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The RE-BRANDING: This blog is about Food Carts Now!

So you may have guessed I got bored with trying to eat lunch on Hawthorne every day. It was expensive, we ran out of restaurants we weren't specifically avoiding, and oh yeah, I moved my office to felony flats. Well, technically we've rebranded it the "Flavel Arts District" hoping it'll catch on like Alberta did, but apparently white trash people are harder to gentrify. Anyway! I was just in a heated debate with Stan about our two nearest Food Cart pod locations (actually it wasn't heated at all, we agreed) and realized, I could start food blogging again, but about cart pods. I'm way better at keeping these things going…
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Another Cook Off Video!

What do you do for fun? Me, I put on cooking show spoof cook offs and then make videos of them. With each one (this is the fifth one), it gets more serious, and more polished. For the latest I branded it, came up with some instrumental background music, and got a sponsor that actually provided the featured ingredient. Then I spent a solid 12 hours editing, only to export and realize there were a few more things I wanted to fix. But after two days of editing, I figured, good enough! Enjoy. Be sure to check out the full gallery of artsy black white photos here.
Read More

Vegan Cupcake Wars!

As you may or may not know, my office is above a Vegan bakery. It's cool because I get all the coffee and vegan pastries my heart could possible desire, but the catch is, when Lisa needs something requiring my skill set, I can't say no. So when someone from the Food Network called asking her to try out for Cupcake Wars, it was my job to make the video. Not that I would have said no, as this is clearly my latest big break! Jared did most of the filming (though I will definitely claim the shaky shots -- there is free coffee here.) I did the editing and…
Read More

Toney Bento

1423 SE 37th Date of visit: June 28, 2010 Cost for 2 (with tip): $20 Our "new" options on Hawthorne are limited, so there have been a lot of trips to the same old places lately, but yesterday we finally decided to get back on blog-wagon and try out something new. Toney Bento is tucked just off the strip on 37th, and is one of the few places left on our list that isn't a dingy-looking sports bar. In fact, it looks quite appealing and even has sweet samurai swords on display. How can you go wrong with swords!? Despite the name, there is also more on the menu than…
Read More

State # 1: Wyoming

Circa 1981 If you were wondering what state would be number one, wonder no longer! According to my passport, I was born in Jackson, WY, so the Cowboy State wins by default! I never actually lived there though, Jackson was just the closest hospital to my new home in rural Idaho. Since then I’ve driven across Wyoming more times than I can count, but it was in 2007 I made it a point to visit Yellowstone national park. We sat in the pouring rain waiting for the stupid geyser to explode, only to be totally under whelmed. Ironically, on the way back from Old Faithful, we stopped at another spot…
Read More

State # 2: Idaho

I spent the first three years of my life in the home of famous potatoes, until I came home asking who Joseph Smith was and my parents decided it was time to move back east. In college we took a road trip to Montana, and I remember driving by Lake Coeur d’Alene and taking a Polaroid of the sun setting against the lake and snow, that is still one of my favorites. [gallery=41]
Read More

State #3: Utah

First visit: Circa early 80s Having ski bum parents is cool. Even though I don't remember it, I was assured I visited Utah multiple times in my earliest of years. In the more recent history, I've headed to Utah on more epic shred trips, and of course, passed through on the way to elsewhere. The painted desert and the salt flats are definitely worth seeing, but Utah definitely is most relevant for its snow. Oh yeah, and Mormons -- actually the reason my ski bum parents left the snow and moved me back east. [gallery=40]
Read More

State # 4: New York

Circa: 1984 Technically, we stayed with family in NY while looking for a place to live in VT, so it wins as the first east coast state I remember visiting. But since the house I grew up in was 20 minutes from the border of New York State, I’ve been there plenty.We used to drive to New York to get sushi when I was in high school, go shopping at the mall in Glens Falls, and once I was old enough to drink, post-bar trips to Flub’s were commonplace as last call in NY isn’t until 4 am. I’ve also been to “the city” plenty of times, one of the…
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State #5: Vermont

Circa: 1984 No matter how many places I go or live, Vermont will always be home. Even though I wasn't born there, I spent my formative years (ages 3-17) there, and am not afraid to claim it. I have definitely eaten a Vermonster from Ben and Jerry's (taken the factory tour too!) I own a "I Love Vermont" shirt. I've lived in Rutland and Burlington, and some times I even forget to say my t's (only when they fall in the middle of words, though.) Plus it's kind of pretty there. [gallery=39]
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State # 6: New Hampshire

Circa mid 1980's I grew up going to our family’s summer cottage on Lake Winnipesauke and my freshman year of college was spent at Plymouth State College. There I complained about the sub par nature of the White Mountains (even though it was the heyday of the Blue Lodge) and worked at a Chinese restaurant. To this day some of my best friends are the ones I met in New Hampshire. [gallery=38]
Read More

The RE-BRANDING: This blog is about Food Carts Now!

