Donuts from Les Croissants

Les Croissants is a very nondescript small cafe in Japantown.  Mostly known for the relatively cheap bahn mi and mediocre bubble tea.  In the morning, they also ofter coffee and pastries, including donuts.  They certainly don't make their own donuts, but I'm not sure where they source them from, they may be from Rolling Pin?  I have several co-workers who live nearby, and have been treating us to the donuts fairly regularly, and thus, I've gotten...

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Restaurant Pod Aniołami – Under the Angels, Krakow

During my business trip to Poland, we had a number of arranged group dinners (10-14 people).  I wasn't involved in picking any of the restaurants (I know, shocking), so I just went with the flow (or, attempted to, going with the flow is not exactly my strong suit).  We had some hits (like shockingly good foie gras at Padre) and some lowlights (like the entire meal at Kogel Mogel).  Our last night in Krakow, our journey took us to Restaurant Pod Aliolami,...

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Express InterCity Trains Dining, Poland

OMG, I rode on a train.  A real train!Ok, now that I got that out of my system, I can do this review.  Yes, trains are novel to me as an adult.  I grew up in a state without them (literally, the government converted all railways into nature trails long ago), I went to college in an area with out them, and basically have only been on a (non-subway) train 2-3 times in my life (once was just last year, as you read about my adventures on the Amtrak Acela...

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Joe & The Juice

Update Review, May 2024In May 2024, Joe & the Juice introduced a new range of shakes, protein shakes, for all "the Gym Bros & Sisters".  They made a bit of fanfare about them, developed in partnership with PUORI (whey & collagen or plant based protein supplements) and SPROUD (plant based high protein milk alternative).  I'm not really one for protein shakes in general, so I did not pay attention, that is, until they offered a freebie.So of...

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