San Pedro Square Market has created such a buzz since it opened in late 2011, that one local architectural firm wants to recreate the retail and restaurant hotspot in downtown San Jose’s SoFA District.
San Pedro Square Market has created such a buzz since it opened in late 2011, that one local architectural firm wants to recreate the retail and restaurant hotspot in downtown San Jose’s SoFA District.
I was at Habana Cuba, a local go-to for Cuban food in the South Bay that is also shaking up the breakfast scene. Tropical morning cocktails and intriguing plates like the “not-so-French” Cuban French toast have drawn many diners to this iconic location on Race Street, which is now serving a Cuban brunch from 8am to 1pm on the weekends.
Spacebar, written under the auspices of his drama teacher, Mr. Ramirez, is finished and, in his estimation, ready for the Great White Way. In a letter addressed to “Broadway,” Kyle explains that Spacebar isn’t about the space key on a computer—that would be ridiculous. No, it’s about a bar in outer space, in the year 9013.
Hai Nam, a new Vietnamese restaurant in East San Jose, is centered on chicken, particularly its flagship dish, com ga hai nam (whence the name of the place is derived). Roughly 80 percent of the dishes are chicken-based, including pho ga, which is Vietnam’s chicken noodle soup, while the more common beef-based pho is nowhere to be found on the menu.
San Pedro Square Market is a bustling indoor market filled with more than 20 vendors offering food, drinks and shopping.
When people hear the word “macaron” (mack-ah-ROHN), they often think of a sweet, chewy little mound of shredded dried coconut known as a macaroon (mack-ah-ROON). In actuality, a macaron is a French, meringue-based almond cookie. Resembling a minihamburger in appearance, a macaron consists of two brightly colored small cakes with eggshell-thin crusts sandwiching a ganache, buttercream or fruit-jam filling.
Downtown Mountain View’s Tied House Microbrewery has a big reason to feel special this year. They poured their first pints back in January 1988, so 2013 marks their 25th anniversary year. The credit for their enduring run rests on the quiet yet very supportive leadership style of its founder, Lou Jemison, who opened Tied House after being inspired by the brewery restaurants that he visited during a trip to Germany in 1986.
Fashion, football and philanthropy anchor a splashy soiree planned for the fifth-annual Summer Fashion Show at Santana Row on Saturday. Extra excitement this year comes courtesy of guest Vernon Davis, the 49ers’ star tight end. His scheduled stroll down the catwalk has prompted faster ticket sales than in previous years.
While this is a casual deli/cafe that sells some Middle Eastern foods, its specialty is Turkish food. Where Five Star Falafel shines is with its kebabs, shawarma wraps, Mediterranean salads and lentil soup.
The name makes it sound like a yogurt place. But Toppings Tree in Santa Clara is one of a handful of Filipino restaurants that have sprung up in the South Bay. Curiously, Filipino food makes up a mere 1 percent of California’s restaurant industry, although Filipinos are the second-highest Asian population in the country. This lack of Filipino restaurants remains a mystery. Some say that Filipinos prefer to eat at home.