The next stop on my Burger Joints of Hayward tour is Cecil’s Famous Burgers, found due to its Yelp rivalry with Val’s Burgers, the most iconic Hayward burger joint I can think of. Being as I’m not that enthused with Val’s (still planning a return visit for a review), I was rather intrigued by this
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24 November, 2014
Mac and Cheese Night #6: Paragon
Comments : 1 Posted in : Dining in San Francisco - CA, Restaurants on by : The Gourmez Tags: apple sangria, at&t park, bay area, brussel sprouts, cast iron, dinner, ginger, glassware, lunch, mac and cheese, mason jar, night, paragon, parmesan, review, san francisco, sangria, soma, white cheddar, white wineFor my sixth Mac and Cheese Night, the husband and I went a little upscale, heading to Paragon right outside AT&T Park. That picture reminds me that I wish we’d sat outside, but I had suspected it would get chilly so outside seemed the less desirable option. But it never did get chilly, and inside,
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20 November, 2014
The Great San Francisco Mac and Cheese Throwdown
Comments : 2 Posted in : Events, Sake, Wine on by : The Gourmez Tags: bay area, Beer, event, funcheap sf, mac and cheese, macaroni and cheese, san francisco, soma, throwdownWhen four, count ’em four, friends contacted me this week to make sure I was aware of this event, I realized I’d made a bit of a mac-and-cheese-tasting reputation for myself. This throwdown comes your way through the combined efforts of the SoMa StrEat Food Park and FunCheapSF, both great organizations with a goal of
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20 November, 2014
Nonfiction Bragging–Bloomberg Businessweek Quote!
Comments : 8 Posted in : Announcements on by : The Gourmez Tags: alcohol, bloomberg, businessweek, liqueur, mixer, nonfiction bragging, quote, rebecca gomez farrell, review, rumchataIt’s been a while since I’ve shared a bragging post. This one is courtesy of my being quoted in a recent Bloomberg Businessweek article on the origins and staying power of RumChata. You may recall that I reviewed RumChata back in 2012, and you can read that review by clicking on the picture. What did I
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18 November, 2014
Love With Food Product Review
Posted in : Food, Product Reviews on by : The Gourmez Tags: 180 snacks, cinnamon grahams, coupon, deluxe box, desert gardens, gift ideas for foodies, love with food, marinara pasta chips, nut free, nutty rice bites, product review, review, revolution tea, sampler, skeeter, snacks, spinach dip, tarallino, tasting box, terre de puglia, trial, tropical green, vintage italia, yumearthI have another product review for you guys this week! One thing most foodies have in common is a love of variety. Love With Food is a company that offers just that for organic and/or all-natural snack foods with a changing selection of goodies delivered every month. Love With Food gave me a tasting box
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13 November, 2014
Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt Scotch Whiskey
Posted in : Whiskey / Whisky on by : The Gourmez Tags: apricot, blended, cayenne, drink hacker, malt, monkey shoulder, notes, review, scotch, scotland, speyside, spice, tasting, the cocktail geek, trader joe's, triple malt, whiskey, whiskey reviews, whiskyMonkey Shoulder Blended Malt Scotch Whiskey Dufftown, Scotland 40% ABV I picked up this triple malt Scotch whiskey from Trader Joe’s. The company’s been around since 1887, and this spirit takes its name from a medical condition that men used to acquire from working the malt press. I imagine it wasn’t fun to deal with, but
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11 November, 2014
Waiākea Hawaiian Volcanic Water — and Coupon Code!
Comments : 2 Posted in : Beverage, Product Reviews on by : The Gourmez Tags: coupon code, dehydration, electrolytes, hawaii, mauna loa, sale, tap water, taste test, waiakea, waterI’ve never done a water taste test before. I’ve read a number of articles on them, being firmly in the camp that a pretty bottle does not make for better water, and that typically, our public municipal water is healthier than anything the less-regulated bottled-water industry can provide. Plus, I generally scoff when people claim
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