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newsletter "valleylist" nineteenth edition

From: Gregory (Paul) McKenna <g_mcpaul_at_(domain_name_was_removed)>
Date: Mon May 12 2008 - 18:07:08 PDT

 

  valleylist Monday 5.12.2008 v 19.0

      high tech products companies consumers
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    HIGH TECH PRODUCTS
   + social networks commericalize

     + m.i.t. promotes google's android
     + grand theft auto steals first place with $500m
   + Nvidea chips win gamers and investors
       + apple iphone sold out in us europe and online
   
   




   

  EVERY BODY IS GOING TO DO WHAT THEY FEEL LIKE DOING for food in silicon valley. The war time mentality aside - - because living in a state of fear and anxiety makes people eat more food - - people not watching television waste a lot of time trying to find food. There isn't any easy answer except to stock up on your favorite foods like vitamin water or potato chips or hamburger stuff and get back to heavy television watching with the cell phone turned on and the computer and email at the ready not to mention a lot unanswered voice mail and an odd interest in working all weekend. My computer is tuned to NING still putting together a list of food social groups such as "NING food social groups malaysian foods food at bangalore penang food food entrepreneurs and most importantly "valleylist network NING" . If you are going to eat all day then the current mode is to not finish all of your food - - no reason.            

  Mayor of the week this week mr. out-of-towner himself Larry Klein missed a car crash this week and how exciting is that? He also avoids University Avenue food unless it's out-of-town visitors - - survives on a regular menu of silicon valley food. For most people that is pasta light on the sauce small salad and amazingly enough a glass or two of wine. A typical menu that leaves enough money to pay the bills.    

  First fridays for example draws a lot of people who would rather do finger food at art openings. Madelines or chips and salsa again. Wine at every opening. Who wants to stop home and prepare a meal. Lots of desert. Lots of junk food in between. Miraculously enough the entire art scene in silicon valley is available on a non-food service called "artsopolis" however they are unable to specialize in silicon valley and that is their big weakness. Sponsors of the new city scene in San Jose include odd groups like the Cultural Affairs and the downtown association then of all people supervisor Sam Liccardo who really want to get this people thing going.    

  Who needs a real downtown experience? Lots of people. They like spending money to conventioneer their way to silicon valley. It's business meetings and opportunities to have important people actually take the time to meet and decline as usual the opportunity to make yet another phony million from the internet. The phoney entrepreneurs then retire to their old hotel rooms and spin the bottle again to try to find a new bad idea to sell to the real business people. Lately they just call off spin the bottle and have reall business meetings.    

  Here's a new kind of video game to complete an odd thought. No matter what I'm a winner. What do you do when the police department will not let you go? Amazed you find yourself in the middle as the police department keeps a sinister "game" going with the hood everywhere you go. It keeps going until they have ruined everything. Then you supposedly you "have to give it up" - - good question. It sounds like a new vehicle for Vin Desiel yet the answer is obvious - - you have to be an idiot to ever even give up a dime or a dollar to these people.    

  The Santa Clara Fire Department recommends that people keep busy since some consider San Jose a veritable kingdom by the sea as opposed to the capital of silicon valley. Try a patch to stay out of trouble.            

  SUPERMARKETS AND SPECIALTY MARKETS THAT HAVE STORES IN silicon valley.    

  Good Stores for Good People

  Whole Foods Market    

  Zanotto's    

  Lunardi's      

  Safeway    

  Mollie Stone's Markets    

  Target Groceries    

  Stop & Save Food Store          

    A.G. Ferrari    

  P.W. Supermarkets    

  Mitsuwa Supermarkets    

  Grocery Outlet    

  Cosentino's Market    

  Big Lion    

  Albertson's    

  Nob Hill    

  Walgreens    

  Draeger's Markets    

  99 Ranch Market    

  Nak's Oriental Market    

  Imahara Produce & Oriental Foods    

  Farmer's Markets        

  Mexican Markets                

  Bad Stores for Bad People

  Costco    

  Trader Joes    

  Wal-Mart    

  Grocery stores are also difficult to find and the best source of information other than driving around is the internet search services and Yahoo! local or the print or online versions of the yellow pages.            

