Tofu misozuke, miso-cured tofu, is a staple of izakayas in Japan but is virtually unknown in the United States. The tofu is aged for up to six months and tastes like a sharp, soft cheese.
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The San Jose Museum of Art’s new show, Mexicanismo, features works of irony and heartbreak by 13 artists. The glistening black moustache spirals downward and outward—riotous parentheses for the red-veined drinker’s nose protruding far beyond the shelter of a towering sombrero.
San Jose Stage Co. looks at the history of the Buffalo Soldiers in the Philippine-American war.
Spicy is a relative term. For true heat seekers, the word “spicy” on the menu is often more talk than taste. These five restaurants won’t disappoint.
It looked questionable at times down the stretch, but the San Jose Sharks are officially in the playoffs. The first two games of the Stanley Cup Playoffs will be played at HP Pavilion.
Reza’s play has been translated from its original French, made into a movie by Roman Polanski and is now on the boards at San Jose Rep. This co-production with Arizona Theatre Company, directed by Rick Lombardo, features a cast and crew that were warmly received last year in Tucson and Phoenix.
The area around Santa Clara boasts a number of excellent ethnic restaurants that draw lively crowds with canny combinations of good food, intriguing decor and reasonable prices. Our culinary correspondent on the scene, Eliza Lamson, sampled five of the best.
For more than a year, city officials looked at following up San Jose’s single-use plastic bag ban with an anti-EPS ordinance. (EPS stands for expanded polystyrene, otherwise known as foam to-go containers at restaurants.) Less than 1 percent of the Bay Area’s EPS is recyclable because of food contamination—the only facility capable is Newby Island in Milpitas—so the nonbiodegradable containers are left to stack in landfills and break apart, often choking animals.
These days, we seem to have more time for the latter than the former. Such is life in Silicon Valley. The trouble is that greasy, unhealthy, industrial fast food dominates the quick-meal landscape. But Palo Alto’s new Asian Box offers something different.
On the verge of starting the 2012 season, the San Jose Giants announced their opening day roster.
