Cape Cod Potato Chips

Update Review, 2023Since rediscovering Cape Cod chips a few years ago, every time I visit the East Coast now, I make it a point to have at least one bag of Cape Cod Chips.  They really are quite good.Sweet Mesquite Barbeque."We channeled our days grilling on the beaches of Cape Cod to craft a blend of tomatoes, onions and spices into a barbeque seasoning perfect for our chips."When I think of a great bbq chip, these are essentially what I think of.  Super...

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Sushi Seki, NYC

In New York, there is no shortage of sushi options, spanning all price points.  It takes a lot for a place to stand out, but somehow, Sushi Seki did for me as I was browsing menus for delivery options on Door Dash.Sushi Seki drew me in with the extremely large range of nigiri/sashimi options, with an entire section just for different tuna pieces (9 options, your standard chu toro, o toro, maguro, etc, plus a seared option, one topped with uni, and more),...

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United Airlines, EWR - SFO, Business Class

Flight Details Flight: United Airlines Flight 2046Aircraft: Boeing 777-200Departure: 3:30pm (scheduled) 7:48pm (actual)Arrival: San Francisco SFO 6:34pm (scheduled) ~11pm (actual)Seat: 11AThis is not a flight that went smoothly.  It is a flight that got caught up in a ground stop due to dramatic storms, with new departure delays issued every 30 minutes, for several hours.  It is a flight that let people voluntarily deplane to go wander around, and then...

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BBQ Catering by Back Forty Texas BBQ

I have no idea if the origin story of Back Forty Texas BBQ is true, but, its quite the tale.  Founder was playing poker, his opponent bet half his BBQ joint, founder won, and got half the BBQ joint.  Opponent gave him the back room of the restaurant, rather than the expected half-ownership, so founder set up his own competing bbq restaurant in that space.  It sat 40 people, and customers started requesting to be seated there, in the "back forty". ...

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