Silicon Valley FoodieRestaurant reviews, food news and eating guides for San Jose, Palo Alto and the rest of the Valley.https://siliconvalleyfoodie.com/en-usAn Ember & Oak Alum Is Opening a 22-Seat Pasta Bar Downtownhttps://siliconvalleyfoodie.com/news/filo-pasta-bar-opening-san-jose/https://siliconvalleyfoodie.com/news/filo-pasta-bar-opening-san-jose/Filo takes over the former Aster space on South First in September, with a menu of eight pastas and almost nothing else.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:15:00 GMTNewsSan JoseOpeningsItalianTheo MarchettiThe 6 Best Ramen Shops in San Josehttps://siliconvalleyfoodie.com/guides/best-ramen-san-jose/https://siliconvalleyfoodie.com/guides/best-ramen-san-jose/Ranked after four months, thirty-one bowls, and one genuinely regrettable Tuesday. Updated July 2026.Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMTGuidesSan JoseRamenJapanesePriya RaghunathanAt Ember & Oak, the Tasting Menu Finally Learns to Relaxhttps://siliconvalleyfoodie.com/reviews/ember-and-oak-los-altos-review/https://siliconvalleyfoodie.com/reviews/ember-and-oak-los-altos-review/Twelve courses in Los Altos that never once ask you to be impressed. After three visits, that restraint is the most radical thing on the peninsula.Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMTReviewsLos AltosTasting MenuCalifornianPriya RaghunathanAfter 31 Years, Casa Verde Will Close in Septemberhttps://siliconvalleyfoodie.com/news/casa-verde-los-gatos-closing/https://siliconvalleyfoodie.com/news/casa-verde-los-gatos-closing/The Los Gatos institution cited a rent increase of nearly 40 percent. The final service is scheduled for September 27.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:00:00 GMTNewsLos GatosClosingsTheo MarchettiThe Sourdough Starter That Survives a Product Launchhttps://siliconvalleyfoodie.com/recipes/launch-week-sourdough/https://siliconvalleyfoodie.com/recipes/launch-week-sourdough/A stiff, cold-tolerant starter you can neglect for eleven days without killing it, plus the loaf to make when you resurface.Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMTRecipesBreadBakingMake AheadPriya RaghunathanPrompt & Circumstance Is a Gimmick That Happens to Cook Wellhttps://siliconvalleyfoodie.com/reviews/prompt-and-circumstance-review/https://siliconvalleyfoodie.com/reviews/prompt-and-circumstance-review/A Mountain View pop-up lets a language model write the menu each morning. The concept is exhausting. The cooking, inconveniently, is not.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMTReviewsMountain ViewPop-UpTechPriya RaghunathanWhere to Eat Near Stanford Without Expensing Ithttps://siliconvalleyfoodie.com/guides/stanford-cheap-eats/https://siliconvalleyfoodie.com/guides/stanford-cheap-eats/Five places within fifteen minutes of campus where two people can eat properly for under $50. Updated July 2026.Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTGuidesPalo AltoCheap EatsStanfordTheo MarchettiChef Wen Lin Departs Meridian for a Ferry Building Projecthttps://siliconvalleyfoodie.com/news/wen-lin-departs-meridian/https://siliconvalleyfoodie.com/news/wen-lin-departs-meridian/Lin leaves the Palo Alto restaurant after five years. Sous chef Adaeze Nwosu is promoted, and the menu is staying put — for now.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMTNewsPalo AltoChefsTheo MarchettiA 20-Minute Grain Bowl for the Week You Have No Timehttps://siliconvalleyfoodie.com/recipes/twenty-minute-grain-bowl/https://siliconvalleyfoodie.com/recipes/twenty-minute-grain-bowl/One pan, one bowl, and a dressing that makes almost any vegetable in your refrigerator taste deliberate.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:30:00 GMTRecipesWeeknightVegetarianMeal PrepPriya RaghunathanKaiseki Nishimura Is the Quietest Great Meal in San Josehttps://siliconvalleyfoodie.com/reviews/kaiseki-nishimura-review/https://siliconvalleyfoodie.com/reviews/kaiseki-nishimura-review/Fourteen seats, one seating a night, and a chef who has been refining the same twenty dishes for nineteen years. Book six weeks out.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:30:00 GMTReviewsSan JoseJapaneseJapantownPriya Raghunathan