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Earlier this week, the Winter Fancy Food Show was in town, making its annual trek to San Francisco’s Moscone Center.
Presented by the Specialty Food Association, this major trade show brings together food exhibitors who try to connect with distributors to eventually get to their products in the hands of consumers. As a food blogger, […]
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PORTLAND, Ore.
It’s pretty obvious that Portland has a strong coffee culture; I mean, it’s just south of the even more coffee-focused Seattle. But during my recent holiday stay, I felt the cafe scene in this city was even more heightened with several newcomers that quenched my thirst for a soy latte.
Another trend […]
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My name is Ben, and I have a drinking problem.
Well, specifically, I think I drink too many cocktails. Not only do they taste good but I love to photograph them. Something about how alcohol captures light that makes me crave a cocktail before dinner.
Looking back at 2019, some of my favorite photos were […]
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The annual Eat Real Festival in Oakland’s Jack London Square seems to always luck out with the weather, providing the perfect environment to enjoy the last weekend of summer with sunshine and good eats.
My exhibit above are just some of the sights and sounds from this year’s event. […]
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FUKUOKA, Japan
During my Japan vacation, I made my way to Fukuoka because in researching cities to visit, this large city on the island of Kyushu was touted as the place to discover and eat all sorts of food.
Fukuoka is actually a combination of the old castle town of Fukuoka and the city […]
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KYOTO, Japan
This former capital city of Japan is a jewel of shrines, restaurants, and gardens. Just a two-hour bullet train ride from Tokyo, I felt Kyoto pulsated more a cultural identity than Tokyo.
During my recent vacation, I stayed in Kyoto for four days and nights, giving me the chance to really discover […]
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ST. HELENA, Calif.
When wine tasting in Napa Valley, it’s all about the wine (doh) and the experience. Over the years, wineries have created modern tasting rooms with a view, some filled with an art gallery, or increasingly a chef curated food pairing menu.
With all these tasting rooms vying for visitors, it takes […]
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I work in the Uptown area of Oakland, and for the last few weeks I’ve been noticing something happening in a space between a hair salon and pet day care center on Broadway. Turns out it was a new coffee cafe, but not just an ordinary cafe.
CDP Bar is everything you would expect being the sister lounge of Oakland’s fine-dining restaurant Commis, which is still the only East Bay restaurant with a Michelin star (it has two).
The 1-year-old bar lounge on Piedmont Avenue continues the contemporary and sophisticated vibe of next door Commis, and diners can easily move from […]
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This weekend was the annual Oakland food event, the Eat Real Festival 2018 in Jack London Square. The three-day festival shrunk a bit from previous years, so I had some rumblings from people who felt there weren’t enough interesting vendors and food trucks to check out. But when I […]
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UPDATE: This cafe closed suddenly in summer 2019. Owners said it was time to move on to a new phase for the business.
This modern Berkeley coffee house on the far end of University Avenue (toward the marina) seems new to me, but it’s actually been open for more than two years. Algorithm Coffee Co. […]
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I’m not a big expert on craft beer, so I’m always happy to learn more and discover new flavor profiles.
That definitely happened today at the inaugural Juicy Brews Westfest, a boutique beer festival that popped up at Classic Cars West beer garden in Oakland’s Uptown neighborhood. Juicy Brews, produced by New […]
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VANCOUVER, B.C.
I’m not going to profess to be a coffee expert. My tastes in coffee goes as far as the one or two soy lattes per week that I indulge in, typically on the weekends.
But when I’m on vacation mode, it’s a latte every day as I explore what a city has […]
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VANCOUVER, B.C.
I just returned from four days, five nights of vacationing in Vancouver, B.C. This stunning, modern, cosmopolitan Canadian city fed me well.
Vancouver is a popular destination for outdoor lovers (nature everywhere) and shoppers. Since I’m neither, I spent my time going from one restaurant to another. Some of you know I […]
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