Reviewing the Vestry NYC Restaurant! An amazing experience all around, very welcoming staff, I highly encourage everyone to try the innovative and amazing Japanese-American fare.
All tagged Eating
Pai-holed and Tranquil
A random day from the most wonderful place in the planet, Pai, Thailand. I miss that town a lot, and I can’t wait to go back. My friends. I miss you. The adventure. The calm. The food. The people. What a slice of heaven on earth.
Dear Tony: American Food in Shanghai
In Shanghai, I meet a Kansas City ex-pat who starts his own BBQ business. It’s fantastic and I write a review for the two excellent meals I had there.
Dear Tony, Being Lucky
Not Getting Lucky. Well. Sort of. Well, not that lucky. Just. Just read the post. 14 hours in Macau
Dear Tony 10: When a Chef stops you for lunch
I explore Sendai, and am invited to lunch by a Japanese chef. He cooks me a proper Japanese meal, and I am able to learn a little about him as a person and Japan as a culture. Great experience. Google Maps Review in the Blog
Sibling Iron Chef: Seafood
Peter and I went head to head for cooking skills. We competed for title of head and sous chef. Two plates each, app and entree, three judges, hour and a half time limit. I narrowly won 102-98.
Or how I am trying to lessen my environmental impact because honestly global warming is a species level threat and I want to be doing everything I can, which includes using less, being frugal, and being forthright about my shortcomings. Plus a little on how I think culturally we could be doing better as well.
Life hasn't been exactly sunshine and dandelions since January, but I've had an outstanding 2018 so far. Yet, somehow I've been thinking about how the uncomfortable moments are an important part of the growth. It's a stance of privilege, and it's only in a space that I can be safe and secure, but it's exactly that space of unknowing that I want to cultivate.
I try a second stretch of vegetarianism. It's mostly to try reducing my total environmental impact as well as lower a total lifetime consumption of meat. I explain my thought process, my execution, and how the practice has altered my regular diet.