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New restaurant in Menlo Park pays homage to old Silicon Valley
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A new restaurant called Sand Hill Sundeck has opened at 3000 Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park. The restaurant, which opened on July 7, is located within the Sand Hill Collection, a 48-acre indoor-outdoor workspace poised at the top of Sand Hill Road. The...
Zareen’s Is a Late-Night Pakistani Food Gem in Palo Alto
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. For me, the most scenic...
Peninsula woman expanding inclusive playground project for special needs visitors
A Palo Alto woman who opened the first inclusive playground in the Bay Area for people of all abilities is spreading her magic throughout the region and beyond.The Magical Bridge Playground at Red Morton Community Park in Redwood CIty is an innovative playground where you can stomp your feet to hear drums and wave your hands to "play" the harp.The sensory experience is part of a dream come true for Olenka Villarreal. "It really brings the community together in a most magical way," she said.Thanks to Villarreal, people of all abilities can enjoy the playground where guests in wheelchairs can...
Meet the 2024 Best of Palo Alto winners!
We won’t drone on about how great this year’s winners are, but encourage you to explore the restaurants, retail shops, service providers and other businesses that rose to the top as the 2024 Best of Palo Alto winners. Once again, readers have recognized these businesses by casting more...
Esnaf Draws Fans of Turkish Food to the Peninsula
The cabbage rolls, or lahana sarmasi ($17), at the new Turkish restaurant Esnaf aren’t like the ones my grandmother used to make. The recipe she used was handed down from her mother-in-law, a Ukrainian émigré. She pan-fried golumpki until the skins blistered. The cooks in the busy...
This wine made in Woodside is a rare commodity
I’ve come to learn that being a journalist means you will inevitably find yourself writing about a subject that’s largely new to you. It’s part of what was alluring to me starting out as a news reporter a decade ago – tomorrow won’t look the same as today.
Grocery Shopping App FlashFood Helps Grocers Sell Soon Expiring Items at Discounted Prices in Santa Clara and Elsewhere
In partnership with Save Mart, Flashfood deals are available at Lucky Supermarkets across the Bay Area. “With just two stores in Santa Clara right now, Lucky shoppers have saved more than $1,200 on groceries using Flashfood, while diverting more than 1,000 pounds of food from landfill,” stated Calli Brannan, Head of Customer Success at Flashfood.
Steep Canyon Rangers bring ‘Morning Shift’ and more to The Guild
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Steep Canyon Rangers spend a lot of time on the road, but to record their most recent studio album, 2023’s “Morning Shift,” they headed to an unusual spot, a rural, historic inn in the community of Bat Cave, North Carolina. The unique setting inspired an atmospheric quality to the album that highlights one of the band’s superpowers: songwriting that conjures a powerful sense of story and place in a sound that melds bluegrass, Americana, roots and more.
Los Gatos guitarist to rock San Jose as a Beach Boy this weekend
The Beach Boys came on the scene in 1961, straight outta Hawthorne, California. The group’s songs embodied the myth of a youthful and carefree Southern California existence, one filled with surfboards, cars and pretty girls. The core group—bassist and primary songwriter Brian Wilson, his brothers Carl (guitar) and Dennis...
Spinning under the stars: San Francisco Ballet brings dance to Frost’s summer season
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For dancer Nathaniel Remez, his journey with the San Francisco Ballet began as a young teenager over a decade ago, after he had spent two summers training in the company’s summer intensive programs. “When I was 17, I moved out to San Francisco,”...
Dozens of San Jose murals define its heritage
San Jose may be widely known as a tech hub, but it’s also a city defined by its public art. With a city of nearly 1 million people, San Jose is also home to hundreds of murals. In a multi-year effort to revitalize public spaces, beautify the city and make it more pedestrian-friendly, officials have focused arts funding on public works such as murals — art that enlivens the city and speaks to its past, present and future. About 1% of the city’s capital improvement project budget is allocated for public art, so expenditures vary yearly. This year, the forecasted amount is $677,000.
Community briefs: Make a succulent garden at the library, Menlo Park Library book sale
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Browse through thousands of items — children’s books, adult fiction and nonfiction, collectables, DVDs and more — at the Menlo Park Friends of the Library Book Sale from Friday, July 26, to Saturday, July 27, at the Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St.
RECIPE: No-Bake Peanut Butter, Oatmeal and Chocolate Chip Energy Balls
As a mom, I'm always on the hunt for healthy treats. My kids love to snack and enjoy treats, of course, and I prefer for them to have something a little healthier whenever possible. This treat covers those bases for me! Plus, they are quick — I made a batch of 20 balls in about 10 minutes. Perfect for summer snacks and lunch boxes too!
Equipto to Headline an SF Fundraiser for Humanitarian Aid in Gaza
Mike Evans Jr. — a local comedian, actor and member of the San Francisco artist collective Family Not A Group — was first introduced to Palestinian culture as an 11-year-old growing up in Vallejo. His neighbors, a Palestinian American family, would often invite him over to parties, and that’s where he began to appreciate their traditions and history.
Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: Orchard City Kitchen, HiroNori Craft Ramen, Las Cazuelas
Check, Please! Bay Area, season 19, episode 8, airs Wednesday, July 25, at 7:30 pm, on KQED 9. See other television airtimes. Check, Please! Bay Area is scoring big with three guests from Bay FC, the region’s first ever National Women’s Soccer League team! Diners kickoff at Michelin-recognized Orchard City Kitchen in Campbell, where New American dishes with bold flavors are inspired by a blend of different cultures, like garlic noodles and Korean fried chicken. Next, our guests get the ball rolling at HiroNori Craft Ramen in Cupertino where they deliver Japanese craft ramen with elaborately-flavored broth and artisan-crafted noodles. Lastly, they visit Las Cazuelas in San Jose’s historic Alameda District, an old school favorite that’s been offering delicious, affordable Mexican dishes to the community since 1960. Finally, reporter Cecilia Phillips racks up wins for her taste buds as she heads to Paypal Park to try food truck fare that fans enjoy on Bay FC game days.
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass announces initial cast of performers for 2024
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Organizers have announced the first batch of performers for the 2024 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. Robyn Hitchcock, Big Star's Radio City 50th Anniversary, the Wood Brothers, Fruition, Bobby Rush, Alice Gerrard and Glen Hansard are among the acts ready to perform at the free three-day festival, set for Oct. 4-6 at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
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