Heartbreak on a Plate II – First Date!

Posted on February 14, 2013 by eat@thewoodentablesj.com

Tired of Hallmark sponsored gestures of love? Did you just Google the history of Valentine’s Day and now you’re feeling a little jaded? Or maybe you’re just tired of mainstream menus and hard to get reservations.

We’re surely not a fan of any of that, which is why 2 years ago we chose Valentine’s Day as our very first dinner as The Wooden Table.

This year we explore the source of all modern heartbreaks, the first date. It’s gonna be sweet, sexy and, honestly, a little bit awkward. But it ends with breakfast . . .

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Chill out.

Posted on January 11, 2013 by eat@thewoodentablesj.com

Happy New Year Everyone!

As always, our latest menu is inspired by our experiences and as of late we’ve been experiencing a cold and rainy winter here in San Jose. Which makes for brisk hikes into foggy forests, full of young sprouts, interesting mushrooms and nicely moistened trails. It also means a craving for warm flavors, hot soups and cozy comfort food. Guess what made it to the menu . . . all of it!

This week we have a particularly fine group of diners with quite the spectrum of culinary adventures under their belt. Looking forward to having them at The Wooden Table. Hope you enjoy the menu:

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Aloha like a caveman.

Posted on November 15, 2012 by eat@thewoodentablesj.com

So I’ve been reading up on this Paleolithic stuff and I guess we’re not as evolved as we think we are. But don’t worry, that’s never stopped me from making tasty food before. Lots of research went into this one. A little bit of a double theme going on here, a Hawaiian flavored Paleo meal, we had to draw a venn diagram just to get our heads wrapped around it.

What we came up with is a little bit caveman, a little bit Hawaiian and hopefully lots delicious ono. We’ve got food on sticks, anti-rice, nitrate free bacon, and shave ice. What more could an island dwelling caveman want? A nice cavewoman to take to a meal at The Wooden Table, that’s what.

Check out the menu below! Happy eating . . .

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Clove Love

Posted on October 3, 2012 by eat@thewoodentablesj.com


Growing up, the smell of garlic frying up was THE smell of dinner being cooked. To this day the aroma of fresh garlic sizzling gives me the warm fuzzies. So when the opportunity to craft a garlicky menu came around I was sincerely stoked.

We’re especially eggs-cited (you can’t be mad at that pun) about the very special green-shelled eggs that one of this week’s diners is generously providing. Would you eat them if you were able? Try it with our ham at The Wooden Table!

We’re going to attack garlic from a few different angles this week, a pickled preparation makes an appearance, our pork sliders (pause for “yum”) are getting served up on a garlic bread, we’ve got our own twist on a 40 clove dish and then there’s dessert . . .

We’ve got a table full of first time diners this week at The Wooden Table. Looking forward to some big smiles and happy bellies. Speaking of eating, feast your eyes on this week’s menu:

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Don’t trip, it’s just Fall.

Posted on September 27, 2012 by eat@thewoodentablesj.com


2 blogs ago was a Winter menu, the last blog was a Summer one, missed Spring (a damn shame), and here we are today with our Autumnal inspired BBQ(ish) offering. Lots of fun stuff happening this week at The Wooden Table, faux smoke (watch for pictures of this, they’ll get posted I promise) , a halo-halo that would make my mama proud, a bacon consommé (clarified using a little bit of weird science), and a few other fun surprises.

We’ve got a some first timers, a returning diner and one well seasoned 3-time veteran of The Wooden Table, looking forward to a night of good food and even better friends. Check out the menu just below:

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