The East Santa Clara Street Farmers Market is expanding its offerings beyond food with local bands starting this afternoon with “Music & Market.”
The East Santa Clara Street Farmers Market is expanding its offerings beyond food with local bands starting this afternoon with “Music & Market.”
On the heels of San Jose Rep’s embellished, extravagant Doctor Faustus comes the intimate and understated domestic portraiture of A Minister’s Wife. In this sterling musical adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s Candida, Christopher Vettel plays the Reverend Morell, a firebrand minister championing social justice in Victorian England.
Walking into Campo 185, a new Italian restaurant in downtown Palo Alto, it’s not hard to imagine this place plucked right out of a modern Italian city where families come to dine. There’s a lot of cozy seating for large groups and families, though it still is accommodating for couples. But if you are going there expecting a quiet, candle-lit, romantic Italian dinner, the tables’ close proximity might not make this the best choice.
At Walia in San Jose, our order was on its way. The server lowered a solitary platter onto our table with a hazel colored sheet of injera, or Ethiopian bread, stretching towards the edges. He took his time to ladle all of our dishes onto this cushiony surface, activating a series of radiant aromas. When he was done we allowed our eyes to feast on this colorful palette as the warm steam hit our noses.
San Jose community centers will open their doors as places of refuge from the blistering heat striking the Silicon Valley Monday through Wednesday.
San Jose was recently ranked by Redfin as the fastest-selling city out of 22 major U.S. markets, which means that finding and buying the perfect home in San Jose may be a cutthroat experience.
VivaFest, one of the largest celebrations of mariachi and traditional Mexican music in the United States, returns to San Jose in August with headliners Fernando de la Mora and folk group Mariachi Sol de Mexico, while the festival’s Latin alternative stage will feature Grammy and Latin Grammy-nominated group Kinky.
When Psycho Donuts head chef Ron Levi and his assistant Joe Cloutier were tapped to compete in TV show Donut Showdown, the bakery’s Bay Area following had no clue. The six episodes aired in April on Food Network Canada.
The Vernon Davis Foundation and Gallery 85 at Gallery 85 Santana Row hosts its bimonthly exhibition featuring local artists on June 27 with guest speaker Barbara Goldstein, former public art director for San Jose.
Blending a casual menu of California freshness and New Orleans zing against a backdrop of live music, Blackbird Tavern is ready to bring a new concept to San Jose for what a local restaurant and tavern can be for the community.