  TOP RESTAURANTS IN SILICON VALLEY       Without question the food in silicon valley is a costly disaster. Is it a defense department experiment run amuck? I'm still wondering why The County of Santa Clara   feels a need to take steps to make sure that food stays with the food people as opposed to - - say for example the Yacht Construction people.    

  The Computer Memory and chip companies in the food business is a little scary because they don't know food they know chemicals and want to do everything chemically. Who's the big agribusiness company these days - - Agribusiness says it's still the same old big conglomerates.    

  Here's the list of the top 15 high tech restaurants in silicon valley - - one in each of the big cities. The silicon valley project is to find out if high tech food is the sequel to nouvelle cuisine.    

  1. menlo park - - santa cruz avenue's tiny restaurant tokyo subway sushi 605 Santa Cruz Ave Menlo Park, CA 94025 650.325.9399
  2. redwood city - - oracle people eat at the city pub 2620 Broadway Street Redwood City, CA 94063 650.363.2620
  3. palo alto - - mayor larry klein likes the oesteria 247 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301 650.328.5700
  4. mountainview - - castro street interesting however - - cascal 400 castro street mountainview ca 650.940.9500
  5. sunnyvalle - - yahoo! people like winsor fish and chips Old San Francisco Rd, Sunnyvale, CA 408.736.8973
  6. san jose - - santa row's favorite village cafe Santana Row, #1035 San Jose, CA 408.248-9091
  7. south san francisco - - industrial city's favorite new golden wok 136 Hazelwood Dr South San Francisco, CA 650.588.6858
  8. paifica - - silicon valley's beach town goes to Mitsu Japanese Restaurant 1301 Palmetto Ave Pacifica, CA 650.355.1812
  9. daly city - - named after Mayor John Daly Bangkok Garden Thai Cuisine 201 Southgate Ave Daly City, CA 650.755.8749
  10. san mateo - - famous for billards and 3rd Avenue Sports Bar & Grill 77 E 3rd Ave San Mateo, CA 650.340.9872
  11. san bruno - - airport food or West Coast Cafe 466 San Mateo Ave San Bruno, CA 650.588.1912
  12. milbrea - - from s.f.o. to Hong Kong Flower Lounge 51 Millbrae Ave Millbrae, CA 650.878.8108
  13. santa clara - - convention center people go to Dong Tofu Cabin 1484 Halford Ave Santa Clara, CA 95051 408.246.1484
  14. milpitas - - run away from the great mall to Ding Sheng Restaurant 686 Barber Lane Milpitas CA 408.943.8786
  15. cupertino - - apple employees enjoy Dynasty Chinese Seafood Restaurant 10123 N Wolfe Rd Cupertino, CA 408.996.1680

  People like sports stars in the food business and Roger Clemmons the few superstars to not be in the restaurant business. Big major league sports people in the restaurant business are big news. The odd concern is that they don't really need to end up like the infamous Dan White of SFPD fame who never let go of his pier 39 potato stand.        

  INTERNET SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT FOOD       Yahoo! Food is a surprise as opposed to Google Food which lacks it's own special food content and is yet again just a list of interesting food places on the web.    

  Epicurious    

  FoodNetwork    

  BBC Food Television Programs    

  The Food Channel            

  FOOD NEWSGROUPS       food    

  realfood    

  soulfood    

  comfort foods            

  food and restaurants    

  magic pan project    

  food not bombs    

  famous restaurant recipes            

  CONCLUSION about food is eat and enjoy. However the odd idea that food needs to be expensive difficult to find and difficult to prepare or impossible to eat or too fancy to enjoy is completely and totally out the window. High tech food needs to really be developed as a special new marketing strategy which has a lot of appeal. Problem is the real food question - - does it still have the high olfactory and gustatory aspects which connoisseurs enjoy. Back to burgers!            

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