{"id":10682,"date":"2015-04-02T05:06:53","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T05:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/?p=10682"},"modified":"2015-04-02T05:07:25","modified_gmt":"2015-04-02T05:07:25","slug":"cupertino-comfort-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/10682\/cupertino-comfort-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Cupertino Comfort Food: A Taste of Tradition in the Silicon Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Within the heart of the Silicon Valley, mother of all things tech, are a few hidden and untouched gems that offer refuge from the everyday hustle-bustle. Long before they were dubbed \u201cSilicon Valley,\u201d Cupertino and Santa Clara County\u2014then covered in orchards and farms aplenty\u2014had a different name: \u201cThe Valley of Heart\u2019s Delight.\u201d \u00a0Over the years, as technology found the valley and Apple Computers replaced apple trees, mom-and-pop restaurants became rarer finds. Those that are still around stand out as cozy havens amid the tech buzz, hearkening back to The Valley of Heart\u2019s Delight. Here, a taste of <strong>Cupertino comfort food<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Conveniently located off of highway 85, <b>Bobbi\u2019s Coffee Shop <\/b>(1361 S De Anza Boulevard) offers a welcoming atmosphere, good family vibes, and fantastic comfort food. \u00a0All ages are welcome, and Sunday brunch is a great tradition at this cozy spot. \u00a0With fantastic breakfast and lunch selections, the menu here helps you start your Sunday off right with corned beef hash, pancakes, or latkes. \u00a0On my recent visit, the family next to me recommended I order the latkes with extra onions\u2014a welcome piece of advice that paid off.<\/p>\n<p>A hole-in-the-wall, family-owned deli, <a href=\"http:\/\/pebblesdelicafe.org\/\"><b>Pebble\u2019s<\/b><\/a> (10235 S De Anza Boulevard) is the best place to settle down for an afternoon, whether you\u2019re enjoying a good read or coding your next software project. \u00a0The bread is always freshly homemade, and the sourdough rolls, with their perfect balance of crunchiness and softness, make for the best sandwiches in the South Bay. \u00a0The Mike\u2019s Special (turkey, roast beef, and Swiss) on a sourdough roll is a sandwich that keeps countless Cupertino residents coming back.<\/p>\n<p>After a long day exploring the Apple campus or walking around the backroads and hills of Saratoga, <b>Donut Wheel <\/b>(10250 N De Anza Boulevard) provides an delicious energy boost in the form of the best buttermilk donuts in the Bay Area. Donuts may be \u201ctrending\u201d right now, but in the spirit of tradition and all-around simple goodness, there are no novelty fancy donut recipes here\u2014just old-fashioned American classics. \u00a0Done right.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: Pebble&#8217;s Deli<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[mappress mapid=&#8221;136&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Within the heart of the Silicon Valley, mother of all things tech, are a few hidden and untouched gems that offer refuge from the everyday hustle-bustle. Long before they were dubbed \u201cSilicon Valley,\u201d Cupertino and Santa Clara County\u2014then covered in orchards and farms aplenty\u2014had a different name: \u201cThe Valley of Heart\u2019s Delight.\u201d \u00a0Over the years, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":10683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,180,6,25,29,88],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10682","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-culinary","8":"category-cupertino","9":"category-day-trips","10":"category-destination","11":"category-san-francisco-bay-area","12":"category-south-bay"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cupertino Comfort Food: A Taste of Tradition in the Silicon Valley - offMetro CA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/10682\/cupertino-comfort-food\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cupertino Comfort Food: A Taste of Tradition in the Silicon Valley - offMetro CA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Within the heart of the Silicon Valley, mother of all things tech, are a few hidden and untouched gems that offer refuge from the everyday hustle-bustle. 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