秋天来了,随之而来的是我们的焦糖苹果派曲奇!
Fall is here! And with it, our caramel apple crunch cookie...
用新鲜的烤苹果,加上我们自己做的焦糖脆,这种曲奇一定会让你有秋天的心情。
Made with fresh roasted apples, and topped with our very own caramel crunchies, this cookie is bound to get you in that Autumnal mood~
这个月我们也会供应焦糖苹果派曲奇漩涡!
我们在底部撒上大块的焦糖苹果派曲奇,再填上绵软的香草冰淇淋,然后撒上些烤过的苹果脆片,最后再加上焦糖脆和曲奇碎!
And if you're looking for something to match that crisp air, you're in luck! We are also making a special caramel apple crunch SWIRLIE this month!
This October-only cookie swirlie flavor starts out with chunks of caramel apple cookies, swirls of creamy vanilla soft serve, layers of roasted apple, and then topped off with caramel crunchies and cookie bits!
Give em both a try!
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ORDER THESE FLAVORS TODAY-NEXT WEDNESDAY!
AND THE WINNER CONTINUES
ON TO FACE ANOTHER CHALLENGER NEXT WEEK...
在今天-下周三之前下单
获胜的口味将会与下一个口味进行车轮战!
Winter is coming, but our ice cream sandwiches aren't going anywhere! |
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Two Pumpkin (or Pumpkin Chocolate Chip) cookies sandwich creamy vanilla ice cream, to give you that PSL vibe in ice cream sandwich form~ |
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无比派的历史是什么?你可能从未了解过。但这就是我们这篇文章的原因!回答你的尖锐问题。 |
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不要与著名的偶像和个人英雄Whoopie Goldberg混淆,经典的无比派由两块软软的蛋糕组成,其中填充奶油: |
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据传,无比派是由可爱的阿米什小妇人在为丈夫准备午餐时制作的。据说,当丈夫们在午餐盒里发现这些美味时,他们会大喊“WHOOPIE, MOTHER F*CKER!!!”,因此,虽然从最初的感叹词中缩短了,但“Whoopie Pie”的名字由此而来。 |
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无论如何,我们的目标是按照阿米什人的传统做法,所以本周我们只为你们带来我们的迷你南瓜曲奇无比派。 |
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这些无比派是用我们的两个(迷你)南瓜香料曲奇做成的,里面装满了奶油奶酪糖霜~ |
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Hey great news! Starting 11/4 through 11/11, we will be doing a daily giveaway to celebrate 11/11 aka Singles Day aka YOU in all of your complicated romantic glory. |
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At then, at the end of 11/11, we will select one grand prize winner from all of the orders placed between 11/4 and next Thursday (11/11) who will get a 9 piece sample box of their choice of flavors, and a kickass Strictly Cookies Sweatshirt in XXS |
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OooOoo you know what this chilly weather means! Halloween is just around the corner! And with it... our SpOoKiEs
The legend goes that after shooting down 9 out of the 10 suns that were making earth *way* too hot, the archer Yi was gifted an immortal elixir. Being a gentleman, he hid it so he AND his wife, Chang’e could knock it back it when the time was right ;) ;)
But then, disaster struck.
Yi’s apprentice, who sounds like a real pill, snuck into Yi’s house when he wasn't home and tried to steal the elixir!*
Left with very few attractive options, Chang’e was like, well, I guess I have to just drink it now? Which kinda sucks because we were meant to do it together, but it’s the best option, right? Yeah fuck it I have to drink it ugh ok he’s going to be pissed but whatever.
So she drank it, flew up into the sky, and chose the moon as her eternal home, because let's be honest the moon is pretty sweet. Fast forward a couple of years, and now during Mid-Autumn Festival, people gift mooncakes in honor of Chang’e, aka Moon Goddess.
Now, while we don’t presume to eclipse (heh) mooncakes, we are very excited to offer our MOOKIES again this Mid- Autumn Festival, which are our cookie take on the classic mooncake.
This year we have 6 (!) flavors with fun fillings, like nutella + chocolate, and salted butterscotch + duck egg, and we’ll be selling them in a swanky red gift box, as well as per piece if you aren’t looking to commit to the aspirational cookie lifestyle the gift box represents. Shoot us an email (orders@stictlycookies.com) if you’re looking to bulk order, and we’ll try to hook you up with a lil discount. Available now for purchase and pre-order!
*honestly, you think that it won’t happen to you, that your apprentice will be different, and you hear all these stories and you’re like, yeah but he would never. And then he does! And you feel like such an idiot.
]]>朋友们,七月快乐!在这汗流浃背的夏日里,我们给大家带来了一位老朋友——令人垂涎欲滴的蓝莓芝士蛋糕曲奇。这款使用了柠檬皮、表面浇上蓝莓酱的清爽曲奇将为你带来夏日的一阵冰凉的清风。
Happy July, pengyous! In anticipation of another sticky summer, we are bringing you our lighter, yet still VERY satisfying, Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake cookie. This crisp and refreshing cookie, made with lemon zest and topped with a blueberry drizzle, will bring you that cool breeze you've been missing since your friend who used to manually fan you went back to Europe.
为了将我们的老朋友——蓝莓芝士蛋糕曲奇带回来,不如我们来了解点芝士蛋糕的知识如何?
But first, WHY CHEESECAKE and WHY NOW?
Actually, neither of those questions. How about we just learn a little more about cheesecake?
你知道奶酪蛋糕是古希腊人发明的吗?有个网站说,我们之所以能确定这一点,是因为在一次挖掘中发现了古老的奶酪蛋糕模具,这让我觉得他们也发明了那些留下“这是奶酪蛋糕”印记的奶酪蛋糕模具。
Did you know that cheesecake was invented by the ancient Greeks? Not even the current Greeks, the old timey ones.
当罗马人征服希腊的时候,他们加入了鸡蛋和奶酪碎来调味。就像罗马建立了帝国,奶酪蛋糕也开始了它自己的本土化,欧洲的每个地方都在他们的奶酪蛋糕中添加了自己的小特色。很明显,亨利八世的厨师对奶酪蛋糕的贡献是将大块奶酪浸泡在牛奶中3小时,就像亨利八世一样。
When the Romans conquered Greece, which honestly the Greeks still won’t shut up about, they spiced things up a bit by adding in eggs and crushed cheese. And when the Roman Empire did that whole empire thing, the glory of cheesecake expanded as well, with each part of Europe adding their own little flair to this aged treat.
