The California 2024 Michelin Guide Ceremony will be held Aug. 5 at The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, where nearly 400 invite-only guests from across the state will learn which distinctions they’ve won from the illustrious Michelin Guide. 

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Although we in the Bay Area are lucky enough to be able to dine outdoors for much of the year, in the summer months you may find yourself wanting to enjoy the warm evenings and spend mealtimes outside all the more. Here are the latest policies from several cities on the Peninsula.

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Eleven varieties of chili, six cash prizes, 3,000 chili tasters – and one of them could be you. The City of Palo Alto is hosting its 40th 4th of July Chili Cook Off on Independence Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Mitchell Park.

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“I firmly believe that these kinds of policies don't help us, they don't help the small businesses, and whether or not the intention is good, I just feel like there's a lot of damage being done,” said Ted Kim, owner of Steins Beer Garden in Mountain View. “Sometimes I feel like they're trying to treat a cut on the hand of a terminally ill cancer patient.”

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Fifteen years after opening Donato Enoteca in Redwood City, Donato Scotti speaks with the same energetic passion as if he had opened the Italian restaurant yesterday. I sat down with Scotti to look back on the past 15 years – the evolution of the Bay Area Italian food scene, his proudest achievement with Donato Enoteca and more.

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After 30 years in Sunnyvale, Fibbar MaGees got a makeover. The longtime Irish pub temporarily closed for renovations March 31 and reopened its doors along Murphy Avenue on June 4.

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Five generations of the Marotta family dined at Nini's Coffee Shop, a beloved neighborhood institution in San Mateo that closed in 2020. Now, siblings Sarah and Jacob Marotta are making the space their own as Kiki's Coffee Shop. 

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A sunshiney yellow food truck stands out among the nondescript white offices at 519 Marine View Ave. in Belmont. On the truck, the word “Meryenda” with the tagline “Home of the Filipino pandesalwich” is prominently displayed.

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A restaurant offering “consciousness altering” chicken is coming to Menlo Park. Cafe Vivant will focus on California heritage breed chicken, farm-to-table cuisine and an extensive wine program featuring “hard to find, interesting (and) sought-after wines,” co-owner Jason Jacobeit said.

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The World Kitchen at Ava's Market offers a rotating selection of international lunch made by members of the Creative Collective of Silicon Valley, a team of seven women working together to uplift family-owned startups.

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