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Last Friday I grabbed my camera and headed down to the Google campus — home to more than 4000 Google employees — in Mountain View. Before chatting with chef Eric Dela Cruz, my Google girlfriend and I took a whirlwind tour of 7 of the 17 cafés during their two hour lunchtime. From whole roasted fish to Spanish tapas to fresh wheatgrass, the Google cafés have something to offer everyone. To Read more
Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, it's a known fact that the employees at Google live a charmed life. Besides massages and Internet-wired shuttles, Googlers are invited to free breakfast, lunch, and dinner each and every day. The Google campus has 17 gourmet cafés, complete with 700 culinary staffers and 20 chefs. Last Friday I was lucky enough to check out some of the cafés — more on that Read more
If you're in the Bay Area — or just need to know everything about the food scene in it — then be sure to sign up for the tablehopper's weekly emails. It's a free newsletter that gives you all the ins and outs of the San Francisco dining scene (including all the juicy gossip!). I read it from top to bottom each week, and wouldn't know half of the tidbits I know without it! — Tablehopper Read more
I know it sounds too good to be true so here is the deal... A bay area fitness expert is offering the Ultimate Outdoor Bootcamp FREE to residents on Saturday mornings at 8:00 am (rain or shine), at the Los Gatos Library in Los Gatos, Ca. Sign up at UltimateBodyPotential.com. For everyone that does not live in the bay area, you can get your own FREE boot camp workout with my mini boot camp video Read more
Alan Richman, a writer for GQ, recently wrote: "Alice Waters and sourdough bread aside, the Bay Area has contributed surprisingly little to the culinary ripening of America." What? Is he crazy? Michael Bauer of the San Francisco Chronicle thought so and offered up a 25 point rebuttal on his blog today. Included in his list are: Chuck Williams - founder of Williams-Sonoma Robert Mondavi - he Read more
Turns out that Grammy Award-winning Carlos Santana and his wife Deborah are die hard foodies too. So much that they've decided to take their passion for food to the public by opening a new chain of restaurants named Maria Maria. The restaurants, which are named after Santana's 2000 Grammy-winning song, are being developed by the Dudum Sports & Entertainment Corporation (which is responsible Read more
In the past year, there's been significant growth nationwide in the number of fast-casual eateries, from burger joints to healthier comfort-food fixtures. The latest craze we've noticed hitting this scene? Asian-themed chain restaurants. Chipotle could've tackled a number of ethnic eats, so the Mexican chain certainly caught our attention when it unveiled its plan for ShopHouse Southeast Asian Read more
When it comes to buying cut flowers, sometimes it's hard to remember that behind those beautiful blooms sometimes lurks something more sinister — namely thousands of miles of shipping and herbicides and pesticides. That's why Deborah Prinzing, the author of the new book The 50 Mile Bouquet, recommends that you buy local and sustainable flowers for those you love (like your Mom this Mother's Read more
You went for a gorgeous two-hour hike in the woods, brought back some great photos and uh-oh — you also brought back some poison ivy. When you accidentally brush up against this plant, the uroshiol oil rubs onto your skin, and can instantly create redness, raised bumps, blisters, and an insatiable itch. First and foremost, get out of the clothes you were wearing on the hike and wash the oil off Read more
Yesterday, I had the chance to attend a press preview of the 2012 San Francisco Decorator Showcase located in a historic Pacific Heights mansion. With over 31 beautiful spaces to browse and even more designers to meet, I left feeling incredibly inspired. Each space, whether it was a cramped elevator or a spacious dining room, was brimming with innovative design concepts. Although each space Read more
