Keebler Snacks

I feel a bit silly introducing a company like Keebler.  I'm sure you know them.  You've seen the Keebler Elves on tv.  Keebler is the largest cookie and cracker maker in the US, and has been around since the 1800s.  They sell products under a slew of other brands, that I'm sure you also know: Cheez-It, Famous Amos, Town House Crackers, Wheatables, and many, many more.  They are even one of the bakers for Girl Scout Cookies (the Little...

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Rocko's Ice Cream Tacos

Ice Cream Tacos.  From a food truck.  Made with liquid nitrogen. Yup, a trendy food mashup.  And yup, tacos are a fitting mashup concept for San Francisco (I'm looking at you sushi burritos).  But I prefer to think of these a bit more old school: just think of them as Choco Tacos.  You know, the most awesome frozen packaged ice cream novelty of the late '90s.  Except, these are customizable Choco Tacos, made to order, with organic local...

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Waffling Leftovers: Hotdogs

Yes, I waffle my leftovers.  Sometimes I pick strange items to attempt to waffle, mostly because I don't see any other way to salvage the leftovers.  This is a story of one of those times. Leftover Hot Dog Transformation. Will it Waffle: Leftover Turkey Hot Dogs?  Yeah, I guess, but, still a leftover hot dog. The Original: Turkey Hot Dogs. The original form was turkey hot dogs, grilled on the bbq. A secret love of mine, really.  I don't...

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Caffe Centro

Caffe Centro is yet another neighborhood cafe in San Francisco, one that has been around for more than 20 years.  It is small, not trendy, and really does have a community feel to it.  I was a bit disappointed when I started listening to conversations around me though and realized that nearly every person there was pitching start up ideas.  I'm not joking.  But then again, it is located right where all my startup friends hang out too, so, I guess...

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