"According to the Mercury News, Livermore’s new Taj Mahal is meant to feel like a fine-dining restaurant in New Delhi. Owner Vikas Bajaj says the new space, which opened on October 27 in Republic Square, plays off of childhood memories at the Maurya hotel. “I did not want to let life pass by,” he told the paper. “I just gathered the courage to say ‘Hey, we’re going to do it, no matter what comes our way.’”" - Lauren Saria