Seattle Flavors

Found 2 new flavors to try in Seattle

Tim’s is a local brand and I tried their pickles flavor. Not as similar to salt & vinegar as I imagined.

Alas, pico de gallo was a flavor where I only ate 1 chip…

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#snacksverdict: I stopped at just one

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Cherry pie and a damn fine cup of coffee

A spooky coincidence, I was doing a “Twin Peaks” afternoon by visiting the inspiration for the Double R Diner and then the Snoqualmie waterfalls on the same day the return announcement was made.

Durham Fair 2014

I try to return to Connecticut every year to attend the Durham Fair. I have wonderful memories of the fair – from as a wee tyke on the pony rides to a high schooler enjoying the carnival games to last weekend’s wondering on how to train a llama to go through an obstacle course.

Of course a big part of going to the fair is the food! While glad to not encounter anything like deep-fried butter, I couldn’t resist indulging in apple crisp, fried dough with powdered sugar, and, of course, the “Big Doughnut” that’s the speciality of Durham Fair. As you can see in the photo, it’s almost as big as my head!

It’s Greek to me

This was my first time trying pastichio, which is described as Greek lasagna. The restaurant served it baked in a small ceramic dish with a hearty layer of béchamel sauce on top of thick spaghetti-like noodles in a meat sauce. It was also my first time trying Greek coffee. I sipped it slowly and was surprised to encounter a settled layer of grinds. Guess that meant I was done!

Saratoga Chips

According to legend, the photo chip was invented in Saratoga Springs, NY so it seemed fitting to try this brand of chips.

Verdict: in keeping with the lore, the chips are thinner than other kettle chips but less salty.

Orange you glad to see me?

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Nothing quite like the orange of Cheetos

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Nothing quite like the orange of Cheetos. The orange dust takes multiple washing to rinse off your fingers – but it tastes so good…

Highrise on the move

As previously posted, I’m a fan of the Highrise CRM site. I’m impressed how Nate & team are keeping users in the loop about the changes, such as this announcement email/post. While a long email, it’s one that I actually read all the way to the end of. My team & I are happy that cases are finally part of the company/contact page.

Definitely steps in the right direction!

 

 

#FF – food edition

My Friday Follow suggestions are these awesome food related accounts on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cchen7/lists/good-eats-5/members

It’s heavily biased towards NYC food trucks as Twitter is the main way to find out where they are parked.  Am always looking for good eats – tweet me your suggestions!

Carrot plate

“I don’t carrot all” plate from @crateandbarrel seems fitting for #TGIF.  I’ll probably end up eating potato chips on it.