DON'T BELIEVE ME?! Well here's a fact: apparently King Henry VIII's chef's contribution to the cheesecake canon was to use chunks of cheese that had been soaked in milk for three hours (which is just, like, sooo Henry VIII, right?).
实话说,美国对芝士蛋糕丰富历史的最大贡献是1.使用奶油芝士。2.一家专营芝士蛋糕的连锁商场,又名芝士蛋糕工厂,基本上是你能在任何东西上找到最美国化本土化的东西。
Unsurprisingly, the United States’ greatest gifts to the rich cultural history of cheesecake was 1. using cream cheese, and 2. a mall chain of restaurants devoted to cheesecake, aka The Cheesecake Factory, which is basically the most American spin you can put on anything.
好了,我的天,别说奶酪蛋糕了!!与其用更多的奶酪蛋糕知识塞满你的脑袋,不如用我们的蓝莓奶酪蛋糕曲奇塞满你的嘴巴吧!
Ok omg ENOUGH already of all of this cheesecake talk!!! Instead of stuffing your heads with more cheesecake knowledge, how about you stuff that gorgeous mouth of yours with our (historically significant?) Blueberry Cheesecake cookie!
Buy here :)
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This office meeting set comes in 3 sizes- small (5-7pp) medium (10-15pp) and large (25-30pp). It's filled with a mix of medium sized cookies. The perfect way to keep the office energy (and spirit!) up!
]]>I have read in a few places people commenting on how it’s hard to classify these as hate crimes, and that they might be stemming more from the effects of COVID, like job loss and economic insecurity, than being specifically directed at Asian Americans, etc etc. While I obviously don’t know the details of every specific attack, the rise in discrimination and violence against Asian Americans during COVID is indisputable, and if your friends are generous enough to share their experiences with you, or if you do even minor digging online, you will find that many many many more people than you would ever have imagined have experienced this firsthand and it is absolutely racially motivated.
While I wish we could be on the ground in the US to help combat this ongoing problem in person, there are amazing organizations out there doing just that (again, follow the accounts mentioned above). @nymag did a great roundup of charities you can donate to (link in our bio), and this March we will donate 10% of our oatmeal raisin cookie sales to @welcome.to.chinatown, a fantastic organization that supports Chinatown businesses, and @asianmentalhealthcollective, an organization whose mission is to normalize and de-stigmatize mental heath within the Asian community.
To the Shanghai community- even though we are far away, there are many ways we can be active in fighting this hate. Please let us know if there are any events going on in Shanghai we can help with or contribute to in any way.
Oatmeal Raisin cookies to me signify home, safety, compassion and comfort- all vibes I want to be sending out to our friends in the US right now/always.
Articles I've found helpful:
https://www.papermag.com/protect-elders-anti-asian-violence-2650624015.html?rebelltitem=1
https://www.stopasianhate.info/
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1866-1898/chinese-immigration
https://asiasociety.org/education/asian-americans-then-and-now
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/asian-american-racism-covid
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/the-long-history-of-racism-against-asian-americans-in-the-u-s
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-muddled-history-of-anti-asian-violence
https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/chinese-exclusion-act-1882
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/goldrush-chinese-immigrants/
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1. Ginger's roots (looool!) go back thousands of years to Southeast Asia
2. Ginger is a part of the storied Zingiberaceae family, one of the most prominent plant dynasties of recent millennia (you may be familiar with fellow family members, Tumeric and Cardamom?)
3. Always a team player, ginger is considered a “carrier” herb because of the way it helps other herbs be more effective in your body. Isn’t that nice? So a dumb male herb like dill gets a boost because of all the hard work Lady Ginger puts in and gets no credit for. TYPICAL.
4. In the 13th and 14th centuries, one pound of ginger equaled the cost of a sheep. This must have felt pretty shitty if you were a sheep. But basically I think that it means ginger was expensive. Or sheep were just seriously undervalued? The Gamestop of livestock. God if only Reddit were around back then, they could have really put the world back in order.
5. Ginger can grow up to 4 feet tall! This was an unexpected, but also semi boring fact for me. But I think it’s important to get the full context of ginger, so we don’t get, like, OBSESSED with it and inflate its head. It needs to stay grounded (....) stay connected to its roots (.....) keep itself planted in reality (....)
6. Did you know that the ginger we eat actually isn’t the root, but the underground STEM known as the rhizome? So the next time someone refers to it as “ginger root” and you’re in the mood to be annoying, you can say, “oh, we’re going to have the gross, inedible part of Ginger? Or did you mean the rhizome?”
7. Honestly the health benefits of ginger are too many to list, but the general rule of thumb among the scientific community is that if you feel bad with any type of ailment, including heartache, just make some ginger tea.
So why all this ginger talk, you might be wondering? Are you dating a ginger or something? In fact I am, BUT THIS ISN'T ABOUT THAT!
kk bye for now hope you enjoyed xoxo
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Starting today through February 10th, we will be randomly sending ONE PRIZE EVERY DAY to one of our daily orders from our Wechat shop and official website. Think a Jianbing blanket from Untour, vouchers to Homeslice, classes to F45, bagel chips from Spread the Bagel, a scooter for a month from Mute, and more!
Here’s how it works: you order cookies, and you are automatically entered into the day's sweepstakes. How will you know if you've won? This SWEET extra large, CNY themed cookie bag made by Paper Tiger will arrive with your order!
Each Extra Large CNY cookie pack will have your prize inside, and a Golden Ticket that automatically enters you into our GRAND PRIZE!
At the end of the 30 days, we will be selecting the GRAND PRIZE winner from the 30 winners to receive a YEAR’S worth of Flavor of the Month cookies! So every month, for the entire Year of the Ox, you will receive a pack of our flavor of the Month!
Keep an eye on our customer service WeChat (13788940337) weibo and Instragram to follow what prizes are being released and learn about the amazing companies giving great stuff away!
See below for the current list of prizes (we’ll be adding more throughout the month as well).
And don't forget, our CNY Gift Box Sets are available for pre-order now!
Spread the Bagel is a household name with all things bagel, with its mission to spread NY-Style bagel deliciousness all over China! STB bagels are always boiled, and our sandwiches are made from the highest quality ingredients.
Prize奖品: 6 tins of bagel chips 6罐贝果片
Find them here!
