Are you really going to eat that?
“You’re eating a donut? At this hour?” I asked my roommate, incredulous. I was putting away some dishes before going to bed, and saw the donut by the sink. My roommate looked at me...
Category: food
Stories of Hospitality
1. Not going to lie, I have the gift of hospitality. If I have ever hosted you, you know that I genuinely love bringing people together to play games, celebrate birthdays, or just hang...
Stories and Meals from Taiwan
In recent years I have made the most of my Thanksgiving break by vacationing abroad. This year I spent the whole week in Taiwan to visit my family, reconnect to my roots, and eat....
O Good Taste, Where Art Thou?
Recently I bemoaned to a friend, “I just feel like good taste is so rare and lacking in these end times.” “Wait, what?” she asked, laughing. “What do you mean by that?“ “Well,” I...
“So…is this food?”
It has come to my attention that some people actually read my Facebook food posts, and some are even curious about Meet Fresh since I have visited the place ~15 times since it opened...
Deep thoughts on bagels
Sometimes, watching people eat bagels makes me wonder if they were previously starved as children. The ferocity at which people attack the bagel and cream cheese spread reminds me of the nature channel, when...
Do you prefer white meat or dark meat?
If you’ve known me for any length of time, you know that’s one of my favorite icebreaker questions. And if your answer was white meat, you also know that I no longer take your...
Chicago – A Tale of Two Cities
I flew into Chicago on Wednesday evening and the cold actually wasn’t too bad. Thursday, though, was basically [Californian] winter, with a high of 50 degrees and intermittent rain. I spent the majority of...
Dilemma # 2
In my life, there are two dilemmas that I am frequently faced with. Dilemma # 1: where should I eat today? This can come up multiple times a day, since I usually go out...
I genuinely enjoying reading and seeing videos about your sailing adventure =)