Linda Zavoral

4 days ago | mercurynews.com | Linda Zavoral

Crews are battling a two-alarm blaze at a North San Jose mobile home park that has spread to three units, the San Jose Fire Department reported Saturday evening. The primary unit in the 500 block of Hermitage Lane is “heavily involved,” but crews are making “good progress,” the department said on social media. Another unit has internal damage, while at the third unit, damage has been limited to a deck and fence. Neighbors and drivers are advised to avoid the area. This is a developing story.

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Linda Zavoral

Seven years is a long time to wait for a fabulous fresh seafood meal. The Koll Center restaurant at Bernal Road will finally open to customers, with a soft opening scheduled for next week, according to the updated Cook’s Pleasanton website. In February 2018, the restaurant’s 90th birthday year, the Crumrine ownership family announced they would expand for the first time.

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Linda Zavoral

The Neapolitan pizza specialists who own the five Doppio Zero restaurants in the Bay Area are branching out with a new concept, an old-school Italian-American place. Look for classics like Veal Piccata and Sole Milanese when Johnny & Sanny’s opens Friday, May 2, on Mountain View’s Castro Street. Founders Gianni Chiloiro (he’s Johnny) and Angelo Sannino (he’s Sanny) transitioned their Spanish tapas restaurant, Vida, which opened in 2023 near their pizzeria, to this new approach.

2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Linda Zavoral

Garlic shrimp. Caldo verde. Linguica. Bacalhau. For the third year, the Consulate of Portugal in San Francisco and the Portuguese Trade and Investment Agency (AICEP) are teaming up to introduce diners to the delights of Portuguese cuisine. Portugal Restaurant Week will run through Sunday, April 27, with promotions at nine restaurants in the Bay Area and Southern California.

3 weeks ago | siliconvalley.com | Linda Zavoral

Rejoice, all fruit-and-veggie-loving downtown dwellers and employees. After a two-year absence, the Downtown Farmers Market will return to San Jose with a weekly Wednesday schedule — but at a new location.