in the January 16, 2008 issue of Metro Silicon Valley
IN CASE you haven’t noticed, frozen yogurt is back—with a vengeance. If it were a religion, Jessica Gilmartin would be its preacher and Meg Lacy its top disciple. In June 2007, the 31-year-old Gilmartin and her business partner Patama Roj opened Fraiche Yogurt, a temple to all that is pure, healthy and probiotic on Emerson Street in Palo Alto. [more]
2007: The Year Cauliflower Broke
in the January 9, 2008 issue of Metro Silicon Valley
THIS MONTH marks my 1-year anniversary as a regular contributor to Metro’s food section. Between visiting wellknown places and tiny out-of-the-way spots, I’ve covered cuisine from Bangladesh, Spain, Turkey, Malaysia, India, Myanmar and California. A few personal, completely subjective culinary highlights from 2007 include… [more]
in the January 9, 2008 issue of Metro Silicon Valley
SOMETIMES diners see things they’re not supposed to: a cook probing the interior of his nostril, a wayward dishrag on a restroom floor, a catfight between a hostess and a patron. Rarely, though, does an unintended discovery cause a diner to smile, impressed by something she wasn’t supposed to see in the first place… [more]
Restaurant Review: Pamplemousse
in the January 2, 2008 issue of Metro Silicon Valley
IN this age of green everything, driving 30 miles from San Jose for a pastry makes no environmental sense. After all, every time we hop in our car we’re contributing to the obliteration of the ecosystem —melting the polar ice caps, releasing iniquitous greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and furthering the extinction of exotic species. You know what, though? Pamplemousse’s pastries just may be worth it. [more]