From June 2021 to January 2022, I wrote, edited, and produced the Peninsula Foodist from Embarcadero Media, covering the San Francisco Bay Area communities around Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Mountain View. My work for that includes a blog, social media, sister publication features, and bi-weekly newsletter. I previously covered agriculture and food and drink for the Half Moon Bay Review as a staff writer. I’m currently developing my own blog.
Newsletters
- Sharing heart – 點心
Until we eat again: New chapter for the Peninsula Foodist
- Craft brewers “make dark beer great again”
Black Belgian Tripel in EPA + Parisian market in MP + 28 years of Mezzaluna in HMB + Belcampo shuts down
- Star wars: The Michelin Guide strikes back on the Peninsula
Eats Meets West Bowls in Belmont + the Cool Cafe Closes + Pho de Nguyen + the Neighborhood Pizza Guy returns!
- Think inside the box
Drake’s San Carlos opens + Cool Cafe closes + Coastside beers win big
- Beachside Laotian BBQ & coastal farm stands
Koma Sushi relocates + State Street market opens + SF Gelateria in Redwood City
- Why a bag of MSG made me smile
Free Krispy Kreme donuts + Indonesian crudo in RWC + Home of the $50 burger reopens
- Chop suey in Montana hits home on the Peninsula
Buck’s of Woodside is up for auction + Hawaiian plate lunch + Singaporean satay + Vietnamese egg soda
- Secret (& sublime) chicken sando via a SSF warehouse
Jane’s Beer Store + Pad Thai Burritos + Mexican Sushi + The Counter Closes + Foodist Intel
- Go ahead, play with your food
Cajun crab + Singaporean satay + poblano rajas + food in art
- Break bread with our new Foodist
New Thai Fried Chicken Eatery in PA + Tea-Smoked Duck in Menlo Park + Paly Grad’s Hard Kombucha biz + Outdoor Dining at Zareen’s
Features
- Home brews to home base: Brewing With Brothas aims to open East Palo Alto taproom
- Good as gold: Aurum chef Manish Tyagi chats beating critics’ bad reviews and Bobby Flay
- Explore Sandy’s World of Eats: Surfside Laotian pop-up a hit in Half Moon Bay
- Artistic appetite: Families create edible portraits in Second Sundays program
- Seeing stars: Peninsula restaurants shine in the 2021 Michelin Guide
Profiles
- Inside San Mateo’s Cuban Kitchen: Mother-daughter duo cooks up ‘A Meal and Two Mics’
- P-Town Birria’s cooks up Mexican and Soul Food in Pacifica
- From Illinois farm town to Bay Area Michelin restaurants: Chez TJ pastry chef Cheyenne Meyer makes edible art
- Five steps of flavor: Eats Meets West Bowls creates customizable fast-casual feasts in Belmont
- Two sister restaurants under one roof: Koma and Kanpai Sushi merge operations in Palo Alto
Technology
- 7 predictions about the future of dining on the Peninsula in 2022
- Robots and conveyor belts: Jacky Li talks kitchen tech at Roger Bar and Restaurant
- Buck’s of Woodside NFT goes for a few bucks
- Beloved Silicon Valley institution Buck’s of Woodside goes up for auction — as an NFT
- Feeling peckish? This ghost kitchen churns out fried chicken and churros
Interviews
- Chef Martin Yan talks wok hei and noodles for longevity in a climate crisis
- “How the Other Half Eats”: Sociologist Priya Fielding-Singh on food and inequality in America
- Made from scratch: Mezzaluna chef chats career and seaside Italian fare
- Ferrari and Toyota: Meet the $15 sandwich from the restaurateurs behind Baumé
- Beyond Bali: Warung Siska showcases Indonesian cuisine in Redwood City