Lola Snacks

#WELOVEURGUTSWell, that's a slogan.  A memorable one.  And that of Lola Snacks, the maker of a line of plant based, gluten-free, probiotic energy bars.Lola Snacks makes 5 types of bars, mostly almond based.  In their earlier forms, they had names after people, e.g. "The Nathan" and "The Enzo", but those names were dropped at some point for the more descriptive "Blueberry and Almond" or "Dark Chocolate Almond".I tried a few and I was pleased with...

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The Inspired Cookie

“Cookies and Brownies with Intention”. That is the motto of The Inspired Cookie, a wholesale bakery that is not only all natural, but also gluten-free and vegan.  Healthy baked goods.  Yup.  They made several cookies all with names like "Tranquility" (Lemon Lavender), "Enlightenment" (Espresso Chocolate Chunk), and "Clarity" (Peppermint Chocolate Chunk), along with basic brownies.  All come individually wrapped and can be found...

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Dinner @ One Market Restaurant

Sigh.  Yes, another fantastic restaurant dined at (this time, when co-workers were in town visiting San Francisco, rather than me being on a business trip myself), but, yup, another dining experience in the midst of a very busy work week, a slew of social events, and thus, no time to write up my review after each dining adventure.  Of course though, I took great notes so I could write it up a few weeks later, but ... yup, another set of notes lost along the...

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Donuts from Ohlin's Bakery, Boston

One time, I visited a friend's family in the Boston area, and we decided to have a brunch at their house.  Now, for context, the family is Persian and they don't really eat sweets.  Let's just say that their brunch spread is VERY different from what I am used to.  For me, brunch needs to include a lot of sweet bready items - scones, muffins, bread pudding, french toast, waffles, pancakes ... at least some subset of that, right?  Basically, even...

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