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  • Small Business Owners

    I’ve always loved small businesses owners.  They risk their time, their life savings to open a business that they are often passionate about.  The reward is usually not forthcoming immediately but they have confidence in themselves to plow forward and eventually a small percentage of them succeed and flourish. Support your local small businesses (if…

  • 10 simple steps to travel in Paris

    Find a really good air fare from http://travel.yahoo.com/ Rent an apartment from these folks http://parisvacationapartments.com/ , this is the apartment I’m staying, right on Rue Lepic where all the food markets are.   They’ve got a full kitchen, with washer and dryer and very chic apartments Plan your eating itinery with this book Food Lover’s Guide…

  • best hot dog anywhere: Top Dog

    If you are within 30 miles of Berkeley anytime of the night (b4 2am) and you have the cravings for hot dogs, drop by Top Dog in Berkeley (7 reviews Y! Local). My favorite, Hot Link (beef with 4 kinds of peppers) grilled, in grilled crunchy sesame buns. Fresh onions. (People rave about the fact…

  • Kate: having fun traveling

    Kate: having fun traveling

    It was not an easy trip for her.  Jet lag, grumpy parents, long walks during metro transfer, parents who want to walk thru Amsterdam without a stroller..  but I think she had a blast eating her way thru both Paris and Amsterdam.

  • Travel: Why I belong in Amsterdam

    Travel: Why I belong in Amsterdam

    My new favorite city to live is now Amsterdam Everyone rides their bicycles here, the ratio is close to 1-to-1 I can almost run as fast as bikes so I can be in the bike lanes most of the time running.  I scared this dad riding his daughter today when I chased him The city…

  • Travel: Amsterdam city for the young at heart

    Travel: Amsterdam city for the young at heart

    Guys and gals, for a sinful week of fun and food, you must come to Amsterdam. This city is lively, everyone speaks English, it’s a very relaxed and opened environment (open prostitution, open gay marriages, legalized drugs). When we got to Amsterdam from Paris, it was only an hour’s flight.  We got some fresh juice,…

  • Travel: “Only in Amsterdam”

    Travel: “Only in Amsterdam”

    I’m getting ready to leave for Amsterdam and the Let’s go Amsterdam guide book has a section named Only in Amsterdam Commercial Sex “Window prostituion, which grew out of the practice of prostitutes showing off their goods from the front windows of private houses, was officially legalized in 1911 and in 2000, the law outlawing…

  • Food fit for a king

    Just came back from the SF Ferry Building Farmer’s Market. Now this is what you call a meal for a king.  Strawberries, mint leaves, cherries, apricot, asparagus, honey yogurt, pistachio nut, honey glazed walnuts, apple turnover, costata, cherry krisp (from Fog Hollow Farms) For breakfast I had some very yummie honey yorgurt from Saint Benoît…

  • Chez Karine: Software Engineer Turned Chef : lend your support

    Chez Karine: Software Engineer Turned Chef : lend your support

      First there was Cynthia At Furenzu and now George has a friend at Chez Karine.  A tiny trend: Women software engineers turn chefs! I dropped by with Kate to say hi and spend some holiday cash.  Wow!  I was knocked off my feet! My first taste was the Sablés Chocolat which was bittersweet chocolates…