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,…
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…
A Lazy Bear’s Birthday at Lazy Bear
Today I turned 33. The end of my “early 30s” and the start of my transition to my “mid 30s.” For the past few weeks I’ve been telling myself it’s “mid 30s” but it doesn’t…
Boucherie or Bust
First night in New Orleans and I now know the true meaning of the phrase “Swamp Crotch!” Yup, it’s muggy here. It wasn’t until we landed and started talking to locals—in what sometimes sounds like…
10 Signs Your Food and Travel Blog Are Making You Fat
Bending over to put on your shoes is more difficult than it was when you were in college. You and your Asian dry cleaner’s wife have something in common; you both think the gaping hole…
Cape Cod Crustaceans & the Cholesterol Climb
My parents raised us in a very “American Conservative” Jewish home. So on the spectrum of Jewy-ness, no matter how many Holocaust movies we watched, I guess you could say we were somewhere a little…
Yay for the Cliche: Dungeness Crab and Mixed Seafood Cioppino
Bouillabaisse, steamed mussels, Mediterranean seafood stew, cioppino….all of these classic dishes remind me of the day I came-out to my mother. Why? Read the story and you’ll understand. Believe me, you’ll enjoy it. And keep…
Marry me Joel Robuchon!
Coming off the heels of our respective Paris trips, both my brother and I thought we’d keep the Parisian theme going and go big or go home with a crazy expensive meal on our last-chance-before-adulthood…