Deep River Snacks

Update Review, Summer 2021Deep River is a fairly major potato chop manufacturer, but I rarely see their products around town.  I wonder if it is a regional thing?  Anyway, I've reviewed them before, but it was years ago, and before my covid inspired "chip-a-holic" phase.Deep River only makes two flavors in the "Kringle Cut" form: Salt & Cracked Pepper and Sour Cream & Onion.  The rest are all kettle style (or tortilla chips).  As a...

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Opera Patisserie

Opera Patisserie.  It sounds, uh, French perhaps.  And like it should have a fancy storefront.  But no, Opera Patisserie is a wholesale bakery, specializing in mostly cakes, along with savory quiches, for the hospitality industry, with no physical retail store.  They are based in Southern California. "Since 2002 Opera Patisserie has been creating desserts for the hospitality setting that are innovative and exciting as well as beautifully presented...

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Hinodeya Downtown

Hinodeya Downtown is, you guessed it, the "downtown" location of Hinodeya, a Ramen Bar.  The main (US) location is in Japantown in SF, but both SF locations are the first US based sites of a very long running ramen family from Japan."I LOVE “DASHI” Their tagline, simple, and to the point.  The key component of their ramen: quality dashi.“DASHI” is a traditional stock of bonito skipjack tuna (katsuo) and konbu seaweed, making a broth brimming with...

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Ramen Kobo WARAKU

Ramen.  Not really something I eat much of ... just not really my thing.  But I do like other dishes often served at ramen restaurants (e.g. casual Japanese appetizers), which lead me to discover Ramen Kobo Karaku.""Ramen D2C"- Your Favorite Ramen, Straight From the Kitchen!"Honestly, I'm not sure what this catch phrase means.  But as I learned about the establishment, I became enamored with their story.The owner hails from Japan, moved here 5 years...

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