Your comprehensive Peninsula pizza guide
It’s officially the start of Silicon Valley Pizza Week! To be clear, the Foodist is not a sponsor or affiliated with the event in any way, but I do think it’s an amazing opportunity to shine a light on the incredible pizzerias we have here in Silicon Valley. Today through Feb. 8, participating pizzerias are offering discounts and/or special flavors.
Get $3 off Terún’s signature Terún Neapolitan pizza, try a limited-edition pizza with butternut squash and blue cheese crema from State of Mind or indulge in a limited-edition pie from Pizzeria Delfina with walnut pesto and sweet herb sausage.
Inspired by this inaugural pizza celebration, I’ve created a Peninsula pizza guide which highlights the incredible diversity of pizza available locally. There’s crunchy and pillowy Sicilian slices topped with clams, shahi paneer pizza made with cauliflower crust and even Nutella dessert pizzas with cacao in the dough.
Stay tasty,
Adrienne
The ultimate Peninsula pizza guide: Where to find authentic Neapolitan pies, Sicilian square slices and Indian-fusion pizzas
From traditional Neapolitan pies to pizzas made from gluten-free cauliflower crust, these restaurants are offering flavors far more complex than plain cheese.
An Argentine bakery opens in Redwood City, a 33-year-old cake business closes and beer discounts in San Carlos
- Looking for baked goods that aren’t the standard croissants or muffins? Baires Bakery and Cafe is offering self-serve facturas, or Argentine pastries, in Redwood City.
- Shiok! Singapore Kitchen isn’t the only Menlo Park eatery forced to shut down due to the building being sold: After 33 years, Gerry’s Cakes must also vacate the building.
- Tasty Lunar New Year events abound: The Clay Lounge will host tea tasting on Feb. 1, Quattro Restaurant and Navio will host special brunches on Feb. 1-2 and South San Francisco debuts a Lunar New Year Night Market Feb. 7.
- OLHSO Korean BBQ & Seafood Truck has expanded its delivery zone to zip codes 94403 and 94404 and is collaborating with Korean food brand Bibigo to offer shrimp fried rice.
- Want $5 tap beer and half-priced flights? Tomorrow is Centennial Brewery Hop & Shop in San Carlos, where participating bars are offering discounts.
- tinyB chocolate, which specializes in brigadeiro, is opening its first brick and mortar in San Mateo on Feb. 1.
- Voyager Craft Coffee will open on Stanford University’s campus next month, according to The Stanford Daily.
Vegetable samosas at Khao Kang
When I ordered takeout from Khao Kang the other night, I was craving green papaya salad but decided at the last minute to impulse order the vegetable samosas ($14.50 for four pieces). And I’m so glad I did.
I’ve never had samosas quite like these. The exterior tasted of flaky and buttery puff pastry, almost empanada adjacent, quite a stark contrast from the heavily breaded, fried samosas from most Indian restaurants or the spring roll-like samosas from other Thai places. The interior was bursting with curry flavor and the dipping sauce was sweet, tangy, acidic and bright, with chunks of fresh, crunchy cucumber, perfectly balancing out the buttery, rich notes of the samosa as well as adding texture.
As a side note, the dishes at Khao Kang run spicy. At most restaurants, I’ll order dishes at a hot spice level (which is less hot than “Thai hot”), but here I definitely should have ordered medium spicy. I had to eat the mango sticky rice (which was excellent) alongside my green papaya salad to cool down my mouth.
Khao Kang Thai Kitchen, 225 E. Middlefield Road, Mountain View; 650-960-7100. Open Monday to Friday from 11 a.m to 2 p.m. and 5-9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from noon to 3 p.m. and 5-9 p.m..
How an ‘Almost Famous’ fried chicken sandwich is inspiring a Peninsula pizzeria’s expansion
The team behind State of Mind Public House and Pizzeria invested in more fryers at its forthcoming Redwood City location to showcase the cult-favorite sando
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