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Coffee and doughnuts – Twenty Five Lusk

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Doughnuts - Twenty Five Lusk
House made brioche doughnuts, apricot creme patissiere filling, chocolate sauce. Gilt City brunch menu
Twenty Five Lusk, San Francisco CA

Ugh, the doughnuts were super dry and dense! They tasted old. It’s unfortunate that the one real misstep of the meal occurred at the end. The apricot filling, however, was delicious and the chocolate sauce was rich and tasty.

Coffee - Twenty Five Lusk
Coffee.

Coffee service - Twenty Five Lusk
Coffee service.

Anchor Steam ale - Twenty Five Lusk

Half pint Anchor Steam ale.
Now this is my idea of a coffee and doughnut service! They randomly throw in some beer – heck yeah! 🙂

Shilshole Bay Marina 50th anniversary block party!

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Shrimp caesar salad - Shilshole Bay Marina
Shrimp caesar salad.
Shilshole Bay Marina, Seattle WA

It was a warm, beautiful afternoon and my brother found out that Shilshole Bay Marina was throwing a block party to celebrate their 50th anniversary. So, naturally, we hopped onto our beach cruisers and biked over. We were pleasantly surprised by the great quality of free food they were handing out! You had your choice of a shrimp or salmon casear salad and a drink. They were also handing out bags of Kukuruza popcorn which, by the way, is delicious! It’s a local Seattle company with a storefront in Ballard (and elsewhere probably). We hung out for a while, just long enough to get some cake – lol! Ah, another great day in Seattle!

Blackened salmon caesar salad - Shilshole Bay Marina
Blackened salmon caesar salad.

Strawberry lemonade - Shilshole Bay Marina

Strawberry lemonade.

Kukuruza gourmet caramel popcorn

Kukuruza gourmet caramel popcorn.

White anniversary cake - Shilshole Bay Marina
White anniversary cake with buttercream and strawberry slices filling.

Chocolate anniversary cake - Shilshole Bay Marina
Chocolate anniversary cake.

Shilshole Bay Marina
Shilshole Bay Marina.

Brunch freebies – Twenty Five Lusk

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Assorted mini pastries - Twenty Five Lusk
Assorted mini pastries – chocolate croissant, berry muffin, and coffee cake. Gilt City brunch menu
Twenty Five Lusk, San Francisco CA

Who doesn’t love freebies, yipee! They really know how to welcome guests at Twenty Five Lusk. The pastries were delicous and I love the 2 types of butter they were served with.

Banana smoothies - Twenty Five Lusk
Banana smoothies. These were a nice touch to kick off our brunch meal.

Butter and salt - Twenty Five Lusk
Butter and salt.

French cruller hole cream puffs – Rolling Pin Donuts

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French cruller hole cream puffs - Rolling Pin Donuts
Chocolate, maple, and vanilla. $0.45 each
Rolling Pin Donuts, San Bruno CA

The custard was way too thick for me – I could only down one. I prefer my cream puff filling on the whipped side. I was surprised how much custard they fit into these tiny cruller holes though!

Trays of donuts - Rolling Pin Donuts
Trays of donuts.

Trays of donuts - Rolling Pin Donuts
More trays of donuts!

Rolling Pin Donuts storefront
Rolling Pin Donuts storefront.

Rich’s banana split – Leatherby’s Family Creamery

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Rich's banana split - Leatherby's Family Creamery
Chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate, strawberry and pineapple sauces, whipped cream, nuts and cherry on a whole banana. $9.29
Leatherby’s Family Creamery, Sacramento CA

Rich's banana split - Leatherby's Family Creamery

I heard good things about this place from friends who grew up in the area. The sundaes and treats are gigantic, but honestly I wasn’t impressed. The ice cream didn’t taste special and the toppings, although there was plenty of them, were generic and common. Good for Leatherby’s to keep the soda fountain alive, but I think that I’ll splurge on my sweet calories elsewhere. The service was young and lacking, and the experience was mundane and uneventful. I felt no joy during my visit which is unfortunate because that’s exactly was an old-school soda fountain should evoke. Kinda sad.