So you may have guessed I got bored with trying to eat lunch on Hawthorne every day. It was expensive, we ran out of restaurants we weren't specifically avoiding, and oh yeah, I moved my office to felony flats. Well, technically we've rebranded it the "Flavel Arts District" hoping it'll catch on like Alberta did, but apparently white trash people are harder to gentrify. Anyway! I was just in a heated debate with Stan about our two nearest Food Cart pod locations (actually it wasn't heated at all, we agreed) and realized, I could start food blogging again, but about cart pods. I'm way better at keeping these things going…
Read More

Another Cook Off Video!

What do you do for fun? Me, I put on cooking show spoof cook offs and then make videos of them. With each one (this is the fifth one), it gets more serious, and more polished. For the latest I branded it, came up with some instrumental background music, and got a sponsor that actually provided the featured ingredient. Then I spent a solid 12 hours editing, only to export and realize there were a few more things I wanted to fix. But after two days of editing, I figured, good enough! Enjoy. Be sure to check out the full gallery of artsy black white photos here.
Read More

Vegan Cupcake Wars!

As you may or may not know, my office is above a Vegan bakery. It's cool because I get all the coffee and vegan pastries my heart could possible desire, but the catch is, when Lisa needs something requiring my skill set, I can't say no. So when someone from the Food Network called asking her to try out for Cupcake Wars, it was my job to make the video. Not that I would have said no, as this is clearly my latest big break! Jared did most of the filming (though I will definitely claim the shaky shots -- there is free coffee here.) I did the editing and…
Read More

Toney Bento

1423 SE 37th Date of visit: June 28, 2010 Cost for 2 (with tip): $20 Our "new" options on Hawthorne are limited, so there have been a lot of trips to the same old places lately, but yesterday we finally decided to get back on blog-wagon and try out something new. Toney Bento is tucked just off the strip on 37th, and is one of the few places left on our list that isn't a dingy-looking sports bar. In fact, it looks quite appealing and even has sweet samurai swords on display. How can you go wrong with swords!? Despite the name, there is also more on the menu than…
Read More

State # 1: Wyoming

Circa 1981 If you were wondering what state would be number one, wonder no longer! According to my passport, I was born in Jackson, WY, so the Cowboy State wins by default! I never actually lived there though, Jackson was just the closest hospital to my new home in rural Idaho. Since then I’ve driven across Wyoming more times than I can count, but it was in 2007 I made it a point to visit Yellowstone national park. We sat in the pouring rain waiting for the stupid geyser to explode, only to be totally under whelmed. Ironically, on the way back from Old Faithful, we stopped at another spot…
Read More

State # 2: Idaho

I spent the first three years of my life in the home of famous potatoes, until I came home asking who Joseph Smith was and my parents decided it was time to move back east. In college we took a road trip to Montana, and I remember driving by Lake Coeur d’Alene and taking a Polaroid of the sun setting against the lake and snow, that is still one of my favorites. [gallery=41]
Read More

State #3: Utah

First visit: Circa early 80s Having ski bum parents is cool. Even though I don't remember it, I was assured I visited Utah multiple times in my earliest of years. In the more recent history, I've headed to Utah on more epic shred trips, and of course, passed through on the way to elsewhere. The painted desert and the salt flats are definitely worth seeing, but Utah definitely is most relevant for its snow. Oh yeah, and Mormons -- actually the reason my ski bum parents left the snow and moved me back east. [gallery=40]
Read More

State # 4: New York

Circa: 1984 Technically, we stayed with family in NY while looking for a place to live in VT, so it wins as the first east coast state I remember visiting. But since the house I grew up in was 20 minutes from the border of New York State, I’ve been there plenty.We used to drive to New York to get sushi when I was in high school, go shopping at the mall in Glens Falls, and once I was old enough to drink, post-bar trips to Flub’s were commonplace as last call in NY isn’t until 4 am. I’ve also been to “the city” plenty of times, one of the…
Read More

