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Dialogue Discouraged at Dialogue Restaurant – Los Angeles

Dialogue Discouraged at Dialogue Restaurant – Los Angeles

AdrienneNovember 18, 2018August 6, 2019

Part of the fun in a multi-course tasting menu is the interaction with the staffContinue reading

A Dreamy Garden Dinner at Epicure Le Bristol – Paris, France

A Dreamy Garden Dinner at Epicure Le Bristol – Paris, France

AdrienneOctober 14, 2018December 16, 2018

One of my favorite meals this year took place in the manicured gardens of EpicureContinue reading

Gaggan Pop Up at Eight Tables – San Francisco

Gaggan Pop Up at Eight Tables – San Francisco

AdrienneSeptember 21, 2018December 16, 2018

The two Asian fine dining restaurants Gaggan and Eight Tables both made my Top 3Continue reading

Kame Omakase – Modern Japanese Off the Las Vegas Strip

Kame Omakase – Modern Japanese Off the Las Vegas Strip

AdrienneSeptember 6, 2018January 20, 2019

Dining on the Vegas strip gives me sticker shock, even compared to the SF BayContinue reading

Maum – A Modern Korean Tasting Menu in Palo Alto

Maum – A Modern Korean Tasting Menu in Palo Alto

AdrienneAugust 22, 2018August 6, 2019

Maum continues the trend of tasting menus that incorporate traditional Asian flavors in a modernContinue reading

Dining Inside the Eiffel Tower at Le Jules Verne – Paris, France

Dining Inside the Eiffel Tower at Le Jules Verne – Paris, France

AdrienneAugust 7, 2018December 16, 2018

A great way to skip the line at the Eiffel Tower? Make reservations at LeContinue reading

The Letdown of Arzak – San Sebastian, Spain

The Letdown of Arzak – San Sebastian, Spain

AdrienneJuly 29, 2018December 16, 2018

Fresh off the high of excellent fine dining in Barcelona (Disfrutar, Tickets, Enigma), I wasContinue reading

Accessible Fine Dining at Tickets Tapas Bar – Barcelona, Spain

Accessible Fine Dining at Tickets Tapas Bar – Barcelona, Spain

AdrienneJuly 13, 2018December 16, 2018

Getting a ticket to Tickets Barcelona is no easy feat. The word is out –Continue reading

The Futuristic Menu at Enigma Concept – Barcelona, Spain

The Futuristic Menu at Enigma Concept – Barcelona, Spain

AdrienneJuly 4, 2018December 16, 2018

And the longest tasting menu award goes to…Enigma Concept for their 40+ courses, but afterContinue reading

The Disfrutar Especial Tasting Menu – Barcelona, Spain

The Disfrutar Especial Tasting Menu – Barcelona, Spain

AdrienneJune 19, 2018December 16, 2018

Disfrutar means “enjoy” in Spanish, and true to its name, the lunch experience here wasContinue reading

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There is no love like self love. 💜 I’m hones There is no love like self love. 💜

I’m honestly in shock at what I’ve endured the past few months. Three very different relationships (from past and present) have hurt me in three very different ways in a short time. And so unexpectedly. I could not make this stuff up.

I’m just grateful I have a strong foundation from many years of therapy. I am not perfect, but I’ve done enough self work to love and value myself, that I feel a bit like Wonder Woman. These lethal bullets are bouncing off my lasso of truth! 

This stuff is so heavy, and along with the insanity of 2020/2021…that I’m honestly a little surprised I haven’t gone back to my eating disorder or developed some other unhealthy addiction and/or depression. I’m angry and hurt, but I’m quite mentally okay and still optimistic.

It’s been years since I stopped therapy, because my foundation makes me resilient. I cannot emphasize the importance of hard, introspective self work and growth. Hurt people hurt people. Don’t be one of them.
My fav dishes these past couple weeks on the Big I My fav dishes these past couple weeks on the Big Island. Mostly poke. Disclaimer: this was not a food focused trip (shocking!) so my sample set was small.

Hale I'A Da Fish House - Shoyu poke, sunrise poke, taegu

Da Poke Shack - Poke Bowl w/ shack special, pele's kiss, and edamame & wild rice salad

Napua - Poke appetizer, taegu, kimchi, avocado, seaweed salad

Halani - 4 lb kanpachi special

📍Big Island, HI 🇺🇸 #willwanderforfood
I had a few wonderful personal developments this y I had a few wonderful personal developments this year. 2020 can still kiss my ass. 👋🏻
We are all going through stuff. And most of it isn We are all going through stuff. And most of it isn’t obvious on the surface. So please lead with kindness first. Especially during the holiday season when tensions are high. Lead with more kindness.

It is easy to shame and finger point. But what productive good are you doing when you lead this way? When you lead with spite, you are coming from a place of hurt. Self-reflect and then have an empathetic dialog if you truly think you have productive (and not just hurtful) feedback for the other person.

I was looking forward to our second annual “orphan’s by choice” Christmas together with @ashpoteto, but we canceled plans to be cautious. 

With covid isolation going on so long, we are taking calculated risks as inherently social creatures. Staying home 24/7 for months is a mental health risk too. No one is perfect. Humans are not robots (as much as I wish I were sometimes!)

I’m spending Christmas alone - physically and mentally. That is how I heal myself. To those that are isolated, but heal first through people, stay strong today. Here is a virtual hug and visual hug (second photo). This pandemic isn’t going to go on forever. We will be able to laugh, sing, cry, and breathe on each other someday again.
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