This past weekend, some good friends got married at a wonderful ceremony in Palo Alto followed by a fun reception at the Fairmont, San Jose. Since my fiancée was in the wedding party, she had to start the day much earlier than I. Another friend also had his girlfriend in the wedding party [...]
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Jack Falstaff
A great friend and prior colleague decided to check this place out on the recommendation of Chef Ola Fendert from Restaurant Oola (http://www.oola-sf.com/). We were actually planning on dining at Oola but since our schedules necessitated an early dinner (and Oola doesn’t start service until 6PM) we asked Chef for a recommendation. [...]
Elemental Perfection at Incanto
At the recommendation of Chef Kinch from Manresa, we finally got around to checking out Incanto. We were greeted by a very nice hostess who immediately had the owner, Mark Pastore walk us to our table. It’s very nice to see the proprietor engaged in his business. Our meal commenced with two [...]
Consuelo Mexican Bistro & El Jardin
We decided to check out Consuelo Mexican Bistro & El Jardin on Santana Row last night. In general, I think the food on Santana Row is good, but a little pricy for what you get. With that in mind, I was quite pleased with our meal.
We started with a wonderful sangria which was [...]
Citrus Modernista Dinner at Manresa
Last night we had a wonderful early Valentine’s Dinner at Manresa. The chef was doing a special citrus menu. Here is an excerpt from their site:
Citrus Modernista Dinner
Thursday, February 2
Experience tangelo, mandarin, sevilla orange, yuzu, Mexican lime, blood orange, and indio mandarinquat at their peak. Plucked fresh from the tree, David Kinch creates a unique [...]