Instagram @spreadthebagel
www.spreadthebagel.com
WeChat:spreadthebagel
Untour Food Tours
UnTour Food Tours is not your typical tourist experience. Our small, passionate team of food lovers have been taking guests off the beaten path to eat shoulder-to-shoulder with locals since 2010. Join us in Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu and Hong Kong to discover China’s delicious food, explore authentic neighborhoods and learn the fascinating stories that make up 5,000 years of culinary history. We hope you're hungry!
UnTour Food Tours不是平凡的旅游团体验。自2010年成立以来,我们热情的吃货小团队一直在带领游客领略中华传统美食,与当地人同桌共餐。我们邀请你与我们一起来品尝上海,北京,成都和香港探索当地美食,发现纯正的邻里,学习伴随着中华五千多年的烹饪历史。
Prize奖品: Jianbing Blanket 煎饼毛毯
Find them here!
Instagram @untourfoodtours
Weibo @untourfoodtours
Facebook @untourfoodtours
www.untourfoodtours.com
WeChat:untourfoodtours
Gelato Dal Cuore
Year-round popular gelato spot on Shaanxi Bei Lu with more than 200 flavours on rotation. DAL CUORE is famous for it’s creative flavours such as Pandan coconut, Oatly Earth and so much more.
魔都老牌实力网红达可芮冰淇淋,以其丰富的口味吸引众多忠实粉丝反复打卡。招牌的斑斓椰子,燕麦地球及上海葱油拌面都不容错过。
Prize奖品: Gelato sharing box 冰淇淋分享装
Find them here!
WeChat mini program 微信小程序https://100000870181.retail.n.weimob.com/saas/retail/100000870181/2074343181/shop/index
Pinyin Press
Pinyin Press creates home accessories, lifestyle products and gifts inspired by everyday life in China. Inspired by the concept of the Pinyin language system as “a bridge between China and the rest of the world," Pinyin Press seeks to bring people together in an appreciation of Asia. Founded in Shanghai, Pinyin Press celebrates Chinese culture through hand drawn illustrations and quality craftsmanship.
一个充满着趣味、精灵古怪的家居品牌:Pinyin Press, 它的创立者Sarah Armstrong女士是一位基于上海的天才设计师。受到生活中日常物品的灵感启发,Pinyin Press主要围绕独特且充满活力的当代亚洲文化,用手绘、彩印和纹章的形式来表现其生趣和张力。实用和趣味并存的设计理念让Pinyin Press的每一件作品都充盈着生活中点点滴滴幽默诙谐。
Prize奖品: A Baozi Mug and Tea Towel set 包子马克杯和餐具擦拭巾一套
(A bone china mug and linen-cotton screen printed tea towel featuring Pinyin Press' signature Baozi design. 骨瓷杯和棉麻制丝网印刷的包子图案擦拭巾)
Find them here!
Instagram/Facebook @PinyinPress
Taobao: Pinyin Press
WeChat: pinyinpress
Fumi Coffee
FUMI coffee started off as a passion project between friends who are obsessed with coffee. We wanted our café to be not just a place where you get your coffee, but a place to hang out where people can connect and interact. This is why we created FUMI coffee to be not just your regular café!
Fumi Coffee 是由几位非常痴迷于咖啡的朋友共同创立的品牌。我们希望fumi coffee不只是一个喝咖啡的地方,更是一个不同的人群能够互相社交和沟通的共享空间。
Prize: A week of free coffee!
Find them here!
Instagram @fumicoffee
Little Red Book小紅書:fumicoffee
微信小程序WeChat Mini Program: fumicoffee
WeChat:fumicoffee
DOE
DOE COFFEE, est.2014 in Shanghai is a sub coffee brand under DOE — a lifestyle ethos inspired through the convergence of culture, and a landmark brand in China’s new retail. DOE COFFEE locates at the center of Jing’An and Xintiandi, provides only premium quality coffee to help city boys/girls「STAY WOKE」mentally and physically.
2014年,DOE 创立于中国上海。以「BE FORMLESS」为品牌哲学,不下定义,不设界限,不可复制。旗下品牌 DOE COFFEE 在传承品牌「BE FORMLESS」哲学的同时,大胆提出「STAY WOKE」标语,意在提醒众人自清于周遭环境,不走捷径,永远保持独立思考和清晰的自我认知。
Prize: A Dirty Matcha Latte (本季特制饮品:脏脏抹茶拿铁)
Find them here!
Instagram @DOECOFFEE
WEIBO: DOECOFFEE
WeChat & Mini Program小程序:DOE咖啡
The Boundless Way Cafe
Coffee tastes simple but contains everything. We wish to bring more people to feel the boundless way of coffee.
No boundary between coffee and you
咖啡的风味
简单质朴而又包罗万象
我们希望能让更多人都能感受到咖啡里的缤纷风味
缤纷万物
由物及吾
与吾无界
Prize奖品: Specialty pour-over coffee 15% off coupon 精品手冲咖啡85折代金券
Jonas Emil Coffee Roasters
Jonas Emil is a micro coffee roaster based in Shanghai. Since 2009, we have been quietly honing our craft of fine coffee roasting. Like any good tradesperson, we have mastered the craft through practice. We strive to reduce the distance between the roaster and your coffee maker by selling direct to the consumer. Small batch roasting minimizes the time our coffee sits in inventory. Our generous Roast-to-Order program assures delivery of the freshest possible coffee to your door.
巧思磨咖啡是一家小型烘焙公司,公司创始人戴维在中国生活超过20多年。利用这个机会他将他爷爷(Jonas Emil)烘焙技术以及配方带到中国并发扬光大。自2009年以来我们小批量烘焙保证咖啡豆的新鲜,微信点单方便快捷。让顾客喝上高品质的咖啡一直是巧思磨努力的方向!
Prize奖品: A bag of speciality coffee
Find them here!
Facebook @Jonas Emil Coffee
Wechat: JonasEmilCoffee巧思磨咖啡
MUTE
We offer GPS enabled, bikes with removable, lightweight easy to ride, green, theft proof 2 wheeled Electric Vehicles on a subscription program basis.
For China our program, customers don’t have to worry about the high costs of new E-Bike, the registration/plate process, the maintenance cost and the possibility of theft.
The subscription is a single monthly fee of an average 300RMB or less, with no deposit and no fixed minimum term (Hand it back when you like) Our MUTE membership allows customers to get a bike in other country location, at no extra cost.
