On our way to Juan-les-Pins and Nice on the French Rivera, we made a lunchtime stop in the stunning port of Cassis. One of those gorgeous places where pictures barely do it justice, Will and I enjoyed some of the treasures of the sea including fresh calamari and mussels along [...]
Aside from being able to read a menu (well, mostly), my French is rather limited. The only phrase that really stuck was "Pain au Chocolat, s’il vous plaît?" There's just something about croissants from a Paris bakery, and I couldn't wait for my first of the trip. We'd just arrived [...]
In Midnight in Paris, Rachel McAdams' amusing but unlikeable character gripes about seeing too many "charming boulevards" and "bistros" during her short stay in the City of Light. Which, funnily enough, are two of my favorite things about Paris. I never stroll as much as I do in Paris. Instead [...]
While Will and I weren't sporting nearly enough white linen like Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson's characters did in Something's Gotta Give, we officially made our cameo in a Nancy Meyers' movie at Le Grand Colbert in Paris recently. In fact, we were seated at Diane, Jack, and Keanu Reeves' [...]
Confession: I've never watched Game of Thrones. And since we're getting personal here, I only made it through two-and-a-half episodes of Succession and half of the first season of Ted Lasso. After three scenes of The Diplomat I called it quits, but I watched every last episode of LOST. Even [...]
Ever since I fell in love with the portobello mushroom ravioli with the creamy roasted red pepper sauce at Olive Garden back in the day, Italian food has always equaled "celebration" to me. So naturally when it came time to toast a successful Pitch Slam back in 2017, and again [...]
When in Wisconsin, it's your moral imperative to eat all the cheese. In fact, I'm pretty sure they'll kick you out if you don't. Or if you cheer for any football team other than the Packers (whew, I'm safe there). And really is there anything more sinfully delicious than fried [...]
Yes, I know what you're thinking... C'mon Christa, this is a food blog, we don't want to hear you waxing poetic about a bowl of oatmeal. Pizza? Definitely. Tacos? Oh yeah. But this is oatmeal, how life-changing could it actually be? No amount of slivered almonds, no amount of fruit [...]
The best thing about lunch at Modern Market is that eating healthier is never a drag. Everything, including my favorite Thai chicken salad that's pictured here, is super flavorful with unexpected little touches. There's toasted coconut for texture, curried sweet potato, crunchy cucumber and maybe the best part of all, [...]
Well, this was a first. I've never waited for more than three hours for a table anywhere (on a Wednesday mid-morning no less), but since Krista and I made the trek to Waco, we decided to see it through. If anything, it's a tribute to just how much people absolutely [...]
