Lindt Chocolate

For Christmas, I received a large amount of chocolate from the one chocolate shop in my family's hometown: Lindt.  (No, I didn't grow up in Switzerland, but Lindt for some reason has a store in New Hampshire.)  I've thus been able to try a lot of their chocolates ... none of which were very extraordinary, but better than the large selection of Hershey that I also received! As always, subsequent tastings are denoted in brackets. Truffles These are...

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Starbucks

A few weeks ago, I posted my reviews of all of the assorted drinks, baked goods, and candies that I have tried from Peet's.  It seems only fitting that I should do the same for Starbucks, although honestly, I don't go very often, so I don't have a whole lot to say here. Cold Drinks Cool lime refresher, Very berry hibiscus refresher. These are Starbuck's newest products.  They are meant to be refreshing and energizing, due to their use of green coffee...

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Rubio's

I had a little fun this year in celebrating my birthday by getting my birthday freebees at assorted places.  Most are not places I'd normally visit, many I'd never been to before in my life, and it turns out, there was good reason, like Jack In The Box, where I got a truly horrible free slice of birthday cheesecake. But others are surprisingly good.  Like Rubios.  I've walked by their location in Embarcadero Center a zillion times....

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Umami Burger

Another Sunday night, another try at eating casual food, since Sunday nights are certainly not good nights for fine dining (most places are not open, ones that are often don't have their executive chefs working, and no where has fresh seafood). Continuing my theme of the past week, I decided to use GoPago as my inspiration, and choose a place that would accept it.  My options were fairly limited, as many GoPago locations are not open Sundays at dinner time,...

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Vice Chocolates

And another local chocolatier that I met at the SF Chocolate Salon. White chocolate matcha almonds: "Candied almonds coated in white chocolate + matcha green tea".  Tasting notes: Nice crunch in the almond, good tea flavor...

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Monterey Chocolate Company

And another local chocolatier from the SF Chocolate Salon. Firecracker Chocolate: "An organic dark chocolate with a four chili infusion of ancho, chipotle, cayenne and habanero, covered in ground cacao. This is for those that enjoy the extra heat of the habanero chili."  Tasting notes: Smooth chocolate, serious heat...

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