The popular San Francisco-based ice cream company Smitten opened its newest spot inside the Los Altos Whole Foods market in late December. The new spot, like its sister location in SF’s Hayes Valley, dishes out ice cream that’s custom-frozen for each customer using a blast of liquid nitrogen.
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While the Sharks aren’t fielding the most Olympians in the NHL as they did in 2010, four Sharks players made the cut for the 2014 Sochi games. Patrick Marleau and Marc-Edouard Vlasic will be playing for Team Canada, Joe Pavelski for USA and Antti Niemi for Finland.
“Opera is everywhere—it’s the background of life,” says Sharon Maxwell-Yamamoto, the executive director and producer of Opera Bravura Entertainment, Inc., a nonprofit organization that aims to show a more accessible side of opera.
With tats from his fingers up to his neck, Andrew Miller, 30, may look like he’s more at home in a tattoo shop than a salon, but he knows hair. “I see myself as an artist, and haircutting is my medium,” Miller said. “I didn’t want there to be anything I didn’t know how to do.”
Goldilocks would be pleased by Sunnyvale’s Satkar. The restaurant may be tiny, but the size of its menu, not to mention the balance of spices in their homestyle North Indian cuisine, is just right. The flavors are strong, and prepared spicy or mild at the customer’s request, yet on my recent visit, I never found any of the food to be overpowering.
The surf and sand at Santa Cruz beaches are much closer to San Jose than Lake Tahoe’s numerous ski resorts, but that doesn’t keep avid skiers and snowboarders from making the trip to catch some runs over a weekend outing. Several Silicon Valley outdoor stores are stocked with the latest gear each season and lift ticket discounts.
Anyone who’s ever wanted to kick the tires on a Lotus can head to the Silicon Valley International Auto Show, January 9-12 at the McEnry Convention Center.
Avocados aren’t exactly typical in Indian cuisine—who’s ever heard of avocado vindaloo?—but California’s bounty of the rich, creamy fruit did inspire a dish at Rasam’s. The new upscale Indian restaurant in downtown Sunnyvale focuses on traditional Indian cooking techniques but uses many local ingredients.
From the super friendly service and top-quality work and craftsmanship, Bicycle Express in Downtown San Jose is a convenient place where SJSU students and downtown residents can rely on for their cycling needs. Whether looking for a unique beach cruiser to slide around town or a tricked out road bike for those longer rides across the valley, this San Jose bicycle shop has it all.
Willow Glen Diamond Co. specializes in designer jewelry and carries Tacori, Artcarved, Benchmark and Chamilia diamond jewelry, to name a few leading jewelry brands. We are repair specialists, using laser technology, and we do all repairs on site.
