Linda Zavoral
San Jose Mercury News
San Jose, CA, United States
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Restaurant Weeks in Fremont, Oakland feature 270-plus dining deals, special menus
With the restaurant industry still facing challenges, businesses in Fremont and Oakland are enticing food lovers with the opportunity to save money while discovering new places and revisiting old f… → Read More
Pi Day 2023: Where to find pizza deals (plus a math party) on Tuesday, 3/14
Amici’s, Blaze, Mountain Mike’s, Round Table getting in on the action → Read More
A Michelin surprise: 6 California restaurants get early recognition as ‘new discoveries’
Korean tapas in San Francisco, steak along the coast, swordfish schnitzel in San Diego → Read More
San Jose: After 39 years, this Red Lobster restaurant has closed for good
It’s the second major seafood restaurant loss for the Blossom Hill area in two years → Read More
The Bay Area’s best picnic spots: Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga
Looking for a perfect picnic spot? This one offers 175 acres of rolling lawns, hiking trails and public art, too. → Read More
Santa Clara: Italian emporium Eataly offers its first Restaurant Fest deals
Spring vegetables star in two-course menus at Terra, La Pizza & La Pasta → Read More
Bay Area picnics: Pulgas Water Temple, Redwood City
This vision straight out of a Maxfield Parrish painting makes the perfect backdrop for a stroll or picnic — and it has Yosemite ties, too. → Read More
Campbell: Humphry Slocombe finally arrives in the South Bay (hello, boozy ice cream)
Pruneyard shop will open Wednesday with free scoops → Read More
Super sandwiches: 16 of the Bay Area’s best sandos to try right now
Here are 16 of our favorite sammies from some superb delis, cafes and sandwich spots across the Bay, from a meaty 49ers fave in San Jose to an artichoke and mozzarella wonder in Danville. Here, have a taste! → Read More
Rain or shine (or snow): Santa Cruz Boardwalk hosting chowder cook-off this weekend
Now that a lane of Highway 17 has reopened, allowing chowder chefs and fans to make their way over the hill from the Bay Area, it’s official: The 42nd annual Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Chowde… → Read More
Rain or shine (or snow): Santa Cruz Boardwalk hosting chowder cook-off this weekend
Now that a lane of Highway 17 has reopened, allowing chowder chefs and fans to make their way over the hill from the Bay Area, it’s official: The 42nd annual Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Chowde… → Read More
Tin Pot Creamery pivots to grocery store sales, closes Campbell, Palo Alto, San Mateo shops
Humphry Slocombe will take over the Pruneyard location → Read More
Starbucks just made free coffee more expensive
New tiers for loyalty club members require double the number of points in some cases → Read More
Mountain Mike’s Pizza expands with new Santa Clara, San Jose locations
The Bay Area-born Mountain Mike’s Pizza group — which boasts close to 270 locations, including more than 100 in California — now has two more in the Bay Area. And another on the way. The newest have opened at Santa Clara Square and San Jose’s River Oaks Plaza. Both offer patio seating and lunchtime pizza-and-salad buffets. The Santa Clara location, just over a mile from Levi’s Stadium, also has… → Read More
Mountain Mike’s Pizza expands with new Santa Clara, San Jose locations
The Bay Area-born Mountain Mike’s Pizza group — which boasts close to 270 locations, including more than 100 in California — now has two more in the Bay Area. And another on the way. The newest have opened at Santa Clara Square and San Jose’s River Oaks Plaza. Both offer patio seating and lunchtime pizza-and-salad buffets. The Santa Clara location, just over a mile from Levi’s Stadium, also has… → Read More
60 Black-owned Bay Area restaurants, bakeries, coffeehouses, caterers and wineries
The Bay Area is home to a rich tapestry of restaurants and other food-based enterprises owned by Black chefs and entrepreneurs. Here’s a list by geographic area of many in Alameda, Contra Cos… → Read More
The Melt restaurant expands to downtown Danville
Purveyor of grilled cheese sandwiches and burgers is open till midnight → Read More
Super Bowl Sunday: 10 great Bay Area chicken wings (Wait, we just found #11: Tequila Sunrise wings)
Beyond Buffalo style: Check out these Indian, Vietnamese, Memphis, Japanese, halal versions in Lafayette, San Ramon, Cupertino and more → Read More
Campbell, San Francisco, Modesto restaurants make Yelp’s most romantic list
The pressure’s on. Valentine’s Day is coming up, and you need to make reservations at a romantic spot. Yelp’s curators are offering help. They’ve sifted through the thousands of restaurant reviews, identifying those with both high rankings and the highest number of diner comments like “romantic,” “date night” and “valentine.” The result is the just-released list of the 20 Most Romantic Places to… → Read More
San Mateo: Porterhouse brings elegant dining (and a touch of old Hollywood) to historic venue
First Look: Restaurant’s new location showcases dry-aged steaks (and soon, dry-aged grass-fed steaks) → Read More