As much as I love love love to travel, I’m not one of those people that enjoys scouring countless websites looking for the best deal, I don’t get fare alerts on my favorite destinations, I don’t know the best place to comparison shop a flight, and I don’t cut coupons. Whew. (that confession has lifted [...]

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When I was at BlogHer Chicago in 2009, I had the privilege of eating dinner at Grant Achatz’s restaurant, Alinea (voted consistently one of the best restaurants in the US). Two years later, it’s still a meal I think about, a lot. Of course, I think about the absolutely fun time I had with Elise [...]

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About two years ago I hit a wall with food blogging. To become on par with the great “mise en scène” food stylists & photographers-bloggers (Tartelette, Ilva, Matt, Aran), in addition to a lot of time to practice and refine your craft (talent doesn’t hurt either), food styling and photography takes a lot of props: [...]

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One of the things I loved the most about Thailand were its very very hospitable and friendly people. It was rare that we weren’t met with a smile, and not just because we were spending money there. It’s probably one of the safer countries I’ve been to in all my travels, and people were always [...]

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Some of my favorite street food shots in Thailand. I loved taking pictures in this country. I whittled down 1400 pictures to 983, and now I’m slowly sharing a few of my favorites. A lot of these shots came from our days in Bangkok, but many from other parts of Thailand – street food really [...]

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