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Palo Alto

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    Maestro Nears, Mixt Greens Expansion Plans, and Cafe 780's Rent

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. The construction transformation is almost complete, and Maestro is nearing its opening date. Inside Scoop reports the French restaurant, in the former Trader Vic's and Stars space, is slated to open in a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    Dandelion Chocolate: The Return of Bean-to-Bar in SF

    ​Bean-to-bar chocolate is tough to do authentically, and SF hasn't had a local B2B producer of note since Scharffen Berger shut down their facility, but here's some good news: Dandelion is a weed worth watching. Starting out as some folks in a garage in East Palo Alto, these chocolateiers hav ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 26, 2011

    Vegan Foie Gras: Rau Om's Tofu Misozuke Matches Tastiness With Principles

    ​It smells like a Japanese restaurant, looks like a loaf of foie, and delivers a taste reminiscent of foie lathered in mayonnaise. Rau Om's Tofu Misozuke, made in Belmont, is about as close to foie gras as a vegan can ever taste without violating principle.Tofu Misozuke uses Miso Cured Tofu, made ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Facebook Unveils Partnerships with Music Services, New Social Listening Features

    ​ Facebook wants to publicize your music listening. The Palo Alto social networking giant unveiled a host of new features at its f8 development conference today in San Francisco -- among them, new ways to tell your friends what you're listening to and check out what they're listening to.

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Free Scream Sorbet for One Day

    Erin Kunkel/New York Times​ Free Scream Sorbet Where: Ferry Building When: Wednesday, Sept. 7, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: Free! Scream Sorbet is a favorite of farmers' market denizens throughout the Bay area, and on Sept. 7, you can get it free. The Cooking Channel's ice cream truck will make a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Izak Jesus Garcia-Lopez, Baby Shot to Death, Update: Police Arrest Teenager

    One arrested ​UPDATE: Police arrested a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of shooting and killing a infant Sunday morning. They say the teenager was seeking revenge for being the target of a beating in May. However, police claim the shooting was a case of mistaken identity. According to media outlets, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    Baia to Open in Old Town Oakland, Shabu Pub Replaces Mazu

    ​ ​The past 72 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene. Inside Scoop, following an Oakland Trib tip, reports that Edward Higgins ― the Four Seasons Palo Alto chef whose resume is illustrated with a few glittery NYT stars ― is opening Baia (46 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    Giants' World Series Trophy in City Hall Tomorrow

    You think he was there for the trophy or the supes meeting? ​The confluence of the current Board of Supervisors' final meeting and a two-day stopover by the Giants' World Series trophy portends for large crowds in City Hall over the next several days. Expect lots of wild clothing and boisterous sp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    Poquito Sneaks Into the Dogpatch, Three Seasons Departs the Marina

    ​ ​The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene.Only two short bits of gossip, though of course they represent massive events in the lives of the restaurateurs: Carolyn A. at Eater SF discovers the existence of a new tapas restaurant i ... More >>

  • Articles

    October 6, 2010

    James Franco's short fiction shows promise, but little else

    ​ ​The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene.Only two short bits of gossip, though of course they represent massive events in the lives of the restaurateurs: Carolyn A. at Eater SF discovers the existence of a new tapas restaurant i ... More >>

  • Articles

    October 6, 2010

    James Franco's writing debut casts his native Palo Alto as a cold.

    ​ ​The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene.Only two short bits of gossip, though of course they represent massive events in the lives of the restaurateurs: Carolyn A. at Eater SF discovers the existence of a new tapas restaurant i ... More >>

  • Culture

    October 6, 2010

    James Franco's "Palo Alto" is a cold, empty place — except for the weed

    ​ ​The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene.Only two short bits of gossip, though of course they represent massive events in the lives of the restaurateurs: Carolyn A. at Eater SF discovers the existence of a new tapas restaurant i ... More >>

  • Culture

    September 1, 2010

    Fall Arts: A few books of local interest

    ​ ​The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene.Only two short bits of gossip, though of course they represent massive events in the lives of the restaurateurs: Carolyn A. at Eater SF discovers the existence of a new tapas restaurant i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2010

    Google Bike Directions Fail: Quickest Route from Palo Alto to San Francisco Is 150 Turns?