State #5: Vermont

Circa: 1984 No matter how many places I go or live, Vermont will always be home. Even though I wasn't born there, I spent my formative years (ages 3-17) there, and am not afraid to claim it. I have definitely eaten a Vermonster from Ben and Jerry's (taken the factory tour too!) I own a "I Love Vermont" shirt. I've lived in Rutland and Burlington, and some times I even forget to say my t's (only when they fall in the middle of words, though.) Plus it's kind of pretty there. [gallery=39]
Read More

State # 6: New Hampshire

Circa mid 1980's I grew up going to our family’s summer cottage on Lake Winnipesauke and my freshman year of college was spent at Plymouth State College. There I complained about the sub par nature of the White Mountains (even though it was the heyday of the Blue Lodge) and worked at a Chinese restaurant. To this day some of my best friends are the ones I met in New Hampshire. [gallery=38]
Read More

The RE-BRANDING: This blog is about Food Carts Now!

So you may have guessed I got bored with trying to eat lunch on Hawthorne every day. It was expensive, we ran out of restaurants we weren't specifically avoiding, and oh yeah, I moved my office to felony flats. Well, technically we've rebranded it the "Flavel Arts District" hoping it'll catch on like Alberta did, but apparently white trash people are harder to gentrify. Anyway! I was just in a heated debate with Stan about our two nearest Food Cart pod locations (actually it wasn't heated at all, we agreed) and realized, I could start food blogging again, but about cart pods. I'm way better at keeping these things going…
Read More

Another Cook Off Video!

What do you do for fun? Me, I put on cooking show spoof cook offs and then make videos of them. With each one (this is the fifth one), it gets more serious, and more polished. For the latest I branded it, came up with some instrumental background music, and got a sponsor that actually provided the featured ingredient. Then I spent a solid 12 hours editing, only to export and realize there were a few more things I wanted to fix. But after two days of editing, I figured, good enough! Enjoy. Be sure to check out the full gallery of artsy black white photos here.
Read More

Vegan Cupcake Wars!

As you may or may not know, my office is above a Vegan bakery. It's cool because I get all the coffee and vegan pastries my heart could possible desire, but the catch is, when Lisa needs something requiring my skill set, I can't say no. So when someone from the Food Network called asking her to try out for Cupcake Wars, it was my job to make the video. Not that I would have said no, as this is clearly my latest big break! Jared did most of the filming (though I will definitely claim the shaky shots -- there is free coffee here.) I did the editing and…
Read More

Toney Bento

1423 SE 37th Date of visit: June 28, 2010 Cost for 2 (with tip): $20 Our "new" options on Hawthorne are limited, so there have been a lot of trips to the same old places lately, but yesterday we finally decided to get back on blog-wagon and try out something new. Toney Bento is tucked just off the strip on 37th, and is one of the few places left on our list that isn't a dingy-looking sports bar. In fact, it looks quite appealing and even has sweet samurai swords on display. How can you go wrong with swords!? Despite the name, there is also more on the menu than…
Read More

State # 1: Wyoming

Circa 1981 If you were wondering what state would be number one, wonder no longer! According to my passport, I was born in Jackson, WY, so the Cowboy State wins by default! I never actually lived there though, Jackson was just the closest hospital to my new home in rural Idaho. Since then I’ve driven across Wyoming more times than I can count, but it was in 2007 I made it a point to visit Yellowstone national park. We sat in the pouring rain waiting for the stupid geyser to explode, only to be totally under whelmed. Ironically, on the way back from Old Faithful, we stopped at another spot…
Read More

State # 2: Idaho

I spent the first three years of my life in the home of famous potatoes, until I came home asking who Joseph Smith was and my parents decided it was time to move back east. In college we took a road trip to Montana, and I remember driving by Lake Coeur d’Alene and taking a Polaroid of the sun setting against the lake and snow, that is still one of my favorites. [gallery=41]
Read More

