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San Jose, California

Do you know the way to San Jose? If you do, you’ll find a sprawling city at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay, California’s third largest. Founded in 1777 by Spanish conquistadors as a farming community to supply the Presidio in San Francisco, an agricultural center for 150 years, and dubbed the “capital of Silicon Valley in 1999, San Jose has evolved with the times. Surrounded by orange, apricot, plum, peach, and almond orchards, the city stretched out after WWII, increasing population, housing, and its tangle of freeways. The orchards became history as tract home neighborhoods exploded. Today, San Jose is a center for high tech engineering, computer and micro-processing companies with a made-over downtown core. Ethnic influences are strong on San Jose’s culinary scene, mirroring California’s immigrant history. From Mexican to Chinese, Japanese to Italian, Moroccan to Thai, and almost every country in between, there’s no lack of variety. The San Pedro Square farmers’ market is popular on Saturdays, as are Santana Row restaurants. Upscale diners flock to A.P. Stump’s for fresh, seasonal fare or Michael Mina’s Arcadia.

Featured Cook C.B.E. Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Living In: San Jose, California, USA

About me: My family is mostly Italian so naturally I have been cooking since I was about 9, helping my mother in the kitchen. I don't really remember liking it, it was just something we did. When I moved out on my own my choices were eat pre-prepared food or eat the good stuff that I already knew how to make, and that is when I really began to love cooking. Now I am married and studying to be a dietitian, so I try to stick with healthier recipes, but have been known to make some sinful recipes every once in a while. My Profile | Reviews | Photos | Recipes | Menus Favorite Food Lists Create your own Cook's Profile | MORE Cooks »