Denise Dowd, from Humbolt County looks over the garden from the Koi feeding bridge at the Japanese Garden at Central Park in San Mateo, Calif. on Thursday, February 24, 2011. Kat Wade / Special to ...

Five new restaurants have joined San Mateo County’s dining scene, offering dishes ranging from congee and tea to Japanese pastries. This week only, new members get $10 off the first month of a ...

SAN MATEO — The city’s crown jewel just got a little more glitter. A recent survey found that Central Park’s Japanese Tea Garden ranks 14th in the U.S. and Canada among Japanese garden ...