Mexico City, Mexico

Bienvenido!  I’ve been on hiatus for almost 4 years from blogging since I’ve been much more active on my instagram.  A lot has happened since, I’ve traveled quite a bit, ate a lot of good food, ran two marathons (Philly & NYC) and being part of the change in our food culture.  I remain so

2015 Year in Food Review

“I’ll have the usual.”  Maybe its a sign that I am getting old or as my friend tells me, I know what I want. 2015 marks my final year in my twenties. I’ve noticed my eating habit very often included the restaurants I have already been to and I would order my usual.  There’s the

2014 Year in Review

photos taken with instagram @iluvpotato “Nothing is achieved without effort.” 2014 has been a milestone. It was not easy, starting the year and on my birthday being unemployed. But it was an opportunity to take the time to rejuvenate, rethink, and rediscover the city I grew up in and reviewing my personal goals. A transition

New York City Brunch

We work for the weekends and brunch is one of the many more reasons to why.  It is the one meal that fanfare into the weekend and it is the one meal people seem willingly to queue up to a hour or more for a table in the city.  Perhaps it’s the bloody marys, the

Ten Under a Buck

With high cost in rent, food, transportation in most cities these days, it can get depressing living in a big city like New York City where on a daily basis where most of us are watching our budget.  I am probably the worst Chinese when it comes to crunching numbers but what I did inherit

Austin, Texas

photos taken by iLuvpotato © 2014 SXSW 2014 may be over but Austin, Texas is a great city to visit year round.  I made a visit to Austin, TX last year during labor day holiday weekend and stayed with my friend.  There was no better way to celebrate the last days of summer than swimming

2013 Year in Review

photos taken with instagram by iLuvpotato © 2013 It’s hard to believe another year has gone by and as I get older, “staying in” has a whole new feeling.  Maybe because I traveled more frequent than any other years.  I started 2013 with an annual sister bonding West coast trip from San Francisco, Seattle to

A Double Life

photos taken with instagram by iLuvpotato © 2013 I had the privilege to talk to second grade students for career day at a public school about my profession earlier this week.  My friend, a teacher at the school who invited me thought I was a full time foodblooger and did not know that I actually

Journey to the West

I recently attended a free talk at the McNally Jackson bookstore lead by Lucky Peach magazine on the topic food + travel writing, which is something I am interested in learning in crafting and potentially getting a few gigs (fingers crossed!)  eat, travel, write, repeat, that’s my dream job.  The subject on “authencity” was repeated

Deep Impact

Photos taken with Instagram by iLuvPotato I am writing this on 12.21.2012 and the world was suppose to end according to the Mayan calendar.  If the world did end and my last meal was at Runner and Stone grand opening party with a 6 course meal then I feel pretty content.  Although, I am glad