State #3: Utah

First visit: Circa early 80s Having ski bum parents is cool. Even though I don't remember it, I was assured I visited Utah multiple times in my earliest of years. In the more recent history, I've headed to Utah on more epic shred trips, and of course, passed through on the way to elsewhere. The painted desert and the salt flats are definitely worth seeing, but Utah definitely is most relevant for its snow. Oh yeah, and Mormons -- actually the reason my ski bum parents left the snow and moved me back east. [gallery=40]
Read More

State # 4: New York

Circa: 1984 Technically, we stayed with family in NY while looking for a place to live in VT, so it wins as the first east coast state I remember visiting. But since the house I grew up in was 20 minutes from the border of New York State, I’ve been there plenty.We used to drive to New York to get sushi when I was in high school, go shopping at the mall in Glens Falls, and once I was old enough to drink, post-bar trips to Flub’s were commonplace as last call in NY isn’t until 4 am. I’ve also been to “the city” plenty of times, one of the…
Read More

State #5: Vermont

Circa: 1984 No matter how many places I go or live, Vermont will always be home. Even though I wasn't born there, I spent my formative years (ages 3-17) there, and am not afraid to claim it. I have definitely eaten a Vermonster from Ben and Jerry's (taken the factory tour too!) I own a "I Love Vermont" shirt. I've lived in Rutland and Burlington, and some times I even forget to say my t's (only when they fall in the middle of words, though.) Plus it's kind of pretty there. [gallery=39]
Read More

State # 6: New Hampshire

Circa mid 1980's I grew up going to our family’s summer cottage on Lake Winnipesauke and my freshman year of college was spent at Plymouth State College. There I complained about the sub par nature of the White Mountains (even though it was the heyday of the Blue Lodge) and worked at a Chinese restaurant. To this day some of my best friends are the ones I met in New Hampshire. [gallery=38]
Read More

The RE-BRANDING: This blog is about Food Carts Now!

So you may have guessed I got bored with trying to eat lunch on Hawthorne every day. It was expensive, we ran out of restaurants we weren't specifically avoiding, and oh yeah, I moved my office to felony flats. Well, technically we've rebranded it the "Flavel Arts District" hoping it'll catch on like Alberta did, but apparently white trash people are harder to gentrify. Anyway! I was just in a heated debate with Stan about our two nearest Food Cart pod locations (actually it wasn't heated at all, we agreed) and realized, I could start food blogging again, but about cart pods. I'm way better at keeping these things going…
Read More

Another Cook Off Video!

What do you do for fun? Me, I put on cooking show spoof cook offs and then make videos of them. With each one (this is the fifth one), it gets more serious, and more polished. For the latest I branded it, came up with some instrumental background music, and got a sponsor that actually provided the featured ingredient. Then I spent a solid 12 hours editing, only to export and realize there were a few more things I wanted to fix. But after two days of editing, I figured, good enough! Enjoy. Be sure to check out the full gallery of artsy black white photos here.
Read More

Vegan Cupcake Wars!

As you may or may not know, my office is above a Vegan bakery. It's cool because I get all the coffee and vegan pastries my heart could possible desire, but the catch is, when Lisa needs something requiring my skill set, I can't say no. So when someone from the Food Network called asking her to try out for Cupcake Wars, it was my job to make the video. Not that I would have said no, as this is clearly my latest big break! Jared did most of the filming (though I will definitely claim the shaky shots -- there is free coffee here.) I did the editing and…
Read More

Toney Bento

1423 SE 37th Date of visit: June 28, 2010 Cost for 2 (with tip): $20 Our "new" options on Hawthorne are limited, so there have been a lot of trips to the same old places lately, but yesterday we finally decided to get back on blog-wagon and try out something new. Toney Bento is tucked just off the strip on 37th, and is one of the few places left on our list that isn't a dingy-looking sports bar. In fact, it looks quite appealing and even has sweet samurai swords on display. How can you go wrong with swords!? Despite the name, there is also more on the menu than…
Read More

State # 1: Wyoming

Circa 1981 If you were wondering what state would be number one, wonder no longer! According to my passport, I was born in Jackson, WY, so the Cowboy State wins by default! I never actually lived there though, Jackson was just the closest hospital to my new home in rural Idaho. Since then I’ve driven across Wyoming more times than I can count, but it was in 2007 I made it a point to visit Yellowstone national park. We sat in the pouring rain waiting for the stupid geyser to explode, only to be totally under whelmed. Ironically, on the way back from Old Faithful, we stopped at another spot…
Read More

