Category Archives: Fine Dining

Optimus Prime Chooses Thanksgiving Pies

Posted on November 21, 2009 by kristiane

I love Thanksgiving.  I love pies.  My favorite holiday hosts my favorite dessert. This year, I have been entrusted with providing the tasty slices for our families gathering.  It should be noted that this is a yearly struggle.  Every year … Continue reading →

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Question of the Ages

Posted on September 7, 2009 by kristiane

Whew!  I have a lot on my plate right now.  The Max’s school starts tomorrow.  I need to find a new school.  I’ll venture a big move as soon as life allows.  So, what I really want to know right … Continue reading →

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Bumblebee Snickers

Posted on May 31, 2009 by kristiane

I was chatting with Crown Combo’s Mystie the other day.  She mentioned Transformer’s M & Ms and a further quest to locate Bumblebee Snickers.   Last night as I was purchasing a bottle of 7up at the gas station, I found … Continue reading →

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The Pilver Reviews Southern Food

Posted on March 31, 2009 by kristiane

Today I drove to Biloxi, Mississippi.  I realize the last time I posted I was about Iowa.  I have much in the middle to share later.  The purpose of traveling to Biloxi was running around a beach, which we did.  … Continue reading →

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Ella’s Deli

Posted on March 10, 2009 by kristiane

For the past three years, my sister has been living in Madison, Wisconsin.  It’s a pleasant four hour drive from where I live in St. Paul and I have visited her more than a dozen times.  On the way to … Continue reading →

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Don’t Shoot the Messenger

Posted on January 16, 2009 by kristiane

I realized a depressing thought as I settled down to type this post. When I share tales of my job, they are mostly of customers that could be described as out of line or flat out rude. So, I thought … Continue reading →

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Diet Coke

Posted on December 9, 2008 by kristiane

July 4, 1982. Where were you when the soda giant Coca-Cola launched its devil beverage simply titled, “Diet Coke?” In the twenty-six plus years since that day, the diet drink has taken over every other soda in sales with the … Continue reading →

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Publicity II-Peanut Butter Lies

Posted on November 18, 2008 by kristiane

Last week I posted a story from the Minneapolis paper of some silly spat between two restaurants here, one of which pays my bills. Unexpectedly, it did not end there. Ms. CJ (aka who knew The Star Tribune had a … Continue reading →

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Is All Publicity Good?

Posted on November 13, 2008 by kristiane

I took an entire class last year on citations and plagiarism and how to insert quotes from other articles properly. I do not however know how to properly site an entire copied and pasted article from a newspaper’s website, so … Continue reading →

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Solid Gold McDonald’s

Posted on October 27, 2008 by kristiane

After seeing an ancient sign the day before, I never would have thought it was feasible to find another visual treat at the gluttonous land of McDonald’s.  After realizing I left my contacts and eye-glasses (nerd) at hotel #2, I … Continue reading →

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