To say that chef Justin Perez, who runs Restaurant O Catering, has been through the wringer is a gross understatement. You think your life is tough? Consider what Perez has been through over the past decade.
To say that chef Justin Perez, who runs Restaurant O Catering, has been through the wringer is a gross understatement. You think your life is tough? Consider what Perez has been through over the past decade.
The fact that Chapul Bars have crickets in them is not nearly as exciting, or alarming, as it may sound. There are no visual signs of the insects, and the amount of cricket flour used is so small that the flavor of the other ingredients overpowers their distinct nutty, earthy taste. It’s almost as if they’re not there, which was a deliberate decision on the part of co-founders Pat Crowley, a resident of Salt Lake City, and Dan O’Neill, a California native whose day job is at Intuit in Mountain View.
The Color Me Rad 5K adds some color to the San Jose running scene September 1. Participants in the fun run, inspired by the Hindu holiday Holi, wear white clothing while bombarding friends and other runners with colored dust.
Robert Dasalla is chef/owner at San Jose’s Little Chef Counter. Like the name implies, the restaurant offers just counter service inside downtown San Jose’s San Pedro Square Market.
Labor Day weekend marks the 31st-annual Livermore Valley Harvest Wine Celebration. Sunday, Sept. 2, and Monday, Sept. 3, between noon and 5pm, area wineries will offer wine, food, art and music to ticket holders.
Mountain View’s Milk Pail Market survives by offering specialty items that big-box groceries can’t. Located right across the street from Safeway, the 38-year-old market has carved out a deep niche.
A group of Saratoga businesses will host Foodie Fun on the Run, a food truck gathering Aug. 25 aimed at benefiting local charities. In addition to food, the event will include a mobile zoo.
Woofstock, a wine- and music-filled event aimed at raising funds for Furry Friends Rescue, is set for Sept. 23 at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga. And it’s never too soon to pick out an outfit for Fido.
The cable channel NuVo TV is taking MMA fans on an inside look with its reality show “Fight Factory.” The show takes viewers inside the doors of San Jose-based American Kickboxing Academy and Josh Koscheck’s “Dethrone Base Camp” in Fresno.
Silicon Valley Roller Girls is a nonprofit, all-female flat track roller derby league that was founded in 2007. Megan “Panda Monium” Williams played alongside the girls for three years until stepping off the rink to focus on her role as coach. Along with other members of the coaching staff, Williams does her part by facilitating scrimmages, teaching new skills and strategies to players and developing teamwork.