The holidays done and the new year is upon us—it’s resolution time. With several months of cold weather ahead, comfort food might be tough to give up. Let’s look instead to trimming the extra fat from that credit card statement. One of the easiest ways…
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Cold weather begs for a warm cocktail. Hot toddies, Irish coffees, hot buttered rum—these seasonal favorites are well known for good reason. But the depth of warm cocktails is vast. Let’s dive into these warm winter wonders and get you up to speed on what…
The samosa chaat ($9) is the star dish at Desi, a very recently opened “contemporary, casual” Indian restaurant located just outside downtown Campbell. The potato-filled pastry is smothered in chana masala, chutney verde and a turnip salsa, and yet each individual flavor remains intact. When…
Camino Brewing has become quite an incubator for San Jose’s burgeoning pop-up restaurant scene. From keto tacos to fried chicken (made by yours truly) to modern Filipino, there is always something exciting and tasty happening in their downtown taproom. One of my favorite pop-ups is Wren,…
The 2019 wine harvest presented many hurdles to local vintners. However, plenty of winemakers in the Santa Clara Valley are optimistic about the product of a wet winter followed by a long summer, which stretched well into the fall. The late and protracted season led…
Nepalese food can be a bit of a mystery to diners. Is it Chinese? Is it Indian? The answer: yes. One of the original fusions, Nepalese food was born in Nepal, as trade routes turned the landlocked country into a delicious nexus for Chinese, Indian…
The holidays are upon us. And in addition to being bombarded with calls to buy, buy, buy, we will also be encouraged to indulge in a litany of rich food and drink that our primitive digestive systems are ill-equipped to metabolize. Eggnog comes to mind….
The spirit of Spanish cuisine wasn’t in the kitchen at the recently opened Palo Alto address of Telefèric Barcelona. It must have gotten stuck circling for a space in the absurdly overcrowded Town & Country Village parking lot. According to the menu, Telefèric “specializes in…
Santana Row is now home to what could become the new standard in upscale Mediterranean cuisine in Silicon Valley. Headed by chef and restaurateur Roland Passot, whose other “babies” include La Folie and LB Steak, Meso Modern Mediterranean is now open on the southwest end…
The Chinese word “bao” is actually an abbreviation of “baozi”—which, when translated to English, means “gift” or “treasure.” It’s an apt moniker. The white bready exterior of these portable, steamed parcels betrays little of their insides, which may host any number of savory treasures, from…
