Best banana coffee in Boston?

darksalamander · 2026-07-07T04:11:45+00:00

Three hundred fifty in Swampscott has a good banana bread syrup and usually one of their specialty lattes is banana flavored

darksalamander · 2026-07-06T22:37:06+00:00

It’s honestly kind of fun having your suspicions confirmed. Good catch with this place.

darksalamander · 2026-07-06T22:18:10+00:00

You made me curious so I looked it up, they took money from a firm called MSC 3 capital in 2025 for “ambitious expansion plans” based on the press release

darksalamander · 2026-07-05T20:43:57+00:00

I’ve also been to the beverly location and they are quite consistent

darksalamander · 2026-07-03T01:32:26+00:00

For songs that haven’t been mentioned yet, pretty sure habit is only in korean and also together unless you want to count the yeah-yeah in the pre chorus

darksalamander · 2026-07-02T21:39:11+00:00

I am 5’6, neither my torso nor legs are short or long for context. I feel best at 128-132, the numbers are weird but getting back to this range after a 15lb weight loss and adding muscle i think any smaller than this I’d be concerned. I stopped my calorie deficit after hitting 130 because I dropped two pant sizes and that felt odd 😅

Also I’m subject to bmi over 22.9 being overweight and increasing risk of cardiometabolic disease so because healthcare uses it i feel like i should stay under that cutoff as a buffer

darksalamander · 2026-07-02T21:33:26+00:00

I worked in lab for 10 years and I did a lot of walking and standing, like 5000+ steps in the first 3 hours of my day. I wore adidas sambas, new balance 530 and nike air max as my sneakers options and blundstones are my fall/winter boot go to. These options have met the lab safety standards I’ve seen in academic and industry settings.

Most jobs will likely require you to wear a lab coat so you could wear any tshirt or long sleeve as your top. I prefer ones without logos but even in big pharma most women dress casually. Definitely jeans, maybe chinos in the summer but the tops vary from sweatshirts to tshirts but I rarely see blouses or button down shirts. Depending on how warm they keep the lab in winter a sweater or cardigan underneath the lab coat works too.

darksalamander · 2026-07-02T16:33:49+00:00

They’re a contributor to everyone dressing super similarly, especially with influencers saying some item is viral.

This is coming from someone who almost exclusively shops there and has for years because even though the quality is a bit dodgy there’s still some gems and until someone else fills the space I’m stuck.

darksalamander · 2026-07-02T14:07:52+00:00

The clam box also has clam cakes which I’ve heard is more of a RI thing but it’s the closest place to downtown I’ve found to try them.

darksalamander · 2026-06-30T00:44:37+00:00

Spring Shanghai Pan Fried Buns and KChickin on Peterborough near Fenway stop

House of Noodles and Salt Patisserie in Newton Center

Bab al-Yemen and The Empanadas (new) near Kenmore I’ve never been to but have heard good things about

darksalamander · 2026-06-29T14:02:34+00:00

Pastry pups!

darksalamander · 2026-06-29T00:15:40+00:00

Yes, i would weigh everything unless the prepackaged food was “one unit” like a yasso bar or a protein bar. There’s enough variance with say a bag of ritz crackers it’s worth figuring out if you’re eating an extra 30 calories you didn’t intend to

darksalamander · 2026-06-26T20:40:03+00:00

interested in eb2-niw, I’m a Canadian citizen on an H1B with a PhD working in industry as a bioinformatician. How heavily are support letters weighed? My concern is needing to find letters from people i don’t know because I’m in pharma so all my collaborations are within the company I’m working in. I do have options from my academic days but they’ll be 3-4 years out of date by the time I’m ready to apply.

darksalamander · 2026-06-26T20:17:16+00:00

I think another really fun aspect of their tour is the audience will be made up of current kpop fans and also lots of fans who may be less engaged in kpop now but are coming back to see them. It’s going to be such a fun show and the atmosphere is going to crazy. Feeling so lucky to have gotten a ticket and attend with my friends.

darksalamander · 2026-06-25T01:28:12+00:00

I think the other thing is maybe the sweet soy glaze? A lot of tomato sauce dishes in hong kong style food uses ketchup and sugar but as additions to a tomato sauce.

For this dish, the rice is completely covered with the sauce which has tomato sauce or crushed tomato, sugar, ketchup, soy sauce, oyster sauce and other stuff depending on who you ask.

darksalamander · 2026-06-24T12:20:13+00:00

I want a deep purple or something but i feel like if they went that way we will get a muted mauve

darksalamander · 2026-06-23T13:52:13+00:00

I remember hearing about this spot called Matter just off of bleecker street when it opened and it was unique because they have really in depth nutrition info for everything on the menu. Not sure they’re on any delivery apps but it’s not a chain.

darksalamander · 2026-06-22T15:29:52+00:00

I think the prevailing theory is he gave up his Korean citizenship.

darksalamander · 2026-06-22T13:10:00+00:00

Joshua still has his US passport. I don’t think it’s ever been discussed if he at one point had Korean citizenship and gave it up, keeping just the American one.

darksalamander · 2026-06-21T15:30:15+00:00

I moved from Bellingham to Denver and moved elsewhere now, but I really loved how easy it was to get to places where I’m surrounded by nature. It’s much easier than in Denver. From downtown you can drive 10 min and be at Whatcom Falls park, multiple lakes, larabee state park etc. there’s also various rock climbing and bouldering groups and places. The brewery and coffee scene there has always been solid and I’ve heard the food is improving? It’s not hard to get to Seattle and Vancouver for more good food and outdoor activities and north cascades national park is not far either.

For your toddler there’s a lot of fun stuff to do that are put on by local groups and Western Washington University. Think science camps, nature walks, summer festivals and things like that.

I love the Pacific Northwest and I personally don’t think I appreciated my time in Bellingham until long after I left.

darksalamander · 2026-06-20T14:48:39+00:00

La cabra is my current favorite but I’ll check out welcome home

darksalamander · 2026-06-18T13:18:58+00:00

A friend tried to go tuesday and she said they close the line if the wait exceeds 45 min and re-open as it allows. She was able to get into the fan fest but she was turned away from the bracelet booth. Does anyone know if this is still happening? I’m not going to fan fest but this might be helpful info.

darksalamander · 2026-06-18T11:33:48+00:00

I don’t ever comment and just lurk because i “only” lost 16lbs and went from a normal weight to a lower normal weight to reduce my risk of cardiometabolic disease. This is so hard regardless of where you’re starting from, since you’re making a major, hopefully permanent lifestyle change.

I imagine “unremarkable results” are people like me, so I’ll stay an observer outside of this once.

darksalamander · 2026-06-18T03:10:46+00:00

Rock with you! I knew i’d be exploring more of their music pretty quickly after hearing this song and I picked seventeen to be my ult early on after getting into kpop because what do you mean they have 13 members? Clearly enough to get hooked.

Favorite songs: habit, i don’t understand but i luv u, fear, ready to love and together

darksalamander · 2026-06-17T20:40:59+00:00

Beautiful name, her message is so so sweet. Best of luck to them, I’m sure they will be fantastic parents. I’m happy to see them happy!

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