    Bicycling to Palo Alto may not be easy via Google directions​We noted back in March, when Google's much-anticipated bicycle-directions function first launched, that the program had some glitches. (Among them was its apparent ignorance, in certain cases, of the famous San Francisco hill-avoiding bi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2010

    Legislators, Lawyers Winning Fight to Render Red Light Cameras Useless

    Bill would make it easier to get away with this​Red light-runners are winning a battle to render camera evidence less incriminating in court, the Sacramento Bee's Dan Walters reports.Sen. Joe Simitian, who represents Palo Alto and San Jose commuters under the watch of the dozens of cameras mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2010

    Tomorrow: S.F. Food Carts Take a Field Trip Down the Peninsula

    Tamara PalmerYou deserve it, dear Peninsula.​Local homies Crème Brûlée Cart and Magic Curry Kart are heading south tomorrow afternoon for a rare field trip to the Peninsula, where they'll sell lunch in front of fashion e-commerce site Moxsie (120 Hawthorne at High, Palo Alto) from 11:30 a.m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    Peking Duck Worth Leaving Town For

    Please don't call it "quack." ​The idea of San Franciscans skipping town for the singular purpose of eating Chinese food is a little silly ― like Canadians driving to Phoenix to go skiing. From Shanghai soup dumplings to Islamic hot pots, this city's offerings stretch far beyond the battered ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    Cougars Ahoy! Women On the Prowl For Younger Men are Headed to San Francisco.

    Daniel C. BrittDrool Brittania: British cougars Rita Sangha (left), 39, and Bea Cameron, 45, make nice to the camera during August's "National Cougar Convention" ​Do people complain to Rich Gosse about the use of the term "cougar" -- previously applied to a 1970s-era muscle car and, of course, a b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    Cougars (Yes, That Kind!) To Converge on South Bay For National Cougar Convention

    Looking for fresh meat​Insert a feline roar here. Later this month, in a spectacle that will surely be much-anticipated by single dudes striking out with chicks their own age, older single women from across the country will gather at Dinah's Garden Hotel in Palo Alto for an event billing itself as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    Tour de France Brought to You By ... A Palo Alto Biotech Startup?

    ​Officially speaking, the Tour de France -- which finished Sunday in Paris -- was brought to you by sponsors Carrefour supermarkets, Skoda cars and Vittel bottled water. Behind the scenes however, the physiology-defying, mountaintop-finish action of the race through the Pyrenees and the Alps may h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2009

    The Wire: San Francisco's Orthodox Jews Rejoice, as They Can Now Legally Schlep Their Children On Sabbath

    Stacey PalevskyRabbi Joshua Strulowitz of San Francisco's Orthodox Adath Israel watches as Supervisor Carmen Chu and Police Chief Heather Fong sign papers granting Jews the right to carry objects on the Sabbath. The chances are exactly 100 percent neither Chu nor Fong ever thought they'd be called u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    Road Trip Pit Stop: Beltramo's

    ... has one of the broadest selections of liqueurs anywhere.

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2009

    Massive Law Firm to San Francisco Attorneys: 'Guess What? You're All Going to East Palo Alto'

    "It's a hard time to be a lawyer, no doubt about it." "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." -- Henry VI, Act IV, Scene III. Mr. Shakespeare was wrong in his chronology. The first thing you do, if you want to kill the lawyers, is kill the economy. Then the attorneys will wither and die ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 14, 2009

    Grand Teutonics

    "It's a hard time to be a lawyer, no doubt about it." "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." -- Henry VI, Act IV, Scene III. Mr. Shakespeare was wrong in his chronology. The first thing you do, if you want to kill the lawyers, is kill the economy. Then the attorneys will wither and die ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2008

    Dinner and a Movie in Palo Alto

    "It's a hard time to be a lawyer, no doubt about it." "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." -- Henry VI, Act IV, Scene III. Mr. Shakespeare was wrong in his chronology. The first thing you do, if you want to kill the lawyers, is kill the economy. Then the attorneys will wither and die ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2008

    Purported DNA Evidence of Bigfoot to Be Revealed in Palo Alto Friday

    "It's a hard time to be a lawyer, no doubt about it." "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." -- Henry VI, Act IV, Scene III. Mr. Shakespeare was wrong in his chronology. The first thing you do, if you want to kill the lawyers, is kill the economy. Then the attorneys will wither and die ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2008

