Blackbird Doughnuts, Boston

Every town has its iconic doughnut shops, some are the mom and pop variety, the ones that have been there for a zillion years, and of course, then there are trendy new artisanal ones. Like Blackbird Doughnuts, in Boston, MA. "Blackbird Doughnuts, located in Boston’s South End, is dedicated to creating unique gourmet doughnuts from scratch.  We are the only artisanal doughnut shop in Boston that bakes on site! We aim to take the pastry craft to the next level...

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Good Culture Cottage Cheese

Pretty sure you never expected me to review cottage cheese, right? Bear with me. Good Culture is a brand of, yes, cottage cheese.  Just cottage cheese.  Premium cottage cheese. "Cottage cheese, but better. Real food, simple ingredients, no artificial anything." They make two product lines, one with whole milk (organic) and one low-fat (natural).  Not sure why they choose to make only the whole milk line organic?  Each line comes in different...

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Bar Roma, SYD Domestic Airport

Bar Roma is a "Coffee, Bistro and Bar", located in the Sydney airport, immediately after security. My Treats. Their marketing makes it sound a bit more exciting than it really is: Bar Roma blends the mood and feel of a traditional pasticceria or trattoria with the convenience of a contemporary retail outlet.  Bar Roma’s décor is blond wood and bold colours, and its merchandising draws on the authentic flavours and unique warmth of a true Italian offer....

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QF436, SYD-MEL, Business Class

Flight Details: Flight QF463, SYD-MEL Aircraft: 737-800 Departure: 6:30pm (scheduled) 7pm (actual) Arrival: 8:05pm (scheduled) Seat: 2D Dinner Meal. This was a quick, simple flight.  Not an exciting review, I know.  Domestic flight from Sydney to Melbourne. Cabin & Seat The business cabin is a 2-2 layout, only 3 rows. 2-2 Business Cabin. Seats are quite wide, and fairly comfortable.   Seat Controls. Simple controls for reline,...

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Jacques Torres Cookies

I found a cookie I love.  Not just like, love.  Like, legit love.  And, if you've read my reviews before, you know I generally could care less about cookies. But this cookie.  Swoon. It comes from Jacques Torres, known as "Mr. Chocolate," a french pastry chef with an incredible career, now New York based chocolatier (and, uh, founder of a chocolate museum).   And one of his products is a chocolate chip cookie. The best chocolate chip...

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Fish Butchery, Paddington

The Fish Butchery is an interesting place. "Sustainably caught, under utilised species, expertly prepared for you to cook at home." Mostly a place to pick up high quality rare seafood to prepare at home, although they do some made to order takeout.  It comes from the team behind one of Sydney's top seafood restaurants, Saint Peter. Given my love of seafood, and trying new things, I couldn't wait to try it out when I was recently in town. Fried, Fried,...

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One World Lounges, SFO

Update Reviews, 2018 Cathay Pacific (November 2018) It had been a few years since I visited the Cathay Pacific lounge, since most of my recent international flights have been to Sydney on Air New Zealand.  I've been traveling there a lot, and within the US a lot, but somehow, not any other international destinations.  I was happy to get a chance to check it out again. The Cathay Lounge is definitely my favorite of the One World lounges at SFO. ...

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