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Golden Gate Bridge<br />
Eventually, Tanya informed me of something new, opened in<br />
2010, a bit further south: The Kitchen Table on Castro Street in<br />
Mountain View, the stomach of Silicon Valley.<br />
After getting misdirected by the only GPS in central Cal that<br />
didn’t know the way to San Jose, I stumbled into The Kitchen<br />
Table like a Bedouin barkeep discovering the last watering hole<br />
in the Sahara. Executive Chef and General Manager Chad<br />
Newton walked up and said, “Welcome. Glatt to meet you.” I<br />
felt like I was home at last!<br />
From the chicken and matzah ball soup to the sweet potato<br />
fries, non-dairy Caesar salad, home-cured corned beef and<br />
home-smoked pastrami, every dish was beyond perfect. In fact,<br />
I’ve never eaten anything comparable, not even in New York!<br />
The side orders – cole slaw, potato salad, etc. – are all made<br />
in-house.<br />
But this classic lunch menu was just the beginning. Their<br />
innovative California cuisine at dinnertime goes way beyond<br />
traditional. Just imagine: Salmon roulade with sweet corn coulis<br />
and sautéed spinach, or thick, succulent Colorado lamb chops<br />
on couscous. Plus roasted halibut or chicken, short ribs with<br />
polenta, and yes, even Kobe steak. I called Sheila to tell her the<br />
good news.<br />
“Are these really delicatessen dishes” she asked.<br />
“Well, this ain’t India,” I answered, “but let’s<br />
just call it New Deli.”<br />
Joseph Lieberman is a freelance writer based in Eugene<br />
who travels extensively.<br />
San francisco INNs<br />
Sheila Ash’s Noe’s Nest Bed & Breakfast, noesnest.com<br />
The Kitchen Table, Mountain View<br />
www.thekitchentablerestaurant.com/tkt/<br />
Beach Blanket Babylon<br />
www.beachblanketbabylon.com<br />
Gracias Madre, www.gracias-madre.com<br />
Historic John’s Grill, www.johnsgrill.com<br />
San Francisco Fire Engine Tours, www.fireenginetours.com<br />
Chef Tanya Nunes, www.cheftanya.com<br />
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