Dean & Deluca Snack Baskets

Dean & DeLuca is a chain of fancyish grocery stores.  I associate the brand with New York, although the store I have actually been into is in Tokyo, and I fondly remember their ice cream served on a Japan airlines flight (which, I've reviewed before).  "For over 40 years it has been our mission to find and provide to you the world’s best epicurean treats for cooking, eating and entertaining. Our team of International food experts are committed to...

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Silverland Bakery

Time for another wholesale bakery review, this time, a specialist in bars, and in particular brownies.  Not the baked goods  nor desserts I gravitate towards generally, but ... yeah, these are some great brownies! Silverland is claims to be a pioneer in the commercial baked goods industry, started in 1983.  The business started with brownies, and expanded to include other types of baked bars, cookies, and eventually raw/gluten-free/keto items.  It...

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Cafe Dolci

Cafe Dolci is a tiny, and I mean tiny, little cafe (really, just a window) on Market St in San Francisco.  I probably walked by it 100+ times before ever noticing it.  Open only during the week, and it closes by 1:30pm every day, so, just not really on my radar.In the morning, they sell coffee drinks, a few pastries, and mostly bagels.  At lunchtime, they offer one thing: banh mi.I finally noticed the place a couple months ago when I saw the pastries,...

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Earl of Sandwich, Boston

Earl of Sandwich is ... um, a chain of sandwich shops in the US, that was, indeed, founded by ... a descendant of the Earl of Sandwich.   The original location is at Disney.  Can't make this stuff up.  Anyway, they now have franchises all around the US, including the on I visited, in Boston.SettingEarl of Sandwich is located right inside Boston Commons, fairly central, in a stone building off on its own.  Open every day, mostly for lunch (they...

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