Friday, December 08, 2023

Kakawa Chocolates

Update Review, December 2023When you stay at hotels as much as I do for work, and you stay loyal to one hotel chain, they often reward you for that loyalty with welcome gifts.  It is frequently a fruit bowl and bottle of sparkling wine, but long ago I let my preferred hotel chain (Marriott, previously Starwood) know that I'm a red wine and chocolates sort of girl, and thus, now I often receive chocolates instead, frequently from a local chocolatier, which I always...
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Monday, December 04, 2023

Panera: The Cookies

Update Review, August 2023I no longer live near a Panera (pandemic casualty in SF), so I don't frequently encounter their goods.  However, I recently attended an event in New York with Panera catering, and got the opportunity to re-try a few cookies, even though I had never loved them before.  The verdict?  Yup, still don't love these.Candy Cookie. $2.99."Freshly baked sugar cookie topped with semi-sweet chocolate candies."Big meh to this cookie. ...
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