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A Cook Your Own Food Restaurant Is In San Jose

People love eating on restaurants for the delicious food and service that it gives. They usually let you sit down on a comfy chair and a table fit for the number of people who will be eating. Then, they will give u the menu wherein we can choose the meal that we want and by the time we have decided, the waiters or servers will get our order. Once the meal is well plated, they will serve it to us and that’s the time when we enjoy our meal. This is the usual restaurant scenario. The menu already states the cooked meal that the restaurant can do. The fact that you do not have to go through chopping, sauteing, grilling, or simply cooking your food might be the reason why some chooses to eat out. This might not be on a regular basis but on days that they feel lazy to cook or they are out of the house and did not pack some food with them. Isn’t it nice that there are some times that you’ll just sit down and wait for your meal?

But, what if you decided to go out and the restaurant you’ve entered will let you cook your meal?! Yes, they will let you do almost everything! You will choose the sauce, meat and how you will be cooking it. But, no worries, no more vegetable chopping or peeling as they have done it. Wouldn’t that be shocking?! Others might think that they wouldn’t want to try that place because they went out and will be paying for the food and the service so why would they still cook it?! But hey, there is really a place in California that is doing this and their customers love it! Well, it may be odd but isn’t seeing your food cooking on top of your table exciting? Seeing how well done it is and being able to customize the flavor might make your dream of becoming a chef come true even for just a short time. But if you’re afraid that the taste might not be good, no worries, they made sure that almost everything will complement each other.

https://www.tripadvisor.com.ph/Restaurant_Review-g33020-d10546263-Reviews-Q_Pot_Korean_BBQ_Hot_Pot-San_Jose_California.html

Curious on what this place is and where you can find it? Well, Q Pot Korean Barbeque and Hot pot is the name of the place. The name already states where it came from so now you might have an idea on what type of food can you find in here. This restaurant is located at 1610 E Capitol Expy, San Jose, CA, so if you’re driving near the place, you might want to try and visit it! Aside from the fact that you’ll be the one to cook your food here, this is also an All-You-Can-Eat restaurant so you’ll surely get out of the place with a full tummy.

https://www.yelp.com/biz/q-pot-korean-bbq-and-hot-pot-san-jose

Once you enter the restaurant, the waiters will give you their menu but this menu only has a list of meat and vegetable you can choose from. This might not be your regular menu but they really have a lot of items to choose from. Well, since it’s All-You-Can-Eat, you might be able to try everything if you won’t get full fast. It will also be up to you if you want to grill your food or boil it in the soup. No worries, the soup is already well flavored and is really tasty! In whatever way, or you may also do both, each piece of met or vegetable will surely be delicious.

https://www.tripadvisor.com.ph/Restaurant_Review-g33020-d10546263-Reviews-Q_Pot_Korean_BBQ_Hot_Pot-San_Jose_California.html

Having the chance to cook your own food will reduce the complaints of having an uncooked meat or too soft vegetable on the table. You may decide on the level of tenderness of your meat and the crisp of your vegetable. If you think your meat is still uncooked, just let it on the top of the grill and eat it whenever you think it’s ready. Well, aside from meat and vegetable, they also have a wide variety of sauces. So, if you’re not into too spicy food but your companion loves it, you may have the same meat and vegetable but a different sauce.

https://www.tripadvisor.com.ph/Restaurant_Review-g33020-d10546263-Reviews-Q_Pot_Korean_BBQ_Hot_Pot-San_Jose_California.html

This place is perfect for groups as you may see everyone becoming so active when cooking their food. It is also good for kids as it will make them want to eat more because they were the one you made their own food. Plus, you may stay as long as you can still eat and does not have to pay a large amount just to be able to try everything! This is a great fit if you want some catching up with your friends! You may cook, eat and chat as long as you can!

https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/q-pot-korean-bbq-and-hot-pot-san-jose?select=DuThrhNud7-PUTep_lyIWw

Cooking your own food in a restaurant might not be ordinary but it is really exciting. So why not try it out?! Make sure to bring a companion with you so you can have someone to enjoy cooking and eating with!

Hand Pulled Candy Cane is Back in the Happiest Place on Earth!

Christmas is in the air! The wind is starting to get a bit colder, we hear Christmas songs everywhere, there are a lot of Christmas lights on the streets and tall Christmas trees are rising. There are really a lot of holiday symbol that we see around us. From trees, lights, socks, Santa Claus and the sweet treat of the season, the Candy Cane!

