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In cafe, Milk Tea

The Boba Files: Black Pearl (San Jose, CA)

File #007: But you have heard of me... “I’m Captain Jack Sparrow.” Cue the Pirates of Caribbean music. If Black Pearl (the store) was a pirate ship, the Captain and First Mate would be college students and the ship hands would be high school students because that’s typically their main clientele. After the success of their first store located on Sierra Road-- just...

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In BBQ, Cupertino

Gyu-kaku Japanese BBQ (Cupertino, CA)

ギュッ~~ カクカク... To squeeze and then wobble. That’s not what the name of the restaurant means, but I chose to break it down into sound effects you might otherwise find in manga-- just because. According to the Gyu-Kaku’s website, their name means “Horn of the Bull,” which sounds a lot more majestic and suiting of a yakiniku restaurant than “to squeeze and wobble,”...

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In cafe, Milk Tea

The Boba Files: Teanado (Sunnyvale, CA)

FILE #006: BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUIRED TEANADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SUNNYVALE CA 900 AM PST THU NOV 13 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SUNNYVALE HAS ISSUED A TEANADO WARNING FOR… … Excessive milk tea showers and hailing tapioca. Evacuate your hamsters and grab a large straw for cover. So antics aside, Teanado is a milk tea shop that opened earlier...

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In Fashion, Food

Halloween Costume: Morton Salt Girl

"When it rains, it pours..." Now that Halloween has come and gone, it feels a little silly to post about my Halloween costume, especially when this blog is neither about fashion nor focused on my life, but it does tie into food-- in a way. So I figured, why not?! Last year, I was Wednesday Adams. I spent the whole day spreading doom...

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