Salvatore Calisi, former executive chef at Los Gatos’ excellent Dio Deka, has taken over the kitchen at San Jose’s Ristorante Fratello, a 10-year-old neighborhood Italian restaurant. He ditched every dish on the menu to create a totally new lineup. He also has plans to open a higher-profile Italian restaurant of his own in Los Gatos. Suddenly, it seems, Silicon Valley’s Italian food scene just got a whole lot better.
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Based on the 1950 film noir classic starring Gloria Swanson and William Holden, Sunset Boulevard tells the story of Joe Gillis, a struggling Hollywood script writer who happens upon a crumbling mansion while fleeing some repo men.
City Council voted against the sale of the municipal water system to the San Jose Water Company. It wants the voters to approve the transfer of 10 percent of the water company’s revenues to the cash-strapped general fund to help counter a looming deficit.
Sixteen suspected gang members were arrested early Tuesday morning in a police sweep targeting a Bay Area gang. The raids occurred in 22 locations throughout the Bay Area, including San Jose, and resulted in the confiscation of over a ton of marijuana, ecstasy, firearms, and about $100,000 in cash.
In an email to Google’s employees, Eric Schmidt announced that the company has decided to give all of its employees a 10 percent raise and a $1,000 bonus, effective January 1. Schmidt explained the decision as a reward to “the best employees in the world.” Outsiders wonder whether it is an attempt to counter a growing brain drain at the company.
Some sixty medical marijuana activists and supporters took up their complaints with City Council on Tuesday night. They spoke out about recent police raids and the atmosphere of fear surrounding medical marijuana dispensaries. The Mayor was sympathetic to their cause, but said that the raids were conducted by the county and outside his jurisdiction.
Alfredo Rodriguez blends Beethoven and Bach with Herbie Hancock and Thelonious Monk. Quincy Jones’ new Cuban jazz protege performs at the Montalvo Arts Center on Sunday Nov. 14.
Renegade Theatre Experiment’s production of “All This Intimacy” by Rajiv Joseph emerges as an enjoyable tragicomedy as well as a necessary story, reminding us that we all have the capacity to commit very big, life-altering blunders.
Saratoga’s Plumed Horse restaurant hosts an elegant four-course winemaker dinner with J Vineyards’ George Bursick Nov. 10. Jessica Theroux film screening and book signing at Villa Montalvo Nov. 12.
Earthquakes advance to MLS semifinals; Sharks shut out twice; Luck leads Stanford’s blowout; Stanford women’s soccer goes undefeated in Pac-10; SJSU freshman stars in exhibition win
