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Continuing our efforts to visit at least one destination in the Southeastern U.S. each month, Michael and I decided to make the quick trip up to Lexington, North Carolina, one Saturday in early February. This wasn’t our first visit to the small, Piedmont town just south of Winston-Salem. We made the trek almost exactly one …
Snow. That’s just one of the many reasons that Michael and I chose to move to North Carolina in 2019. For snow. But like, occasional snow. Just often enough that we would feel excited when it snowed, but not so often that it would hinder our daily life. And while it finally snowed a few …
If you scroll back through the Recipes section of this website, you’ll mostly find dishes inspired by my travels. Bagels from New York, chocolate cake from Sweden, pancakes from Denmark, waffles from Belgium, pistachio ice cream from Italy… Are you sensing a theme here? I love bread and I have a major sweet tooth. But …
Can I tell you something? I kind of love talking about money. Not in the sense of investments or stocks, but how we use it every day. It’s taboo, I know – but spending money is something we all do. And I think the world would be a better place if there was a little …
2023 Update: Bardo is now closed and the space will soon be transformed into Blue Door, a cocktail lounge from the owners of Trio Nightclub. Bardo is a restaurant that has been on my radar since we first moved to Charlotte at the end of 2019; we quite literally stumbled across it thanks to our …
“What do you want for dinner?” It’s such an innocent-sounding question, even a friendly-sounding one, but you and I both know it’s a loaded question. Are you asking me to try to guess what you’re in the mood for? Are you asking me to cook? Are you thinking of getting takeout? Who’s picking the spot? …
I understand the appeal of beautiful food; we eat first with our eyes (and our phones) after all. But if we only choose the most beautiful produce, we let perfectly edible food go to waste. That’s where companies like Misfits Market and Imperfect Foods (edit: now both under the same umbrella) come in – their …
There are very few truly public gathering places left. Sure, there are ever-shrinking public parks, gardens, and libraries, but beyond that? There’s little else. In Charlotte, breweries step in to fill the void; despite being private businesses, they act as a meeting place for people from all walks of life. Even though there are waves …
Museo Frida Kahlo, check. Palacio de Bellas Artes, check. Museo Nacional de Antropología, check. If you’ve been to Mexico City once before, but only for a few days – this post’s for you. (And if you haven’t? Check out my first Mexico City trip recap). I’ve already shared a few posts from my second trip …
This post is a follow-up to my first Mexico City food post – you can find Part One right here! I’d be lying if I said that food wasn’t among my top three reasons to return to Mexico City (the other two? The culture and the people!). For months I’d been dreaming of the meals …