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Jun 4, 2025
Wes Anderson’s Object Lessons
Wes Anderson’s visual fetishes are carefully curated and pristinely displayed in every perfectly composed frame of ‘The Phoenician Scheme.’
Jun 4, 2025
Meet the Pressroom
Decked out in teal, gold and green, the Pressroom restaurant is animated by staff members who’ve been trained to be welcoming and attentive.
.Arts
May 21, 2025
Follow Kambui Olujimi’s ‘North Star’ into SJMA
Kambui Olujimi’s show at the San Jose Museum of Art evokes a recurring dream in which he runs faster and faster, nearing the speed of light.
May 14, 2025
Macarena Brings Spanish Accent to Palo Alto
That diabolical song doesn’t fit the calming interior of Macarena, a new restaurant in Palo Alto with tapas, paella and other Iberian fare.
.Arts
May 14, 2025
Cantor Arts Center Exhibit Documents the Anthropocene
Out of its curated context, Thomas Struth’s photograph Aquarium looks benign. Tired schoolchildren are resting at the foot of a public aquarium’s great wall...
May 7, 2025
Batter Up! Milk Belly Bakery Improves on Sliced Bread
After stints in Los Angeles, Napa and Santa Barbara, co-owners Jason Venters and Maria Belzunce brought their breadkaking prowess to San Jose.
May 7, 2025
New Cookbook Shares Zareen’s Secret for Biryani Bliss
In addition to that splendid but complex biryani recipe, ‘Zareen’s Pakistani Kitchen’ includes much easier dishes for the home cook.
Mar 19, 2025
Shared Mediterranean Plates; Shared Mediterranean Fantasies
Amara is an ambitious project that subtly showcases a big investment, conjuring a beautiful mirage that lasts as long as a multi-course meal.
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