Black Rail Kitchen + Bar

My wife and I intended to have an early dinner here on Sunday evening so we planned our day accordingly with a light lunch at home. Also of interest was…

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Poor House Bistro

My wife found this New Orleans style eatery with live blues music online a few days ago. It sounded too good to be true in a city like San Jose…

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Alforon

My wife and I decided it was time we made a big effort to dine at the great restaurant again. We used to have lunch here almost once a month…

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The Blues Train

Wow...who remembers Steam Locomotives or has even seen one running ? Gee I remember them from growing up in Brisbane, Australia in the 60's. We used to catch the train…

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Coya Peruvian Secret

My wife and I have been here for lunch many times in recent years mostly when the place was known as Cafe Secret. The business changed hands a little while…

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Nepenthe Restaurant

My wife and I were taking a one week Thanksgiving vacation in 2010 with far flung family members at a large rented house near the ocean in Santa Cruz, CA.…

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Tartine

My wife and I hit the road very early on Sunday so we could have breakfast here. I had earlier loaded our road bikes on the bike rack so we…

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Tom Yum Thai Cuisine

My wife and I were visiting Portland for a few days and were lucky to have the time to have dinner with our good friend the well known Portland musician…

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The Comedy & Magic Club

My wife and I have been wanting to come to this comedy joint for years since we moved here from Australia in late 2006. A few years ago our brother-in-law…

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Cafe Bassam

My wife and I have been here quite a few times since we discovered this iconic cafe about 10 years ago during our Sunday bike ride. We've been happy with…

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