The Time I Went to Adult Summer Camp

Lady Camp (Washington Outdoor Women)

I’m going to deviate just a touch from the topic of eating food for a second…but there’s still food preparation involved. Lady Camp was one of the most inspiring things I’ve done in a long time. I travel across oceans all the time, but here, just 45 minutes from my house, I met people from the foreign lands that we call “across the mountains” with strange religions (I believe they’re called “republicans”). They were tall and short, old as my grandmother, and young enough that I had to use the phrase “back in my day,” more than once. The common thread?...

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10 Things I Don’t Want to Hear My Server Say

10 Things I Don't Want to Hear from my Server

Let’s just get this straight: I was the worst server ever. On my second day as a waitress, I dropped chicken fingers on the floor of the Quito...

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App Release: Unique Eats of the Northwest

Unique Eats of the Northwest

“I’m having a girl!” the text came in yesterday from my best friend. I couldn’t be happier for her. THERE IS A TINY HUMAN INSIDE MY BEST FRIEND....

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How to Find the Best Food While Traveling

How to Find the Best Food While Traveling

Some phrases that make my heart hurt: “We got there and we were tired, so we just ate at the hotel” “I didn’t know what anything was, so thank...

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From Pest to Plate: An Essay on Eating Bugs, Slugs, & Insects

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The slug recoiled in horror, seemingly just as scared that his comfy—if crunchy—bed of green lettuce had been disturbed, as I was that he was on it. He...

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Love at First Sight: Yummy Mammy

Spinach Noodles

Yummy Mammy is the Zooey Deschanel of Chinese restaurants. It’s got her quirky looks and takes hints from the way she hides behind big glasses to fool people into...

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5 Sauces that Spank Sriracha

Hot Sauces

America loves the cock. The big red bottle with the outline of the rooster on it has climbed to bacon-esque levels of zeitgeist, and to be quite frank, I’m...

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