gimMe

"Gim means Seaweed in Korean. Gimme Seaweed Snacks are the only Organic and Non GMO Project Certified Seaweed on the Market. Our Seaweed comes from a protected bay in South Korea and we use the tides and sunlight to clean our seaweed." I love snacks.  I love seaweed.  I've tried a ton of varieties of seaweed snacks.  Some I actually like.  These were ... not the best.Seaweed Snacks"Our original seaweed snack is made from premium organic seaweed,...

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Red Ribbon Bakeshop

Baked goods.  Ube.  Both things I adore.  Combine them?  Even better.I was thrilled to learn about Red Ribbon Bakeshop, a legit Filipino business, started in 1979 in the Philippines, but now has more than 450 locations worldwide, including 30 or so in the US.  I haven't visited a shop personally, but I was given some treats from one to try.  They also ship nationwide.The Red Ribbon lineup features plenty of ube, with cakes, cream rolls,...

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Ariana Restaurant: Special Theme Night - Chinese!

Oh, COVID, dining restrictions, etc.  How it all caused some restaurants to pivot, and try unique concepts, some of which I fully support.  I was thrilled to discover Ariana Restaurant late in my stay in New Hampshire (staying with family while working remotely during some of the worst COVID times).  It is a lovely, higher end, full service restaurant in the Lyme Inn.  You can read all about my incredible visit here.But when the pandemic got...

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Epicurean Solutions

Epicurean Solutions is a San Francisco wholesale producer of vegetarian foods, I think mostly salads, sold at grocery stores around town.  They also sell through many smaller vendors, sometimes rebranded (I'm looking at you Woodlands Market!).  I've seen the products at Whole Foods, and on Good Eggs, for years, but it took a while for me to finally try them. I picked these salads up at Green Beans Coffee Co at SFO (which I've reviewed separately),...

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