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Having spent the past five years homebrewing in their garage, San Jose residents and domestic partners Wendy Neff and Felipe Bravo have approached every beer as a learning opportunity. Adding unorthodox ingredients and changing the brewing process slightly to see how it came out, their passion project quickly outgrew the space. Now, in an exciting...
The Biz Beat: Booze and bands at The Note Lounge in Milpitas
If you’re looking for the finest Japanese-born bluesman ever to come out of the clubs of Chicago to play in Milpitas, you’ll find Yoshi Senzaki playing guitar at The Note Lounge, a low-key bar with a unique character and excellent live music. “When The Note reopened after the COVID restrictions were lifted, our band sometimes outnumbered the customers,”...
The Biz Beat: Satori Cellars in Gilroy serves award-winning wines
Visiting Satori Cellars’ tasting room in Gilroy is as much about entering an enchanted realm as it is about tasting its award-winning wines. Coming through the round door of the entrance portal next to the vineyard, music, laughter, gentle dogs and the brightest colors in the rainbow are waiting for you there. The atmosphere is...
The Biz Beat: Good Karma Bikes keeps San Jose moving
San Jose’s Good Karma Bikes provides free bicycles to those in need of reliable transportation, which has been a lifeline for many, including refugees. CEO James Gardner sees bicycles as tools for improving mental and physical health, environmental sustainability and transforming lives. In addition to recreation, bikes provide transit for those who can’t afford the...
The Biz Beat: San Jose’s Guitar Showcase rocked with music legends
The Santa Clara County area is rich with rock music history, from the groundwork laid by early hits like “Little Girl” by The Syndicate of Sound to the chart-topping releases of 2020 Hall of Fame inductees The Doobie Brothers. Over the last 57 years, these local bands shared one thing in common: guitars and equipment...
The Biz Beat: Jackie’s Place in San Jose offers soul cooking from the heart
After being burnt to the ground in a devastating fire, Jackie’s Place rose from the ashes to dish out authentic soul food passed down through four generations of family recipes. The restaurant, located at 840 N. First St. offers a combination of Texas barbecue and soul food. While the chili and Uncle Greg’s barbecue ribs...
The Biz Beat: San Jose’s Cup and Saucer serves up comfort food
Before coffee shops became synonymous with overpriced beverages sold in foreign-sounding cup sizes, they were places where the neighborhood met for casual dining. The staff knew what every frequent customer liked and would send their regular order to the kitchen without asking. San Jose’s Cup and Saucer is that kind of place, where a great...
The Biz Beat: Kyoto Palace in Campbell still reigns after more than 40 years
The clang of the chef’s utensils delight as he twirls and flips them in the air, sending bits of egg for his customers to catch in their mouths. On the steaming griddle, he draws a rooster out of egg yolk to children’s squeals. This is part of Kyoto Palace’s renowned dinner and a show, but...
The Biz Beat: CamBinh Nguyen keeps Vovinam martial arts alive in San Jose
On a chilly January evening, a group of students stood in formation and practiced their routine in Master CamBinh Nguyen’s backyard. She looked out from a gazebo surrounded by medals and trophies and recalled the many years she’s spent teaching generations of San Jose students the principles of Vietnamese martial arts, Vovinam. “It’s not easy—this job requires your heart, your...
The Biz Beat: For 40-plus years, Hicklebee’s in San Jose has brought stories to life
Sitting comfortably in an aisle of Hicklebee’s bookstore, Calvin, 11, shares a book with his 9-year-old brother, Malcolm. The boys look right at home, which isn’t surprising since their mom Emily Liu-Elizabeth has been bringing them there since they were born. Liu-Elizabeth herself has come to the shop since she was a little girl. “Bookstores...