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In Bay Area, European

Mikonos Grill (Milpitas, CA)

The GYRO With A Thousand Faces Pun intended. What is the correct way to pronounce Gyro?  I’ve always called it “Yee-roh” and on occasions, I’ve heard “JAI-ro,” “Gee-ro,” “Guy-ro,” and “Year-o.” And for all the Greeks out there, I apologize for butchering your language, but it seems like America has a reputation for butchering languages. Don’t even get me started on the Asian...

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In Bay Area, cafe

The Boba Files: Sharetea (San Jose, CA)

File #012: One More Time! Knock My Socks Off! Have you ever had really high hopes only to be met by disappointment? No? Well just think of the last time you went searching for a new job and you’ll know how it feels. Anyways, my first visit to Sharetea didn’t go exactly as planned and I ended up going home a disappointed girl--...

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In Bay Area, Food

Zazang (Santa Clara, CA)

Black Day = Jajangmyun Black Day. What is it? The Black Death, otherwise known as the bubonic plague might be more well known to the majority of people than Black Day. But for the younger generation living in Korea, Black Day may be more “significant.” Black Day (April 14th): a day reserved for single people (but not in an empowering-sort-of-way). While February 14th...

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In American, Bay Area

Blaze Pizza (San Jose, CA)

Easy as Pie—Pizza, preferably What do normal 20-something years old do on a Friday night? Stand in line for free pizza—obviously. Blaze Pizza just opened up a new location in San Jose on April 1st and had their free pizza day that Friday (April 3rd). Clearly, the word has gone out because my friends and I arrived at a little past 7:30 PM...

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