From crawfish-filled buns to biang biang noodles: the hottest ticket in town this weekend was a showcase of Asian eats. Convenient to carry and munch on the go, hand-held snacks like these skewers are a night-market hit. (Photo by Sara Hayden) There’s a saying in Chinese that literally translates to “people mountains, people sea”: 人山人海. It figuratively means a vast, vast crowd. And that’s exactly what gathered in the Milpitas Great Mall parking lot ...

Matcha latte with tiramisu salted cheese? Our guide to the Peninsula’s Taiwanese tea chains Find your flavor with these tea houses from the land where boba originated A diverse assortment of drinks from Happy Lemon, including an avocado matcha smoothie (left), black tea with salted cheese (center) and strawberry green tea. (Photo by Angela Yuen) It answers to many names in American vernacular — bubble tea, boba, milk tea with tapioca balls. In Taiwan, purportedly the ice-cold ...

“It’s like happy hour all day”: the Peninsula’s latest lounge pours quality wines at $7 a glass Mountain View’s new wine bar, Le Plonc, features $7 glasses of quality wines and an eclectic menu to match. (Photo by Natalia Nazarova) Oh goodness, you might think, It’s not 5 p.m. In fact, it’s not even 1. Is this an appropriate time for a tipple? Don’t question it. Instead, let the glass door swing open ...

Our search for snow — the dessert — in Silicon Valley The quirky Mountain View cafe has a knack for worldly sweets Snow in the 6–5–0: The “Atari” snow at Chilly & Munch features taro snow ice topped with condensed milk, toasted almonds and a mixture of mocha; the “Mango Tango” snow, with mango chunks and mango jelly. (Photos by Veronica Weber and Sara Hayden) I was in search of snow, my second attempt in a week. Peering through the ...