While trying to find Tin Pot Creamery in Palo Alto’s Town & Country Village shopping center, I decided to ask someone in Trader Joe’s. “I do know where that is,” he said, “Turn the corner, there’s usually a long line. You can’t miss it.”
The nights are still warm this month, and Palo Alto was alit with summer dining scenes: large oak trees hovering over lively tables, diners clinking wine glasses, the occasional dog keeping things interesting on the patio. The scenes cast a spell as we walked to get our ice cream.
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Chowing down at the mall food court should take on a more refined angle this fall at Westfield Valley Fair, which today announced the roster of 18 restaurants that will occupy its new Dining Terrace. The new area is planned to open Nov. 1.
The C2SV Technology Conference and Music Festival arrives, September 26th through the 29th, with Iggy And The Stooges headlining and more than 70 Silicon Valley thought leaders and entrepreneurs.
As of right now, the San Jose Museum of Art launches a new collective exhibit, Around the Table: Food, Creativity and Community. It arrives in three courses and extends far beyond the confines of Downtown San Jose.
Located partly where the old Mission City Coffee used to be, Ramen Taka has maintained the beautiful brick-walled interior, with some added Japanese flair.
I found the newest wing restaurant in East San Jose. Those who live and dine in the south bay know that many of the big food trends originate in the East side.
San Jose was named the number one happiest and healthiest city in the U.S. by Prevention magazine, beating other California cities San Francisco (No. 7), Anaheim (No. 4) and San Diego (No. 5). San Jose nabbed the top spot due to the wide availability of organic produce alongside community gardens and healthy eating initiatives.
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.
Shin Shin Men Men, a new restaurant in Cupertino, serves as a great starter Ramen noodle house because of its small menu and casual ambience.
Santa Clara County’s $7 million bike-share program has arrived with 700 bikes provided at 70 different locations around the Bay Area.
