Kantine

I don’t remember exactly when I first heard about Katine, a Scandinavian cafe in San Francisco, but it feels like ages ago.  "Kantine is a Scandinavian-inspired eatery that serves breakfast, brunch, and lunch.  We make anything and everything we love to eat ourselves using seasonal, sustainable and delicious ingredients.  It’s simply Scandinavian from scratch."I remember being drawn in to so many items on the menu, ranging from breakfast dishes...

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Ho Jiak, Haymarket, Sydney

Prior to 2019, I had zero experience with Singaporean and Malaysian cuisine.  And then I visited Singapore twice in just a couple month span, *right* before the pandemic really broke out (I was there in Feb 2020, and had to cut my trip short due to concerns over border closures).  I *loved* the food though, the strong flavors and funk of fermented ingredients and sambal, the sweets that were unlike anything I'd ever had before, the fascinating world of hawker...

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UA 829, SFO-SYD

Update Review, January 2024I've reviewed this flight many times before, so, I'll skip the basics.  SFO-SYD.  777-300ER.  3A (my favorite seat).  Standard amenities.  Mattress pads and pajamas available.  Seat reasonably comfortable, but not great. Yadda yadda.A little extra drama due to the runway closure at SFO, so we had a lovely 1.5 hour taxi time.  And then ... pretty major turbulence, such that the flight attendants didn't...

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