Palo Alto Weekly 12.11.2009 - section1

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Eating Out

We Sack It For You

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conversation. It’s an ideal spot to watch the medley of humanity that defines the demographics of the area. Live music is performed on Friday nights, and occasionally other evenings as well: mostly jazz, sometimes swing or Dixieland or bluegrass, sometimes outside, usually inside. There are ongoing art exhibits hung on the walls, with Marnie Spencer’s oeuvre through Jan. 17. The artists are chosen by Roy Borrone, an accomplished artist himself who paints in the abstract figurative genre. Add to all that

the myriad of events at Kepler’s and it is no wonder that the corner of El Camino Real and Santa Cruz Avenue is a hub of activity. Food prices are not inexpensive but not high enough to drive off patrons. There is no table service; it is belly up to the bar to place your order. Quite often, the ordering queue extends well outside the door, and therein lies a bugaboo at Cafe Borrone. There are no printed menus; the bill of fare is jam-packed onto a series of chalkboards that stretch the width of the broad service area. The boards are difficult to read until you have progressed nearly to the point of ordering,


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