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How the Peninsula’s pastrami experts at The Refuge were inspired by French fine dining

How French haute cuisine influenced The Refuge and the pastrami they're willing to put up against titans like Katz's and Langer's.

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How a Half Moon Bay artist is repainting the picture on sea level rise

“The Atlas of Disappearing Places,” co-authored by Christina Conklin, a Half Moon Bay resident, zeroes in on 20 coastal locales to deliver the big picture perils of sea level rise.

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4 years in, Bevri’s quest to spread Georgian cuisine is only beginning

Stop by one of the Bay Area's only Georgian restaurants for cheesy, egg-topped khachapuri and amber wines this Peninsula Restaurant Week.

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Former Peninsula resident Karen Joy Fowler’s latest book delves into a family made infamous

The story of a family made notorious with one heinous act that reshaped the course of U.S. history.

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From curling irons to tennis rackets, a homegrown museum brings Black history to life

A question posed by Carolyn Hoskins' grandson 25 years ago has inspired the creation of the Domini Hoskins Black History Museum & Learning Center, which has found a temporary home in Redwood City.

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‘Nobody identifies (our cookbooks) as Asian first’: Why the Palo Alto couple behind Nom Nom Paleo decided to showcase the foods they want to eat

Their latest cookbook, 'Nom Nom Paleo: Let's Go!,' highlights the Asian American cuisine they love most.

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A ‘Rolls-Royce’ and years of training: How chocolate experts SWEET55 prepare for Valentine’s Day

This weekend, last-minute romantics will line up outside of SWEET55's tiny Half Moon Bay storefront to purchase colorful heart-shaped chocolates filled with smooth mocha ganache and solid chocolate lollipops covered in Cupid's arrows. Take a behind-the-scenes look at how the shop prepares for Valentine's Day.

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Good as gold: Aurum chef Manish Tyagi chats beating critics’ bad reviews and Bobby Flay

Manish Tyagi, known for his culinary creations at Aurum in Los Altos and for defeating chef Bobby Flay on his own Food Network show, talks about his upcoming collaborations with Pausa in San Mateo and tough critic reviews.

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7 predictions about the future of dining on the Peninsula in 2022

From cross-cultural innovation to more casual fine dining, here are seven predictions about dining in 202to watch for in the new year.

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How Bay Area foodie culture inspired Menlo Park kid-lit author’s “The League of Picky Eaters”

Menlo Park resident Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic on her two new books, picky eating and fictional places inspired by Peninsula spots.