Candy Cane is originally a plain white candy sticks invented in 1400s. But how did this candy sticks became shepherd staff like? The most reliable story about it took place 200 years ago in Germany. It is believed that a choir master requested a local candy maker to bend it like a staff. Why? Because he wanted the children he’s teaching to be busy and having something to lick will be a great way for them not to chatter much. But, more than his desire to keep them quiet, he wanted them to learn about the Nativity so giving them a shepherded staff is a great way of doing so. According to an article written about Christmas Candy Canes, legend holds that the choirmaster used his ingenious design to encourage the children to watch how the shepherds of the Nativity used their canes to direct the live animals. More importantly, the choirmaster could instruct the children to consider how Jesus became the “Good Shepherd.” With today’s red stripes in candy canes, it is possible that the Swedish town of Granna influenced it. Whatever might be the real story behind it, it really became one of the most popular symbols of Christmas- one of the most delicious as well.

 https://dezithinks.wordpress.com/2016/11/09/disneyland-candy-canes-are-back/

Do you know a place that recognize Candy Cane as a very significant symbol of Christmas? If not, well share it with you and if you do, we might be thinking of the same place! It’s Disneyland! Yes, the most magical and the happiest place on Earth! Each year the Disneyland offers Hand Pulled Candy Canes in the park! And the schedule and location this 2017 is now out! You’ll see it at the end of this blog.

 https://www.popsugar.com/food/When-Disneyland-Have-Candy-Canes-Year-44285098

The Candy Canes will be found alternately in two locations, on Candy Palace on the Main Street U.S.A Disneyland and Trolley Treats on Buena Vista Street in Disney California Adventure. But, just a little advice, be early but do not line up prior to the park open, but try to line up about 30-45 minutes ahead of park opening anyway, you’ll notice it right away because everybody does it. Proceed to the designated shop upon opening. Just be prepared for some running if you don’t want to stand in a long line because lots of guests will be doing their best to get their candy canes!

 http://www.ocweekly.com/restaurants/a-sweet-tradition-candy-cane-making-at-disneyland-6616392

Wristbands will be distributed once the store open and based on the previous years, they distributed 40 wristbands per batch and there is only three batch per day! That will just be a total of 120 wristbands a day! But according to some guests, they sometimes distribute more than 120 a day but it might not be too far from that number. Disney just states that it wristbands are limited. Well, now you know why you must go early and run your way to the store. There are thousands of guest in the park, so you have tons of competition to get a chance to have a taste of this sweet treat!

 https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2017/11/hand-pulled-candy-canes-at-disneyland-resort/

Also, one wristband allows the purchase of only ONE candy cane and only one wristband per guests. If you want your entire family to get one, all of you must line up. Don’t worry, these candy canes are really worth lining for! Here’s another advise for those who were able to get a wristband, you should go to the Candy Kitchen producing the day’s Candy Canes according to the batch time listed on their wristband. You may pick up your candy cane any time after your batch time, but prior to 4PM. So, in short, the first line if just for the wristband then you may get your treat based on the schedule. This way, you can ensure that each candy can is newly made. Newly made candies are way better that stock ones!

 http://dapsmagic.com/2017/11/hand-pulled-candy-canes-2017-dates-announced-for-disneyland-resort/

So to help you out in your race to getting that sweet cane, here’s the when and where you can get it,

CANDY PALACE at Disneyland

November 24
November 29
December 1
December 4
December 6
December 8
December 11
December 13
December 15
December 18
December 20
December 24

TROLLEY TREATS at Disney California Adventure

November 25
November 28
December 2
December 5
December 7
December 9
December 12
December 14
December 16
December 19
December 21
December 25

http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2017/11/10/news-2017-disneyland-candy-cane-dates-announced/

Now, let the race to the Candy Cane begin! May the fastest and earliest win and have a taste of Disneyland’s sweet holiday treat!

A Robot Barista Is In San Francisco

Coffee is playing a great part of a typical American breakfast. Nowadays, since the rise of several coffee shops, this drink became one of the favorite drinks of not just the Americans but almost all other races as well. Before, the only difference in the taste of a coffee is based on the type of bean and the amount of milk, coffee and/ or sugar added. But as time passed by, new flavors was created. Today, we have our Latte, Espresso, Café Americano and some combined with other flavors like Almond coffee, Chocolate Milk, Banana and a whole lot more! Well, it doesn’t stop there! We can also choose if we want our drinks to be served hot, iced or shaken. Hot coffee sometimes have cream in which barista’s create different artistic drawings or designs which makes our drinking experience more exciting. The coffee mixed with other flavors are the one’s which often comes iced or shaken. Shaken or Frappe is a popular thing with these generation, it may be topped with whipped cream or not.

