restaurant Sutter 500 French Laundry (Yountville) Left Bank bistros, especially San Mateo location Manresa (Los Gatos) Marché (Menlo Park) Masa’s (SF) Parcel 104 (Santa Clara) Ritz-Carlton Dining Room (SF, multi-chef exhibition...

We stop by the Copenhagen Crown bakery in Santa Clara. An energetic Danish guy bought this place a few years ago and he really is a maniac for good quality. Pastries are really nice. And he’ll even make fresh pasta for...

Downtown Area: French (Swiss): Emile’s, may be too far to walk, closing soon. Contintental: Paolo’s Italian-American: Original Joe’s Steak: Blakes For the View: (Rancho) Grandview Restaurant, Continental/American....

Molly’s makes a good one. Their (not so) secret ingredient: a shot of Guinness. Molly’s is a good bar in general. On Decatur in the French Quarter.

with the heirloom tomato salad, which was a nice version of a can’t-miss-this-time-of-year dish. Parmesan crisps added a nice textural contrast and slight saltiness. Clara had the green salad with warm goat cheese —...

I had a wonderful boudin noir at Brigette’s in Santa Clara. The owner mentioned that she could order it and sell it to customers if they wanted. Not sure where she gets it from. I also remember seeing it on Polarica’s...

pairing, it makes it seem extra special but still so affordable. I think this weekend, they’re about to change over to the Spring menu. By the way, I also enjoy Brigitte’s in Santa Clara, but that is a true French...

The Wine Club in Santa Clara near SJC airport has a good selection and low prices: http://www.thewineclub.com/

. On Lincoln near Park St, hidden near the Oil Changers, is Le Boc. Spendy French menu, dusty inside, most of the vegetables come from cans, but the owner fawns over every table. Lamb was good. Haven’t tried the goat. A...

Does anyone have a suggestion for a great, romantic restaurant as a dinner gift certificate (Menlo Park, Palo Alto, San Jose, Saratoga, Los Gatos areas)? It’s for our friends' 10th anniversary and they really like...

I would disagree with you there. Some of the best Italian, French, Spanish other mediterranean cuisine I have ever had outside their native lands I found in Japan. It’s all those 17-year-olds who study under some Italian...

that I’ve ever had — top notch atmosphere, food, and service. There also are many places to chose from in Naperville, but they tend to be more crowded and less romantic than 302 West. Clara's at the Square (the old...

Is there a specific type of cuisine (Mexican, Italian, French, bistro) or city (SF, PA, SJ, SC), or a view needed? I’ve enjoyed Athena Grill in Santa Clara, Le Papillon in San Jose, Al Castello in San Jose, Ragusa in Los...

. We would like to eat great seafood and anything that is native to Barcelona and can’t be missed! No need for great Italian,French or Asian food, we can get that at home. We would really love to experience the flavors of...

Martha Clara is our favorite. Since we live out here, we don’t go by ourselves that often, but when showing guests around, they have so many interesting things to see and do besides the wine, which we happen to like a lot....