Memorial Day weekend is considered the unofficial kickoff to summer for those too eager to wait for the solstice June 21. Here are nine ways to spend the long weekend.
Read MoreTo support our local dining scene, The Six Fifty and Peninsula Foodist are teaming up to bring Peninsula Restaurant Week back for its third year May 19-27, featuring deals, prix-fixe menus and special dishes from your favorite eateries between Daly City and Sunnyvale, as well as the San Mateo County Coastside.
Read MoreOpen since 2014, Local Union 271 in downtown Palo Alto offers seasonal farm-to-table fare that highlights local ingredients. With Peninsula Restaurant Week approaching, I met with Nur Zayed, the restaurant’s general manager, and controller Clayton Adelhelm to discuss the restaurant's must-try dishes, how it weathered the pandemic and the state of the Peninsula dining scene.
Read MoreKeep up a nearly 30-year correspondence with anyone and you'll get to know a lot about them. But for investigative journalist and Palo Alto-based author Geri Spieler, who traded letters for 28 years with would-be presidential assassin Sara Jane Moore, she also discovered the ways in which Moore was unknowable, by her own design — as well as the things she couldn't hide about herself.
Read MoreEric Kneeland’s job requires a lot of screen time. It’s not, however, the type that involves hours staring at a computer: Kneeland is the founder of Black Stamp Studios, a Princeton-by-the-Sea art studio and print shop producing custom screen prints and hand-painted signs.
Read MoreDazzling displays of wildflowers are blanketing vast areas of California, often in places where aficionados say they haven't seen them before. Now, Northern California residents are getting a glimpse of the colors of spring.
Read MoreYou don't need to be outdoors to enjoy nature: Peninsula eateries are displaying their green ideals and aesthetics with floral decor.
Read MorePickleball has exploded in popularity across the country, and Silicon Valley is no exception. Here's how you can get in on the action.
Read MoreTo celebrate the Peninsula Foodist's 100th newsletter, we asked our readers to tell us their most memorable experience at a Peninsula restaurant.
Read MoreWe asked, you answered. Here's a roundup of our readers' all-time favorite dishes on the Peninsula.
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