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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