There is a new restaurant that is making quite the splash in Walla Walla Washington. Recently rated on America’s top 100 best wine restaurants by Wine Enthusiast (link to article here). So what started the Steak Co? The four owners Dan Thiessen, Steven Brack, Paul MacKay and Philip Christofides. The idea was discussed over coffee, Dan […]
Who do you want to be?
“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” -Jim Rohn When I was little my mom told me that I should be careful who I spent time with. That it was an important decision that should be made wisely. At the time I didn’t think about it so deeply. […]
Why Travel?
What does travel mean to me? When I was in middle school, the only travel I was interested in was a once a month weeklong trip to Hawaii. I didn’t care so much for travel. I enjoyed it sure, but what I most looked forward to was coming home and having stories to tell my […]
Dealing With Parisians
“The French Are Assholes.” Or so think many of the thousands of visitors to Paris think after returning from a vacation in “The City of Love”. Coming away with a bitter taste in their mouth after dealing with the Parisians. Now dont get me wrong, there are plenty of people who leave Paris and have […]
Restaurant Louis, Stéphane Pitré
Paris Fine Dinning When in Paris one thing you can not miss is a set menu gourmet meal. It gives you the opportunity to try things you normally wouldn’t to experience a several course meal that will bring your pallet on a journey. My fine dinning experience was at Restaurant Louis by chef Stéphane Pitré. Let […]
Chez Imogène, Paris
Bretagne (Brittany France) In my opinion one of the best ways to get to know a region or country is by the food. I found it fascinating when I lived in France and realized how each different region so clearly had it’s own cuisine and specialties that you couldn’t find anywhere else. When I was […]
Things you won’t know unless you’ve studied abroad
The experience of a lifetime I’m sure that everyone has that friend that studied abroad for some amount of time and can’t seem to shut up about it. Well, I am that friend. That one person who studied abroad and swears that it “changed their life” all of a sudden things they used to eat […]
Morning Pages
Remedy for over thinkers What are morning pages you ask? They are something for improving productivity, a way to express yourself, a method of planning, and an easy way to clear your head. For each person they are rewarding in a slightly different way. For myself my this daily habit helps me to put everything […]
Painting: Chez Les Ch’ti
Chez Les Ch’tis Pronunciation (Shay – Lay – Shtee) The first time I heard the word Ch’ti was when I received my letter about where I had been placed in France for my year abroad. I was told I would be going to “Le Nord” the north of France, the home of “Les Ch’tis”. I […]
Mamnoon Restaurant, Seattle
Modern Union of Middle Eastern Cuisines When walking around Seattle exploring the sights, one is bound to find themselves pretty hungry after a while. So after a long time of walking around the Pikes place market, hiking up the hills, laying in a park playing cards in the sun; it was time for something to […]