Why do people love drinking coffee? Well, maybe because caffeine is said to wake us up and is also a great antioxidant. Aside from that, its aroma seems to have that calming effect to our system. Some studies shows that coffee can increase our energy level and make us smarter! Isn’t that wonderful?! But remember, too much of anything won’t ever be good for our body.

San Francisco is really one great place to find new discoveries in technologies, even in your coffee. Did you know that a store in San Francisco that turned your coffee experience in a higher level? How high? Well, you won’t have to order to a barista in these new store! Yes, you got that right! No more talking, you’ll have your coffee in a few click! With the innovation and inventions created in this city, it seems like there won’t be anything impossible.
https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/30/cafe-x-opens-in-san-francisco-bringing-robots-to-the-coffee-shop/

Café X is the shop we are talking about. This shop may be found in the corner of San Francisco's Metreon shopping center, 135 4th Street, San Francisco. This location is perfect as it is near the food court and the movie theater, it wouldn’t be that hard to find. The moment you arrive at the place, you’ll easily be amazed with the robotic arm that is making the coffee of the store’s customers. The robot barista is placed on a DJ-styled booth which is behind a reinforced plexiglass. In this way, the shop can assure the safety of their customers and secure their robot barista. We cannot control those who are really curious about it to touch it right?! So they ensure that everyone will be safe and the robot will not malfunction and hurt anyone.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/robot-baristas-serve-up-the-future-of-coffee-at-cafe-x-1485781201

If you’re wondering how the orders are placed, there are tablets where you can choose the type of coffee that you want and make a cashless payment! Now, there won’t be any errors in your coffee due to mishearing and no need to wait for your change. If it’s fun watching a human make your coffee, wouldn’t it more interesting if a robot is doing it?! After that, you need to enter the code in the tablet for you to be able to get your coffee. You don’t need to worry about anyone getting the coffee you waited and paid for because you are the only one who has the code to it!

https://www.yelp.com/biz/cafe-x-san-francisco-3

Since it is a robot, it moves a lot faster that humans. In fact, this robot can make 120 drinks an hour! It doesn’t matter if the order comes in different flavor or blend, it still manages to create the perfect coffee you wanted. Also, there are a lot of blends to choose from, this robot actually makes latte as well! Some customers say that this robot actually create a wonderful cream finish on top! Isn’t that amazing?! But, we know that robots are not perfect, they can experience glitches. In the event of a glitch, you will still be able to get your cup of coffee because they still have a human barista on hand that will make your coffee.

https://www.yelp.com/biz/cafe-x-san-francisco-3

Whenever you are around the place, do not forget to visit this very unique coffee shop! A cup of this plus the robot on the background will surely be a hit, not just on your taste and eyes but also in your Instagram account!

A 21^st Century Restaurant Is In California

When choosing a restaurant to eat at, we always have our own set of criteria. First, the taste of the food, of course this is very important! Who would want to eat and spend money for a food that is not delicious right?! But, there are some newly opened restaurants that we must also try. With this new food house, we often refer to what others said about it and commonly, if we hear or read a lot of good things on a place, no matter how far it is, we’ll do our best to still try it out. Well, that’s the next thing, the location. If you are an on the go type or you have some other things to do, it is very important for you to eat somewhere near you or to your next destination. There are times that we just want to fill our tummy with food that we tend not to think of how good the food is as long as it is near you and won’t be messing with your schedule. Next is the cost. Yes, it might be one of the most important factor to some of us, especially those whose money is really budgeted. Well, there are several low cost restaurants nowadays that also serves delicious meals! That might be one of the best thing that food business competition gave. Since here are a lot to choose from, restaurants to their best to attract more customers and lowering their fees is always one of the factors considered.

Aside from the criteria above, the restaurant’s service also matters to most of us. How they clean the place- especially your table and serving you with a clean plate, how their employees treat their guests, how they perfectly remembered all of your orders, time taken for them to serve it and several more customer service factors. But, what if there won’t be anybody to take your order, will you still try it out? It might be weird but with today’s technology, anything and everything is possible! And yes you read that right, a restaurant with no servers nor cashier is possible! How did we know? Because there is a restaurant is California that is already doing it and is actually a success!

https://www.eatsa.com/

Eatsa is found in two locations in San Francisco. It might be one of the first automated restaurants in the world. It is the restaurant of the 21^st Century, because here, there will be no servers and cashiers to take your order, everything will just be few clicks away. We know you’re curious on how does ordering goes, well, it’s simple. You can place your order thru the tablets or directly on your phone, you may search for their application on Google Play or App Store. They already have set of meals that you can choose from, then you may customize it. You may add more and/or suggest ingredients to be included in your meal! Giving the chance for customers to personalize their orders is one of the best thing about this restaurant because your meal can always be different.

