Happy 70 years, Pakistan! Today marks Pakistan's Independence Day, where it was declared a sovereign nation separate from India thanks to Partition and marks its creation as a nation. Both of my grandfathers and that generation of my family dealt with the hardships that came with Partition (the mass migration between Pakistan and India which [...]
CHROMATIC COFFEE (Santa Clara, CA) - I've known about Chromatic Coffee and their cafe for a few years now, but I really started following them around the time they made San Jose Sharks themed lattes when the Sharks had made it to the finals! I was sad that I missed out on that, but I [...]
If you've followed me for awhile, you know I love Mediterranean food - especially Gyros. Tbh, who doesn't like gyros? It's a wrap full of thoroughly cooked, flavorful sliced meat with toppings and sauce. It has all of the essentials and it's so addicting. After Mexican food, I could probably eat a gyro everyday - [...]
MANRESA BREAD (Los Altos, CA) - In an ideal world, I would have gone to the flagship restaurant, Manresa, Chef David Kinch’s 3-star Michelin restaurant in Los Gatos. But, I don’t make the kind of money you need for those 4-dollar sign restaurants (...yet). So, I went to the next best thing - Manresa Bread, [...]
BARTAVELLE COFFEE & WINE BAR (Berkeley, CA) - Bartavelle opened during my final semester of college, and I was super pumped to see a coffee place that had a parking lot! That is a rarity in Berkeley. Except, I never ended up making it out there, so it's been on my list for awhile. Several [...]
I mean, in case you didn't know by now, I'm a HUGE Harry Potter fan. I blame my mother for buying books 1 and 3 at Costco one day and bringing it home. I was already a bookworm at that point at the age of 9, but this series sent me into full fandom mode, [...]
I did manage to make one thing for Harry Potter’s birthday, however! I’ve been going through a donut phase lately. Mostly because I have a handy dandy donut pan to bake them in. It’s so much easier than frying donuts, and I think it they taste better too. I know donuts are more of an [...]
