It’s a humid, sweaty day at the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture. I’m The Public, here to learn about sustainable agriculture, and to pet a few baby goats. There I am, on my knees and digging my hands into the dirt searching for weeds, sporting my Kale university t-shirt and bright green muck boots. I’m joined by a young chef who… Read More Best Meal of 2016: Blue Hill at Stone Barns
If you live in Seattle and you drink coffee, you have a right to know what’s going on over at La Marzocco. The off-menu menu: a big ol’ crusty piece of bread, toasted and topped with mashed avocado, mint, lemon and feta cheese. Go to La Marzocco for the coffee, stay for the avocado toast. Which is a… Read More Spoiler Alert: Secret Avo Toast at Seattle La Marzocco
Cashew cream. Tempeh. Nutritional yeast. Rice milk. Maybe not together. But if there’s anyone with the cooking chops to make people crave these obscure ingredients, it’s vegan chef Chloe Coscarelli. A celebrity in the kale community, culinary school grad Coscarelli has a resume including a butter, milk and egg-free ginger-nutmeg cupcake that won the TV show… Read More by CHLOE, vegan food for all
It has recently come to my attention that I have even less than no idea what I am doing when it comes to photography. Pair that with the fact that food is one of the hardest things to capture, and this is what you get. In no order in particular, the beginning of my coffee… Read More The absolute worst food photos on my iPhone
Neighborhood Services: where the lighting is just a tad too dim, the waiters wear sweater vests with embroidered crests and I dream of splurging on sparkling water and pasta and French fries. I thought I was just there to eat, drink, and maybe use the mouthwash and little hand towels in the bathroom. But no.… Read More My Favorite Restaurant, and Restroom in Dallas and the World
Downtown McKinney, Texas. Idyllic Southern small town square, with antique furniture stores on every corner and one-way streets. The other side is home to a haunted jailhouse and lacey boutiques. It’s the perfect blend of charming and curious. And pie. The space inside Emporium Pies is cozy, chic and inviting. Grey walls, a gold-framed mirror with the menu… Read More My Dreams are About Pie, and my Daydreams are About Pie
Sometimes all you need is a beer, but you don’t know you also need cured meat. Enter the Blind Butcher on Lower Greenville. The first thing I notice when I walk into the dimly lit urban-grunge tavern is the black-and-white hexagon tile floor. The bar has a marble countertop, and the tap handles are all a smooth… Read More Me, the Blind Butcher and the baguette
There’s nothing like finding a hidden gem in an unfamiliar city that makes you feel right at home. At Jet City Espresso in Tampa, you literally are at home – the cozy coffee house is tucked into a corner of owner Jessica Glover’s home in Hyde Park. Named one of Tampa’s Top 10 most interesting… Read More Jet City is Tampa’s place to be
Step inside the Oxford Exchange, located across the street from the University of Tampa, and behold a world of literary and culinary enlightenment and English charm. Here, you can curiously peruse the fascinating shelves of the bookstore, curl up in leather armchairs with a book and a cup of tea, and enjoy afternoon tea and sandwiches… Read More Lunch and tea over a good read at Oxford Exchange
Walk up to the door of True Food Kitchen in Dallas and you’ll notice that the entire front of the restaurant is an observation window, including the kitchen. Cooks can be seen washing and prepping huge cases of kale, tomatoes and other fresh veggies in the airy white-tiled kitchen that opens into the bar and dining… Read More See everything, eat everything at healthy True Food Kitchen, Dallas
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