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Pleasanton Weekly

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Cook’s Seafood teases possible return

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... One week after Cook’s Seafood abruptly announced it had closed its Pleasanton and Menlo Park restaurants, a new flyer posted at the Koll Center Plaza storefront suggests the business could reopen. “To our valued customers, Cook’s Seafood is currently restructuring its operations,” the...

Pleasanton, CA · 15h
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Mountain View Voice

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A mysterious closure rattles Menlo Park

Longtime employees, regulars stunned at abrupt closure of Cook’s Seafood. When news broke on Thursday about the closure of Cook’s Seafood, a 98-year-old fish market and restaurant in Menlo Park, it quickly became the talk of the town. Almanac editor Andrea Gemmet told me that the Sunday Menlo Park farmers market was full of chatter about the closure, and theories were circulating about why Cook’s had closed – and so abruptly.

Menlo Park, CA · 1d
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hoodline.com

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San Jose Bakery Sells Out in 90 Minutes as Line Stretches a Block and a Half

A block-and-a-half-long line snaked down Snell Avenue before Panapolis Bakery even opened its fourth San Jose location on October 11, and within 90 minutes, every tray in the display case was empty. For owner Aldo Ortiz, it was the latest proof that his family's pan dulce has found an audience far beyond the kitchen where he started.

San Jose, CA · 4d
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Tabby's Pantry

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After 57 Years, a Longtime California Grocery Store Is Locking Its Doors for Good

Safeway says it will close its store at 6150 Bollinger Road in San Jose on or around November 13, 2026. The closure affects a longtime neighborhood grocery store, while the company says employees will be reassigned to nearby locations.

San Jose, CA · 1d

San Francisco Chronicle

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Original Joe’s eyeing Left Bank space in Menlo Park

The Bay Area restaurant chain is eyeing a new downtown Menlo Park location.

Menlo Park, CA · 2d

TheSixFifty.com

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Abrupt closure of 98-year-old Cook’s Seafood rattles Menlo Park community

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When a regular customer known as Mrs. Hockey walked through the doors at Cook’s Seafood in Menlo Park Oct. 28, longtime employee Steve Whitaker was thrilled. He hadn’t seen her in a few years, and she was in her 90s. Whitaker couldn’t wait to tell his colleague, Dan Dowler, a veteran who’d been with Cook’s for 55 years.

Menlo Park, CA · 2d

Wide Open Country

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Landmark Seafood Restaurant Closes After Nearly 100 Years

After nearly a century in business, Cook's Seafood closed the doors of both of its locations last week. As the New York Post reports, the original Cook's Seafood began serving shellfish in 1928 and soon became a San Francisco Bay Area institution, drawing foodies for its catfish, salmon, and other dishes.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 3d

KQED

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A Ritzy New Japanese Barbecue Spot Revels in All-You-Can-Eat Beef and Sushi

The Midnight Diners is a regular collaboration between KQED food editor Luke Tsai and graphic novelist Thien Pham. Follow them each week as they explore the hot pot restaurants, taco carts and 24-hour casino buffets that make up the Bay Area’s after-hours dining scene. The South Bay’s newest all-you-can-eat...

Milpitas, CA · 15h

familydestinationsguide.com

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You’ll Fall In Love With The Homemade Breakfast At This Old-School California Diner

Not every great restaurant announces itself loudly, and Oceanview Diner in Berkeley, California is proof that the best ones often don’t. It sits along a Berkeley street with a green awning and a neon sign in the window, looking exactly like what it is, a real diner that makes a real homemade breakfast, and that’s more than enough.

Berkeley, CA · 4d

Silicon Valley

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Croissante offers a taste of France in Santa Clara

Croissante Santa Clara is the brainchild of Sean Kang, an ambitious young man with a penchant for fine baked goods and chocolates. Born in the Bay Area, he’s traveled the world, cooking, baking, learning and seeking out the best ingredients he can find. Croissante on El Camino Real reflects...

