The Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe
What is Tradition? What is tradition? Is it different for you than it is for me? In order to be a “tradition” does more than one person have to believe it’s a tradition? Or can…
A Crash Course in Burgundy Wines
After a three-day self-guided wine immersion course in Beaune, Burgundy, I compiled the following list of burgundy wine facts that serves as a crash course—Burgundy 101 if you will—in the basics of France’s oldest wine…
I Told You So
Satisfying Moment #1394 Satisfaction doesn’t have to be a big fat I TOLD YOU SO. The kind that’s in-your-face-obnoxious and annoying as fuck. We’ve all said it. I told you so. I friggin told you…
Ancestral Food Crawl through the Lower East Side
The humidity of that September Manhattan afternoon was unbearable in the subway. So thick was the air steeped with body odor and piss that I practically choked on every other breath. I had to get…
Miami Massage Mishaps
Part 1 of 2 This is the first part of a two part series about two hilarious massages I received in South Florida on separate occasions. Read the second story here. I don’t know if…
Us Kids Grew Up in the Casinos
Another Las Vegas trip has come and gone. My body aged another two years from exposure to the harsh Vegas elements over the last 48 hours. Continuous cocktails, extreme heat followed by extreme cold, dehydration,…
“Jew eat?…No. Jew?”
Part 2 of 4 Part 1: Motion Sickness Part 2: “Jew eat?…No. Jew?” Part 3: So Gay Sorbet with Grandma Shirley Part 4: Adulthood Begins: The UCLA Dorms My father ended up purchasing the silver…
Bears on Stairs
Part 2 of 3 This is the second part of a three part series on how I fell in love in San Francisco. To start from the beginning, read Part 1 first or skip ahead to…