Who’s going to skip the most important meal of the day when it’s not only easier to find, but also sharing a menu with burgers? We talk to John Pol, longtime proprietor of A Good Morning in Los Altos, who brought some of his morning mojo east and opened The Griddle in Santa Clara.
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A California tradition since 1960, explore miles of colorful corridors with great food, produce, collectibles, crafts and bargains. You’ll find an enormous variety!
Serving the needs of children, families, and schools as a center for learning and discovery, this museum in downtown San Jose features interactive hands-on exhibits, programs, puzzles, games, classes and much more.
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Once the site of Eulipia Restaurant, Cafe Stritch aims to ditch the white tablecloths in favor of live music, beer and cocktails, and inexpensive food. The bar keeps a handful of regional favorites such as Anchor Steam and Lagunitas on tap, plus enough varieties of the hard stuff to keep things interesting. The spot has become a fixture in the local music scene, the regular lineup includes everything from jazz to indie rock at least a couple nights a week.
Most low-income college students—four out of five—won’t earn a bachelor’s degree by their mid-twenties. Life gets in the way, especially for poor and first-generation college students. Stephanie Bravo, the first in her own family to attend college, set out to change that.
While enrolled in the Stanford University Minority Medical Alliance Medical Mentorship Program as an undergrad at San Jose State University, the Bravo founded a free online mentorship network. StudentMentor.org connects thousands of students across the country with professionals willing to mentor them. Below, we ask the South Bay native about her inspiration and her favorite spots around town.
The Mmoon also rises. The family-run empanaderia, which had operated a downtown San Jose restaurant since 2010, decided to close the downtown eatery this summer and consolidate, focusing their energy on their Los Gatos location.
Along El Camino Real, from Santa Clara to Sunnyvale in particular, has become one of the South Bay’s best bets for ethnically diverse dining choices and it now has another option to add to the list: Thali, a Gujarati-style restaurant that opened a few months ago. Many dishes are sweet, salty and spicy at the same time. Salt, sugar, lemon, lime and tomato are used generously in Gujarati food.
Nevermind the top-story window. Catch a view of San Jose from tallest building in the city by scaling down the side of it. A fundraiser for Shatterproof, an organization dedicated to fighting childhood addiction to drugs and alcohol, gives the public a chance to rappel down the side of the San Jose Marriott downtown.
Loft Bar and Bistro in San Jose is arguably the chicest testament to hip urban dining in downtown San Jose serving outstanding contemporary American and California fusion cuisine in a space that can only be described as stunning. The Loft Bar and Bistro sports two levels, each with its own bar, lounges and dining areas, and the coolest outdoor patio of any downtown San Jose restaurant. The rooftop deck sits high above Second Street, away from the noise and the traffic, offering patrons a super chill place to kick back with friends for A-list drinking and dining in downtown San Jose.
