DJ & A Snacks

Update Review, 2024I had previously tried just one product from DJ&A (crispy shiitake mushroom chips), and really quite liked them, as you can read in my original review below.  Thus, when I visited Australia again this past year, I sought out more of their extensive product line of veggie chips.  And by extensive, I mean it - in the crispy veggies category alone, they offer 45 products (!), which includes no fewer than 8 different mushroom chips...

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The Original Cakerie

Another not-quite-fair-to-you bakery to review: The Original Cakerie, bakery located in ... Canada.  Established in 1979, with locations in Delta, British Columbia and London, Ontario. I say not fair to you, not because you might not go to Canada, but because they are a wholesale bakery, distributing to restaurants, hotels, and the like, not a retail storefront.   I discovered them from my catering distributor, which carries a few of their...

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Rosamunde Sausage Grill

Update Review, October 2024For Oktoberfest, my office had a party catered by Rosamunde Sausage Grill.  It had been *years* since I last had Rosamunde (my last review, below, was in 2015!), so of course I went to check out the offerings.  We had big platters of soft pretzels with dips, and assorted sausages.  I tried a few things, and was really pleased with what I had.  I'd love to have more!Hot Pretzel Stick.I almost didn't grab one of the soft...

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Delicias de Michoacan, Tucson

I recently took a business trip to Tucson, Arizona.  It was a very short trip, helping with campus recruiting at University of Arizona. We had evening events presenting to the students every night, so no time for seeking out great cuisine.  In my short time there, I focused mostly on getting soft serve ice cream during the day (it was 95* and PERFECT ice cream weather!), which lead me to my first ever visit to Dairy Queen and to local gem Noodies. But...

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Escape from NY Pizza

I have a strange relationship with pizza.  I grew up eating it regularly - one night a week when my mom worked nights, my father made it for us (using packaged crust mix, jarred sauce, and basic cheese/ toppings, but it was relatively homemade).  All through ski season I enjoyed the Ellio's pizza at the snack bar at my local ski area.  My family went to Papa Gino's a fair amount when it existed in town, followed by a Little Ceasar's phase after that. ...

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