I used to be a host at a restaurant in Brooklyn. It was the wildest job I’ve ever had. The way we popped bottles of prosecco behind the bar–constantly–just bottle after bottle–the people wanted mimosas. It felt like the roaring twenties. It felt like Rome. Like the center of the world. Sorry I might have […]
Tag: food
Assembly-line spinach
I’ve been getting that spinach that comes in a plastic box recently and the other day I opened my new box to find it stuffed full of spinach. Like, wayyyyy too full. When I dug to the middle I found the spinach damp and smelly and suffocated of air. The abnormality made me imagine some […]
Money part 2
There is a man who lives in Brunswick Maine named Mitt. He works at a diner there. And sometimes he gives out free breakfast and coffee to people on long bike tours. Mitt rides his bike a lot, too. Once he rode it across the country and he says it’s the best thing he ever […]
Grilled cheese
On Saturday I was waiting tables at my favorite restaurant. It was late afternoon so it was slow. A woman came in the front door and I stopped counting the register to greet her. She had a accent and seemed maybe a little lost. I asked her if she wanted a table and she asked […]
Change your life: eat more eggs*
So last winter was rough, guys. I got a tooth abscess and then a root canal. I had, like, five different jobs in a span of three months. And it was really cold all the time. In February I started working at a restaurant in Williamsburg called Egg. And it has been a ray of […]
How to find the best Thai food in Fort Bragg, California
First off, you may decide to do laundry in Fort Bragg, since it is the largest town on Highway 1 between the start of the highway and San Francisco. If so, go to Lucy’s Laundromat on the southeast corner of Oak and Highway 1. The guy who works here will give you good directions on […]
Things and people you’ll find in the West Bottoms
It was just another post-Christmas winter evening. It was dark by the time I left work and there were no Christmas lights up anymore. I was headed to the West Bottoms for some wine. I turned off of the Boulevard onto West 25th street. I goes along the railroad track and then curves north towards […]
No Smithsonian: no problem
As my flight descended into Reagan National Airport, my plane turned and tilted so that I was right above the White House and the Washington Monument. They stood beside the glimmering Potomac. My eyes widened to take it in. Then I remembered; and I laughed. Shut. Down. There’s nothing like a government shutdown to make […]
Kefir part 2: how to make it
So now that we all know why kefir is awesome, I will tell you how to make it. You’re gonna need some kefir grains (kefir grains are the bacteria that you put in the milk to ferment it and make kefir). You can get them online–I got mine from the kefir lady for $15. Or if […]
Kefir part 1: why you should eat it*
So my travel blog is going on a tangent about dairy products. Dairy products are not bad for you. But the way they are produced can be. These days anything dairy that you buy in a grocery store must be pasteurized (it is required by law in most states). Pasteurization is the process of heating milk […]
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