State # 2: Idaho

I spent the first three years of my life in the home of famous potatoes, until I came home asking who Joseph Smith was and my parents decided it was time to move back east. In college we took a road trip to Montana, and I remember driving by Lake Coeur d’Alene and taking a Polaroid of the sun setting against the lake and snow, that is still one of my favorites. [gallery=41]
Read More

State #3: Utah

First visit: Circa early 80s Having ski bum parents is cool. Even though I don't remember it, I was assured I visited Utah multiple times in my earliest of years. In the more recent history, I've headed to Utah on more epic shred trips, and of course, passed through on the way to elsewhere. The painted desert and the salt flats are definitely worth seeing, but Utah definitely is most relevant for its snow. Oh yeah, and Mormons -- actually the reason my ski bum parents left the snow and moved me back east. [gallery=40]
Read More

State # 4: New York

Circa: 1984 Technically, we stayed with family in NY while looking for a place to live in VT, so it wins as the first east coast state I remember visiting. But since the house I grew up in was 20 minutes from the border of New York State, I’ve been there plenty.We used to drive to New York to get sushi when I was in high school, go shopping at the mall in Glens Falls, and once I was old enough to drink, post-bar trips to Flub’s were commonplace as last call in NY isn’t until 4 am. I’ve also been to “the city” plenty of times, one of the…
Read More

State #5: Vermont

Circa: 1984 No matter how many places I go or live, Vermont will always be home. Even though I wasn't born there, I spent my formative years (ages 3-17) there, and am not afraid to claim it. I have definitely eaten a Vermonster from Ben and Jerry's (taken the factory tour too!) I own a "I Love Vermont" shirt. I've lived in Rutland and Burlington, and some times I even forget to say my t's (only when they fall in the middle of words, though.) Plus it's kind of pretty there. [gallery=39]
Read More

State # 6: New Hampshire

Circa mid 1980's I grew up going to our family’s summer cottage on Lake Winnipesauke and my freshman year of college was spent at Plymouth State College. There I complained about the sub par nature of the White Mountains (even though it was the heyday of the Blue Lodge) and worked at a Chinese restaurant. To this day some of my best friends are the ones I met in New Hampshire. [gallery=38]
Read More

The RE-BRANDING: This blog is about Food Carts Now!

So you may have guessed I got bored with trying to eat lunch on Hawthorne every day. It was expensive, we ran out of restaurants we weren't specifically avoiding, and oh yeah, I moved my office to felony flats. Well, technically we've rebranded it the "Flavel Arts District" hoping it'll catch on like Alberta did, but apparently white trash people are harder to gentrify. Anyway! I was just in a heated debate with Stan about our two nearest Food Cart pod locations (actually it wasn't heated at all, we agreed) and realized, I could start food blogging again, but about cart pods. I'm way better at keeping these things going…
Read More

Another Cook Off Video!

What do you do for fun? Me, I put on cooking show spoof cook offs and then make videos of them. With each one (this is the fifth one), it gets more serious, and more polished. For the latest I branded it, came up with some instrumental background music, and got a sponsor that actually provided the featured ingredient. Then I spent a solid 12 hours editing, only to export and realize there were a few more things I wanted to fix. But after two days of editing, I figured, good enough! Enjoy. Be sure to check out the full gallery of artsy black white photos here.
Read More

Vegan Cupcake Wars!

As you may or may not know, my office is above a Vegan bakery. It's cool because I get all the coffee and vegan pastries my heart could possible desire, but the catch is, when Lisa needs something requiring my skill set, I can't say no. So when someone from the Food Network called asking her to try out for Cupcake Wars, it was my job to make the video. Not that I would have said no, as this is clearly my latest big break! Jared did most of the filming (though I will definitely claim the shaky shots -- there is free coffee here.) I did the editing and…
Read More

Toney Bento

1423 SE 37th Date of visit: June 28, 2010 Cost for 2 (with tip): $20 Our "new" options on Hawthorne are limited, so there have been a lot of trips to the same old places lately, but yesterday we finally decided to get back on blog-wagon and try out something new. Toney Bento is tucked just off the strip on 37th, and is one of the few places left on our list that isn't a dingy-looking sports bar. In fact, it looks quite appealing and even has sweet samurai swords on display. How can you go wrong with swords!? Despite the name, there is also more on the menu than…
Read More

