Herr's Snack Foods

Yup, another snack food review day.  And yup, another one that features popcorn.  What can I say, I ... really like to munch on things all day long."Good people, making good snacks for good times."Well, that is a simple slogan.  Meet Herr's, a snack food manufacturer that has been around since the 1940's, but I haven't seen all that frequently, even though they are distributed nationwide.  They started in the potato chip business, and expanded...

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Dishoom, London

I recently had a short stay in London.  During that time, I was determined to have fish and chips at least once, and, Indian food a few times, as those are the two styles of cuisine I know London does better than San Francisco. Our first night in London, my companion and I went to a Michelin starred Indian restaurant, Benares.  It was fine, and interesting to see a Michelin level approach to a style of cuisine I don't normally see elevated that way,...

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Breakfast at Plum + Spilt Milk And GNH BAR, London

During my last three stays in London, I stayed at the Great Northern Hotel, in Kings's Cross.  The hotel has two dining establishments: Plum + Spilt Milk on the first floor, and GNH Bar a bar on the ground floor.  They are radically different.  I've previously reviewed room service dinner and dessert from the restaurant, a mixed bag. Plum + Spilt Milk is a full service restaurant, a real breakfast/brunch destination for some.  It is fairly elegant...

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