Slice of New York, Manresa’s Kinch Top MetroActive Poll

IN THE NEWS: MetroActive’s Best of the Silicon Valley 2007 issue is out, with readers poll restaurants highlights that include: Best New Restaurant, A Slice of New York (3443 Stevens Creek Blvd, San Jose, 408-247-5423); and Best Chef, David Kinch, Manresa (320 Village Lane, Los Gatos, 408-354-4330). … Meanwhile, Stett Holbrook reviews vegetarian Indian spot [...]

‘Gourmet’ Lauds Farm-to-Table Spots Manresa, Cielo

Gourmet magazine’s October 2007 issue features a guide to “America’s Best Farm-to-Table Restaurants.” gourmet.com:
RESTAURANTS WITH FARM CONNECTIONS: 2nd Street Bistro, Livingston, MT; Amherst Chinese Food, Amherst, MA; Blackberry Farm, Walland, TN; Crook’s Corner, Chapel Hill, NC; Eve, Alexandria, VA; La Provence, Lacombe, LA; Lantern, Chapel Hill, NC; Pacific’O and I’o, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii; Tree House [...]

Chef Keller’s Ad Hoc Now Open Nightly

IN THE NEWS: The Mercury News’ Aleta Watson reviews Cafe Artemis (1875 S. Bascom Ave., Suite 300, in the PruneYard Shopping Center, Campbell. 408-626-8100. www.cafeartemis.com), while Tracey Kaplan considers Café Pomegranate (221 E. San Fernando St., San Jose, 408-271-8822). … Carolyn Jung reports, “Ad Hoc, celebrated chef Thomas Keller’s restaurant that was supposed to be [...]

Critics Rate Peanuts Cafe, Myth, Cafe Dhaka

IN THE NEWS: The Mercury News’ Steven Chae reviews Peanuts Cafe (275 E. San Fernando St., San Jose. 408-998-9778), while Aleta Watson gives three and a half stars to Myth (470 Pacific St., San Francisco 415-677-8986). mercurynews.com … MetroActive’s Cheryl Rule reviews Café Dhaka (3284 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, 408.985.1841). metroactive.com … FoodNotebook.com visits [...]

Parcel 104 Tops ‘The Wave’ Readers Poll

IN THE NEWS: The Wave magazine’s Readers’ Choice Awards have been announced in the September 2007 issue, with Parcel 104 winning as Best Restaurant and Best Fine Dining, and Morton’s the Steakhouse as Best New Restaurant. thewavemag.com … The Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal looks at the summerlong renovation efforts at downtown’s Original Joe’s, which [...]

Peet’s Coffee Founder Alfred Peet Dies

IN THE NEWS: The Oregonian reports that Alfred Peet, founder of Peet’s Coffee & Tea, died Aug. 29 at his Ashland, Ore. home at age 87. Peet opened the original Peet’s store on the corner of Walnut and Vine in Berkeley, Calif. in 1966, and eventually added shops in Menlo Park, in Oakland and another [...]

West’s Largest Whole Foods Opens Doors

IN THE NEWS: The Mercury News‘ Aleta Watson gives two and a half stars to Fatima Restaurant (10125 Bandley Drive, Cupertino 408-257-3893), while Carolyn Jung reviews The Counter (3055 Olin Ave., Suite 1035, in Santana Row, San Jose, 408-423-9200; also 369 California Ave., Palo Alto, 650-321-3900. www.thecounterburger.com). … Jung also notes the opening of largest [...]

Chef Ayers Picks Spot for New Calafia Cafe

IN THE NEWS: FoodNotebook.com reports Chef Charlie Ayers has finally signed a lease for the location of his new Calafia Café. It will be in the Town & Country Village at the corner of Embarcadero and El Camino in Palo Alto. It is unlikely that Calafia Café will open before late 2008. … The blog [...]

Critics Rate Sumika, Eulipia, Chicken Salsa

IN THE NEWS: MetroActive’s Stett Holbrook reviews Sumika (236 Central Plaza, Los Altos). metroactive.com … The Mercury News‘ Steven Chae reviews Chicken Salsa (12019 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road, Saratoga), while Aleta Watson gives two and a half stars to Eulipia (374 S. First St., San Jose). … Carolyn Jung reports, “Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto will make his [...]

Wine Room Opening in Downtown Palo Alto

IN THE NEWS: FoodNotebook.com notes the opening of Gator’s Neo-Soul Cafe in downtown San Mateo at 129 South B St., and the impending opening of The Wine Room, 520 Ramona St. in downtown Palo Alto. The space is currently undergoing remodeling. This is the location formerly occupied by the vegetarian Bay Leaf Cafe. … The [...]