An Attempt to See the World with New Eyes
NOLA. The Big Easy. Home to Mardi Gras, jazz music and voodoo priestesses. The region has more iconic dishes than any city I can think of in the country. New York has thin pizza and Chicago has fat pizza. Philly has the cheesesteak while Boston owns the chowder. Austin is the bbq capitol, Baltimore is … Continue reading An Illustrated Food Guide to New Orleans
Two women clasp their fingers through the rungs of a chain link fence. They’re all but salivating in anticipation as they watch a fiftyish man bent to the ground, working a pair of scissors through a red carpet. After cutting off a corner he schlepps over to them saying “I dunno what all the fuss … Continue reading The Affectations and Allure of LA
It’s 90 degrees out, but the man next to us on the bus is draped in chainmail from head to knee, and underneath this heavy armor is a pair of paint-stained cargo pants. We’re the closest passengers to him so he asks if we know where in town he can sell chainmail. Unsurprisingly he has … Continue reading Keepin’ Portland Weird
Travel opens up the world for us, introducing us to new cultures, and allowing us to marvel at the metropolises of man. It also allows us to eat new foods, as much food as possible and as frequently as possible, preferably every few hours. A recent trip to NYC saw Carl and I eating … Continue reading An Illustrated Food Guide to Japan
