Honeybuns Gluten-Free Baked Goods, UK

Honeybuns is a wholesale bakery in the UK, with products mostly served in cafes, but are also available at Waitrose (a major grocery store there).  You can order online for delivery within the country too.  And then, they also offer two other unique venues ... a pop-up bee shack and a "Ark" where you can make a booking for "glamping". Uh yeah.  I found them at a cafe. The products are all gluten-free.  They make cookies, flapjacks,...

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Cheryl's Cookies

I'm going to keep this one short and sweet. Cheryl's makes cookies for mail order gift baskets. "Since 1981 Cheryl's has delivered only the best! Whether you need a gift or dessert our gourmet cookies and brownies are the perfect choice. Enjoy classic flavors like chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin or sugar along with new and exciting additions like salty caramel and honey roasted peanut chocolate chip." "These shiny gift boxes arrive with the perfect combination...

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Will it Waffle: Bagels

You've read about me waffling all sorts of things by now.  I really get joy out of using my waffle iron to reheat leftovers in particular (ranging from pizza to cheesy grits), when "normal" people would use an oven, toaster oven, or perhaps microwave.  I generally limit my waffling to leftovers, but, sometimes I do actually try to "cook" in the waffle iron, like when I made quesadillas that way. I'm not sure what this waffling experiment counts as.  A...

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Otium, Los Angeles

I was recently in Los Angeles, downtown Los Angeles, for a business trip.  Not exactly an area I want to hang out, but, luckily (?), my days and nights were incredibly full (I was there for work after all!), so it didn't really matter where I was anyway. I sadly had only one meal that I got to arrange for myself, the night of my arrival.  My choice was a no brainer - I was going to Otium.  Otium is the restaurant of Chef Timothy Hollingsworth...

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Drinks & Desserts at Roka Bar

I've reviewed Roka Akor, an upscale Japanese restaurant in San Francisco, several times before, including the high quality and reasonably priced business lunch, a crazy impressive sushi delivery, and a simple takeout lunch. I'll skip the background, and leave you to read those previous reviews if you care. Drinks & Desserts. My visit this time was to Roka Bar, the downstairs lounge that serves light bites and drinks, along with the full restaurant menu.  We...

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