For the first time in San Jose history, a Nepalese tea visionary will set foot in a British-style tea atelier with a Japanese name, Satori.
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On Saturday, Ryan Agamie Melchiano and Ryan Hisamune, seasoned San Francisco restaurateurs, unveiled their finished product, SP2, in San Pedro Square.
At its inception last year, Strawberry Fields started off as a place to buy locally sourced, organic produce in suburban south San Jose. Baked goods and pastries were secondary offerings. That is, until they started to steal the show.
What’s different about San Jose’s new Smashburger? Their Certified Angus burgers are smashed and seared to order; a technique that purportedly seals in all of the juices. But that’s not all that sets it apart from the competition.
People lovetheir barbecue, even here in California, a state that doesn’t have the reputation or history other parts of the country have. Conversely, because there isn’t a specific style attached to California the way there is to say, Kansas City, cooks have a greater sense of freedom to experiment with ingredients and technique. Mark Brown, a former techie and competitive barbecuer, is now co-owner of the recently opened Smoke ‘N Wings smokehouse.
Brown’s “The Edible Inevitable Tour” plays with the topic of food through stand-up comedy, experimentation, crowd participation and ponchos.
A couple years ago, Renisa Satrijo found a hobby that was quite different from her biotech career in Silicon Valley: making ice cream. Initially, she made small batches for friends and family. She was so passionate about it she would spend hours upon hours tweaking the recipes to get them just right for her family to enjoy.
Fusion isn’t an uncommon component in any country’s cuisine. People immigrate, nations conquer other nations, spices get traded with neighboring countries. It all affects the food. Malaysian food has major elements of Indian, Chinese, Portuguese, Thai and others. The flavors are all over the map. Considering how interesting the food is, it’s a bit underrated compared to the attention Thai and other Southeast Asian cuisines get.
With its repurposed forest-green wine bottle chandeliers, exposed brick and cement walls, and cultivated Cali-Euro bistro cuisine, SP2 Communal Bar + Restaurant, adjacent to San Pedro Square in the spot once loudly occupied by Sabor, has positioned itself as a little slice of the San Francisco dining scene in the South Bay.
Delicious Crepes Bistro, which opened recently in Santa Clara, has a nice coffee shop feel to it. There are a few scattered tables in the two rooms, some couches, newspapers and WiFi for your laptop. You can grab a cup of coffee and just hang out if you like, but it’s the crepes that are the focus—and they are big, some of the biggest I’ve ever seen, so big they come pre-sliced into 8-10 squares, presumably to facilitate sharing.