Alpine meadow, Mount Rose
Alpine meadow, Mount Rose Summit Trail.

Semi-sweet chocolate chunk cookie – Specialty’s Cafe & Bakery

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Semi-sweet chocolate chunk cookie - Specialty's Cafe & Bakery
Mmm, these are SO frickin’ good! I think they cram a pound of butter into each cookie which makes them so soft and delicious, lol! Their website even has a Warm Cookie Radar map which shows you the location of the nearest bakery with fresh out-of-the-oven cookies. Genius! $2.39
Specialty’s Cafe & Bakery, South San Francisco CA

South San Francisco Bart station platform

South San Francisco Bart station platform.

Assorted bundtinis – Nothing Bundt Cakes

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Assorted bundtinis - Nothing Bundt Cakes
Red velvet, white chocolate raspberry, carrot, pumpkin, chocolate, and lemon.
Nothing Bundt Cakes, Emeryville CA

These mini bundt cakes are SO yummy! They’re super moist and the cream cheese frosting is sinfully good. I’m a sucker for red velvet and these even had mini chocolate chips in them, noms! I’d never heard of this place before but a co-worker brought a couple dozen to work. OMG, these are ruining my diet but I can’t stop eating them, ugh! LOL

Nothing Bundt Cakes box logo
Nothing Bundt Cakes box logo.

S’mores pie – McDonald’s

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S'mores pie - McDonald's
Rich chocolate and decadent marshmallow fillings baked side-by-side in a sweet, graham cracker crust.
McDonald’s, South San Francisco CA

S'mores pie - McDonald's
Yuck! I did not enjoy this. The chocolate and marshmallow fillings oddly had the same weird, spongey texture. You could taste how processed it was, and the flavors weren’t even that good.

S'mores pie - McDonald's
I always feel that I should try new fast food products so I can personally know if they’re any good, but maybe I shoudl rethink that…

Chocolate orange ginger – Glazed Gourmet Doughnuts

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Chocolate orange ginger - Glazed Gourmet Doughnuts
Chocolate and orange glaze with homemade candied ginger.
Glazed Gourmet Doughnuts, Charleston SC

Sorry, the donut got smushed a little bit in the to-go bag but that didn’t affect the taste, hehe! The flavor was really good, but I’m not sure that I was a fan of the donut texture. It was on the doughy, dense side. I like donuts that are light, fluffy, and taste like they’ve been cooked all the way through.

Enchiladas pobalanas – Santi’s Restaurante Mexicano

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Enchiladas pobalanas - Santi's Restaurante Mexicano
Two chicken enchiladas with brown chocolate mole sauce, melted cheese, and sour cream. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, and salad. $7.50
Santi’s Restaurante Mexicano, North Charleston SC

Mmm, this was so tasty and the service was fast and friendly. The mole was very flavorful and I really liked the refried beans too. There was so much food on this plate and all for less than eight bucks, heck yeah! I couldn’t even finish everything.

Chips and salsa - Santi's Restaurante Mexicano
Chips and salsa. Complimentary. Noms, more please!

Charleston Waterfront Park Fountain
Charleston Waterfront Park Fountain. One of my favorite locations in Charleston!

Candied orange blossom donut – Dynamo Donuts

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Candied orange blossom donut - Dynamo Donuts
Donut with candied orange zest, topped with an orange blossom glaze and drizzled with bittersweet chocolate. $2
Dynamo Donuts and Coffee, San Francisco CA

Dynamo Donuts has got to be my favorite donut shop in The City. It’s a walkable distance from my house and provides the perfect weekend morning treat. This candied orange blossom donut was very tasty!

Scented 'Lady Plymouth' geranium flower (Pelargonium graveolens, Geraniaceae)
Scented ‘Lady Plymouth’ geranium flower (Pelargonium graveolens, Geraniaceae), Noe Street. This beautiful plant is in a cute wash basin planter near my gym. I love its light, variegated leaves and small pink flowers.