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United States

Seattle: Jimmy John’s

by gigi on November 9, 2010

When I was researching which restaurants I wanted to try in Seattle, I came across an interesting sandwich place called Jimmy John’s. I didn’t know that it was part of a larger chain of restaurants in the US but since it had received rave reviews in Yelp, I thought it would be a nice place [...]

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Seattle: Dahlia Bakery

by gigi on November 5, 2010

Jenkins and I were walking back to the downtown Seattle core after our visit to the Science Fiction museum about mid-way through our mini visit to the city. We had passed by Dahlia Bakery on our way to the museum so I figured it would be a nice place to stop and grab a snack [...]

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Seattle: The Confectional

by gigi on November 3, 2010

Jenkins and I had finished our snack at Piroshky Piroshky when I realized that we were close by to The Confectional in the Pike Place Market area. I was pretty intrigued by their cheesecake-filled truffles so I decided to stop by and pick up a couple of items. I had actually eaten quite a few [...]

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Seattle: Le Pichet

by gigi on October 31, 2010

Before we went to Seattle, I did a little research to determine which places to visit. Part of the reason for our trip was to celebrate Jenkins and my anniversary so instead of going all out on a super nice place, I wanted to go to several smaller and cheaper places so I could draw [...]

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Seattle: Piroshky Piroshky

by gigi on October 20, 2010

Jenkins and I recently took a trip down to Seattle during the waning days of summer. We were only there for a couple of days but had a great opportunity to try out several different eateries. One of our first stops was to Piroshky Piroshky right by Pike Place Market. I had been wanting to [...]

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Portland: McMenamins Market Street Pub

by gigi on June 10, 2010

While shopping in the Nordstrom Rack in Portland, I happened to run into Marlene. Lucky for me, she comes to Portland quite frequently and she recommended that Jenkins and I check out McMenamins Market Pub. I had mentioned that I was starting to get a bit tired of eating out so much and was looking [...]

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