At the table: Buck’s of Woodside is still weird and wonderful after 30 years in business

Talking psychedelics, faux meat and the “irrational exuberance” of Silicon Valley with Jamis MacNiven, the Peninsula’s zaniest restaurant owner

Seriously, let someone else cook: 16 Peninsula restaurants serving special Thanksgiving dinner

Pretty nuts: pick your way through the Peninsula’s hidden chestnut farm

La Honda’s Skyline Chestnuts…

Find a new crew: the teamwork and torture of indoor rowing studios

Is erging really the new spinning…

Tokyo noodle wizards Afuri Ramen debut their first California location in Cupertino

Keep the relatives amused: 9 offbeat ideas for entertaining the family this holiday

Art you can see, touch, and . . . taste? Day trip to San Jose’s thriving SOFA creative district.

Go when it’s quiet: photographer Maggie Steber on why coups & riots don’t reveal the whole picture

Your food is here…it’s from a restaurant that doesn’t exist: Virtual restaurants are a reality

Photos: check out the costumes (and conflict) from the Civil War re-enactment in Half Moon Bay