Tuesdays aren’t just for pot roast anymore! Back in “the day” (high school), Joanna and I used to drive to Safeway in our Catholic school uniforms, buy a box of Junk-food cereal, and eat it at my house. It was a Tuesday tradition so sacred, I thought it needed to return in a big way: … Continue reading »
Category Archives: Food
Lucky Peach’s Chris Ying
Lucky Peach is probably my personal favorite magazine ever – it perfects the art of balancing intelligence and humor and always has stellar artwork. Not to mention big names in the food world – Anthony Bourdain, Wylie Dufresne, and Michael Pollan have all contributed to the quarterly publication. I guess that makes Chris Ying, Lucky … Continue reading »
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
Yesterday the winners of the 2013 World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards (brought to us by Restaurant Magazine) were revealed – giving the number one spot to El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain. While not a complete surprise, seeing as El Celler de Can Roca has taken second place for the past two years, René … Continue reading »
The History of Brunch
Ok so Brunch is like, the best thing ever, right? It’s the best of both worlds – sweet and savory, breakfast and lunch, hot and cold. It’s nearly impossible to miss because the hours it’s served can range from as early as 8 or 9am to as late as 3 or 4pm. Want eggs, potatoes, … Continue reading »
Food World 101: Five Chefs To Watch
All of these chefs are at different junctures in their careers. I’ve chosen to qualify them all as chefs to “watch” simply because they’re making some type of impact on the food world at large, and will likely continue to do so by fillin’ our bellies with goodness. 1. Eddie Huang Right now is Eddie Huang’s … Continue reading »
Food Crushes 101
But Crush Week is supposed to be just about people, right? Wrong! My longest-standing crushes to date are on foods. Crushes on adorable plaid-wearing coffee shop boys may come and go with time, and my girl-crush on Molls may make me feel like a failure of a writer, but food will never fail me. It’s … Continue reading »
First Impressions of Weird Fruits
I went to Farm Boy and bought a small assortment of fruits that both interested me and I had never tasted before, because it seemed fun? So i’ll give you the low-down on who is IN and who is OUT. 1. Golden Kiwi It wasn’t quite as yellow as I had hoped, but it was … Continue reading »
Thank You America, For Choosing Justin Warner.
Justin M. Warner, self-professed “rebel with a culinary cause” and twitter handle @EatFellowHumans is, as of last night, our new Food Network Star. I say “our” because those of us who watch the Food Network tend to be #dedicated. (Sweet child o’mine) While some of the past Food Network Star winners have gone on to … Continue reading »