我们提供具有全球定位系统、轻巧便移、易于骑行、绿色、防盗的两轮电动车。用户可以通过租赁的方式使用电动车。
对于我们在中国的项目,客户不必担心新电动自行车的高昂成本、登记/车牌流程、维修成本和被盗的可能性。
租赁的单月费用,平均在300元左右,不收取押金,也没有固定的最低期限(想退就退)。
我们的MUTE会员资格允许客户在其他国家租赁自行车,不会收取额外费用。
Prize奖品: 1 month free scooter (to be picked up in January)1个月电动车免费骑(1月起生效)
Find them here!
Instagram @mutegaragebali
WeChat: MUTEGarageShanghai
Pint Club
Our story is a simple one. We believe gelato makes people happy and we want to make good gelato for the people. Our gelato is made in small batches with no additional artificial flavourings, colours, and preservatives.
Pint Club 的品牌理念很简单,我们相信冰淇淋可以给人带来快乐, 我们想要创造让人快乐的美味冰淇淋。我们致力于制作让自己满意的冰淇淋。使用进口牛奶制作。不额外添加香精,色素和防腐剂。
Prize奖品: A minicup of Pint Club Sicilian Pistachio Gelato 迷你杯西西里开心果冰淇淋
Find them here!
Instagram @PintClubGelato
Weibo @PintClub
Wechat: PintClub
Homeslice
Homeslice is a New York style pizzeria, born and raised in Shanghai. Launched February 2017, Homeslice was quickly known for the best pizza in the city. Critically acclaimed, with consistently high ratings from consumers, Homeslice has won prizes for Shanghai’s best pizza since soon after opening and is rated number 1 pizza on Dazhong Dianping.
Homeslice opened two new stores in Fall 2020: one in Jing’an’s new Shankang Li development, and another in Xintiandi’s Foodie Social. Alongside stores in Found 158 and Xujiahui, Homeslice’s innovative and classic toppings on a unique sour-dough crust keep customers coming back for more.
Homeslice Pizza 是一家主打纽约风格的披萨品牌,于2017年在上海开设首家门店,开业短短6个月便荣获“年度最佳披萨“,消费者们更是给予超高评价,使Homeslice迅速在上海众多披萨餐厅中脱颖而出,位列大众点评披萨口味排行榜首位。
随着品牌的不断成长与与扩展,除158坊店和徐家汇店外,Homeslice于2020年秋季再开设两家新店:静安区陕康里和黄浦区新天地南里食集。Homeslice致力于为食客们提供高品质且独特新颖的纽约风格披萨,在特制酸面包面团中融入包括中式菜肴在内的全球特色美味,秉持创新理念,为传统美食添色!
Prize奖品: 200 RMB voucher 200元代金券
Find them here!
Instagram @homeslicepizzashanghai
Wechat: PizzabyHomeslice
The MAD HATcher
the MAD HATcher is an accessory design brand founded byN(3)XISM STUDIO since 2013 in Shanghai, adopted both street culture and fashiontrend as inspiration, focus on the detailed design and superior craftwork, inorder to provide the accessory products with professional design and quality tothe young generations.
the MAD HATcher 2013年由N(3)XISM工作室在上海创立,以街头文化和前端时尚为双重灵感,对产品细节和制造工艺的精进有执着追求,旨在为当下年轻群体提供设计与品质皆为专业水准的帽饰,包具和饰品等配件专门品牌。
Prize奖品:the MAD HATcher core bag「MONOGRAM」Series wide ribbon penbag
the MAD HATcher核心包具「MONOGRAM」系列宽织带笔袋
Find them here!
Weibo:theMADHATcher_official
WeChat:the MAD HATcher
Instagram: themadhatcher_official
Pao Tea
Pao Drinks Co is a refreshing new drinks company bottling the flavors of China with the finest local fruits, real brewed teas, and unique sweetening properties of monk fruit. Relentlessly pursuing unique flavor experiences that are derived from natural ingredients and lower sugar content, PAO released it's innaugral original expressions in fall 2020: 柚菊 Grapefruit Pomelo Soda, Yuzu Jasmine Soda, and Yangmei Hibiscus Soda. Find them in bars, restaurants and cafe's near you, or online in their official Wechat shop!
Pao Drinks Co 是一家令人耳目一新的饮品公司,以中国最好的本土水果,醇正的冲泡茶和罗汉果糖分的特性来装瓶纯正的中国风味。PAO坚持不懈地追求源自天然成分和较低糖含量的风味体验,并于2020年秋季发布了其首批初创性成品:“柚菊”- 西柚蜜柚菊花盐汽水,“茉柚”- 柚子茉莉花汽水,和“洛梅” - 杨梅洛神花汽水. 您可以在附近的酒吧,餐馆和咖啡馆中找到它,又或者是在我们的官方微店中找到它们!
Prize奖品: Mixed 6-pack of PAO Sodas: 2 Yuzu Jasmine Soda, 2 Grapefruit Pomelo Soda, 2 Yangmei Hibiscus Soda.
PAO款组合套装: 2瓶柚子茉莉汽水,2瓶西柚蜜柚菊花盐汽水, 2瓶杨梅洛神花汽水。
Find them here!
Instagram @pao.ism
Peddlers Gin
Born on the back streets of Shanghai, the hustle and bustle charm of the world’s biggest trading port was the perfect inspiration from a more adventurous gin. Peddlers offers a distinctive yet perfectly balanced recipe, made with ingredients from the West and the Far East.
世界上第一款屡获殊荣的手工上海金酒。原料包括四川花椒,佛手,莲花和肉桂。为品味非凡、热爱大胆尝试的有识之士。
Prize奖品: Bottle of Gin 一瓶金酒
Find them here!
WeChat:巷贩小酒
F45
F45 Training Shanghai delivers circuit-based training sessions in a safe, friendly and motivating 'team training' environment. A mixture of high-intensity and resistance-based sessions, the “F” stands for Functional Training - meaning our exercises revolve around everyday life - while the “45” stands for the total class time. With over 36 different workout programs, and exercises changing daily, members will never complete the same workout twice.
从2012年在澳大利亚悉尼的一家健身房,到如今在全球36个国家的1300多家分店,F45是增长最快的健身特许经营店之一,上海也有了分店。F45课程包括高强度间歇训练(HIIT)、循环训练和功能训练(帮助你在日常生活中更好地运动的训练),旨在帮助你燃烧脂肪,变得更强壮,提高整体健康水平。F代表功能训练,45代表课程都是45分钟。F45提供36种不同的健身项目,能让你不重复体验到各种健身的乐趣。
Prize奖品: one free training session! 1节体验课
Find them here!
