Cupertino

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The Red Crane — restaurant review — California

by Kris   ⋅   May 29, 2008   ⋅   Comment [1]

The Red Crane is a welcome surprise nestled amongst the usual Cupertino “brain booster” establishments and across from a Home Depot. Its humble facade opens up to tasteful asian-inspired modern minimalism with dim lighting and papercraft frame-sets on every wall, most likely from the local Japanese craft clubs. With its amiable and attentive [...]

Caffé Macs — restaurant review — California

by Kris   ⋅   April 6, 2008   ⋅   Comment now

I’m sure Caffé Macs (Apple’s eatery) was attempting to be set itself apart from all the other Silicon Valley Corporate Cafés by adding an extra “f”, or maybe they did that because that’s what the food deserves. Okay, that was harsh, but clever, no? And wait, isn’t caffé Italian for coffee not cafeteria? [...]

GocHi Japanese Fusion Tapas — restaurant review — California

by Kris   ⋅   March 28, 2008   ⋅   Comments [2]

There’s something wild happening in Cupertino, the education-centric mecca for droll family life and ethnic fairs held in the duck-ruled pond/park because they don’t even have a Downtown to party in. Well, they’re all partying over at GocHi now.
I’ve heard about the horrendous wait for a table there. I’m not stupid; I do [...]

Gamba Karaoke

by Kris   ⋅   March 28, 2008   ⋅   Comment now

We love this place so much that we wanted to keep it a secret. But we also love this place so much that we had to try to drum up some business for them. Go Gamba!
Before we found this place, South Bay karaoke hunts were all about masking feeling uncomfortable while a Korean [...]

Southbay Cherry Blossom Festivals

by Kris   ⋅   April 30, 2006   ⋅   Comment now

After a disappointing run earlier in the month at the San Francisco Sakura Matsuri or Cherry Blossom Festival, we were expecting more from this weekend’s events in Cupertino and San Jose and had fun perusing the craft booths and exhibits, listening to koto players and enka singers.
SJ and SF Nihon Machi (Japantowns) are two of [...]

Beard Papa Cream Puffs — munchies review

by Kris   ⋅   April 30, 2006   ⋅   Comments [3]

Sometimes I ponder the oddities of life. Okay I ponder about them a lot. Like why would people in Hawai’i stand in line all day for a cream puff? Well, that’s what happened when Beard Papa first opened up shop. Well, at first they kinda piggybacked on Shirokiya, a local Japanese [...]

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