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…
When I asked my daughter if she could pick any place in the world to see she chose Paris. A city hopelessly entwined with the collective consciousness of…
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…
Destinations/ Food Porn/ Spirits/ The Netherlands/ Travel/ Western Europe
Bitterballen, hotchpotch stampot, jenever, and haring. Hunting down traditional Dutch food in Amsterdam.
Honestly, when it comes to northern European food, I hadn’t heard good things. But I have to say I fell in love with traditional Dutch food. Tasty bar snacks,…
Destinations/ The Netherlands/ Travel/ Western Europe
Walking every goddamn inch of Amsterdam’s Old Centre, the canal rings, and the Jordaan.
I know the trope. Go to Amsterdam, get baked, sleep with a Ukranian prostitute. It’s so pervasive that that’s all that anyone seems to think about Amsterdam. Just…
Belize/ Destinations/ Food Porn/ Latin America/ Travel
You better Belize it! Getting slow on Caye Caulker, Belize.
This place made me feel good. A little piece of paradise. I can imagine myself one day dropping off the grid and tending a thatched-roof sand-floor bar waiting on…
Destinations/ Spain/ Travel/ Western Europe
C215 (aka Christian Guémy) and Hazul Luzah. A look at street art from Barcelona, Spain and Porto, Portugal.
While I was in Barcelona, I was drawn to the street art there. Seattle also has a high level of street art and I recognized some local sticker…
Kyoto is the religious and cultural center of Japan. It has over 2000 active temples, 1600 Buddhist and 400 Shinto. Spared most of the destruction of World War…
Destinations/ Food Porn/ North America/ United States/ West Virginia
The West Virginia hotdog and other sandwiches of my youth. A tour of classic diners and drive-ins of Huntington, West Virginia.
Huntington, West Virginia is my childhood home. Where I was born and raised. And where my family still lives. I grew up exploring the beautiful decay and abandoned…