Instagram @f45_training_shanghai
wechat: Functional45
Zestea
Zestea Kombucha is Shanghai-based Kombucha brand bringing you real, organic, raw and all-natural beverages.
Zestea康普茶创立于上海,原料使用在地有机茶和有机蔗糖,小批量精酿,让你从第一口到最后一口,都可享受滑顺、酸甜带有气泡的丰富口感。
Prize奖品: Five flavors of Zestea Kombucha一次获得五种不同风味的Zestea康普茶
Find them here!
instagram @zestea
wechat:zestea
Naked Nut Butters
Meredith and Katie met in 2016 and, after discovering a mutual love of nut butter and all things homemade, started a small nutbutter company. Founded on the principle that healthy food can also be delicious, NAKED拿颗酱 strives to give their customers a tasty and fun experience.
Meredith和Katie在2016年相遇 -- 在她们发现彼此都很喜欢坚果酱和自制食品之后,一起开创了NAKED拿颗酱。建立在健康食品也可以美味可口的基础上,NAKED拿颗酱努力为顾客们提供美味又健康的体验。
Prize奖品: NAKED's Taster Kit gives you a chance to try all three of their all-natural nut butters: savory peanut butter, sweet cashew butter, and rich almond butter! You'll have a truly tough time picking just one favorite!
拿颗酱尝鲜装包括了3款经典的含坚果黄油的产品:美味花生酱、甜蜜腰果酱、浓郁巴旦木酱!
Find them here!
Social Media Handles社交媒体信息:
Instagram @NAKEDnutbutters
www. nakednutbutters.com
Weibo: @NAKED拿颗酱
WeChat: nakednutbutters拿颗酱
Mikkeller Shanghai
Mikkeller is first and foremost beer. Showcasing all possible styles and ingredients, this is a universe whose endless possibilities include hops, malt, barrel aging, spontaneous fermentation, coffee, passion fruit, cherries, chilli, yuzu, chocolate and more. But it does not stop there. We also operate bars and restaurants around the world, host an internationally-renowned beer festival and have a world-wide running club with 250 branches in 37 different countries. Last but not least, Mikkeller engages in a myriad of fun projects and collaborations with talented, innovative people from the wondrous worlds of gastronomy and culture.
来自丹麦的精酿啤酒品牌,在全球范围内有多家店,比如曼谷、东京、台北等等,其精酿啤酒的方式和口味种类繁多,包括麦芽、啤酒花;口味包括咖啡、百香果、樱桃、辣椒等。除了精酿啤酒坊,我们还举办过全球性质的啤酒节以及在37家城市的主题club。是很多啤酒爱好者心头之好,现在不出国门便能在上海享用啦。
Prize奖品: One bottle of Mikkeller Beer Geek Fudgesicle 一瓶米凯乐Geek Fudgesicle
Find them here!
WeChat: mikkellershanghai
Pawer Point Cafe
Pawer Point Coffee 是一群热爱咖啡和抹茶的小伙伴创立的自有品牌,关注品质与宠物友好的咖啡抹茶店。PPT Coffee 精选直火烘焙咖啡及京都纯正抹茶,致力于通过一杯“诚意满满”结识更多喜爱咖啡、抹茶还有小动物的新伙伴。
Pawer Point Coffee is a private label coffee and matcha shopfounded by a group of coffee and matcha lovers. Focusing on quality and beingpet friendly, PPT Coffee selects direct fire roasted coffee and imported matchafrom Kyoto, and aims to meet more coffee, matcha and pet lovers through a cupof "sincerity"
Prize奖品: one speciality drink coupon:
两款特调饮品赠饮券中任意一张
Matcha White Chocolate: Matcha from Tokyo and white chocolate from Sweden. garnished with crushed freeze-dried strawberries, is sweet and fruity, the image we have in our heads of a winter love song.
来自京都的抹茶与来自比利时的白巧克力在PPT相遇啦!泛着茶香的白巧克力,以冻干草莓碎为点缀,香甜中带着清爽的果味,是我们脑海中冬季恋歌的样子。
PPT Speciality Dirty Latte: 90°C espresso over to iced purified milk. Please do not miss the dual experience of sweet without pain and alternating heat and cold.
PPT特调款Dirty Latte,将90度深度综合浓缩萃取至冰镇浓郁的浓缩提纯牛乳上,请一定不要错过苦尽甘来、热冷交替的双重体验。
COFFEE HOUNDS
向你介绍猎狗咖啡!
这是一家在上海开了十年的精品咖啡馆。
宗旨是像猎狗一样,灵敏专心,捕猎好喝的咖啡。
十点前有早鸟价,可口的美式咖啡只要十二块。
地址就在凯旋南路202号,凯旋南路202号。
Nice to meet you!
Welcome to Coffee Hounds. It is a specialty coffee wonderland run for ten years.
The motto is to find more specialty coffee out and make it happen in daily life.
We have early bird price every morning. Come and try!
Our address is 202 South Kaixuan Road, 202 South KaixuanRoad.
Prize奖品: 美式咖啡兑换券
Americano coupon
Find them here!
weibo:coffeehounds
instagram:coffee_hounds
AND MORE TO COME!!
]]>(Classic) Red Cookie Sweatshirt
Are you looking for something that says, “I am concerned about both your warmth and current style?” Look no further than our red (festive!) cookie sweatshirt. It’s that classic medium quality that does in fact get softer with age, but let’s be real you probably won’t be handing it down to future generations.
DIY Gingerbuddy Set
Looking to do something a bit more intimate? Why not design an edible portrait of your recipient using a Gingerbread man, icing, and candies? Our kit includes 5 Gingerbuddies, so you can illuminate each layer of their complicated personality, and even stack them on top of each other to make this point really land.
Framed Cookie Photo
Nothing says “wow, wtf am I supposed to do with this?” than a framed professional cookie photo, and sometimes you want to challenge people with your gifts.
A Cookie Tarot Card Reading
With all of the uncertainty going on in the world, it might be soothing for them to know exactly which cookie flavors they will be enjoying in 2021. Give them that this year, it’s the least you can do.
