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Review: Cacao in Portland

Sometimes I crave the expertise of a specialty store, but not the attitude or pretension that goes along with it. In comes the Pearl District’s Cacao riding in on a refined yet approachable horse that makes me feel like this is the type of chocolate specialty store where you can walk in with either a Prada bag or a bike messenger sack and stay a [...]

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Day 1: Food adventure in San Francisco

Are you looking for an urban weekend trip?  Consider hopping on a 1.5 hour flight from Seattle and embarking on a food adventure in San Francisco, where good food and beautiful scenery are world class. Here are a few highlights from my recent trip to the area: Lunch at Brenda’s French Soul Food Mid-day pick-me-up [...]

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