Torres Foie Gras Chips

OMG, OMG, OMG.Ok, now that I've got my excitement out, let's dive into this review.  Chips.  Something I grew up eating very regularly alongside lunch and always at parties with dips.  And then something I kinda just forgot about for years in my early adulthood.  In grad school, chips would have been a splurge I couldn't really afford, and then once working somewhere with cafes serving fantastic meals, I just never really found a spot or reason...

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Black Jet Bakery

Update Review, 2024I didn't seek out Black Jet Bakery, but, when someone in my office had extra cake to share, of course I went to try it, as its 10 years (!) since I last had their goods.Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake."Moist devil's food cake layered with our old fashioned chocolate cream cheese frosting and topped with sprinkles."I'll admit the variety of cake the person who ordered this picked wasn't really one I'd generally go for - devil's food.  Chocolate...

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Chico's Pizza

Pizza.  Something I grew up eating tons of (we literally had family pizza night once a week, and, well, they still do), something I certainly ordered late night in college regularly, and then ... not really something I ate for like 15 years.  I didn't actively dislike it, but, I would absolutely never pick it.  And then the past few years happened, and I've turned back into a pizza fan.  I can't explain it.But my pizza enjoyment has largely been...

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Sheraton Grand Krakow, Executive Lounge

In the years leading up to the Covid pandemic, I travelled quite a bit for work, regularly 100-120 nights a year on the road, with Marriott hotels (originally Starwood) as my loyalty chain of choice.  As such, I had fairly high status, and with that, executive lounge access at properties that have them.  I didn't know prior to all those nights in hotels how much I'd value such an amenity, but lounges have become key elements of my stay as a hotel guest, and...

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Auntie Anne's Pretzels

Update Review, 2024Another year, another National Pretzel Day, and thus, another visit to Auntie Anne's.  This visit was a winner, and restored my faith in the chain.Cinnamon Sugar.This was a good pretzel!It was hot and seemed quite fresh, well coated in cinnamon sugar, and properly formed.  A large size, but not overly massive.  Moist and doughy, not burnt.  Nice buttery flavor under the sweetness.  Great dunked in whipped cream.  I...

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