Month: April 2018

Paying it forward

Post author By palo-alto-online
Post date April 30, 2018

About the photo: The 2018 Lifetimes of Achievement honorees, from left, Nancy Mueller, Dick Mansfield, Ellie Mansfield, Kristine Erving, John Erving, Christy Holloway and Jim Gibbons. Photo by Veronica Weber. Sometimes the most meaningful success comes from passing along lessons learned that will benefit someone else — or in the instance of this year’s Avenidas Lifetimes […]

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The future is female

Post author By palo-alto-online
Post date April 23, 2018

Janina O'Leary, lead pastry chef for Bacchus Management assembles peanut butter and jam parfaits as she works on developing the recipe for Mayfield Bakery. Photo by Veronica Weber.

Above: Janina O’Leary, executive pastry chef for Bacchus Management Group, assembles peanut butter and jam parfaits at Mayfield Bakery & Cafe in Palo Alto. Photo by Veronica Weber. When we talk about female chefs, we often default to stereotypes. She’s a tough-as-nails badass. She’s a rare species, the only woman in a sea of men. She’s a victim […]