Cookie Dough Wall Slam
Allow them to reconnect with their inner child, repressed rage and all, with our new game “Cookie Dough Wall Slam”. Simply buy them cookie dough from our shop, have them stand 8 feet away from a wall, and then start pelting cookie dough. Simple, you see? You can create targets and such, but you can also just throw dough at a wall, why complicate things.
Cookie Onesie
All of your friends have kids now, yes? Get them the gift that they will grow out of almost immediately with our Strictly Cookie Onesie.
Cookie Earrings with a not-so-hidden message
Afraid a relationship is getting too serious and you need to slow things down, like maaaajorly? Gifting someone you’re sleeping with a pair of plastic cookie earrings will absolutely make your future intentions clear. You are welcome, but also you are probably getting dumped, just a heads up.
Cookie Pillow
Do you have a super lazy friend who probably won’t even take the time to recognize how passive aggressive this gift is? Then the cookie pillow is perfect. This guy even has ARM HOLES so they can nap away their future with ease. Only you will know the judgment they are also receiving with this 17 RMB present.
Creepy Cookie Holding Mug
Do you want your friend to think of you every time they have coffee in the morning and be like, man what a weird gift I hope she’s ok? Gift them this terrifying mug that also holds cookies.
Custom Cookie Catch Phrase
Have some fun this holiday season and let us design and trademark a cookie catchphrase for you to gift! All we need from you is 5 words to describe the recipient, their favorite 90s sitcom character, 4 pieces of their hair, two sheets of felt, a couple of buttons, a container of pins, and a passionate essay outlining what they did to you to deserve pain oh wait ok no this is a voodoo doll, we’re making you a voodoo doll.
And remember! If you’re looking to keep it simple, we’ve got the classic cookie gifts below!
又到了一年一度圣诞季!各位亲爱的打工人和学生党是否都准备好了去参加各式圣诞大趴?毕竟大家都辛苦熬过了2020年,为了更好的迎接2021年,现在不放纵一下又更待何时呢:) 叮!Strictly Cookie当然也早就为你想好如何犒劳自己一番啦!请查收你的节日礼遇:
Here she is!! The holiday season!! Not sure if you’ve been invited to 100000 Christmas celebrations already (I’m currently at 2, and my schedule is wiiiiiide open ;) ;) but we have some pretty stellar treats to bring you and your friends heaps of holiday cheer.
首先,就是我们闪亮登场的<轰炸节日大礼包>!就像它高调的名字一样,节日轰炸大礼包包括了9块既敦厚又实在的薄荷布朗尼曲奇。用料实在的巧克力配以甜蜜清爽的薄荷滋味,一口咬下去你的味蕾就会开始大开趴体,同时,如果你要是带着薄荷布朗尼曲奇大礼包来到亲朋好友的派对现场……那就大家一起高调庆祝圣诞节吧!
First up, we have our Holiday Bomb Boxes. They are almost exactly what they sound like, but without any pesky explosions. Except for… the explosion of tastebud carolers that will be singing in your mouth after you pop one of our peppermint bark cookies in there!!
Our Holiday Bomb Box is filled with 9 Peppermint Bark cookies, so you can show you really mean (festive) business when you bring one of these along to your next holiday party...
今年圣诞节就别在淘宝上找一些奇怪的圣诞礼物(或者平安果)啦,我们决定把最简单真诚的圣诞祝福带给你。在这个喜庆的红色礼盒中包括了2块薄荷布朗尼曲奇和1块姜饼人。不管是馈赠老师、朋友、同事、甚至是每天帮忙给你接快递的保安大哥,Strictly Cookies的圣诞礼盒都是不二之选。并且我们还可以提供礼品卡哦。
当然了,如果你还想要私人定制一些附加的服务,请不要犹豫与我们联系,我们会尽力为你实现你的想法!
And if you're overwhelmed by all of the weird and amazing gifts taobao has to offer, keep it simple with our Holiday Gift Boxes! We fill a sweet lil red box with 2 Peppermint Bark cookies and 1 Gingerbuddy. It’s the perfect, delicious treat for teachers, friends, colleagues or exceptional baoans (this is confirmed. Lao Wang LOVED it. And he is a horrible liar.) We can add a gift card so you can add that personal touch if you see this as the perfect time to profess your love to your baoan.
And as always, if you need anything custom or extra special, reach out, we shall try our best to sort you out!
]]>Glory be! Our DIY Gingerbread and Gingerbuddy Kits are now available so you can launch yourself into the holiday spirit as soon as your turkey has been digested.
这款真的是我们产品之中我最喜欢的产品之一,它是如此的酷!每当有客人给我们发他们富有想象力和创造力的成品照片时我们是如此的骄傲和快乐。每份姜饼房子礼盒(售价298元人民币)包括6片姜饼屋饼干(组成1个房子),4块姜饼人、一份糖霜、一桶橡皮糖、糖果眼睛、黑巧克力金币、拐杖糖糖果和更多有趣的装饰品。
They truly are one of my favorite products we offer, and it's been so cool and nice to have our customers send us photos of their GENIUS creations. Each Gingerbread Kit (298 RMB) includes 6 Gingerbread House pieces (making up 1 house), 4 Gingerbuddies, icing, gum drops, candy cane bits, dark chocolate circles, Christmas candies, googly eyes, and more fun decorations.
如果你想拥有“房地产”,但目前不具备投资房地产的财务状况的话,我们还出售DIY姜饼人套餐(118元),为了让大家都可以体验到DIY的乐趣。
We also sell a Gingerbuddy Kit (118 RMB) if, as much as you'd love to own property, you're not in the financial position right now to be investing in real estate..
]]>To show our IMMENSE gratitude for… YOU (!!) we are giving away a free medium sized pumpkin cookie with every order by WEBSITE and OFFICIAL WECHAT STORE placed today! We’re hoping that the whole “the more you give the more you get” thing really pans out for us…
Looking to spread the thankful vibes? Write in the comments below who *in Shanghai* you are especially grateful for- it can be your best friend, the fruit guy, your ayi, your best friend who also happens to be your fruit guy and your ayi- ANYONE!!! Just write about why you’re so grateful for them, and we will send a fun, cookie treat to the subject of the comment with the most upvotes by 5:00 PM FRIDAY !
But now, let’s talk turkey.
