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San Mateo County winemakers optimistic about grape harvest

traditionally lasts well into October and sometimes into early November. There's no need to go to Napa Valley to see this year's wine grape harvest. Ripe clusters of grapes are being picked from the vines and crushed at local vineyards in the low ...

From TIM SIMMERS, Contra Costa Times,  28 Sep 2009
Related Topics: David Bruce

Penzeys Spices opens first Bay Area location in Menlo Park

out," said Bill Penzey, 45, the company's founder and a world traveler who's spent years buying spices from small farmers around the globe. MENLO PARK — Once Katherine Schreiner opened the paprika jar and got a whiff of that rich aroma, she was hooked ...

From TIM SIMMERS, Inside Bay Area,  13 Dec 2008
Related Topics: Christopher Columbus

Review: Flying Fish Grill a mecca for fish tacos aficionados

purveyors ever since. If I feel a binge coming on you can even find me at a chain eatery like Pancho Villa, Una Mas or Baja Fresh wolfing them down. On our way back from a trip to the beach during a recent heat wave, I found myself, once again, hungry ...

From TIM SIMMERS, Contra Costa Times,  4 Dec 2008

Review: Central Cafe offers tasty Vietnamese fare at the right price

the venue, the quality of the food is extraordinary. My favorite dish is the Grilled Prawn Rice Vermicelli with Greens ($8.99). It includes vermicelli, sprouts, mint, lettuce and green onions tossed together with large, succulent tiger prawns, which ...

From TIM SIMMERS, Inside Bay Area,  5 Nov 2008

Author Naomi Klein discusses bailout, economy at Stanford

like they're saying, 'Hey, stuff happens,'" she said. "And then a week later the whole idea of buying toxic debt they were pushing died." As public anxiety about the teetering economy deepens, author Naomi Klein is gaining listeners with her ...

From TIM SIMMERS, Inside Bay Area,  17 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Naomi Klein,  George W. Bush,  Stanford University,  U.S. Congress,  Henry Paulson

Bay Meadows nears finish

Horses turn around during an early race at Bay Meadows. (Courtesy of Bay Meadows) The venerable Bay Meadows racetrack, which drove modern horse racing in California with many innovations and forever changed the city of San Mateo, has begun its final ...

From TIM SIMMERS, Inside Bay Area,  7 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Clark Gable,  Joe DiMaggio,  Bing Crosby

Service workers hold protest rally at airport

Airport service workers marched at San Francisco International Airport Monday, calling for better pay, benefits and training as a way to improve airline passenger customer service. The rally came as the busy summer travel season shifts into gear at SFO ...

From TIM SIMMERS SAN MATEO COUNTY TIMESCONTRA COSTA TIMES, AirportBusiness.com,  15 Jul 2008

Jet Airways launching service from SFO to India

Jet Airways, India's largest domestic airline, is scheduled to launch daily service today from San Francisco International Airport to Mumbai, India. "The spending power of the Indian consumer is pushing our expansion," said Manish Dureja, assistant ...

From TIM SIMMERS SAN MATEO COUNTY TIMESCONTRA COSTA TIMES, AirportBusiness.com,  17 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Jet Airways

Flights to Chinese port suspended

Blaming soaring fuel costs and a weakening economic climate, United Airlines has postponed plans to launch service from San Francisco International Airport to Guangzhou, a manufacturing center and port in China. United planned to begin daily nonstop ...

From TIM SIMMERS SAN MATEO COUNTY TIMESCONTRA COSTA TIMES, AirportBusiness.com,  5 Jun 2008
Related Topics: United Airlines

SFO food workers agree to deal

SFO -- About 500 food service workers at San Francisco International Airport have approved a contract with 44 airport restaurants for improved wages and health benefits. The cooks, servers, bartenders and dishwashers work for restaurants such as Lori's ...

From TIM SIMMERS SAN MATEO COUNTY TIMESCONTRA COSTA TIMES, AirportBusiness.com,  5 Jun 2008

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