Category Archives: Food

Tasting notes from my first Pie and Beer Day

Monday was the first Pioneer Day that I’ve been able to celebrate in Utah for many years. I started the day in a traditional way — by attending the Days of ’47 Parade in Salt Lake City. After a break, … Continue reading

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One reason why I may go to Buffalo Wild Wings & one reason why I may never go back

Buffalo Wild Wings completed its expansion to Chico this week. Judging by photos of early lines and posts in my Facebook feed, it seems a lot of people are happy about the development. Although I love saying “The game is … Continue reading

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Taste Test: Sierra Nevada Nooner Session IPA

Last month, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. released a variety pack called “4-Way IPA.” A co-worker and I agreed to split a 12-bottle case from the Chico brewery that included Blindfold Black IPA, Nooner Session IPA, Snow Wit White IPA, as … Continue reading

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Dollar Makes You Holler – Daim

While strolling the aisles of Cost Plus World Market (btw: did this name ever strike anyone else as unfortunate? It sounds like the store is advertising that its prices get jacked up. However, a plethora of goodies are to be … Continue reading

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Dollar Makes You Holler! Prince Polo candy bars

The people at Costplus World Market have cleverly put their discounted items rack right next to their drink samples, enticing cheap skates to actually buy something instead of just mooching free drinks off of them. Their strategy worked on me. … Continue reading

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Dollar Make You Holler: Almond Roca

Don’t be fooled by the “English Toffee-pieces with nuts” adverbabble on the front–this is Almond Roca, albeit in slightly shabbier form. The packaging may say “Factory Seconds,” but these gold-foil-wrapped lovelies are still tops in taste in my book. They … Continue reading

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I doughnut know why

Photo by Jamie Stodola via Facebook Bjorn (center) and I (left) had the strenuous task of eating doughnuts at Voodoo Doughnuts in Portland, Ore. while D.J. Patton (right) looks on with incredulous wonder. I recently went to Portland, Ore. for … Continue reading

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Dollar Makes You Holler – Manchego cheese

Sometimes when there is less risk, people tend to be more adventurous. How is this possible, you might ask? Consider: One dollar doesn’t seem like a lot of money, ergo I will buy things I normally wouldn’t, thinking that the … Continue reading

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Dollar Makes You Holler – Redhead Chewy Lemonhead and Friends

Everyone needs friends–and so do inanimate pieces of sugar, apparently. Besides, how could I resist a breakdancing cherry and watermelon? (Sidenote: Why were all the other pieces of fruit gifted with appendages and human faces, except for the raspberry? This … Continue reading

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Dollar Makes You Holler – MilkBite

I had seen and been intrigued by this product for a while now at the 99 Cent Store, and then been disturbed that there seemed to be so many boxes sitting there for so long. But I like milk and … Continue reading

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