Saga Bakery / Andy Bowdy Cakes

Update Review, August 2022 VisitWhen I visit Sydney, there are a few things on my list of "musts".  One of them is always ordering a cake from Andy Bowdy, for a party at my office.  This visit was no different.  As soon as I had my travel dates locked in, I made sure we had an occasion to celebrate, and ordered a big cake, and some bread pudding, for my group.  We expected anywhere between 50-120 people, and thus we ordered plenty (plus,...

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Cotogna, SF

10 years.  It had been 10 years since I last dined at Cotogna.  How did I let it be that long?  I honestly have no idea.  I enjoyed it so much my first visit  (particularly, swoon, the tagliolini with dungeness crab & meyer lemon), that I returned as soon as I could get another reservation, just a month later (where the gnocchi with “four lilies,” vin santo & snap peas stole my heart).  I declared the place a gem, totally...

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Dunkin' Donuts - The Drinks

Update Review, 2021/2022Another year, another couple visits to the east coast, and thus, more Dunkin' beverages.Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew. Small.(Seasonal)."For the ultimate pumpkin experience, Dunkin’s new premium pumpkin pick, Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, offers Dunkin’s Cold Brew – coffee steeped in cold water for 12 hours for an incredibly rich, ultra-smooth, full-bodied beverage – made with pumpkin flavor swirl, topped with the new Pumpkin Cream Cold Foam, and sprinkled...

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