http://www.businessinsider.com/eatsa-san-francisco-review-2015-8

 http://time.com/4022130/eatsa-san-francisco/

After placing your order, like in other stores, you have to wait as they prepare your order. After that, your order is now ready to be picked up in the cubbies. You don’t have to worry that you might get the wrong order because there is a screen that will show which cubby your order is in and each orders is named after the person who bought it. No more mistakes in picking up orders!

 https://www.tastingtable.com/dine/national/eatsa-fast-food-future-healthy-automated

You might be curious of what type of meals does they serve, well, they have several types of rice bowls, quinoa and salads. If you’re afraid that it won’t be good, well, it might be one of the best fast food meal that you’ll ever try. Why? Because they serve most of the craveable flavors in a healthy way! Now you have a healthy option with fast food. Who wouldn’t want to try a better, faster and tastier meal right?! Well, go and visit the place or order through your phones now as you will be facing a long line outside their restaurant because there are a lot of people who wants to try this techie experience and some returnees that loved the meals they are serving!

 https://www.timeout.com/san-francisco/blog/eatsa-takes-the-fidi-lunch-rush-by-storm-090915

If you tried ordering here, share your experience with us because we also want to know more!

6 Struggles That Californians Are Facing

Living anywhere is never easy. No matter how long you’ve stayed on that place there are still some things that bothers you or may give you some problems. Some difficulties happen rarely but some are constant like your electricity charge. But the struggle don’t stop at your home, you may even experience it outside, with your neighbor, the weather and the surroundings. Well, nothings perfect, it will be hard for us to look for a place that will suit all our needs, our capabilities and our desires.

California is such a wonderful place, beautiful scenery, calm weather, and a lot more that each Californians are really thankful for. But, they also face some struggles. This struggles may be similar with the problems encountered by people in other states and/or countries and some might be weird facts that is really a problem for Californians. Here, we have listed few of the issues, big and small, that a person who grew up in California is facing.

1. Raincoats are really not a thing. When it rains, expect to get wet.

It is very rare to rain in California due to its geographical location. Well, in fact, they have and can experience drought all year long. So, bringing protection from the rain is a bit unusual for them since it will be like carrying something that you do not need in your bag! Aside for the weight, it will really take up a lot of space and because raining is really rare, bringing this things is useless most of the time. Who wanted to bring additional item that won’t be used right?! It will just be like carrying a stone in your luggage. But yeah, it is still needed…. Sometimes.

2. Managing Rents

This might be one of the most serious struggles in living in California. The state is known for having expensive rents and housing so paying it up is quite a problem to most people. Those who earns a lot or had been in the place for a long time might have been able to adjust but some just really can’t. Those who really struggle with it decides to move to a different city or some, due to their work, school and love for California, do their best to look for the cheapest space they can rent even if it will be a bit small.

3. Coping up with your Scheduled Time

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Traffic, traffic, traffic, the state is popular for it. Like in our other blogs and some other blogs online, you haven’t experience traffic if you haven’t been to Los Angeles. The crowd, plus the number of cars, plus some unpredictable accidents contribute a lot to this traffic. So if you want to be on time, you must go hours before your schedule or if you’ll be telling your ETA, give the worst time of arrival to avoid people to expect for your soonest arrival.

4. Looking for a Mexican Food as good as California

If you’re living in California and you went to a vacation on another state or country and you’re craving for Mexican food, it might be tough for you to look for the taste you wanted. Most Californians love Mexican food, so they perfectly know what taste they are looking for, especially for their burritos!

5. Dry and Wilted Gardens

If you’re into gardening, this might be hard to do in some places in California. Why? Due to its warm weather the soil tends to dry out easily. Like what we said on the first part of the list, the place commonly experience drought so they also experience lack of enough water supply. So if you really want some plants on your garden, you may, but you must choose plants, vegetables and fruits that may survive with only a little need for water.

6. No White Christmas

https://www.kcet.org/travel/u-cut-christmas-tree-farms-in-california

This is a plus on the list since Christmas is near. In most areas, there’s only a green Christmas! But for those who are really wanted a white Christmas, be ready and gear up because you need to drive your way to some locations in California where there is snow. Isn’t California fantastic? You can find both white and green Christmas in one state, you just need to put some efforts to experience the white one because most are on mountain areas.
Despite all of these issues, concerns and struggle, we still love California, don’t we?!