6 April, 2017

Drip Line – West Oakland

Posted in : Coffee Shops, Coffee Shops in Oakland - CA on April 6, 2017 by : The Gourmez

Tags: coffee, Coffee Shops, drip line, fusion, gado gado, kaya toast, laksa, matcha, nora dunning, oakland, pastries, review, singaporean food, west oakland

Drip Line 1940 Union St., Suite #21 West Oakland Website $5–13 Obligatory Disclaimer: This review of Drip Line is based off a media dinner that was entirely free to me. Hidden in the warehouses of West Oakland, you’ll find a new coffee shop full of bright light, much like Trouble Coffee three-quarters of a mile
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7 December, 2016

Paris Baguette’s New Dublin Store

Comments : 2 Posted in : Dining in Dublin - CA, Restaurants on December 7, 2016 by : The Gourmez

Tags: asian, bakery, breakfast, cafe, chestnut, chocolate roll, coffee, dining, donut, dublin, east bay, european, korean, lunch, paris baguette, pastries, popsicle, review, sandwiches, sweet potato

Obligatory disclaimer: This was an invited visit to Dublin’s Paris Baguette and thus, all food and drink was free to me. Early in November, I was invited out to Paris Baguette’s newest franchisee in the Bay Area: the Dublin store opened just over a month ago at the Almond Plaza shopping center. Before this visit,
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23 July, 2015

La Bedaine

Posted in : Bakeries, Grab and Go on July 23, 2015 by : The Gourmez

Tags: albany, apple almond tart, bakery, bay area, berkeley, cooking classes, dining, east bay, french, fruit tart, pastries, prepared meals, restaurant, review, vanilla bean

La Bedaine is a tiny French bakery on the outside, but on the inside, it specializes in French cuisine that you can take home to cut a few steps out of dinner. That means vacuum-packed meals such as duck confit and coq au vin. For simple meanderers, such as myself, La Bedaine’s cheery yellow display
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