Flea Street Cafe

Jesse Cool brings in a new partner with a familiar face at Flea Street Cafe

Jesse Cool has a new partner at Flea Street Cafe — and the face is very familiar. Michael Biesemeyer worked for long periods of time

by Linda Hubbard
on December 11, 2018

Spotted: Leo Wurtz shucking oysters at Oysterette

The Oysterette at Flea Street Cafe has re-opened, sporting a new roof and added heaters for those sometimes chilly summer evenings. Leo Wurtz is once again

by Linda Hubbard
on June 6, 2018

Charlie Parker returns to his hometown as new chef at Flea Street Cafe

Growing up in Menlo Park, Charlie Parker would walk with his parents and siblings to Flea Street Cafe. "I remember some of [owner] Jesse's signature dishes from the

by Linda Hubbard
on February 7, 2017

Jesse Cool and Mitchell Johnson share art, food and admiration for each other

Think of them as bookending the stretch of the Alameda in Menlo Park between Sharon and Walsh roads. One a restaurateur feeding the body. The other a

by Linda Hubbard
on April 17, 2015

Things are peachy at Cool Café in Menlo Business Park

The Cool Café located on O'Brien Street in the Menlo Business Park is undoubtedly the most hidden of restauranteur and cookbook author Jesse Cool's food "empire,"

by Linda Hubbard
on August 13, 2013

Oprah Winfrey interviews Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg at Menlo Park’s Flea Street Cafe

Editor's note: Jesse Cool, owner of Menlo Park's Flea Street Cafe, hosted two well-known women - Oprah Winfrey and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg - who

by Contributed Content
on March 23, 2013

Webb Ranch ACE tomatoes make their way from field to produce stand – and to the menu at Flea Street Cafe

With news that Webb Ranch's Ace 55 tomatoes were ripening and available for purchase ($3.49 a pound), we wandered out for a chat with produce

by Linda Hubbard
on August 31, 2012

Catching up with Jesse Cool about programs that give back locally and globally

Imagine sitting down with Jesse Cool and not talking organic food or sustainability or what was happening at her restaurant (Menlo Park's Flea Street Cafe)

by Linda Hubbard
on April 2, 2012

Terma Costa talks about how women are changing the way we eat – and how we can all be advocates for sustainable food

It's women who are changing the way we eat says Temra Costa, who is working hard to evangelize that fact. The sustainable food and farming

by Linda Hubbard
on August 6, 2010

Jesse Cool – Menlo Park’s food matriarch

Can it be true?  Jesse Cool's Flea Street Cafe - founded on the principles of local and organic - has been around since 1981, a

by Linda Hubbard
on February 13, 2010