Doisy & Dam

Update ReviewAfter the non very successful maca dark chocolate Doisy & Dam bar, I'm not really sure why I tried another, except that I think it was likely again on an airplane to/from the UK, and thus, a captive audiance.Date & Himalayan Sea Salt."Think salted caramel… but healthier….. and more delicious. Our Deglet Noir dates are combined with Himalayan pink salt (the most badass salt on the planet), and mixed with our smoothest organic Dominican 39%...

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Friendly's Ice Cream

Update Review, July 2022As you may recall from prior reviews, I grew up in a household that always had ice cream cake for birthdays.  Not because my mother didn't want to make our cakes herself (she *really* did, and often made a cake in addition to the ice cream cake), but because we demanded ice cream cake.  And not just any ice cream cake, we *needed* Carvel.  To me, Carvel was the gold standard.  Granted, we had a Carvel store in...

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Cafe Paci, Sydney

Newtown.  Not an area of Sydney I necessarily venture to often (although, I do think the Cuckoo Callay there is better than the Surry Hills one for brunch).  Finnish food.  Definitely not a cuisine I seek out often (um, ever?  Not that I'm opposed but, it just hasn't ever really come up ...).  And yet, for one of the more significant dates of the year, my birthday, I did just that.  I ventured to Newtown, for Finnish cuisine at Cafe Paci.Intrigued? ...

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