Quator Crisps

As you know, I love snacks.  I'm an avid snacker, and always love trying new munchies.  Which lead me to Quator Crisps."A new world of snacking."Quator Crisps are a brand of chips made with non-traditional bases, such as yuca and dosa.  The tag line promises to revolutionize my snacking world.  I was definitely interested!  If it matters to you, their products are also all gluten-free and vegan. The company is local to the San Francisco...

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My Happy Donut, North Beach

Another week, another donut.  Such is the life when your work group has a weekly donut rotation.  One of my favorite perks of this rotation, besides the donuts themselves of course, is getting to try donuts from a variety of donut shops.  The person "on duty" each week brings donuts from the venue of their choosing, which sometimes means places outside my normal stomping ground, or, in the case of My Happy Donut, places I've walked by a zillion times,...

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Taksim

There do exist neighborhood gems.  Restaurants not helmed by a well known chef, not part of any restaurant group, no flashy signature dishes.  When I was recently looking for a place to have a casual meal with a few visitors, I thought I found just the place: Taksim."Inspired by a modern approach to authentic Mediterranean cuisine."Taksim is a Mediterranean restaurant, which is never my goto, but, reviews really are shockingly good - across Yelp, Google reviews,...

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Air France Lounge, Boston Logan Airport

Update Review, December 2023 VisitAnother flight out of Boston Logan, another quite trip through the Air France lounge.  Not much different from my previous visits, and since I also got a chance to check out the new Chase Sapphire lounge with actual made to order food, I didn't nibble much this time.  I still enjoyed what I had.  This lounge is very consistent in their offerings though, which I appreciate.Charcuterie & Cheese.I generally do try...

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