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"girl fart"

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Location

San Francisco, CA

Yelping Since

April 2007

Things I Love

oatmeal, urban mercantile, Lee Pace, Etsy.com, Yoga, Battlestar Galactica, Lost, Orla Kiely, Hello Kitty, cooking bad ass vegan food, Andrew Bird, The Decemberists, Kid Robot, Mid Century Modern Furniture, Sushi

Find Me In

bed spooning my cat

My Hometown

Sewell, NJ

When I'm Not Yelping...

I'm throwing day old biscuits at unsuspecting victims

Why You Should Read My Reviews

Because I write for Today's Anti-Social Shut-in

The Last Great Book I Read

The Dirt - The Autobiography of Motley Crue

My First Concert

Dirty Dancing.  ON TOUR!

My Last Meal On Earth

will be at The Screen Door in Portland

Most Recent Discovery

I DO have arm muscles!

Current Crush

Pugs, Pugs, WORLDWIDE!

Type II Diabetes

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And the places that will contribute to my future illness if I do not continue doing the yoga & cardio everyday!
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 1. That Takes The Cake

2271 Union St
San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 567-8050

Categories: Bakeries, Desserts, Coffee & Tea

Neighborhood: Marina/Cow Hollow

5 star rating
  9/3/2008

It's really hard to beat St. Cupcake in Portland.  Not only is the Saint full of deliciousness, it's full of good memories.

Those were pretty wiped clean the moment I stepped into That Take's the Cake.  

I had this place bookmarked for awhile and have…More »

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 2. Kara's Cupcakes

900 North Point St
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 351-2253

Categories: Desserts, Bakeries

Neighborhood: Fisherman's Wharf

4 star rating
  9/8/2008

I was determined to not let my new found love of 'That Takes the Cake' on Union St. ruin my opinion of other cupcakeries.

When did this happen?  When did cupcakes become the new Frozen Yogurt?

I found myself in Ghiradelli Square with Miss Palmer and…More »

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 3. Bittersweet Chocolate Cafe

2123 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 346-8715

Categories: Chocolatiers and Shops, Coffee & Tea

Neighborhood: Pacific Heights

5 star rating
  Update - 9/2/2008

STILL a rousing 5 stars.  I just wanted to add that when I went this weekend to loiter the upstairs for a couple hours with a friend, nibbling on a chocolate covered brownie bite and sipping on a classic, the staff was funny,  attentive and LISTENING…More »

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  • 5 star rating
    5/2/2007

    Classic Hot Chocolate was pure  liquid ecstasy.

    Designer Chocolate at Designer Prices, so the cost… Read more »

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 4. Yogen Fruz

3 Embarcadero Ctr
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 627-9158

Category: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt

Neighborhood: Financial District

5 star rating
  7/11/2008

Addendum:  Don't bother with the smoothies.  Eew.  Never again.

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Lessons Learned:

#1- Always plan on being gone for a 30 minute break if you decide to come here.  Unless you show up at 10AM or 5:45PM, there will be a line.

#2- You are not doing your…More »

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 5. Voodoo Doughnut

22 SW 3rd Ave
Portland, OR 97204
(503) 241-4704

Category: Donuts

Neighborhoods: Downtown, Old Town

5 star rating
  5/22/2007

Bacon!  Doughnut!!!

BACON!!!!

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 6. Jubili Frozen Yogurt and Cereal

1515 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 292-9955

Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts, Tea Rooms

Neighborhood: Western Addition/NOPA

5 star rating
  4/13/2008

After struggling through the crowds in Japantown, I found myself wanting to punch children and babies.  75 degrees, the Cherry Blossom Festival, my gym bag and too many strollers and slow walkers I was fixing to kill.  

Taking a reprieve with my…More »

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 7. Trish's Mini Donuts

Beach and Embarcadero
San Francisco, CA 94199
(415) 981-4318

Category: Donuts

Neighborhood: Fisherman's Wharf

4 star rating
  3/17/2008

Quick, hot and heavenly.

Docked one star because I must be faithful to the krispy kreme!

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 8. Miette Confiserie

449 Octavia Street
San Francisco, CA 94101
(415) 626-6221

Category: Candy Stores

Neighborhood: Hayes Valley

4 star rating
  4/23/2007

5 stars for presentation.  I'm a sucker for presentation and packaging.  You can wrap dog crap in pink crepe paper and I'd think it was the coolest thing ever.

3 stars for pricing.

As I've come to learn, pretty equals expensive.

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 9. Bouchon

3355 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 414-6200

Category: French

5 star rating
  5/14/2007

This was the highlight of my week long stay in Vegas.

I will agree with other yelpers, the restaurant is great because it's far enough away you forget you are in Vegas.  YAY! A+

My friend and I met for breakfast with no reservations.  It was relatively…More »

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 10. Bombay Ice Creamery

552 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 861-3995

Category: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt

Neighborhood: Mission

5 star rating
  11/21/2007

Because it's Spanksgiving and because someone special is making Pumpkin Cake.

