Nestle Milo will forever be etched in my mind as a hot, comforting beverage that helped lift my spirits at a roadside rest stop in rural Ghana. After a very long, very bumpy start-stop bus trip on the road from […]
Liquids
How To: Use up spare milk before it expires
Buying groceries is all about estimation. You do your best to judge how much lettuce you’re going to use between trips to the store, or how many bowls of cereal you’ll shovel down your gullet before the next trek to […]
Review: Steinlager Classic beer
When I think of Steinlager beer, I think not of its native New Zealand, but of Hawaii, where it seems to be about as readily available as Bud Light. While you couldn’t call it a local beer (it isn’t), you […]
Review: Starbucks’ new ‘trenta’ size
First and foremost, is the new Starbucks “trenta” size for iced coffee and tea spectacularly refreshing? Yes. Yes, it is. But, of course, that’s not the whole story. Some numbers: The iced trenta cup holds 31 oz. (917 ml), compared […]
Review: Meadow Gold Pass-O-Guava Nectar
I adore Hawaii. I love the sunshine, the people, the atmosphere, and the effortlessly tropical/Polynesian/Asian/American melange of the place. I’ve been to Hawaii often enough to know what I’m missing when I’m not there. And what’s just about the first […]
Review: Pear drink at Ikea
As we’ve already established, I quite like pears, and I quite like Ikea. Combine the two, and you’ve got a tall can of non-alcoholic pear drink — Kolsyrad Parondryck by name — available at the Ikea food store. The look […]
Review: Pepsi Throwback
Back in the day, pop was sweetened with sugar, a delicious form of sweetness that brought out the best in soft drinks like Pepsi and Coke. Then business got in the way of pleasure, leading to corn syrup, a cheap […]
Review: Fire Rock Pale Ale
It’s hard to separate taste from experience. A really good meal in a dirty, ramshackle restaurant just doesn’t taste as good. Likewise, a mediocre dish in a spectacular dining room can be elevated a couple of notches by the decor. […]
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