Business

The engine of the hospitality industry is powered by the youthful energy of its workforce, guided by the wisdom of the veterans, who call the shots and funnel talent into position. In the restaurant world, those who've served in the back-of-house as well as the...

Los Gatos luminaries came out to welcome Gardenia into existence on Friday evening. For Carol Wang, the creator of the North Santa Cruz Avenue restaurant, it was the realization of months of hard work—not to mention a dream she’d had for a long time. Wang’s daughter...

In early July, Los Gatans Rosemary Coates and John Eichinger found themselves on a plane headed to the 30th Lanzhou Investment and Trade Fair. This trip was organized by the Silicon Valley Division of the China-US Business Summit and led by Diana WeiPing Ding, its...

When the Town of Los Gatos was established in 1887, visitors couldn’t find much beyond a post office, a schoolhouse, general stores and endless miles of orchards. North Santa Cruz Boulevard and Main Street certainly were not the bustling commercial hubs they are today. Since then,...

Local Kitchens has partnered with creator of New York City restaurants Balaboosta and Taim, chef Einat Admony, to create Yalla Falafel. Known as the 'Queen of Falafel', Admony is known for her use of spices, sauces and cooking methods from various Mediterranean cultures. The menu, developed...

Carol Wang, the CEO and face of the entrepreneurial team behind Gardenia Los Gatos—a new café, bar and restaurant that will soon debut at the site that most recently was the Palms—long dreamed of having her own coffee house. “I love coffee house culture and...

The Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce's ongoing summer evening series made a big splash last week during one of those 100+ degree Fahrenheit days we’ve been having. Many Los Gatans brought themselves and their children out of the air conditioning and into downtown to see...

Winemaker Bill Brosseau has learned to read the barrels like a fortune teller reads tea leaves. The Testarossa Winery vineyard manager routinely tastes through every barrel in the cellar, learning their personalities. Each one can impart something significant to a wine, and for the last...

The developer behind the first project in Los Gatos to fall under the SB330 law designed to streamline housing production statewide says it’s adding 26 homes to its mixed-use project at 405 Alberto Way after Los Gatos introduced a new overlay zone. Randy Lamb, a...

One of the first dial-up internet providers has announced it’s now bringing fiber optic internet to remote areas of the Santa Cruz Mountains. In the wake of a $10 million infusion from the State of California, Surfnet Communications is rolling out its plan to expand...