For the past few months, I've spent Tuesdays reviewing all the places I visited during my business trip in Tokyo, including my insane First Class Cathay Pacific Flight, 8 Michelin stars, and some indescribable experiences, like the Robot Restaurant. You can read all about those adventures, and more, in my Travelin' Tuesdays: Tokyo series.
Now, it is time to travel again, on another business trip. The trip was actually to Zurich, for a conference, and I (gasp!) decided to spend the time engaged with my co-workers,...
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Monday, December 29, 2014
Pacific Puffs Truck
For the past few weeks, you've been reading about food trucks on Mondays, although they have all been savory offerings. I finally found a food truck offering something I like: desserts!
Pacific Puffs has a storefront on Union Street, plus a smaller space downstairs in the Westfield Mall, both of which I've walked by many times, yet somehow never stopped in. I guess cream puffs aren't generally what I gravitate towards, although Ojan really likes them.
Anyway,...
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
First Class, BA275, LHR-SFO
And finally, the final installment in Travelin' Tuesdays London! It was time to return back to San Francisco, flying First Class, aboard British Airways.
After a few hours of enjoyment in the Concorde Room (and brief stints checking out the the Galleries First and Business lounges in Terminal 5 at Heathrow), it was time to actually take my flight. I was so relaxed from my complimentary massage at the Elemis Spa, that I almost didn’t even care what was...
Friday, December 19, 2014
South Beach Diet Bars
Remember when I reviewed Slimfast shakes a while ago, because they showed up at my house? Well, it happened again, this time from South Beach Diet. I did not seek these out, but, I might as well try them, right?
I've heard of the South Beach diet, but didn't realize that they made branded products too. I thought it was just a diet to follow. However, a guess diet itself can only sell a few books, so to really be profitable, the empire needs...
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Churros from Phat Philly
Phat Philly, as you may recall from my past reviews, is a cheesesteak shop, with really good fries smothered in cheese and other goodness and decent onion rings.
They specialize in things from Philly, and at the register also sell Utz Chips for only $1 and for dessert they used to carry Tastykakes. I stopped by so many times to discover these amazing Tastykakes, but but they have never, ever had them when I am there.
Thus, I thought I'd never have...
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Club Europe, BA715, ZRH-LHR
As you've been reading about the past few weeks, I took a business trip to Zurich (via Mallorca!), and spent a few days in London on my return. British Airways was my airline of choice, and as you know, I enjoyed my first class flight from SFO-LHR (particularly the waffles!). You'll get to read about the corresponding LHR-SFO return journey next week on Travelin' Tuesday.
But I also needed to get from Zurich to London for the return journey, and...
Monday, December 15, 2014
3-3-3 Truck
As you've been reading the past few weeks, my office has been bringing us food trucks for lunch. This has been fun for me, since I love to try new things. Sadly, none have been very good.
3-3-3 Truck serves 3 different cuisines, with 3 main ingredients per cuisine, and 3 preparations per main. Thus, 3-3-3. To be more concrete, they offer Korean, Mexican, or Indian food. For Korean, you can pick from short ribs, bbq chicken, or a...
Friday, December 12, 2014
Rickland Orchards Greek Yogurt Granola Bars
As you know, I eat a lot of snacks, and in particular, I like to have different types of bars on hand for whenever I find myself out and about, and needing something quick and easy to munch on.
I was intrigued by the granola bars from Rickland Orchards, as they are all coated or drizzled with various flavors of greek yogurt. Basically, taking the idea that people often eat greek yogurt topped with granola, and turing it into a portable form. Rickland...
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Taro Milk Tea from R & B Cafe
Do you remember when I went through a taro milk tea phase a while ago? You may recall a slew of reviews, all of fairly mediocre bubble tea, concluding with me deciding that basic Quickly is about the best I can find. Well, the craving for bubble tea hit me again, and I was delighted to discover that R & B Cafe, located just a few blocks from my office, has bubble tea, and incredibly customizable bubble tea at that!
R & B Cafe offers online ordering...
