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A rendering of the main dining room at Macarena in downtown Palo Alto. Courtesy Macarena.

An upscale Spanish restaurant is coming to the former Bird Dog space.

Macarena, a traditional Spanish restaurant serving tapas and paella, is scheduled to open in downtown Palo Alto in February. Created by husband-and-wife David Linares and Elizabeth Reviriego and chef partners Toni Santanach and Sergio Box, Macarena will focus “on the essence of Spain without any reinterpretation – just traditional Spanish comfort food at its finest,” according to a press release.  […]

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Adrienne Mitchel is the Food Editor at Embarcadero Media. As the Peninsula Foodist, she's always on the hunt for the next food story (and the next bite to eat!). Adrienne received a BFA in Broadcast...