Peter's Popcorn

As any regular reader of this blog will know, I'm obsessed with popcorn.  I'll spare you the details of my love of popcorn, my techniques for making it extra crunchy by freezing it, etc.  And just say, zomg, I love all kinds of popcorn.I recently attended an event that featured a local popcorn brand, Peter's Popcorn, based in Oakland.  They do have a storefront, but it is only open two days a week for a few hours.  I think most of their production...

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Empire Cake, NYC

Update Review, December 2024 VisitIt used to be, without fail, that when I visited my NY office, some group would have an extra cake or cupcakes from Empire Cake, several times a week.  Literally.  But the past two visits I didn't encounter *any* stray Empire Cake goodies.  Yes, I had other cupcakes (like from Buttercup Bake Shop) and other cake (like from Mia's), but not from Empire.  So I broke down an picked up a simple vanilla cupcake myself.It...

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South City Kitchen, Atlanta

I was in Atlanta recently for a work summit, and of course, I did my research before my visit to scope out some restaurants to try if I got a free night.  I quickly determined that southern food was going to be my priority, and I was quite pleased when I saw our event hosts had a planned dinner (a full restaurant buyout!), for our group at one of the places on my short list of southern places to check out in the first place: South City Kitchen."Southern Hospitality...

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