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@katrynsy, a Foster City native and current reside @katrynsy, a Foster City native and current resident who works as a software engineer at @linkedin in Mountain View, is part of the skateboarding collective @unityskateboarding, which aims to make skateboarding more accessible for the LGBTQ community and has a skate team associated with it. Sy’s experiences as a queer Asian American female skateboarder are being highlighted in a short film being shown at the Center for Asian American Media’s 40th CAAMFest, which runs through May 22. “Crashing Wheels on Concrete,” by filmmaker So Young Shelly Yo, follows the ups and downs of Sy’s life through her love of skateboarding as she graduates from college and takes on the challenges of adulthood. Read more at the link in our bio. Photos by @itsmagalig.
To celebrate Peninsula Restaurant Week we’re giv To celebrate Peninsula Restaurant Week we’re giving away gift cards to local restaurants! One lucky diner will win a $50 gift card to Coconut Bay Thai. To enter make sure to: 1. Follow @peninsulafoodist, @thesixfifty, @thesfpeninsula and @coconutbay 2. Like this post 3. Tag a friend in the comments Giveaway closes on May 19 at 11:59 p.m. Winners will be chosen at random and sent a DM after they are picked. Happy dining!
Giveaway! Win up to $850 in gift cards to local re Giveaway! Win up to $850 in gift cards to local restaurants during Peninsula Restaurant Week, 9-days of dining deals to celebrate local eateries, by sharing your meals with us! Post a photo of your exclusive Restaurant Week meal, tag @peninsulafoodist, @thesixfifty, @thesfpeninsula and the restaurant you're visiting. Make sure to use #PenRestaurantWeek in your caption and we'll pick the winners at random. This giveaway closes May 21 at 11:59pm. For more details check out the link in our bio. Happy dining!
To celebrate Peninsula Restaurant Week we’re giv To celebrate Peninsula Restaurant Week we’re giving away gift cards to local restaurants! One lucky diner will win a $50 gift card to Breakers Breakfast Brunch & Lunch. To enter make sure to: 1. Follow @peninsulafoodist, @thesixfifty, @thesfpeninsula and @ilovebreakers 2. Like this post 3. Tag a friend in the comments Giveaway closes on May 17 at 11:59 p.m. Winners will be chosen at random and sent a DM after they are picked. Happy dining!
Kids and their pets — everything from pooches to Kids and their pets — everything from pooches to parrots, turtles to tarantulas — have taken to downtown Los Altos every Saturday following Mother’s Day for decades for the annual Los Altos Kiwanis Pet Parade. On Saturday, the parade will celebrate its 75th anniversary, kicking off at 10 a.m. with its largest-ever number of entrants. To mark the milestone year, the Los Altos History Museum put together an exhibit, “Kiwanis Pet Parade: Celebrating 75 Years of Community,” on display now through July 10. Click the link in our bio for more photos from past parades and details on the exhibit. Photos courtesy S.M. Lieu and @losaltoshistorymuseum.
To celebrate Peninsula Restaurant Week we’re giv To celebrate Peninsula Restaurant Week we’re giving away gift cards to local restaurants! Six lucky diners will win a $50 gift card to Osteria at Domenico Winery. To enter make sure to: 1. Follow @peninsulafoodist, @thesixfifty, @thesfpeninsula and @domenicowinery 2. Like this post 3. Tag a friend in the comments Giveaway closes on May 14 at 11:59 p.m. Winners will be chosen at random and sent a DM after they are picked. Happy dining!
@refuge_menlopark, a #PenRestaurantWeek participan @refuge_menlopark, a #PenRestaurantWeek participant, aims to serve the best of Belgium, New York and Philadelphia through its extensive beer list, hand-sliced pastrami sandwiches and gooey cheesesteaks. Led by the husband-and-wife team of Matt Levin and Melanie Roth along with executive chef Michael Greuel, The Refuge reflects Levin’s passion for pastrami. However, it unexpectedly draws inspiration from Michelin-starred kitchens in Paris as much as it does from New York City. The Refuge’s first location opened in San Carlos in 2008, followed by Menlo Park in 2013 and a space in Hillsdale Mall in 2021. Wondering how French haute cuisine influenced The Refuge and how they make pastrami they’re willing to put up against titans like Katz’s and Langer’s? @peninsulafoodist spoke with Levin to learn more. Tap the link in our bio for the story.
To celebrate Peninsula Restaurant Week we’re giv To celebrate Peninsula Restaurant Week we’re giving away gift cards to local restaurants! Two lucky diners will win a $50 gift card and one will win a $100 gift card to Rosalind Bakery. To enter make sure to: 1. Follow @peninsulafoodist, @thesixfifty, @thesfpeninsula and @rosalindbakery 2. Like this post 3. Tag a friend in the comments Giveaway closes May 12 at 11:59 p.m. Winners will be chosen at random and sent a DM after they are picked. Happy dining!
In 2018, owner Pavel Sirotin opened Bevri in Palo In 2018, owner Pavel Sirotin opened Bevri in Palo Alto, which claimed to be the Bay Area’s only Georgian restaurant at the time (Tamari has opened in San Carlos since then). After a positive review from the San Francisco Chronicle and an appearance on KQED’s “Check, Please!,” guests are showing up seeking Bevri’s signature khachapuri, bread filled with gooey cheese and topped with a runny egg yolk, and juicy khinkali, dumplings holding beef and pork or lamb. But even with the press, Sirotin says there’s still plenty of work to do in spreading Georgian cuisine across the Bay Area, an effort he’s personally undertaking as Bevri plans to open a second location on Los Altos’ Main Street soon. Read @peninsulafoodist’s #penrestaurantweek Q&A with @bevrifood at the link in our bio.
Giveaway! Win up to $850 in gift cards to local re Giveaway! Win up to $850 in gift cards to local restaurants during Peninsula Restaurant Week, nine days of dining deals to celebrate local eateries, by sharing your meals with us! Post a photo of your exclusive Restaurant Week meal, tag @peninsulafoodist, @thesixfifty, @thesfpeninsula and the restaurant you're visiting. Make sure to use #PenRestaurantWeek in your caption and we'll pick the winners at random. This giveaway closes on May 21 at 11:59 p.m. For more details check out the link in our bio. Happy dining!
