Linda Zavoral

2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Linda Zavoral

There’s a modern-day Mercury News and East Bay Times pressroom, one where printers toil late at night to produce ink-on-paper versions of the news for those who prefer to read about current events that way. And now there’s The Pressroom, a sleek restaurant set at a historic spot in downtown San Jose where the newspaper presses ran a century ago. Our colleague Sal Pizarro wrote the “Extra! Extra!” column — the “street edition” story, as it were — trumpeting the restaurant opening.

2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Linda Zavoral

Sweetgreen, the customized salad and grain bowl purveyor launched by three new college grads in 2007, has expanded to Santa Clara. The restaurant opened Tuesday at Santa Clara Square, the office, residential and retail complex located along Highway 101 and across the freeway from Levi’s Stadium. There’s seating for 30 diners indoors and 20 outside. Sweetgreen specializes in from-scratch preparations.

3 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Linda Zavoral

“Decided it was time that Lira and I part ways,” the homegrown star, a San Jose native, wrote on social media. “On to new adventures!”Because of a non-disclosure agreement, the owners said Friday that they “can’t say much about the split.” The restaurant remains open for dinner Wednesday through Sunday, with a chef de cuisine at the helm and new items on the menu. Diners had been posting 5-star review after 5-star review since the swanky restaurant made its debut Jan.

3 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Linda Zavoral |John Metcalfe

After a yearlong renovation, Mumu Hot Pot is finally welcoming diners at its sixth, and newest, Bay Area location, Westfield Oakridge Mall in South San Jose. The restaurateurs decided to start from bottom up, literally, installing ventilation below every hot pot instead of hoods overhead. There’s prominent new signage outside, facing Blossom Hill Road, and seating for 200 inside this prime spot that was formerly home to P.F. Chang’s.

4 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Linda Zavoral

The inaugural Sunnyvale Restaurant Week will celebrate the city’s diverse food scene with deals and special dishes at 20-plus restaurants across the city. The event, presented by the Cityline housing-retail-office development and the Sunnyvale Downtown Association, will run from Saturday, May 31, through Saturday, June 7. The idea is to entice food lovers with the opportunity to save money while discovering new places and revisiting old favorites.