Redwood City hosts its fifth annual Salsa Festival on Sept. 29. The Downtown Campbell Business Association will hold its sixth Wine Walk on Sept. 19.
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Local winemaker Adam Comartin, of Comartin Cellars, producer of some great grenache, will host a tasting party on Sept. 16 from 6 to 9pm at the Left Bank in Santana Row.
There are a few bright spots along the street now, but overall the neighborhood’s potential has not been fully realized. Eight-week-old Zona Rosa is one of those bright spots.
San Pedro Square Market vendor Poppy Farm Home and Garden Shop will host what it hopes will be its first annual food and wine event in the San Pedro Square Market on Sept. 22, from 2 to 6pm. The event will feature wine from several premium local wineries and local eateries.
Robert Dasalla is chef/owner at San Jose’s Little Chef Counter. Like the name implies, the restaurant offers just counter service inside downtown San Jose’s San Pedro Square Market.
Labor Day weekend marks the 31st-annual Livermore Valley Harvest Wine Celebration. Sunday, Sept. 2, and Monday, Sept. 3, between noon and 5pm, area wineries will offer wine, food, art and music to ticket holders.
Mountain View’s Milk Pail Market survives by offering specialty items that big-box groceries can’t. Located right across the street from Safeway, the 38-year-old market has carved out a deep niche.
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.
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.
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.