In a typical atlas, you’d find the Bay Area as a In a typical atlas, you’d find the Bay Area as a tangled mess of freeways and side streets, tourist stops and city blocks. In “The Atlas of Disappearing Places,” you’ll see the Bay Area as a flood liability, dotted with superfund sites, at-capacity landfills and wastewater treatment plants emitting non-biodegradable petrochemicals linked to asthma, infertility, and cancer. The book from local authors Marina Psaros and @bychristinaconklin, a Half Moon Bay resident, zeroes in on 20 coastal locales to deliver the big picture perils of sea level rise. We caught up with Conklin ahead of her Saturday talk at @baybookfest, diving deep on local activism, the harm of nihilism and why she’s thinking a lot more about the color red these days. Read the interview at the link in our bio. Images courtesy Christina Conklin. 📸 1: This map of Antarctica shows how collapsing ice cliffs will cause sea level rise of at least a foot by 2050. 📸 2: A map showing how much ocean temperatures could rise by 2099, with yellow indicating an increase of 2 degrees Fahrenheit, orange being 5 degrees Fahrenheit and dark red 10 degrees Fahrenheit.
To celebrate Peninsula Restaurant Week we’re giv To celebrate Peninsula Restaurant Week we’re giving away gift cards to local restaurants! One lucky diner will win a $50 and another a $100 gift card to Porterhouse. To enter make sure to: 1. Follow @peninsulafoodist, @thesixfifty, @thesfpeninsula and @porterhousesanmateo 2. Like this post 3. Tag a friend in the comments Giveaway closes on Sunday May 8 at 11:59 p.m. Winners will be chosen at random and sent a DM after they are picked. #penrestaurantweek
@jettywavehmb serves up cocktails made with the ho @jettywavehmb serves up cocktails made with the house spirit, Half Moon Shine, and a Mediterranean-inspired menu. Award-winning distiller Anthony Marinese oversees the spirits, and chef Jose Luis, known for his time at the now-closed Cafe Gibraltar, prepares internationally influenced dishes including chicken and beef skewers served with lemongrass and coconut rice and grilled local salmon in a tamarind and Half Moon Shine glaze. @peninsulafoodist spoke with CEO Mishelle Westendorf about why readers should make a trip out to Jettywave during #PenRestaurantWeek May 13-21. Check out the interview at the link in our bio. Photo courtesy Jettywave Distillery.
Peninsula Restaurant Week presented by @thesfpenin Peninsula Restaurant Week presented by @thesfpeninsula, @peninsulafoodist and @thesixfifty is almost here! Support local restaurants and enjoy exclusive dining deals across the Peninsula May 13-21. See which restaurants are participating and read stories about them at the link in our bio. #PenResturantWeek #eatlocal #bayareaeats
Local independent bookstores have helped keep many Local independent bookstores have helped keep many a restless mind grounded during the unpredictability of the past couple of years. And for the first time in two years, there’s ample opportunity to celebrate these businesses in person, on Independent Bookstore Day, which takes place on Saturday. From author visits to special giveaways and children’s storytimes, visit the link in our bio for a roundup of events (and a list of independent bookstores on the Peninsula). Featuring @keplersbooks, @lindentreereads, @booksincstores and more! Photo by @itsmagalig.
Walk into @treehouse.stanford and you might witnes Walk into @treehouse.stanford and you might witness a disc of dough flying through the air and spinning like a basketball on the finger of World Pizza Champions team member Matt Driscoll. The latest stop on a pizza-making journey that has included a stint at Domino's, a car crashing into his home, opening a food truck with the help of Google and serving pineapple on a pie at an international pizza competition, Driscoll has just opened his first brick-and-mortar pizzeria, @the_pizza_series. Get the full story from @peninsulafoodist at the link in our bio. Photos by @itsmagalig.
Menlo Park resident Dariusz Paczuski’s early mem Menlo Park resident Dariusz Paczuski’s early memories of vodka at the dining table are a throughline to his Polish heritage, with shots of vodka serving as the de facto beverage pairing and perfect foil for the salty, rich and meat-laden cuisine he grew up around. Decades later, Paczuski, the founder of @rocketvodka, and his business partner, Ukrainian immigrant Dmitry Lipkin, are channeling their memories of Eastern Europe as they lead fundraising efforts for Ukrainian relief organizations through proceeds of vodka sales. Read the story from @zachareats at the link in our bio. Photo by @itsmagalig.
🌎Earth Day is this Friday, but you can celebrat 🌎Earth Day is this Friday, but you can celebrate all week long with events throughout the 650, including a wildflower show, seed and plant swaps and more. Click the link in our bio for more details. Photo by Veronica Weber.
A Palo Alto father of three and CEO of his family’s real estate company, John Tarlton has donated money to cancer research, but these contributions are not enough. Instead, Tarlton bears the Stanford Cancer Institute’s logo across his chest while competing in grueling ultracycling events like Race Across America (RAAM). While Tarlton’s family draws inspiration from his dedication, they have also witnessed him tumble over highway guardrails and lose control of his arms while deliriously weaving across winding roads. Tarlton also operates a philanthropic foundation called Team Tarlton, and his family recently released a documentary about his participation in RAAM in 2029, @untilthewheelscomeoffmovie, to raise additional funds for cancer research. Read the story from @peninsulafoodist at the link in our bio. Photo courtesy Team Tarlton.
Restaurants are open before sunrise and late into Restaurants are open before sunrise and late into the night this month to welcome diners for suhoor and iftar, the pre-dawn and post-sunset meals of Ramadan. Peninsula favorites @zareensrestaurant and @aryasteakhouse will hold special events that invite community members to break their fasts together. Behind many of these events are @halalfest and its CEO Ali Malik, who envisions a world where halal choices are available at international chains and Muslim restaurateurs turn mom and pop shops into global businesses. Read the story from @peninsulafoodist at the link in our bio. Photo of dishes from @zareensrestaurant by Natalia Nazarova.
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