In the past I recommended the brand PhoneSoap, whose most famous product is the UV sanitizing product of the same name. The most recent product by PhoneSoap that I bought is called the Surface Soap UV, which is a UV sanitizing wand. Similar to the PhoneSoap and Larq water bottle that I recommended in the…
The banana industry may seem like relatively mundane, but there is actually a lot of history and drama. Although my uncle works in the banana industry in Japan, I do not know a lot about it, so reading The Fish that Ate the Whale was an informative read. The Fish that Ate the Whale talks…
Address: 1108 Auahi St #150, Honolulu, HI 96814 Han No Daidokoro is a yakiniku restaurant in Hawaii that opened in Hawaii during the pandemic. Han No Daidokoro specializes in beef, mainly Washu and Miyazaki beef (two of the best types of Japanese beef). When I went to Han No Daidokoro, we ordered a combination of…
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I enjoy eating ice cream on an occasional basis, but most of the time when I eat ice cream it is just out of a pint; however, recently I have been eating Sublime Ice Cream Sandwiches from Trader Joe’s. I just happened to come across these ice cream sandwiches when I was shopping at Trader…
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Address: 672 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94102 On the whole, I would say that Japanese food in San Francisco is a bit underwhelming. However, the one Japanese restaurant in SF that I can recommend eating at is Mensho Tokyo SF. Mensho Tokyo SF is famous for its tori paitan ramen, which is very similar…
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Trader Joe’s has so many great food/beverage options to choose from, regardless of whether you are looking for fresh food, frozen food, etc. One of my personal favorite things to buy from Trader Joe’s is their 100% tangerine juice. I think Trader Joe’s Tangerine Juice is much better than your typical orange juice, and even…
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Although I try to make as much food as I can from fresh ingredients, sometimes it is nice just to heat up/bake a frozen meal. Oftentimes though, frozen meals don’t really taste as good as fresher meals (for obvious reasons). Just Bare Chicken Nuggets are sold at Costco in a large bag (4 pounds of…
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Billion Dollar Loser is in a very specific type of genre of books I enjoy reading, which I would define as investigative journalism. It is similar to other books I have recommended such as Billion Dollar Whale, Bad Blood, Kochland, etc. Billion Dollar Loser is about WeWork and its founder, Adam Neumann. WeWork is famous…
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Address: 1570 Stockton St, San Francisco, CA 94133 Tony’s Pizza Napoletana is run by Tony Gemignani, who apparently is a 13-time World Pizza Champion. I am not sure what authority gives out the title of “World Pizza Champion”, but I am sure it is a competitive title to earn. Tony’s Pizza Napoletana is located in…
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Anderson Cooper is best known for his reporting work for CNN and CBS, but one lesser known fact about him (or at least I wasn’t super aware of) is that his mother was a descendent of the legendary Vanderbilt family. The Vanderbilt family is one that carries a lot of weight in American history, and…
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