b. patisserie

b. patisserie has been on my radar basically since the day it opened in 2012. It is the bakery of Belinda Leong, who departed her well lauded post as pastry chef at Manresa to open her own place.  The bakery was in the news originally for having one of the top, if not the best, kouign-amann in the city, but quickly gathered strong reviews for nearly all of the baked goods.  As a baked goods lover, I obviously perked up. It is located...

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Many Brunches at Cuckoo Callay, Sydney

Update Review, Brunch, Surry Hills, November 2018 In 2017, I made an incredible discover, Cuckoo Callay in Newtown.  It was incredible.  The souffle pancakes were mind blowing, the bacon mac and cheese phenomenal.  I dubbed it a "Top Julie Pick" in my overall Sydney dining guide. I was very eager to check out the newer, larger Surry Hills location. Surry Hills Location. My guest and I arrived at 11am on a Saturday and were able to be...

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Better Burger, Sydney International Airport

Another random Sydney airport dining review.  So very lackluster.  My least favorite venue so far. Muffins and Ice Cream ... not a success. There was nothing about this visit that was a success. Service was awful, I waited a full 4-5 minutes just to order, as there was no one there to take my order, the staff person coming around and acknowledging me, saying, "it won't be long", but then taking forever to come back.  I ordered decaf coffee, paid...

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Tacolicious

Tacolicious is a local Mexican chain that I have watched evolve in San Francisco over the past few years.  It started as a stand in 2009 at the weekly Ferry Building Farmer's market, always with such looong lines, and it wasn't long until they opened a brick and mortar.  Flash forward a few years, and now they are a mini chain, with locations throughout the Bay Area, and nationwide distribution of their salsas. Known primarily for, well, the tacos, which...

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