Back when I was starting to realize I wouldn't get a teaching job for Fall 2019, fresh out of my doctorate and settled in Mom's guest...

Unless you've been living under a rock, y'all know that things are getting bad out there again with the virus. For this and mental health...

Stone Barns is starting to feel like a bit of a home. The people, the ethos, and the amazing food––everything about it makes me so joyful...

When I posted my first food photos from Lima to my Instagram story, a friend of mine who is a fellow lover of food and works in the...

Instagram has figured out that most of my life is food/wine, airplanes, music, and cute guys. The algorithms are precise, y'all! Though,...

As a child of Utah, I remember July 24 fondly as Utah's statehood anniversary, dubbed Pioneer Day––a little extra 4th of July, with...

So I think I might have had COVID at the tail end of my trip to Peru. I am vaccinated. I tested negative. I had a nagging, mild cough and...

North Carolina is the land of beer. I have five breweries within a five minute walk of my apartment. Charlotte has dozens in its city...

Our weeklong visit to Lima was to culminate in two blockbuster meals at the two places seen as the very best restaurants in the city, two...

Lima, Peru, a vibrant city of nearly ten million people, has earned a reputation as one of the culinary epicenters of the Americas, if...

Miami, Miami, you've got style! And killer food! Deep in the Design District of the Magic City is an outpost of Michelin-starred Korean...

Seattle is one of the best food cities in the US, if not the world! The combination of the incredible local seafood and west coast...

If I told you the best margarita I'd ever had was at a restaurant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, you would certainly accuse me of at least some...

"What do Americans eat when they eat out for dinner? That’s the question that inspired us as we designed Season Two of Chef in Residence....

Cobble Hill was the restaurant that started my blogging journey. I'll never forget when I found Cobble Hill. Mom moved to Cedar Rapids...

When I was a budding foodie, I often turned to the Michelin Guide to figure out where to dine whenever I traveled hither or thither. It...

It's hard for me to believe I have been blogging for a couple years and have not written up the restaurant that is probably the one place...

"Different cultures inspire me. Colors inspire me. Travel inspires me. That’s what really excited me when I left Chile the first time at...

I was thrilled to be coming back to San Francisco for my first time in over two years as a little celebration after completing my first...

“At the other places I worked, it was always about the outcome . . . The ingredients were less the focus than the idea. Here, the...