The Melt (Grilled Cheese/Soup) – New @ Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, CA

The Melt, Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, CA

What better time of year to enjoy good old-fashioned comfort food – tasty grilled cheese “melts” and delicious soup combos. The Melt (owned by Flip Video founder, Jonathon Kaplan) recently opened a new location on the San Francisco Peninsula – at Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto. Nestled between Max’s Diner and California Pizza Kitchen, the upscale fast-food joint opened to the delight of holiday shoppers just a week before Christmas. Many of you may already be familiar with The Melt locations in San Francisco  (on New Montgomery, One Embarcadero Center and on Spear Street).

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Top 20+ Special Gift Ideas for the 2011 Holidays – Fun Christmas Gifts

Giant Holiday Ornament at Macy's Tree Lighting in Union Square, San Francisco, CA

Happy Holidays!

Chanukah – December 20-28, 2011
Christmas Day – Sunday, December 25, 2011
Kwanzaa – December 26, 2011 – January 1, 2012
New Year’s Eve is Saturday Night, December 31, 2011

Get a jump-start on your Holiday Shopping this year. Save time and money
shopping online for Fun Holiday Gifts for your family, friends, clients and
business associates – no crowds, no traffic, no hassle!

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December 2011 – “Fun Things To Do” in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond…

Holiday Wreath - Happy Holidays!

Winter is just around the corner and there are a lot of fun things to do during the Holiday Season. Check out these December/Holiday Events & “Fun Things To Do” in the San Francisco Bay Area… and beyond in our Love to Eat and Travel December Calendar of Events. Be sure to check our Blog, Twitter, Facebook, and Love to Eat and Travel web site each month for updates throughout the year. Enjoy!

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Christmas in New York – Fun Things To Do in NYC during the Holiday Season

NY - View of Manhattan Skyline at Night from Top of the Rock

Ahhhh… Christmas in New York. There aren’t too many places in the world that conjure up that special magic as New York City during the Holiday Season.

Get in the festive mood by taking a FUN early-evening tour of Manhattan’s glittering holiday-season lights on the New York City “Holiday Lights” Tour - there’s no better time to tour the illuminated city than during the Christmas Holidays!

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Fun Holiday Dining in San Francisco – Trattoria Contadina in North Beach

Seafood Pasta at Trattoria Contadina in North Beach, San Francisco, CA

We both love Italy and Italian food, so it’s no surprise that North Beach is one of our favorite places in San Francisco. The cosmopolitan neighborhood is packed with wonderful little restaurants and cafes – we love grabbing a cup of coffee at one of the sidewalk cafes and just hanging out and people-watching. With the holidays fast-approaching, we wanted to share one of our favorite  Italian restaurants with you.

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