Universal Yums Box: Israel

Every month, my group at work gets a box of snacks (one of my favorite categories of food to not only try, but also, to review!) from a different country, through the Universal Yums subscription service.  I've been loving it, such a wonderful change to try products that 1) I don't have easy access to and 2) I'd never pick.We've discovered some hits, and some serious misses (er, acquired tastes?) through these boxes, and its always a fun surprise to see what comes...

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Lorraine's Patisserie, Sydney

Lorraine's Patisserie has been on my Sydney dessert list for years now.  Near the top of the list even.  And yet, it took until my October 2019 visit to finally get to try something from there! So let me back up and explain. Lorraine's Patisserie is old school Sydney famous.  Not Instagram famous, not trendy, just, very well known, for a long time, for really quality items.  And in particular, for being the maker of the date tart from Rockpool. ...

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Yomie's Rice X Yogurt

Bubble tea started out so simple - generally, low grade powders, way too much sweetener, and non-dairy creamer.  Then places differentiated themselves by offering higher end teas, options for alternate milks, house made boba.  It became trendy.  Crowds formed.  Then there was an explosion of the types of mix-ins you could add to your drink.  Soon, plastic cups would no longer do, and beautiful glass bottles were introduced.  Carrying...

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Bambu, Sunnyvale

Update Review, March 2019 Visit On a recent visit to Mountain View, I was craving Vietnamese desserts.  I remembered Bambu from a previous visit (which of course I reviewed) to Sunnyvale, and was pleased to see they would deliver to my office, since I wasn't going to Sunnyvale itself.  To make it worthwhile, I ordered a few items, hoping some would keep a few days - a technique I started in Sydney, when I once accidentally ordered a crazy large drink,...

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