California restaurants scored 37 spots on the Top ... theater teacher before opening her Shakespeare-themed pizzeria in Pleasanton. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) In the Central Valley, the ...

PLEASANTON, CA — Among Pleasanton residents, the long delayed opening of Cook’s Seafood has become a sort of inside joke, used in online comments the same way people say “when pigs fly ...

As someone who grew up in an area whose food scene doesn't get the recognition it deserves, I have a soft spot for the Bay Area’s Tri-Valley. It has its own dining identity, with particularly strong ...