Thanksgiving is a complicated holiday, yes. But it is also amazing and I love it so much, so I took a deep dive* into some of the weird facts surrounding it…
For example, did you know:
·The year-round Starbucks staple, “Jingle Bells” was originally written for Thanksgiving! Seems like a pretty dumb Thanksgiving song to me, but I don’t write history! Or Thanksgiving songs.
yet…
·People used to dress up for Thanksgiving! Apparently the most popular costume for children was… a poor person? which is…not great. Nor fun? I’m confused. But ok.
·The author of chart topping poem “Mary Had a Little Lamb” aka Sarah Josepha Hale is the one to thank for making Thanksgiving a national holiday. She had petitioned multiple presidents before good old Abe finally made an honest holiday out of it and issued a proclamation that I imagine read “THANKSGIVING IS A HOLIDAY NOW, BITCHES!!!!”
·This one is very much turkey related. When I googled turkeys, all I kept reading about were "snoods" and how crucial they are to the very unique turkey experience. But I can’t tell if a 14 year old boy is f*cking with me on wikipedia with this incredibly sexual snood nonsense. APPARENTLY, “in anatomical terms, the snood is an erectile, fleshy protuberance on the forehead of turkeys. Most of the time when the turkey is in a relaxed state, the snood is pale and 2–3 cm long. However, when the male begins strutting (the courtship display), the snood engorges with blood, becomes redder and elongates several centimetres, hanging well below the beak” I honestly think this could have been described in much tamer words, but maybe I’m just a prude pilgrim who knows.
We hope you have a MARVELOUS Thanksgiving!!
*45 minutes on the internet can really make you an expert on things, as twitter users can attest
]]>Despite the global uncertainty, one thing is for sure- people love a good Singles Day deal. So from 11/1-11/11, ALL orders placed will receive a free medium sized chocolate chip cookie.
All of the orders during this time will also be entered into a raffle to win a double 11 cookie basket, filled with 22 cookies of your choice! What fun. Makes everything totally ok.
If that wasn't enough good news, we're also launching not one but TWO flavors this month! Sure, similar pumpkin theme, but for those who love/hate chocolate, we hope you will be pleased...
First up, our Pumpkin Spice cookie, made with fresh roasted pumpkin, and sprinkled with cloves and cinnamon:
Too wholesome of an option? Up the stakes by getting our Pumpkin Chocolate Chip version- same pumpkin spice base, but filled with dark chocolate chips!
Why offer both? Because there's a lot going on in the world right now and I've had to make way too many decisions and sometimes you just want/need everything you desire and for me that means having the option of a pumpkin spice breakfast cookie and a pumpkin chocolate chip evening cookie.
]]>You know what screams Fall with every bite (literally, this cookie makes noise.)? Our Caramel Apple Crunch cookie.
Made with fresh roasted apples, and topped with caramel crunchies we make in house, this cookie will transport you to the cozy outdoor fireplace, apple orchard, or foliage filled mountain hike of your dreams.
Available for a limited time only, so order now!
]]>This soft, cake-like vanilla cookie is spread with delicious pink vanilla frosting, with a secret surprise inside-red tinted vanilla creme!
Of course, you can write a custom message or go for the classic "I Love You", but we'd also like your help to come up with the *official* Qixi cookie cake message! Check out our official wechat for details
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In an effort to brighten up these rainy days, we're offering a FuNfEtTi Ice Cream Sandwich that is guaranteed to add a bit of *fun* to your week (even if only in lettering...). It is only available through next Wednesday, so order now!
But before we leave you to embrace your Thursday, let's explore: what is Funfetti, exactly...?
It all began in 1989 when Pilsbury introduced a "funfetti" cake mix. Using a classic vanilla base, they decided to put sprinkles INSIDE of the cake, instead of just atop it, which, as you can imagine, was VERY groundbreaking at the time. This would create a "confetti" type look when the cake was baked, and it was REALLY FUN, so they combined the two words (cat and banana) and thus Funfetti was born.
In the intervening 30 years, we've seen scores of funfetti confections- cakes, cupcakes, cookies (guilty!) and more.
We sandwich creamy vanilla ice cream with two of our soft funfetti cookies, and then roll the whole thing (GENTLY!!) in colorful sprinkles
This beauty is available today-next Wednesday, so order now :)
Before we go back to posting cookie pictures, I want to be very very clear about something- Strictly Cookies firmly believes in and supports the Black Lives Matter movement that is going on in the US and abroad.
I’ve been confused about how to address all of this because we are a company founded and based in China, and I’ve been trying to figure out how we can have an impact despite our geography. But I realized this is not the time to craft the perfect corporate response- it’s time to act- and so let’s just get moving and stop overthinking how imperfect our statements are.
I’m going to be trying out a few different things over the coming weeks, months, and years, and I enthusiastically welcome your input. I’m going to start by having ongoing conversations with my staff about what is going on in the US, why it is so urgent and important, and why we need to be fighting for a solution every day, even from China. I’m going to share with them as I learn more from the amazing books, documentaries, and articles that have been recommended to me about how we got here, and what the reality actually is. I think a lot of negative Black stereotypes that originated in the US have been exported to China, and it’s our role as Americans in China to actively combat this.
I am still outside of Shanghai (#COVIDtravelrestrictions...), so I will be highlighting US based Black owned bakeries every week because my body is such that I need a steady stream of delicious baked goods at all times. I had Jake's Cookies earlier this week, and I can say they are exceptional- order them you will love them. Please also send me any recommendations you have and we can feast together.
To our American friends and customers in China right now: this is huge, and I know you feel it despite being so far away. I’ve been in Shanghai since 2010, and so the Black Lives Matters movement began while I was out of the US. I know it feels very bizarre to watch your country go through this- it feels like you're on the sidelines and can’t really do anything to help. But we absolutely can and must. The Shanghai community is amazing- we all know this- and we absolutely will make a difference. I’m not entirely sure how, yet, but message me and let’s figure it out together.
If there were ever a time for 加油, it would be now. Love you all and stay tuned for more. #blacklivesmatter
]]>As always, 15% of sales will go to SH Pride and PFLAG, which support the LGBTQ community in China. Order now for delivery through our website, wechat shop, eleme or meituan. Available through the end of June!
]]>Are you in a blueberry lemon cheesecake kinda mood these days? Find yourself dreaming about them wandering around a desolate plain, lost, until they find each other, come together, and solve all the evils in the world? US TOO!
Which is why, for the next week, we will be offering our Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake cookie!
