Archive for the ‘Ind. Est.’ Category

Vince’s Deli, Pasadena, CA USA

“I need a club sandwich” was how the conversation started. Why? There was no good excuse, besides it being lunch and a long day still looming over me. Time was not my friend this day, but Mel, a coworker, was there to assist. Mel, his search skills hungry for a task, looked up the best […]

Josie’s, Winchester, England UK

I hadn’t been back to England in 9 years. That sounds like a really long time. But since my father now has a home in Winchester, just outside of London, it only seemed right to visit on “our way back” from Iceland. Winchester is the quintessential London suburb, an epitome of British culture. I jested […]

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Trader Joe’s, USC Village, Los Angeles, CA USC

How many broken TV’s does it take to create an integrated TV display wall? Too many! All jokes aside, setting up our new retail location at USC was a feat that took many hands many hours. Hot heat, cramped spaces, bright ideas and a low budget – that’s how our buildout went at USC. And […]

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Starbucks, Shinbashi, Tokyo, Japan

Our last day – Rachel wanted soba for breakfast. I was kinda Japanese-fooded out. Last night we had ramen, oyster, scallops, sushi, and green tea everything. Rachel was staying for another week and loves soba for breakfast; I was running around trying to get everything sorted before my flight home… a nice relaxing Japanese meal […]

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Aux Delices, Pasadena, CA USA

I was jonesing for a club sandwich. Too many plain mixed salads, salty Starbucks wraps, tiny Jamba Juice quinoa bowls, and overly average poke had left craving something fulfilling in the Old Town Pasadena vicinity. I needed a club sandwich, I knew that would quench this craving, and a google search revealed Aux Delices had one […]

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Whole Foods Market, Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA USA

Our business trips tend to be nonstop. We work very hard and have a lot of fun in the process. We all want something fast for lunch, and normally I push for Starbucks, which most of our team thinks is a disgusting decision. But this time… was no different. I followed Tom begrudgingly into Wholefoods, […]

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