Ramen has a cult following. Where there is good ramen, a line will form. Such is the case with Kotetsu Ramen in Santa Clara. While the line is more manageable than a certain competitor down the street, there’s no getting around a little wait time…
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Urban design litterateur-cum-entrepreneur Thang Do managed to dovetail his chief interests in his latest project, an architecture-themed bar in San Jose’s ascendant SoFA District. Every cocktail at The Fountainhead, named for Ayn Rand’s novel about a stoic, if not insufferable, architect, pays homage to the…
Buffets rarely deliver a fine dining experience, but Brazilian steakhouses, or churrascarias, in the Bay Area may be an exception. Taurinus, located in downtown San Jose, boasts a high-end atmosphere and the price point to match. A dinner buffet with all-you-can-eat meat costs $48.50 for…
This is no April fools, Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizza opens its third Bay Area location in San Jose this Wednesday and it is giving away free pizzas on Friday. The grand opening celebration for the build-your-own-pizza chain take place Friday with free pizzas all day…
Three years ago, when I first dined at Liquid Bread Gastropub in downtown Campbell, the lasting impression was that the food and drinks were excellent and the prices were high for small portions. The meal was memorable for the well-cooked squab, veal pasta, and perfectly…
A few summers ago, Hermitage Brewing Company‘s head brewer Greg Filippi poured a batch of his flagship coffee-black stout into freshly dumped barrels of Kentucky bourbon. He then tucked the oaken vessels away in a cellar corner to let the osmosis transpire. Vanilla-rich whiskey crept…
Your dates may be awkward—sometimes painfully awkward—but your food doesn’t have to be. Just like there are many kinds of people who could be a potential match, not all dates call for candlelight or chocolate cake. The right ambience, cocktail or shareable plate can make…
In Silicon Valley, where anyone looking to be the next someone competes to create the future, it becomes the norm to keep an eye on the horizon. Orchestria Palm Court, a small restaurant in downtown San Jose, dares to remain in the past, a time…
During theback-to-the-earth movement of the ’70s, there was a push to assign doctors to rural areas. Jonathan and Tim Lyons’ father took up a job in Appalachia, where the family lived among coal miners and farmers. Like the locals, they worked their own garden, planting…
Think of it as the Uber X of fine dining. Log on to the website, plug in your address, the time of the meal, number of guests and choose from a list of menus. For $39 a head and up ($9 for children), Kitchit Tonight…