Made with a soft graham cracker base, a generous spread of lemon zest cheesecake filling, and topped with a drizzle of blueberry glaze, this cookie really does have the potential to change some lives. Or just improve your day, I forget which one it said it could do in the dream...
These cookies are available today through next Wednesday, via delivery via our wechat shop, website (you're on it!) eleme, meituan or sherpas. OR, pop by our Shanghai cookie shop- 1166 Yan An Xi Lu, room 103, entrance on Panyu Lu, right next to Columbia Circle.
and! we still have these salted butterscotch ice cream sandwich bad boyz for ya (because I love them and refuse to let them go.)
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Cookie 朋友s,
There comes a time in every cookie baker’s life when you try something you’ve never tried before. For soft cookie fanatics, it could be a crispy cookie. “Butter or die” types, a vegan cookie. For me, it is the savory cookie. Who raised you to believe a savory cookie is something desirable? I used to reply to young children when they requested one (it’s important to shut down dumb questions immediately, especially from children).
And yet, here I am, on the eve of Untour’s World Jianbing Day (Thursday, April 30th), absolutely obsessed with our Jianbing Cookie.
Jianbing are made from a wheat and egg batter spread on a hot griddle, which is then topped with various sauces, cilantro, green onions, meats and a crunchy wontons all folded together for maximum convenience. It is the savory, spicy and crunchy combination of your dreams.
(all photos from Untour Food Tours)
Using a simple egg and wheat flour base, our Jianbing cookie uses the street food staple as inspiration to morph into the ultimate cookie breakfast. We start off with a spread of savory jianbing sauce sourced from our favorite Shanghai vendor, sprinkle some cilantro on there, crumble crunchy wonton crackers on top, and then finish it all off with an egg yolk sauce.
In the true, fleeting spirit of World Jianbing Day, this cookie is ONLY available on the official holiday: Thursday, April 30th. You can pre-order here now, or pick one up Thursday at our 1166 Yan An Xi Lu, Panyu Lu shop (right next to Columbia Circle), or order through our wechat shop, eleme, sherpas or meituan.
Do I feel strange, now peddling a savory cookie? Of course. But according to Brene Brown, it's important to go outside of our comfort zone sometimes. And she also told me the thing about shutting down kids' dumb questions, so I believe her.
Strictly Cookies' Jianbing Cookie
22 RMB/piece
Available Thursday, April 30th aka World Jianbing Day
]]>First up, we have our Salted Butterscotch cookie. A true favorite of mine, this sweet and salty treat is made with butterscotch we make in-house, and then topped with butterscotch *crunchies* we've crisped up in the oven. These fresh baked beauties attempt to- nay, succeed in!- satisfying all of your dessert cravings.
But! That's not all.
Enter, ze Salted Butterscotch Ice Cream Sandwich:
Two of our salted butterscotch cookies sandwich creamy vanilla ice cream, and then we sprinkle those famous butterscotch crunchies along the edges to create an even MORE satisfying/mind bending/tastebud confusing texture. The sweet and salty combo of the cookies paired with the creaminess of the vanilla ice cream creates one decadent treat (if I could add a winky emoji here, I would.)
Both available now through the end of April
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We hope this post finds you and your family all in good health during this scary time. It’s been quite a dramatic few months, and while we are very happy to be back open and operating, everyone has had to adjust to a new reality.
As you might have noticed, we have had to increase pricing on some of our products recently in order to continue providing you with the best possible cookies, by using the highest quality ingredients available and making sure we continue to take good care of our cookie team.
We don't take pricing increases lightly, especially now, but we have found it necessary in order to continue operating in a sustainable way.
Thank you so much for all of your support during this time, and we can't wait until we all emerge out of this crisis together.
Cookies Forever and Always!
Lexie and the Strictly Cookies' Team
p.s. please feel free to reach out to me personally with any concerns- lexie@strictlycookies.com
]]>As we gear up for the Chinese New Year holiday (we will be closed from January 24-February 2), we wanted to quickly wish you a VERY Happy Year of the Rat, and thank you for all of your support during the Year of the Pig.
For those jetting off to a scenic destination, why not pack some cookies with you and take a fun lil cookie pic? Not only are they the *ultimate* travel companion/status symbol, but if you tag us (@strictlycookies), you'll get a free cookie with your next order! Please note: we are also very open to non-scenic destination cookie photos, because that would be really funny. Same free cookie perk applies.
If you are daunted by this artistic endeavor, I get it: some just aren't born with the gift. We have, however, put together a handy little guide, so even Blurry Barry could snap a gorgeous shot.
HOW TO TAKE A GREAT HOLIDAY COOKIE PHOTO
Step 1:
Fill a minimum of 40% of your suitcase with cookies:
Step 2:
Keep one pack accessible so you can munch on them during your travels (you will thank me later for this hot tip).
Step 3:
Pull out said pack when you encounter a confusing travel moment on the subway/metro/tube in another country*. Unfortunately, our cookies do not have translation capabilities *yet*, but we can ensure that you will be much more prepared to tackle navigation once you've eaten a cookie (we have tested and confirmed this MANY times).
Step 4:
One you have arrived at your destination, open your suitcase. One of the packs you have brought with you will be shimmering. This is the pack that will be the subject of your photo. The real journey has begun.
Step 5:
Pull out the shimmering pack and step away to give it a moment to connect to the new location. Perhaps give it time to meditate, or even walk along the ocean if you have traveled near the water. I'm not going to tell you to specifically travel to a location with water for the cookies, but I will say, you can really tell which cookies have been able to gaze soulfully into the horizon and which haven't.
Step 6:
Somewhere between 17 minutes and 9 hours later, the cookies will be ready to begin. Unfortunately, there's literally no way to tell at which point this will happen, so it's actually probably best if you just hang around the hotel for the first day. But when they are ready, you'll know because they'll come up to you and say, "it's time." before walking away dramatically.
Step 7:
Follow the cookies. They will show you where the photo must be taken.
Step 8:
Start snapping!
Step 9:
When *the* photo has been taken, the cookies will yell "THAT'S IT THAT'S THE ONE" and it will be. It's very strange, but somehow they know. A 6th sense of some sort.
Step 10:
Eat the cookies and bury the once-shimmering pack. It's a cruel yet beautiful cycle.
Now your vacation can begin! And don't be daunted. Honestly, once you give yourself up to the cookies and their process, they really do most of the work.
We hope you have an amazing holiday, and see you on February 3rd!
*or even in your native country. Subways are confusing....
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