State # 1: Wyoming

Circa 1981 If you were wondering what state would be number one, wonder no longer! According to my passport, I was born in Jackson, WY, so the Cowboy State wins by default! I never actually lived there though, Jackson was just the closest hospital to my new home in rural Idaho. Since then I’ve driven across Wyoming more times than I can count, but it was in 2007 I made it a point to visit Yellowstone national park. We sat in the pouring rain waiting for the stupid geyser to explode, only to be totally under whelmed. Ironically, on the way back from Old Faithful, we stopped at another spot…
Read More

State # 2: Idaho

I spent the first three years of my life in the home of famous potatoes, until I came home asking who Joseph Smith was and my parents decided it was time to move back east. In college we took a road trip to Montana, and I remember driving by Lake Coeur d’Alene and taking a Polaroid of the sun setting against the lake and snow, that is still one of my favorites. [gallery=41]
Read More

State #3: Utah

First visit: Circa early 80s Having ski bum parents is cool. Even though I don't remember it, I was assured I visited Utah multiple times in my earliest of years. In the more recent history, I've headed to Utah on more epic shred trips, and of course, passed through on the way to elsewhere. The painted desert and the salt flats are definitely worth seeing, but Utah definitely is most relevant for its snow. Oh yeah, and Mormons -- actually the reason my ski bum parents left the snow and moved me back east. [gallery=40]
Read More

State # 4: New York

Circa: 1984 Technically, we stayed with family in NY while looking for a place to live in VT, so it wins as the first east coast state I remember visiting. But since the house I grew up in was 20 minutes from the border of New York State, I’ve been there plenty.We used to drive to New York to get sushi when I was in high school, go shopping at the mall in Glens Falls, and once I was old enough to drink, post-bar trips to Flub’s were commonplace as last call in NY isn’t until 4 am. I’ve also been to “the city” plenty of times, one of the…
Read More

State #5: Vermont

Circa: 1984 No matter how many places I go or live, Vermont will always be home. Even though I wasn't born there, I spent my formative years (ages 3-17) there, and am not afraid to claim it. I have definitely eaten a Vermonster from Ben and Jerry's (taken the factory tour too!) I own a "I Love Vermont" shirt. I've lived in Rutland and Burlington, and some times I even forget to say my t's (only when they fall in the middle of words, though.) Plus it's kind of pretty there. [gallery=39]
Read More

State # 6: New Hampshire

Circa mid 1980's I grew up going to our family’s summer cottage on Lake Winnipesauke and my freshman year of college was spent at Plymouth State College. There I complained about the sub par nature of the White Mountains (even though it was the heyday of the Blue Lodge) and worked at a Chinese restaurant. To this day some of my best friends are the ones I met in New Hampshire. [gallery=38]
Read More

The RE-BRANDING: This blog is about Food Carts Now!

So you may have guessed I got bored with trying to eat lunch on Hawthorne every day. It was expensive, we ran out of restaurants we weren't specifically avoiding, and oh yeah, I moved my office to felony flats. Well, technically we've rebranded it the "Flavel Arts District" hoping it'll catch on like Alberta did, but apparently white trash people are harder to gentrify. Anyway! I was just in a heated debate with Stan about our two nearest Food Cart pod locations (actually it wasn't heated at all, we agreed) and realized, I could start food blogging again, but about cart pods. I'm way better at keeping these things going…
Read More

Another Cook Off Video!

What do you do for fun? Me, I put on cooking show spoof cook offs and then make videos of them. With each one (this is the fifth one), it gets more serious, and more polished. For the latest I branded it, came up with some instrumental background music, and got a sponsor that actually provided the featured ingredient. Then I spent a solid 12 hours editing, only to export and realize there were a few more things I wanted to fix. But after two days of editing, I figured, good enough! Enjoy. Be sure to check out the full gallery of artsy black white photos here.
Read More

Vegan Cupcake Wars!

