Devine Delights

As you know by now, desserts, and baked goods in general, are pretty much my favorite things to review. And by "review", you know I mean "eat".  For "research". While I certainly love local small bakeries, for my group at work, we are required to order through foodservice distributors, so I've had my share of wholesale items, like, Divine Delights."Divine Delights is the premium source for handmade petits fours, cakes, brownies, and shortbread cookies in the...

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Steep Creamery & Tea

I was pretty excited when Steep first opened several years ago, in my neighborhood.  First, as an ice cream lover, I was obviously going to pay attention to a creamery, but Steep not only has ice cream, but rolled ice cream.  Oh, and bubble tea!  Two fabulous trends, both of which Steep Creamery & Tea specializes in. The bubble tea lineup has no surprises, but a decent variety of options, average mix-ins, etc.  Same with the rolled...

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The Lakehouse, Bellevue

Update Review, 2019 visitI stayed at the W in Bellevue back in October 2017, right after it opened.  I was blown away by everything about it - the rooms, the staff, and, swoon, the breakfast at The Lakehouse restaurant.I'll skip the general review this time, but go read my original post first for full details on the space. DessertAlmost a year later, I stayed at the W in Bellevue again, and had nearly the same "emergency" dessert need as I did last time,...

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Pasta Moto

When you think of a mall food court, you likely don't think "italian food!".  Sure, there is Sbarro I guess, but besides that, what mall food court chain has Italian food?  Enter Pasta Moto, a fast food Italian concept, located in the Westfield Mall food court in San Francisco (they used to have a location inside the Metreon too, but it closed several years ago."Pasta Moto offers delicious dining, takeout and delivery to San Francisco, CA.  Pasta...

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