I honestly didn’t know what to expect, setting out on the several hour drive into the Mojave desert from LA. My only real association with Joshua Tree was…
Destinations/ Food Porn/ North America/ Restaurants/ United States/ Washington
Altura – February 12, 2019
It’s a tough call but I think Altura is my favorite restaurant in Seattle. This was my fourth time back and every meal has been exceptional. Chef Nathan…
Destinations/ Food Porn/ North America/ Restaurants/ Travel/ United States/ Washington
The Willows Restaurant – Lummi Island – November 4, 2018
The experience of a place. At a certain moment. At a certain time. To celebrate the objects around you and see their perfection. Their uniqueness. Their connection to…
Destinations/ North America/ Travel/ United States/ Washington
Hiking the Ozette Triangle: the rugged beauty of pacific northwest beaches.
Before I moved to Seattle, I would see pictures of pacific northwest beaches and swoon with how magical and amazing they looked. Rocky shores with tiny islands peppered…
Destinations/ North America/ Oregon/ Travel/ United States
The Oregon Country Fair. If I knew the way I would take you home.
[All photos from the 2018 Oregon Country Fair] The first time I went to the Oregon Country Fair was in 1997. I was living in a car,…
California/ Destinations/ Food Porn/ North America/ Travel/ United States
Discovering San Francisco: dive bars, red meat, strips clubs, and martinis.
By the time I first made it to Haight-Ashbury the only hippies left were crusty gutter punks yelling at the tourists from their cardboard sidewalk guesthouses. A jangle…
California/ Destinations/ Food Porn/ North America/ Restaurants/ United States
The House of Prime Rib – June 16, 2018
Do a search of the places you should try, must try, need to experience before you die, in San Francisco, and one particular anachronism from a by-gone era…
Destinations/ North America/ Travel/ United States/ Washington
Backpacking the Ancient Lakes and Kamiak Butte.
Last year my awesome partner Katy (aka Unicorn) hiked the Pacific Crest Trail. Having hiked extensively in my younger days I was quite jealous of her adventure, but…
Destinations/ District of Columbia/ Food Porn/ North America/ Restaurants/ Spirits/ United States
The Columbia Room (DC) – May 9th, 2018
The Columbia Room is a small cocktail bar tucked away in a DC alley that has a list of awards and credits including the Spirited Award’s Best American…
Destinations/ District of Columbia/ Food Porn/ North America/ Restaurants/ United States
Pineapple and Pearls – May 8th, 2018
I was visiting Washington DC for a couple of nights and chef Aaron Silverman’s two Michelin starred Pineapple and Pearls came highly recommended. The website is a bit…