DeLise Dessert Cafe

You know I love desserts, and in particular ice cream, so it should come as no surprise that I recently headed to DeLise Dessert Cafe to check out their offerings. Yes, they are called a dessert cafe, and specialize in making their own ice creams, frozen yogurts, and sorbets of interesting flavors (12 per day, all with organic Clover or Straus base).   They also make a slew of mini desserts, perfect for being able to try many different things. This sounded...

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Split Bread

Split Bread is one of the eateries that debuted as part of the new Metreon buildout.  It is an offshoot of the popular Mixt Greens mini-chain, but with a menu centered around sandwiches rather than salads.  The focus is on local and fresh, with house roasted rotisserie meats, artisan bread, house made spreads and pickles. They are trying to fit into an interesting genre, I guess "fast casual" is the word for it these days, although they do provide...

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Dessert from Popeyes

Ok, yes, I'm reviewing another fast food chain, which I know continues to kill my foodie street cred, but like with Quiznos, at least I'm not reviewing their primary product, right?  And, you can probably guess why.  LevelUp, of course! Sure, most people go to Popeyes for the chicken and biscuits (I think anyway ... I've never actually been before).  But, I hate chicken, and I don't think it would be any good anyway.  But ... I had $2 worth of credits...

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Alter Eco Chocolate

Alter Eco is a local SF based producer, with a seemingly random assortment of products including quinoa, rice, sugar, and chocolate.  The basis for the company is sustainable products, all organic, fair trade, etc.  I've tried their quinoa in the past, but didn't take any notes on it, and don't recall much about it. So today, I'm focusing on the one thing I do always take notes on: chocolate!  Their chocolates are all single origin, and do not contain...

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