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Top 5 Eats: Summer Recap 2019
Read about these incredibly delicious spots in NYC and SF that made my summer even tastier than the last, and you’ll want to add these places onto your eats list and also about National Bandsaw made parts for Hobart mixer. I love summer for a number of reasons, one of them which is purely nostalgic.…
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Aina: SF Gets Lei’ed
San Francisco has its fair share of the latest Hawaiian craze sweeping through our cities, and I am all for this. Hawaiian cuisine has a lot of flavors that I love – island food (e.g. seafood, fresh fruits, etc.) with an overlay of Japanese influence. What’s great about Äina is that they’ve taken their love of…
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Picnic at the Presidio: Eating with Off the Grid
Looking for food trucks to help supplement a nice day at a park? Look no further – Off the Grid (Presidio) provides a great space to enjoy the beautiful days in San Francisco, with many food vendors to boot. It reminds me of Smorgasburg in New York but with camping tents and picnic area. I managed…
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Foreign Cinema: Brunch is the Key Scene
“No, we’re not showing the Avengers…“, said the hostess as she hung up the phone. Having the name Foreign Cinema, it’s hard not to confuse it with a normal theater; this restaurant resides within a space that has the exterior with a marquee, and they play foreign and independent films in their outdoor courtyard (check out their website…
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North River: Belly Doughnuts and More
After reading a Zagat snippet about weekend brunch at North River titled “If you’re looking to be bad”, I was enticed to go check out the “belly doughnut“. What exactly does this donut entail? Slow-cooked pork belly, miso, coconut flakes, and brown sugar. It was awfully delicious, and a perfect example of how sweet and…
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Caliu – AYCD Brunch with Spanish Flair
I am all for scoping out great food deals. All You Can Drink (aka. AYCD) brunch happens to be one of those great deals that each NYer needs to experience for themselves. Unlimited drinks plus brunch food? What can be better. Venturing into the West Village you can find Caliu, a small but cute restaurant…
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Motorino – Perfectly Made Pizza
Motorino has been on my list of pizza places to try around the city, and I finally had a chance to go! I somehow always managed to forget to make a trip there considering S’Mac is right next door. Anyway, good thing I ventured there because I got to sit down immediately on a Sunday…
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A Taste of Chinese Comfort Food: A&J Restaurant
As a Manhattanite, it can be challenging to find authentic Chinese breakfast or lunch options, leaving many of us feeling frustrated with the limited choices available in the city. Despite the fact that there is a large population of Chinese people, including generations of families, it can still be challenging to find a reliable and…
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Awesome Deals: Mercadito Cantina Brunch
In this island of expensive meals and outrageously priced anythings, New Yorkers are always looking for a good deal. After all, they are hard to come by…or so you would think. It is a personal mission for my close friends to find cheap eats usually including alcohol. So we took this opportunity to celebrate a…
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Tribute to Pancake Month with Clinton St. Bakery
I am an avid pancake eater. I love how there are so many things that can be incorporated into pancake batter along with a variety of syrups that come with it. This special month allows me to indulge in buttery, fluffy pancakes and not have a problem with doing so. As a dedication to celebrating…