Tartare takes me back to France, and lets be honest… I’m always trying to go back to France. Anyone that tells you France is overrated has a cynical view on the world- a superiority complex that you should run fast and far from. I can’t get enough of the broken…
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Continue ReadingPeruvian cuisine is quite possibly my favorite part of South America to fall into. There is a clear European influence along with Incan indigenous roots. For that reason, it collides two of my favorite worlds together. The posh and polished land of European plating, balanced by the rural and rustic…
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Continue ReadingEvery so often you get a dish that picks you up and takes you away from where you are. For me, it probably happens more often than it should. One minute I’m casually watching what kind of nonsense Jerry and George are getting into on the tv, and suddenly I’m…
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Continue ReadingVegan Spicy Tuna, youuuu say? I do indeed say so. I have a complete adoration for Japanese culture and sushi life. When I decided to life a vegan lifestyle a few years ago, I panicked at the thought of never tasting a spicy tuna again. That all changed as I’m…
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Continue ReadingMaybe food means something different for everyone. For some of us, it’s simply the means to survive and for others the pleasure to life. It’s this beautiful method of communication, to express to people what they mean to me. There’s love in the act of creating something beautiful for someone.…
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Continue ReadingNorth America is filled with so many amazing sandwiches. Choosing to eliminate or reduce animal products does not mean that you need to miss out on these amazing dishes. I’m a believer that we are consuming the story when we eat things like a Philly Cheesesteak. It’s about waiting in…
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Continue ReadingThere’s something about good food that takes me to another place. Anything that has the ability to transport you out of your body to some special place, hold onto that. That’s the magic. If you’ve never had a kimchi pancake, you’re in for a treat. There are so many directions…
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Continue ReadingThere is a very good chance I danced around my kitchen to Buddy Jewell’s “Sweet Southern Comfort” after tasting these. I’m continuously mystified by foods ability to take me anywhere. And lord, have I been missing the Southern United States for awhile now. There’s nothing quite like sitting at a…
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Continue ReadingIn my humble opinion, corn is the superior vegetable. Like any typical midwesterner, I grew up next to a corn field and my grandpa was a corn farmer… who’s shocked? What can I say, a corn dish just feels like home. When I first started a plant-based lifestyle, one of…
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Continue ReadingOh, Budapest, you whimsical, eerie wonderland. Arriving in Budapest is like stumbling through a rabbit hole and stepping out into a confusing alternate dimension. An electric trance of haunted bliss- if you will. Days in Budapest are meant to dive into the other worldly things. It would be a sin…
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Continue ReadingEastern Europe is one of my favorite nooks of the world. Growing up I was always requesting this dish over and over again, but of course now I have completely veganized it! This meal takes all of 25 minutes and I swear if you close your eyes, you are going…
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Continue ReadingPerhaps one of the simplest pleasures in life, is gathering your ingredients at the farmers market. I’m convinced it is a universal joy denominator around the world. Who wouldn’t prefer to gather local ingredients over imported fruits and vegetables from who knows where? What an amazing way to feel like…
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Continue ReadingTheres no doubt that as children we are pushed and encouraged to chase our creative dreams. When did that desire stop? For some of us, I’m sure it simply never did. That innate calling to live a life daring to be transparent is often simply ignored. Books are left unwritten,…
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Continue ReadingOnce upon a trip, my brother and I packed our things to hit the European road. We ditched our jeans (maybe not Rob) and cars for the whimsy allure of a European wonderland. Rob, who has never not had plan a day in his life, threw his hands in the…
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Continue ReadingI can’t unknow the magic that is road tripping through Mexico. Truthfully, I have a difficult time sitting still in any one place, so road trips are my love language. I met up with some local friends and we took the pickup truck down the coast of Mexico, stopping at…
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Continue ReadingI have an utter fascination with Colombia, pure captivation by a place I have never met. Somewhere there is a future version of myself sitting on the side of a dirt road, enjoying a hearty bowl of Ajiaco and black coffee. Most likely there will be a stray dog sleeping…
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Continue ReadingVietnam is perhaps my greatest love affair of them all. I spent several months working at a nonprofit just outside of Hanoi. So for a brief moment in time, Hanoi felt like a place I would call home. I fell in love in between almost being ran over by motorbikes…
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Continue ReadingI still remember the moment I looked into a rhinos eyes, driving through South African bush for the first time. There are some rarities that occur when you travel, single moments where your world is altered in front of you. I swear if you try hard enough, you can capture…
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Continue ReadingIf you go to Asia for one reason, let it be the street food. As vast and different all of Asia is, it shares the common denominator of other worldly street food. Anywhere you go, wandering the night market and indulging in local treats is a shared way of life.…
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Continue ReadingEchoes of “Ciao, Bella” ring in the back of my mind, while I reminisce on memories of taking the European railway around Italy. I spent weeks bouncing from the Italian Rivera villages to the canals of Venice over the ancient ruins of Roma. Walking into a restaurant in Italy, was…
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Continue ReadingMy love of all things raw fish is undeniable. However, I am a believer that you can love something and it still not be worth it. As much as I love the taste of seafood, the problems its consumption in the world perpetuates- just isn’t for me. Effects from the…
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Continue ReadingAll things crab take me back to a late summer boardwalk on the Maryland coast. Once upon a time I had a mini love affair with Maryland. I had just quit my job and bought a one-way ticket to Europe, soon to be embarking on what would become a 15…
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Continue ReadingYou don’t want to give up your favorite dishes, but you also don’t want to eat meat. I get it, believe me I do. There is nothing I love more than slow cooking some pulled pork all day and indulging in a feast of potato salad, pulled pork sandwiches, and…
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Continue ReadingHawaii is one of those places I only dare to dream about. It’s its own little magical world of Under the Sea melodies and creatures dancing in the sand. Don’t say you’ve never imagined yourself in a little mermaid musical in the coves of a Hawaiian retreat… just me? Hawaii…
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Continue ReadingWho doesn’t love a good east coast crab cake while they daydream of salt water and boardwalks? I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again. Eating vegan does not mean that we have to give up our favorite dishes from around the world. We simply see the change we…