Monkey Bong Corn Sticks, South Korea

I don't even know how to introduce this one. Several different groups of us at my office have joined different snack club subscription boxes, where we get sent boxes of snack foods from other countries each month.  One month was South Korea.  It had ... Monkey Bongs. They were amazing. Monkey Bong Corn Stick - Banana Flavor. "This pack of corn sticks from South Korea will make you go bananas! Combining both the saltiness of a traditional corn stick...

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Golnazar Ice Cream

Golnazar is a producer of one of my daily staples: ice cream.  While normally ice cream for me is a topping for pie, crisp, or a warm brownie, or the base for a decadent sundae with toppings of its own, sometimes even I have just a bowl of ice cream, particularly when the flavors are unique. Enter, Golnazar. Golnazar does not make traditional "American" ice cream, as it actually is an Persian brand, started outside the US, back in 1947!  It only expanded...

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Boss Lady Pizza, Boulder, CO

Another year, another pizza party for "Hackathon" night at our annual work conference.  Last year's event was in Kirkland, WA with the excellent wild mushroom pizza from Pagliacci's.  This year, we were in Boulder, CO, and the organizer selected Boss Lady Pizza, a pizza place highly recommended by the local admins. Boss Lady is not your standard pizza place.  Sure, you *could* just build your own simple, normal size and topped pizza.  But their...

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Airport Dining: Timberline Steaks & Grille, Denver Airport

Airport dining.  Ugh. While sometimes I have fun with these types of "adventures", and sometimes I do find some gems, often dining at an airport is an act of necessity.  Which, my first adventure to Timberline Steaks & Grille was.  My second visit was just to give it one more shot, as I saw a little potential the first time. So, my first visit. I ended up taking a later flight than I wanted to Denver, CO, with a final destination of Boulder,...

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Group Dining @ Flagstaff House, Boulder, CO

Flagstaff House is a restaurant located on Flagstaff Mountain, in Boulder, CO.  The property has an interesting history (originally a summer cabin), and now today a destination restaurant, with absolutely stunning views over the valley below. Flagstaff House is an establishment generally intended for celebrations, aimed to impress.  They primarily serve a tasting menu, or a "simple" 3 course menu for $88, with your choice of "1st" (essentially appetizers,...

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