Review- Pastis, Palo Alto

Decided to seek out and try some new brunch places and found Pastis in Palo Alto. Located on California Street, not far from La Bodeguita Del Medio, a restaurant we had been to before. Pastis bills itself as an authentic French bistro serving brunch and light lunch fare. A good sign of Pastis’ French authenticity was …

Reviews – Sauced, Livermore

Theresa and I decided to hit the Livermore Outlets one afternoon and arranged to meet our friend Kulwinder for dinner.  After throwing around a few suggestions, we settled on Sauced, which is located in the main downtown area. The restaurant was packed on a Saturday night, with over an hour wait for a table. The …

Review – The Melt, Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto

Been meaning to try The Melt after hearing the hype in the media a couple of years back.  The Melt, a chain of restaurants based on grilled cheese sandwiches was started up and financed by the founder of Flip Video, Jonathan Kaplan.  I guess after making a fortune in selling Flip video cameras and then …

Review – BiBimBowl, Mountain View

Tucked in a strip mall close to where Theresa works is BiBimBowl, which offers Korean rice bowls and tofu soup.  I Diners can build their own bowls by choose the type of bowl (regular, stone, sizzling platter), rice (white/brown), protein, and sauce/spice level. I have always like Dol Sot Bi Bim Bap because the stone …