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Cool Bike Shop: Bike and Beans
Posted by: | CommentsFrom guest blogger: Celia Graterol of Mountain Biking Marin
Bikes & Beans, formerly located by the 7-11 near China Camp, has moved to a brand new and bigger location while still close to China Camp thus being very convenient to stop by before or after riding China Camp. In particular if you like coffee, bike talk with knowledgeable people, and good deals on bikes and parts.
292 North San Pedro Road
San Rafael, CA 94903-2857
415-507-1992
Check them out!
I like stopping by to get my coffee fix since I am not drinking beer these days. The stores offers a cozy place to hang and yummy coffee and I keep hearing great reviews about the Commencal and Jamis bikes Justin (the owner) sells in his this store.
I also like the selection of cool hip bike clothing… I have gotten a pair of cool shorts that made me feel like a hot shot 
And the best of all, I like it that Justin kept decorating the shop with local artist work (some of his own work!). This mural is right by the bike mechanic shop area!
Dear Trader Joe’s
Posted by: | CommentsDear Trader Joe’s,
I wanted to thank you for the Frozen Chunky Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough I just discovered at your store. They are amazing! I love these cookies! What a great idea to have individually frozen balls of dough so I can make as few or as many cookies as a like at one time. I love that I can just bake one or two cookies at a time because we all know if I were to bake a dozen or more cookies at one time I would also eat a dozen or more cookies at one time.
These cookies are delicious!
Thank you!
Love,
Sally
PS. Many of the people living in Southern Marin would be really happy if you opened up a store in Marin City or Mill Valley and by the looks of how busy your central Marin stores are I think Trader Joe’s would do quite well in Southern Marin.
Fresh baked cookies in less than 15 minutes!
Preheat oven to 350
Open package
Remove the amount of cookies you want to eat NOW!
Place frozen balls of dough on baking sheet
Bake for about 12 minutes
Eat yummy, warm, gooey chocolate chip cookies!
*Bonus: Your home will smell like fresh baked cookies.
PPS. Trader Joe’s did not pay me to write this. They don’t even know I wrote it but I’m happy to accept payments, gift cards or free frozen cookies as a thank you. 
Healthy Yummy Food at Comforts in San Anselmo
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If you are in a hurry and want something healthy and super yummy then Comforts Café in San Anselmo is the place to go. My favorite dish from Comforts is their Chinese Chicken (or Tofu) Salad. It has got to be the best Chinese Chicken Salad ever! It is always fresh and the dressing they use is delicious. The Chicken Okasan is also very popular in my household.
Comforts always has their fresh Chinese Chicken (or Tofu) Salad in a box and ready to go. This is a great lunch to grab when you are on the run. They also have a huge selection of prepared healthy food which you can pick up in the afternoon and bring home for dinner.
Comforts Café has two sides. One side is a sit down more formal café the other is the take out, more casual side. I usually go to the take out side because… I’m usually in a hurry but both sides are good and on a sunny day it is really nice to sit outside while dining.
In addition to all delicious and healthy meals they have a full service café where they serve excellent tasting cappuccinos, lattes, mochas, etc…
After filling up on fine food at Comforts you can take a stroll down San Anselmo Avenue to Gioia’s for a little boutique shopping.
Comforts is located at:
335 San Anselmo Avenue
San Anselmo, CA 94960
415.454.9840
Photo borrowed from www.comfortscafe.com
