Halloween the Himalayan Way: Pork Chilli and Honey Chilli Potato for a Spicy October Night
Halloween season brings a lot of sugar. Kathmandu Cuisine’s spicy plates are a different kind of October treat, built for heat instead of sweetness. A Different Kind of October Treat Not every October craving has to be candy. A plate of something genuinely spicy fits the season just as well, especially on a cool evening. […]
El Camino Hospital Staff: Priority Pickup for Your Lunch Break at Kathmandu Cuisine
A hospital shift doesn’t leave much time for lunch. Kathmandu Cuisine, minutes from El Camino Hospital, offers priority pickup times for local staff so a real meal doesn’t cost you your whole break. Short Breaks Need Fast, Real Food A short break during a hospital shift doesn’t leave room for anything complicated. It needs to […]
Foothill College Fall Quarter Fuel: The Momo and Thukpa Combo Every Student Needs
Foothill College’s fall quarter runs September 21 through December 11, 2026, which puts midterms squarely in late October. Kathmandu Cuisine is minutes away, with a menu built for exactly that kind of break. Midterm Season Needs Real Food, Fast Late-October midterms hit hard during Foothill’s fall quarter. Skipping a real meal for another coffee and […]
Dashain 2026 in Los Altos: Kathmandu Cuisine’s First Dashain in Its New Home
Dashain, Nepal’s biggest festival, runs from Ghatasthapana on October 11 through the festival’s close on October 25, 2026, with Vijaya Dashami — the most important day — falling on October 21. It’s the first Dashain since Kathmandu Cuisine opened its Los Altos doors on Valentine’s Day this year. What Dashain Means, and When It Falls […]
The Complete Vegetarian & Vegan Nepali Food Guide: Kathmandu Los Altos
Most vegetarian and vegan diners in the South Bay have a mental shortlist of “safe” cuisines — Indian, Mediterranean, maybe Thai. Nepali food rarely makes that list, mostly because people haven’t looked closely at what a Nepali kitchen with real vegetarian range can build. Kathmandu Los Altos is worth adding to that list: its vegetarian […]
Back-to-School Family Dinners: Kathmandu Los Altos’s Guide for Los Altos Families
The last two weeks of August are, for most Los Altos families, the least organized weeks of the year. New teachers, new schedules, new after-school pickups, and homework routines that haven’t settled yet all collide at exactly the time of day when someone still has to answer the question, “what’s for dinner?” Kathmandu Los Altos […]
Nepali Corporate Catering for Silicon Valley Offices: Kathmandu Los Altos
Every office in Silicon Valley has ordered the same three catering options so many times that the mention of another sandwich platter gets an audible groan on Slack. Kathmandu Los Altos’s own site addresses this directly, with a section literally titled “Corporate Catering & Events” that specializes in feeding “Silicon Valley offices and private events” […]
Dal Bhat: Nepal’s National Dish, Explained (and Where to Get It in Los Altos)
Ask most Americans what Nepali food is, and they will say momo, or maybe Himalayan BBQ. Ask any Nepali what they actually eat most days, and the answer is dal bhat — rice, lentil soup, vegetable curry, and greens, built fresh at nearly every meal. It is less a dish than a daily structure, and […]
The Art of the Momo: A Complete Guide to Nepali Dumplings in Los Altos
Kathmandu Los Altos does not bury its signature dish in a menu footnote. On its own website, under “Our Promise to You,” the restaurant leads with a section called “The Art of the Momo” — a statement of intent from a kitchen that has built its identity around Nepal’s most iconic dumpling. If you have […]