Metro Issue: Sep 14–Sep 20, 2021

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Back to His Roots

Palacio executive chef Manuel Martinez was born in Mexico and grew up eating Mexican food; but only recently did the chef start cooking Mexican food professionally By Stett Holbrook, LosGatos.com

Trail Mix

Work on a new trail system that will expand San Jose's rural walkways and bike paths to 100 miles by 2022 is leaving some puzzled Willow Glen residents in the dust By Ted Cox, SanJose.com

Tell It to the Spartans

San Jose State football had about as awful a season opener as it gets, taking a 57-3 shellacking at Stanford. By Josh Koehn, SanJose.com

Silicon Alleys: Exchange Rate

A unique exchange brings Russian artists to San Jose for sister-city photo project By Gary Singh, MetroActive.com

Santana Scene

Last weekend’s runway show at Santana Row featured TV celebs, flirty models and lots of pageantry By Jody Amable, MetroActive.com

Anya Kvitka

Born in Russia and operating out of San Jose, Kvitka is part of the Soapbox Melodics crew, mixing hip-hop and soul with vintage jazz By By Steve Palopoli, MetroActive.com

DJ Rated R

Friday nights at Myth in San Jose bring together a tight-knot group of the South Bay's best DJs By Steve Palopoli, MetroActive.com

Wake-Up Call

San Jose Rep opens its season with an energetic staging of the musical 'Spring Awakening' By Tony Smith, SanJose.com

Alain Corneau's Love Crimes, the French director’s last film (he died a year ago), starts with the same kind of sturdy dramaturgy that begins lesbian erotica. By By Richard von Busack, MetroActive.com