Cracker Jacks

Update Review, April 2024Cracker Jacks.  Iconic American ballpark snack.  I love snacks.  I love popcorn.  I like caramel corn.  I like peanuts.  You’d think I would like Cracker Jacks.  But, no matter how many times I try it (which I do, a couple times a year), I just don’t actually like it.  But its been a while (11 years!) since my last actual review, so, an update.Cracker Jacks."The CRACKER JACK® brand has been an American...

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Galaxy Desserts

Galaxy Desserts is yet another wholesale bakery, that I've been able to order from over the years for my group at work.  The company is a bit interesting, as it is based in France ... and Richmond, CA.  It actually started as a small boulangerie in France in 1936, and has clearly expanded into a worldwide presence.  They are also known as Brioche Pasquier, the operating name in France.  Like most wholesale bakeries however, you are unlikely familiar...

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Amtrak Acela Dining

I travel a lot.  Or, at least, I did pre-covid.  About 120 nights a year on the road (for work primarily).  And yet, I have been on a "real train" exactly once before.  Yes, once.  You see, I grew up in a state that literally has no trains (besides the scenic cog railway up in the mountains).  Years ago, the government made the decision to turn all the rails into trails instead - for cross country skiing, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling...

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Anita - La Mamma del Gelato, Sydney

Update Review, November 2023 VisitsAnother trip to Sydney, another excuse to get great gelato.  As much as I love visiting in person, and getting the soft serve froyo with unlimited toppings, or sampling lots of flavors of gelato, the frugal person I am has settled on getting large format containers, and keeping in the freezer to serve myself (basically every afternoon or evening while I'm there ...), rather than paying the much higher per scoop cost.Caffeinated...

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