Lake Champlain Chocolates

Update Review, 2020-2021When I visited my family in New Hampshire during the summer of 2020, to escape from the COVID world of the Bay Area, I had a fair amount of time to explore local offerings at the grocery store. It was there when browsing that I saw an old favorite, Lake Champlain Chocolates on the shelves.  I took the "opportunity" to try out some new items, since my last review was back in 2013!Snack Bites"Snackable chocolate treat."So, uh, isn't *all*...

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Tricolore Caffe & Pizzeria

Tricolore Caffe is a small cafe on the outskirts of North Beach, slightly off the beaten path, and seemingly never crowded with tourists.  Open weekdays only, for lunch, offering up soups, salads, pizza, and paninis mostly, although they do have some pasta entrees as well.  Not really the sort of place I'd seek out,  as my office provided lunch for me for years, and I'm not much of a pizza person (I have my moments of course, don't get me wrong!). ...

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BonBon NYC

Things I adore: ice cream & licorice.  Things I never thought of putting together: ice cream & licorice.  That is, until I visited Bon Bon, in New York City. My Dreams Come True. Bon Bon is a Swedish candy shop, filled with all kinds of candy, mostly licorice based.  And ... they have soft service ice cream, with quite a toppings line up.I loved the goodies I left with, and would gladly return. Curb Appeal. The shop isn't all that large, but...

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