    Bay Area Jobs Outlook II - Public Employees Retiring En Masse

    "It's a hard time to be a lawyer, no doubt about it." "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." -- Henry VI, Act IV, Scene III. Mr. Shakespeare was wrong in his chronology. The first thing you do, if you want to kill the lawyers, is kill the economy. Then the attorneys will wither and die ... More >>

  • Film

    November 16, 2005

    Repertory Film Listings

    "It's a hard time to be a lawyer, no doubt about it." "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." -- Henry VI, Act IV, Scene III. Mr. Shakespeare was wrong in his chronology. The first thing you do, if you want to kill the lawyers, is kill the economy. Then the attorneys will wither and die ... More >>

  • Film

    October 19, 2005

    Repertory Theaters

    "It's a hard time to be a lawyer, no doubt about it." "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." -- Henry VI, Act IV, Scene III. Mr. Shakespeare was wrong in his chronology. The first thing you do, if you want to kill the lawyers, is kill the economy. Then the attorneys will wither and die ... More >>

  • Film

    September 28, 2005

    Repertory Theaters

    "It's a hard time to be a lawyer, no doubt about it." "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." -- Henry VI, Act IV, Scene III. Mr. Shakespeare was wrong in his chronology. The first thing you do, if you want to kill the lawyers, is kill the economy. Then the attorneys will wither and die ... More >>

  • Film

    February 9, 2005

    Reps Etc.

    "It's a hard time to be a lawyer, no doubt about it." "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." -- Henry VI, Act IV, Scene III. Mr. Shakespeare was wrong in his chronology. The first thing you do, if you want to kill the lawyers, is kill the economy. Then the attorneys will wither and die ... More >>

  • Film

    January 26, 2005

    Reps Etc.

    "It's a hard time to be a lawyer, no doubt about it." "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." -- Henry VI, Act IV, Scene III. Mr. Shakespeare was wrong in his chronology. The first thing you do, if you want to kill the lawyers, is kill the economy. Then the attorneys will wither and die ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 1, 2004

    Musical Theater

    A striking performance

  • News

    April 28, 2004

    Beaming in on The Cure

    A new type of radiation therapy, developed by a Bay Area company, shows astonishing promise in fighting cancer

  • Film

    October 15, 2003

    Reps Etc.

    A new type of radiation therapy, developed by a Bay Area company, shows astonishing promise in fighting cancer

  • Film

    August 27, 2003

    Reps Etc.

    A new type of radiation therapy, developed by a Bay Area company, shows astonishing promise in fighting cancer

  • Film

    August 20, 2003

    Reps Etc.

    A new type of radiation therapy, developed by a Bay Area company, shows astonishing promise in fighting cancer

  • Film

    July 30, 2003

    Reps Etc.

    A new type of radiation therapy, developed by a Bay Area company, shows astonishing promise in fighting cancer

  • Film

    July 9, 2003

    Reps Etc.

    A new type of radiation therapy, developed by a Bay Area company, shows astonishing promise in fighting cancer

  • Film

    July 2, 2003

    Reps Etc.

    A new type of radiation therapy, developed by a Bay Area company, shows astonishing promise in fighting cancer

  • Summer Guide

    June 25, 2003

    Summer Events a Go Go!

    What to do, all summer long

  • Film

    May 28, 2003

    Reps Etc.

    What to do, all summer long

  • Dining

    March 20, 2002

    I Now Pronounce You Greedy

    Is it tacky when the bride and groom ask you to fund their honeymoon in Hawaii?

  • Music

    January 16, 2002

    Sound Bites

    For over 10 years, Mandible Chatter has explored the outskirts of experimental music

  • News

    September 19, 2001

    Dog Bites

    Lawmaker for a Day; Yes, It's All About You

  • Calendar

    August 27, 1997

    Unspun

    Two Barks Up the Wrong Tree

  • News

    March 26, 1997

    Letters

    Two Barks Up the Wrong Tree

  • News

    January 29, 1997

    Captains of Medicine

    Two Barks Up the Wrong Tree

  • Dining

    November 22, 1995

    Dish

    Two Barks Up the Wrong Tree

  • News

    July 5, 1995

    Chatterbox

    Two Barks Up the Wrong Tree

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