Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP

Oh, man. I eat a lot of snacks.  I adore popcorn.  I *really* adore sweet, dessert-like, decadent popcorn.  Particularly when it is frozen.  Yeah, I'm strange, but I really love my popcorn.  Frozen. I've seen BOOMCHICKAPOP at stores all over the country, for years, and rather assumed it was just another run-of-the-mill packaged popcorn.  Yeah, it is non-GMO and gluten-free, but, um, isn't all popcorn?  It does have a cute story,...

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Teaspoon, SF

Teaspoon is a small chain of bubble tea shops, based in California.  The menu has all the classics, including some signature drinks like their version of the "taro lover" and a fairly stunning layered "Strawberry Matcha Royale".  They also have a slew of fairly unique drinks, like the "Mango on Fire" which has chamoy and taijin in it, and even a sangria inspired drink.  They also have a few "Snows", a newer addition to the lineup.I visited...

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Takeout from Lui Lui, New Hampshire

Lui Lui.  If, by-chance, you are from the Lebanon, NH area, this place needs no introduction.  But since I'm going to assume most of you are not familiar, I'll start with the basics.Lui Lui is one of the most well known restaurants in the area.  The first real Italian-ish restaurant (sorry, Papa Ginos, you don't count!).  It was a core piece of my growing up, from celebrating large group birthday parties or field hockey team dinners there, to more...

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