Archive for July, 2010

Shop The Shows Store Launch

July 30th, 2010 by Jonas / Filed under Work / 1 Comment

Ever wanted to buy officially licensed merchandise from your favorite tv shows? The Shop The Shows store officially launched on Wednesday, July 28, 2010! T-shirts, caps, bobbleheads, mugs, the Greenman costume from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Tru Blood beverage from True Blood, or the Glee soundtracks – it’s all there. Shop by show, shop [...]

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SeenON! Private Sale Store Relaunch

July 30th, 2010 by Jonas / Filed under Work / 1 Comment

Our SeenON! Private Sale store relaunched in time and in sync for this season’s Project Runway premiere. The first sales were for the the hidden collection of the Project Runway finale designs last season. Unlike other private sale stores, SeenON! focuses on entertainment-based products. SeenON! is a members-only private sale site that brings you the [...]

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Chirashi Bowl at Izakaya Mai in San Mateo

July 30th, 2010 by Jonas / Filed under Food, Japanese / Leave A Comment

The chirashi bowl is what I typically like to order at Japanese restaurants. It’s the best of all worlds when it comes to raw fish because it comes with a bit of everything. The fish at Izakaya Mai was fresh – not super fresh, but fresh enough for what it’s worth. I also really liked [...]

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Hong Kong Desserts at Sweet Indulgence in Millbrae

July 27th, 2010 by Jonas / Filed under Chinese, Dessert, Food / Leave A Comment

The desserts at Sweet Indulgence over in Millbrae is not bad. Their mixed fruit crepe with ice cream seemed to be really popular – a lot of people were ordering it. It was okay – a crispier crepe wrap would have been nicer. Their panna cotta is thick and creamy, so if that’s how you [...]

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Parrillada Argentina at Villa Del Sol Argentinian Restaurant in South San Francisco

July 25th, 2010 by Jonas / Filed under Argentine, Food / Leave A Comment

Meat lovers have to try the Parillada Argentina (aka parillada mixta aka mixed grill) over at Villa Del Sol Argentinian Restaurant in South San Francisco. It’s a traditional mix of grilled meats (chicken, pork and beef) and sausages. All their meets came out nicely flavored, and even their chicken was very tender. The menu says [...]

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Wife Cake (老婆餅 aka Winter Melon Cake) at Fancy Wheat Field Bakery 小麥田西餅店

July 21st, 2010 by Jonas / Filed under Bakery, Food / 2 Comments

One of my favorite Hong Kong pastry is the wife cake (老婆餅), which is a winter melon paste wrapped with a flaky and thin skin. There hasn’t been any in San Francisco that has gotten me wanting more until I tried the ones from Fancy Wheat Field Bakery (小麥田西餅店), one of the newer Chinese bakeries [...]

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My Car Accident – Drunk Driver, Totaled Car, No One Was Hurt

July 17th, 2010 by Jonas / Filed under Personal / 4 Comments

I wanted to have all this typed up in detail while my memory is still somewhat fresh because I won’t be able to speak to my claims adjuster until Tuesday morning. Date and time of collision: Friday, July 16, 12:55am. I had just gotten out of the gym and started to drive home. A couple [...]

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“Lost in Paradise” Cupcake at Cups and Cakes Bakery

July 4th, 2010 by Jonas / Filed under Bakery, Dessert, Food / 1 Comment

I just wanted to give a special shout out to one of the best cupcakes I’ve had, the “Lost in Paradise” cupcake from Cups and Cakes Bakery. It’s a banana cake topped with a strawberry butter cream. The cake was very moist and not too heavy, and the buttercream tasted fresh and fruity. It did [...]

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Thai Tea Ice Cream at Joe’s Ice Cream

July 1st, 2010 by Jonas / Filed under Dessert, Food / Leave A Comment

I checked out the newly located Joe’s Ice Cream. They have all of the basic flavors plus a few not-so-basic ones. Their ginger was really good, with chunks of ginger in it too! The flavor wasn’t too strong, so it’s something anyone could enjoy. I also tried their pumpkin, which was not bad. As you [...]

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