Critics Rate Sumika, Eulipia, Chicken Salsa

IN THE NEWS: MetroActive's Stett Holbrook reviews Sumika (236 Central Plaza, Los Altos). metroactive.com ... The Mercury News' Steven Chae reviews Chicken Salsa (12019 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road, Saratoga), while Aleta Watson gives two and a half stars to Eulipia (374 S. First St., San Jose). ... Carolyn Jung reports, "Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto will make his first visit to Sur La Table at San Jose's Santana Row at 5 p.m. Sept. 27. He will tackle a cooking demonstration outside the store, followed by a signing of his new book, Morimoto: The New Art of Japanese Cooking (DK Adult, 272 pp., $40), inside the store. mercurynews.com

Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com