Every once in a while I learn about some opportunity to combine my passion for great food and drink with helping young people. Recently I learned about a food and drink festival that does exactly that! Sabor Latino is a food, beer and wine festival during the San Diego Latino Film Festival and when I … Continue reading
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4 Days in Sin City: Getting Las Vegas right
We decided to abscond from our usual surroundings for some fun in the desert…and a stay in Las Vegas. What follows is a series of tales, mostly about food and drink, from the places we went and the people we encountered. We spent some time on the strip, but much of the trip was about … Continue reading
The Windy City: Four Days in Chicago
Thanks to the miracle of the Internet – and especially ancestry.com – I found myself enjoying the delights of the greater Chicago area on a recent trip to meet 250 of my relatives. Yep. You read that right. With several days to really cover some ground I decided to do a deep dive into the … Continue reading
Day 1: Hopleaf, Map Room, and a delicious soul food restaurant called Big Jones
Chicago in February is cold. Not ‘get me a light jacket’ cold, either. More like ‘stay inside and sleep on a heater’ cold. Or ‘if you don’t have gloves you may get frostbite just standing outside’ cold. Being from San Diego, this was especially challenging. Nevertheless, it was what I had to work with, so … Continue reading
Living on $4.38/day – Day 4: Groundhog’s Day and the best cookbook ever
Yep, you are right, the above photo is a first world problems meme from this site. The title of today’s post is an ode to one of America’s true funny men, Bill Murray and this movie. Today’s meals are basically a reprise of Day 2, which is a useful time to point out that one … Continue reading
Living on $4.38/day Day 3: Turning the corner
The story of my third day wasn’t the struggle with pangs of hunger, as these sort of settled in and started to become an unpleasant normal part of my day. On my third day the most important things I noticed had more to do with lifestyle differences when you have only so much money to … Continue reading
Living on $4.38/day Day 2: Settling in
Today I woke up hungry. To be honest I can’t tell yet if this is because my normal portion sizes are just way too big or if I didn’t get enough to eat. Nevertheless, this felt like the real start of the challenge, for a couple reasons that I’ll get into in a moment. Today … Continue reading
Living on $4.38/day: Day 1 – Eating slowly
The above image came from this fascinating brief history of the food stamp program. A few years ago I was moved by the idea that I could help create awareness among my circles about hunger issues through this thing called the CalFresh Challenge. You have to live off $4.38 per day, which is the amount … Continue reading
The CalFresh Challenge 2015: $4.38/day
I want as many people as possible to understand that hunger affects people even in our city. That it compromises most other aspects of life. And that if you are a child, your chances of success in school, sitting still in class, and reaching the all important milestone of being able to read at your … Continue reading
Romesco: The Plascencia touch
No disrespect to King Midas, but for people who like food, spending time savoring the work of Chef Javier Plascencia is an opportunity to really experience a golden touch. Let me tell you about our time at Romesco Mexiterranen Bistro.