Los Gatos, CA · 3d

San Francisco Chronicle

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Sausalito’s famed Trident building declared unsafe after ‘severe damage’ found

The storied site was associated with Janis Joplin, the Rolling Stones and the rise of the tequila sunrise before the restaurant closed at the end of 2025.

Sausalito, CA · 3d

fastfoodclub.com

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This Budget-Friendly East Oakland Soul Food Spot Fries Chicken And Catfish That California Diners Say Are Worth The Trek

Some people drive all the way from Santa Rosa for a plate of fried catfish. Others order the fried chicken at least once a week and never get tired of it. In East Oakland, one small counter has built a loyal following by keeping its prices low and its fryers busy with food made to order. It is not fancy, and the neighborhood can feel rough around the edges, but the crowds keep coming back anyway.

Oakland, CA · 1d

allamericanatlas.com

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5 Best Restaurants in Berkeley, California You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them

Berkeley, California — a city where the hills tumble toward the bay, where the air is perfumed with eucalyptus and espresso, where every block is stitched with murals, bookstores, and the laughter of students, old-timers, and dreamers. Here, Craftsman bungalows lean into the future, co-ops and Victorians stand shoulder to shoulder, and the scent of sourdough and spice drifts through neighborhoods alive with possibility.

Berkeley, CA · 4d

KQED

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A Beloved Filipino Bakery Is Now Brewing One of the Bay Area’s Rarest Coffees

For more than three decades, Ling Nam (formerly Ling Nam Starbread) has cultivated a huge following for its sweet, pillowy señorita bread — arguably the Bay Area’s most widely beloved Filipino American baked treat. Now, the new Union City location of the bakery also serves a unique coffee that goes especially well with a fresh batch of señorita bread.

Union City, CA · 23h

The Coconut Mama

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Major grocery chain to close 60-year-old California bakery plant as 92 jobs are affected

A longtime California bakery facility that has supplied Safeway stores for decades is preparing to shut down, ending over 60 years of operations. The planned closure will affect 92 employees…

Richmond, CA · 1h

bayareatelegraph.com

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This Historic Pleasant Hill Restaurant Is The Last of Its Kind as Sister Location Closes After 20 Years

PLEASANT HILL, CALIFORNIA – A restaurant that has been part of Pleasant Hill for more than half a century is carrying on the Zio Fraedo’s name after its waterfront sister location announced its farewell. The Vallejo restaurant named Sunday, October 25, as its final day after roughly two...

Pleasant Hill, CA · 3d

decorhint.com

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8 California Polish Delis That Are Worth Every Mile Of The Drive

One San Francisco deli still makes its own sausages, cured meats, and sauerkraut in-house. Not some of them. The sauerkraut too. That detail stopped me in my tracks. Then I learned a beachfront counter in Southern California serves zapiekanka, the open-faced Polish street sandwich loaded with melted cheese. I did...

San Francisco, CA · 1d

The Almanac Online

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New Palo Alto froyo spot draws long lines

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The summer’s East Coast froyo craze has finally trickled to the Peninsula with the debut of Yiaya Greek Yogurt. Yiaya is a self-serve, pay-by-weight frozen yogurt shop, offering fresh fruit and housemade toppings in an aesthetic Greek-inspired atmosphere. Located in the former Blue Bin Vintage space, the store is small with no indoor seating. Social media posts have reported wait times up to 40 minutes, although owner Lia L., who requested her last name not be included, said lines typically move in 15-20 minutes.

Palo Alto, CA · 1d

decorhint.com

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This California Italian Restaurant Makes Handmade Pasta Worth Planning An Entire Dinner Around

The walls here were hand-plastered in waves meant to look like pasta shapes or wedges of Parmigiano. Even the lamps above the tables were designed to mimic pizza dough. I like how this restaurant treats dough as more than dinner. The pasta is shaped by hand, and the menu changes daily.

San Francisco, CA · 2d