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Cherry Chocolate Pancakes

Pancake. A cake in a pan. So simple, yet the lingual confusion is always there. I once had breakfast with a French woman. She wanted pancakes, and because I’m born and raised in Sweden, I made thin ones. That’s not what she wanted, she wanted thick pancakes. If

Cheer Burger in Los Angeles, USA

First thursday of every month, thousands of people gather on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice, California, to eat food, smoke pot, make out and dance. Well, at least they eat and socialize, that’s all I can prove. I had heard rumors about a company called Cheer Burger, selling their

Xurreria Trebol in Barcelona, Spain

Xurreria El Trebol launched in 1950, making it the oldest churros place in town, that’s still in business. You’ll find all kind of fried items here,  such as chicken wings and variations of churros, like these custard filled ones. The owner, Cecilia Martínez, started making and selling churros

Bacoa in Barcelona, Spain

Some places are good. Others are bad. And then there are the ones that are praised in some kind of mass hysteria, when in fact they’re terrible. Bacoa in Barcelona is such a place. The premise looks great, but the burgers are terrible. Remember to always read the bad

Artisanal ants on a stick

Today, I’m feeling pretentious. So I’m offering you my well researched recipe for artisanal ants on a stick, also calle ants on a log.If pretentious means that something is marked by an unwarranted claim to importance and distinction, it is safe to call most hipsters pretentious. Per

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