Nakd bars, UK

A few months ago, I took a trip to London.  During my time there, I of course ate my share of snack foods, including assorted bars.  Some were pretty mediocre (Eat Natural, Alpen Light), some were ok (Braw), and others were actually really delicious (Seed Stacked).  And then there were these bars, by nākd, that fell into another category altogether: awful! So what are nakd bars?  They are "yummy natural ingredients such as fruits and nuts 'smooshed'...

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Espresso Roma Cafe

Espresso Roma is my shocking new find for a San Francisco coffee shop, located in the Marina no less.  Nothing about this place matched my expectations: not the environment, not the coffee, not the food.  I was blown away on every single visit. After my first visit, I immediately went home to research more about this amazing little coffee shop.  And to plan a return visit. Espresso Roma started in Berkeley in 1980, but now has a handful of locations...

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The Gantry Restaurant & Bar, Sydney

The Gantry is a new establishment in Sydney, located along the waterfront in Walsh Bay, inside the Pier One Sydney Harbour hotel.  They specialize in on of my favorite cuisines: fresh, local seafood. On my recent business trip to Sydney, I visited Gantry with a group of 4 other co-workers for dinner on a Monday night. Yes, I picked a new, waterfront, hotel restaurant, with seafood on a Monday night.  All sorts of red flags should be sounding now....

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