Amazon HQ2 thread - Page 101

mrnyc · #**2001** Posted **Jan 21, 2018, 9:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by 10023

No, it's not.

yes it is. its going to happen too. you know it. everyone knows it. amazon stock is a get.

homebucket · #**2002** Posted **Jan 21, 2018, 11:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by 10023

I presume you are familiar with Tartine Bakery?

I'm not sure if they do baguettes and not just sourdough loaves, but they do deliver in the city. Our SF office has them cater meetings sometimes.

Check out Neighbor Bakehouse next time you're in SF. It's amazing.

10023 · #**2003** Posted **Jan 21, 2018, 11:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by mrnyc

yes it is. its going to happen too. you know it. everyone knows it. amazon stock is a get.

You don't even understand the argument.

Pedestrian · #**2004** Posted **Jan 21, 2018, 11:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by 10023

I presume you are familiar with Tartine Bakery?

I'm not sure if they do baguettes and not just sourdough loaves, but they do deliver in the city. Our SF office has them cater meetings sometimes.

I am a regular shopper here,

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/articl...in-5846239.php

which happens to be on the ground floor of Twitter's HQ, in large part BECAUSE they carry Tartine's rustic sourdough loaves ($9.99 per and worth every penny).

I refuse to stand in line at Tartine itself.

But have you tried Josey Baker's product available at The Mill? He is usually voted in the top 1 or 2 sourdough producers in town and I agree with him that a dark bake is best:

http://www.joseybakerbread.com

And I make a mean rustic loaf myself even if I do say so. I love the "no-knead" technique.

Eightball · #**2005** Posted **Jan 21, 2018, 11:49 PM**

Tartine is amazing. We are finally getting one here in DTLA in the Spring

10023 · #**2006** Posted **Jan 22, 2018, 12:41 AM**

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Originally Posted by Pedestrian

I am a regular shopper here,

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/articl...in-5846239.php

which happens to be on the ground floor of Twitter's HQ, in large part BECAUSE they carry Tartine's rustic sourdough loaves ($9.99 per and worth every penny).

I refuse to stand in line at Tartine itself.

But have you tried Josey Baker's product available at The Mill? He is usually voted in the top 1 or 2 sourdough producers in town and I agree with him that a dark bake is best:

http://www.joseybakerbread.com

And I make a mean rustic loaf myself even if I do say so. I love the "no-knead" technique.

No but they look great.

I've tried making sourdough. I do have a "mother" in the fridge. But there's so much advanced planning involved, especially for no-knead bread (and even moreso if you need to revive a starter for a day or two first), that it's more of an occasional project than my daily bread.

Around here I make do with the (quite serviceable) baguettes from Le Pain Quoditien and sourdough loaves from Gail's. They do a San Francisco style and a dark French style (along with a bunch of walnut/quinoa/gluten-free BS). Not quite the real thing, but good enough.

LouisVanDerWright · #**2007** Posted **Jan 22, 2018, 4:07 AM**

This topic of this thread has literally become bread...

James Bond Agent 007 · #**2008** Posted **Jan 22, 2018, 4:16 AM**

With the Patriots and Eagles in the Super Bowl I wonder if the winning city in the Super Bowl is going to be the one to get HQ2.

Steely Dan · #**2009** Posted **Jan 22, 2018, 4:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by James Bond Agent 007

With the Patriots and Eagles in the Super Bowl I wonder if the winning city in the Super Bowl is going to be the one to get HQ2.

Shit. If this whole HQ2 nonsense is in any way, shape, or form football dependent, then chicago is fucked.

Capsicum · #**2010** Posted **Jan 22, 2018, 4:41 AM**

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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

This topic of this thread has literally become bread...

Well, it's all about the dough, right?

jd3189 · #**2011** Posted **Jan 22, 2018, 4:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

This topic of this thread has literally become bread...

Well, there ain't much we can talk about. Amazon needs to decide soon so that we can move on with our lives.

10023 · #**2012** Posted **Jan 22, 2018, 8:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

This topic of this thread has literally become bread...

It's the one thing that Amazon can't deliver.

HomeInMyShoes · #**2013** Posted **Jan 22, 2018, 3:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by 10023

It's the one thing that Amazon can't deliver.

I disagree...

Dorothy Lane Market Sourdough Bread 1 Loaf

Sun Belt · #**2014** Posted **Jan 22, 2018, 3:47 PM**

Has anyone else signed up for or used Amazon Fresh?

the urban politician · #**2015** Posted **Jan 22, 2018, 4:14 PM**

My guess is that HQ goes to the DC area. The only evidence I need is the 3 sites around DC that they kept active

Sun Belt · #**2016** Posted **Jan 22, 2018, 4:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by the urban politician

My guess is that HQ goes to the DC area. The only evidence I need is the 3 sites around DC that they kept active

I just read an article that said the market research firm--GBH Insights--has narrowed it down to a top 5.

1)Atlanta
2)Raleigh
3)Washington
4)Boston
5)Austin

No surprises here.

emathias · #**2017** Posted **Jan 22, 2018, 4:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by Sun Belt

Has anyone else signed up for or used Amazon Fresh?

My brother lives in Seattle and uses it all the time - for Christmas we even got our prime rib from them.

Vlajos · #**2018** Posted **Jan 22, 2018, 5:04 PM**

It's being reported that Maryland is offering $5 Billion in incentives.

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/artic...s-at-5-billion

bnk · #**2019** Posted **Jan 22, 2018, 5:07 PM**

EDiT just beat me to it

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Originally Posted by jd3189

Well, there ain't much we can talk about. Amazon needs to decide soon so that we can move on with our lives.

Well in the Amazon news today Maryland is upping its offer to 5 Billion dollars now.

“HQ2 is the single greatest economic development opportunity in a generation, and we’re committing all of the resources we have to bring it home to Maryland,” Hogan said in a statement obtained by The Post on Sunday.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local...=.87044cc42d17

so Maryland is giving Amazon more than Amazon plans to spend to build out.

Wait for more crazyness

10023 · #**2020** Posted **Jan 22, 2018, 5:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

I disagree...

Dorothy Lane Market Sourdough Bread 1 Loaf

There's no way that good bread delivers well unless it's a local delivery. Either it's bad to begin with (and full of preservatives), or it's delivered stale. You can toast it the next day after it's baked, but that's it.