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How I Found Love and Calamari in Barcelona

Loving a boyfriend and a hidden hole-in-the-wall restaurant in Girona, Spain. He said I sounded Mexican. Thank you?Not sure if that was a compliment or not.Actually, I took it as a compliment.Just means I knew enough Spanish to converse with him in the first place.Why I’ve internalized this moment from the very…

Unspeakable Taste with A Silent Chef

Visiting a vegan restaurant run by a Chef who has taken a permanent vow of silence. Santa Ana, California. I’m on a trip from Las Vegas with my girlfriend at the time, now my really good friend. We would drive down to California from Las Vegas about once every 2 months to go pickup Chè, a…

Morrow Discovers Thai Subs at Jack’s on Broadway

Eating Thai subs and making memories with my friend, Morrow, in Long Beach. My friend Morrow loved going off the beaten path.These beaten paths usually lead into dark and dangerous territories where I, in my ignorance, would follow.These included bike rides down dark alleys in L.A.’s very well known dangerous skid row.In…

Drugs and Girl Bonding in the Catskills

A true story of bonding in and around Woodstock, with some help from drugs, cows, and a giant kaleidoscope. Kathy and Jenn had picked up a pamphlet from a random hippie store in the West Village for an animal sanctuary in Woodstock. The two girls, along with their other girlfriends Ally and Beth, had recently decided…

Of Course I’m Having Scotch in Scotland

Scotch-drinking, gin-sipping, tea-slurping, museum-hopping in Glasgow. Growing up in North Carolina, one of my mother’s best friends was an amazing lady who was born and raised in Scotland and has now been living in the “Tar Heel” State for close to 40 years.She is a wonderful combination of Scottish and Southern. She taught me how…

If It’s Curry, It Has to Have an Accent

Enjoying the sensual tastes of Indian Accent in NYC There we were, three ‘desis’ tossing back gin and tonics, high above the New York skyline, solving the problems of the world. There is nothing like a refreshing gin and tonic when heat waves are sticking to the body like glue.At some point our bodies…

Owner and Chef Kris Yenbamroong at Night Market Song in LA

Crying Alone and Loving It

At Night + Market Song in LA. I travel a lot to Los Angeles for work, and my days are filled with meetings upon coffees upon networking events upon more meetings.In between all of these obligations I’m behind the wheel waiting in traffic to make it to my next engagement, something that exhausts me more than…

If Seeing the Olympics in Rio Just Isn’t Enough, Treat Yo’ Self to this Brazilian Jungle Lodge

When I hear eco-lodge, I think camping but in a permanent structure. No electricity, four legged or eight visitors, and mosquitos… Lots of mosquitos.My sister stayed in one in Costa Rica and it was pretty much that.So, I didn’t really know what I was agreeing to back in January.My sister and I…