The best thing I can do as an upright citizen and all around sexy person is buy a pint of Ginger Ice Cream from Bombay.

And we will all be giving Spanks this year!

Three…More »

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 11. Tart To Tart

641 Irving Street
San Francisco, CA 94122
(415) 504-7068

Categories: Bakeries, Coffee & Tea

Neighborhood: Inner Sunset

2 star rating
  4/9/2007

Not the best, bot the worst, but open late.

I love stumbling in here after a couple of drinks at the fireside to house some mediocre chocolate cake.

I remember, on one of these instances, standing to the side eyeing the menus above the counter.

"They…More »

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 12. Saint Cupcake

407 NW 17th Ave
Portland, OR 97209
(503) 473-8760

Categories: Bakeries, Desserts

Neighborhoods: Northwest, Alphabet District

5 star rating
  Update - 10/13/2009

After switching to a vegan diet this year I had accepted that there would be several Portland eateries that I'd have to give up.  The Screen Door, Mothers and Saint Cupcake to start with.

I was excited to find out that Saint Cupcake did indeed have…More »

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  • 5 star rating
    5/22/2007

    I've only been once, but I fell in love.

    I'm not a fan of their location in the Belmont area though.… Read more »

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 13. Palio Dessert House

1996 SE Ladd Ave
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 232-9412

Categories: Coffee & Tea, Desserts

Neighborhoods: Ladd's Addition, Southeast Portland

5 star rating
  5/22/2007

I come here to relax, eat some cake and sit quietly while my friends look online for apartments.  Most of the time I wished I had a book, but I am content to just sit and take it all in.

Tucked away, beautiful and with cakes to die for.  

Staff is…More »

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 14. Bi-Rite Creamery

3692 18th St
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 626-5600

Category: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt

Neighborhood: Mission

5 star rating
  10/14/2007

The salted caramel and the coffee toffee was the best thing after a day in Dolores Park.

I cannot wait to go back and try everything else, which I wanted, but refrained from ordering lest I look like a pig.

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 15. Specialty's Cafe & Bakery

22 Battery St
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 834-0157

Categories: Bakeries, Sandwiches

Neighborhood: Financial District

5 star rating
  10/13/2007

If you wanna feel better about consuming a ginormous and delicious cookie from Specialties, get the Wheatgerm chocolate chip.

MMmmmm...yeah, this wheatgerm is da bomb.

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 16. Mio Gelato

838 NW 23rd Ave
Portland, OR 97210
(503) 241-9300

Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Coffee & Tea

Neighborhoods: Northwest, Alphabet District

4 star rating
  9/18/2007

I've become a Gelato Freak as of late and made my friends indulge me on a rather cold and rainy day.

The grapefruit gelato was excellent, but wished i could have mixed flavors in one scoop as i didn't want to get 2 whole scoops.

Nice and clean inside.…More »

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 17. It's-It Ice Cream

865 Burlway Rd
Burlingame, CA 94010
(650) 347-2122
5 star rating
  6/13/2007

'dia, Brigitte and I bought It's It's and sat on 'dia's stoop eating the on a warm, balmy evening.  The sun had just gone down.  We ate and talked about boys.

I felt like I was 16 again and remember this each time I bite into an It's-It's.

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 18. Cafe Madeleine

300 California St
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 362-3332

Categories: Coffee & Tea, Bakeries, Sandwiches

Neighborhood: Financial District

5 star rating
  10/4/2007

It's like a fancy grilled cheese.

It's the fresh mozzerella, tomato and pesto aioli panini grilled to prefection and thrown into a little white bag that I carry back to my office to devour.

One day, it rained.

And they had tomato basil soup.

So i got my…More »

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 19. Gelateria Naia

451 Castro St
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 864-6670

Category: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt

Neighborhood: Castro

3 star rating
  9/13/2007

Not bad, but nothing to write home about.  I had the coconut milk and the milk chocolate and it was ok.

I prefer Melt, in the fancy mall or Ciao Bella in the Ferry Building.

All in all, I wished this was still Ben & Jerry's.

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 20. Melt Gelato and Crepe Cafe

845 Market St
San Francisco, CA 94101
(415) 896-6358

Categories: Desserts, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt

Neighborhoods: Union Square, SOMA

4 star rating
  9/13/2007

Pricey, but I like it.

It's the Pink Guava.

I haven't seen it anywhere else.

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 21. Delessio Market & Bakery

302 Broderick St
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 552-8077

Categories: Bakeries, Grocery

Neighborhood: Lower Haight

4 star rating
  10/13/2007

4 stars for the stellar bakery.  And the bubble wrap chocolate.  Delessio is doing its job keeping me fat.  I can cardio 45 minutes a day till the day I die and undo it all with one trip here.

The staff has been nice.  I've only gotten the mac n'…More »

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