Dig up your sexiest Speedo and a bottle of sunscreen — we’re flying to Oahu! In Hawaii, every meal is the most important of the day — who cares about beach bods when there are so many delicious thing to eat?? Start off strong with the best sweet breakfast imaginable, Leonard’s malasadas. They’re softball-sized balls… Continue reading Aloha `Oe
Category: Eat This
The Incident of the Crying Tacos
Let’s just say it was one of my least proud moments as a foodie on the road thus far. It was in Mexico City back in May, at one of the handful of food stands set up outside the hospital where I was working, tucked under a pedestrian bridge that spanned from the Walmart parking… Continue reading The Incident of the Crying Tacos
Finding Childhood Classics Across the Bay
Remember what things were like as a kid, walking uphill both ways to school, in a blizzard, or having to swallow a fried egg whole before one of your thirteen siblings got to it? Times were rough, the world was harsh, but you could still buy a pound of bacon for 47 cents. Ah, if… Continue reading Finding Childhood Classics Across the Bay
BBQ + Blues
This defines Memphis for me: a good Sunday suit, BBQ smoked slow and served up fast, and weariness baked into the bones by 100 degree heat. Memphis isn’t a pretty city. Aside from the Pyramid Arena with its blindingly mirrored exterior — which formerly housed the Grizzlies basketball team but is now standing empty, Bass… Continue reading BBQ + Blues
Mini-city of Queen City Bakery
This post is not about the heavenly treats made by Queen City Bakery [cringe-worthy slabs of butter churned into cookies, cakes, bars, scones, muffins, and quiche, plus homemade marshmallows floating in creamy hot chocolate and seasonal granola blends]. It isn’t about the airy café and loft they’ve created in a three-story-high, brick-walled warehouse space a… Continue reading Mini-city of Queen City Bakery