese food, but curry looks to be the next big culinary export from Japan to hit here. Japanese curries are similar to the already popular Indian and Thai curries, except that the flavors aren’t as complex, and they tend to be sweeter than spicy.
Espresso isn’t just a caffeinated base for concoctions of flavored syrups and whipped cream. Nor is it the most caffeinated type of coffee. However, in its simpler and more traditional forms, espresso is the star at Bel Bacio Italian Cafe