As you may or may not know, my office is above a Vegan bakery. It's cool because I get all the coffee and vegan pastries my heart could possible desire, but the catch is, when Lisa needs something requiring my skill set, I can't say no. So when someone from the Food Network called asking her to try out for Cupcake Wars, it was my job to make the video. Not that I would have said no, as this is clearly my latest big break! Jared did most of the filming (though I will definitely claim the shaky shots -- there is free coffee here.) I did the editing and…
Read More

Toney Bento

1423 SE 37th Date of visit: June 28, 2010 Cost for 2 (with tip): $20 Our "new" options on Hawthorne are limited, so there have been a lot of trips to the same old places lately, but yesterday we finally decided to get back on blog-wagon and try out something new. Toney Bento is tucked just off the strip on 37th, and is one of the few places left on our list that isn't a dingy-looking sports bar. In fact, it looks quite appealing and even has sweet samurai swords on display. How can you go wrong with swords!? Despite the name, there is also more on the menu than…
Read More

State # 1: Wyoming

Circa 1981 If you were wondering what state would be number one, wonder no longer! According to my passport, I was born in Jackson, WY, so the Cowboy State wins by default! I never actually lived there though, Jackson was just the closest hospital to my new home in rural Idaho. Since then I’ve driven across Wyoming more times than I can count, but it was in 2007 I made it a point to visit Yellowstone national park. We sat in the pouring rain waiting for the stupid geyser to explode, only to be totally under whelmed. Ironically, on the way back from Old Faithful, we stopped at another spot…
Read More

State # 2: Idaho

I spent the first three years of my life in the home of famous potatoes, until I came home asking who Joseph Smith was and my parents decided it was time to move back east. In college we took a road trip to Montana, and I remember driving by Lake Coeur d’Alene and taking a Polaroid of the sun setting against the lake and snow, that is still one of my favorites. [gallery=41]
Read More

State #3: Utah

First visit: Circa early 80s Having ski bum parents is cool. Even though I don't remember it, I was assured I visited Utah multiple times in my earliest of years. In the more recent history, I've headed to Utah on more epic shred trips, and of course, passed through on the way to elsewhere. The painted desert and the salt flats are definitely worth seeing, but Utah definitely is most relevant for its snow. Oh yeah, and Mormons -- actually the reason my ski bum parents left the snow and moved me back east. [gallery=40]
Read More

State # 4: New York

Circa: 1984 Technically, we stayed with family in NY while looking for a place to live in VT, so it wins as the first east coast state I remember visiting. But since the house I grew up in was 20 minutes from the border of New York State, I’ve been there plenty.We used to drive to New York to get sushi when I was in high school, go shopping at the mall in Glens Falls, and once I was old enough to drink, post-bar trips to Flub’s were commonplace as last call in NY isn’t until 4 am. I’ve also been to “the city” plenty of times, one of the…
Read More

State #5: Vermont

Circa: 1984 No matter how many places I go or live, Vermont will always be home. Even though I wasn't born there, I spent my formative years (ages 3-17) there, and am not afraid to claim it. I have definitely eaten a Vermonster from Ben and Jerry's (taken the factory tour too!) I own a "I Love Vermont" shirt. I've lived in Rutland and Burlington, and some times I even forget to say my t's (only when they fall in the middle of words, though.) Plus it's kind of pretty there. [gallery=39]
Read More

State # 6: New Hampshire

Circa mid 1980's I grew up going to our family’s summer cottage on Lake Winnipesauke and my freshman year of college was spent at Plymouth State College. There I complained about the sub par nature of the White Mountains (even though it was the heyday of the Blue Lodge) and worked at a Chinese restaurant. To this day some of my best friends are the ones I met in New Hampshire. [gallery=38]
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The RE-BRANDING: This blog is about Food Carts Now!

So you may have guessed I got bored with trying to eat lunch on Hawthorne every day. It was expensive, we ran out of restaurants we weren't specifically avoiding, and oh yeah, I moved my office to felony flats. Well, technically we've rebranded it the "Flavel Arts District" hoping it'll catch on like Alberta did, but apparently white trash people are harder to gentrify. Anyway! I was just in a heated debate with Stan about our two nearest Food Cart pod locations (actually it wasn't heated at all, we agreed) and realized, I could start food blogging again, but about cart pods. I'm way better at keeping these things going…
Read More

Another Cook Off Video!

What do you do for fun? Me, I put on cooking show spoof cook offs and then make videos of them. With each one (this is the fifth one), it gets more serious, and more polished. For the latest I branded it, came up with some instrumental background music, and got a sponsor that actually provided the featured ingredient. Then I spent a solid 12 hours editing, only to export and realize there were a few more things I wanted to fix. But after two days of editing, I figured, good enough! Enjoy. Be sure to check out the full gallery of artsy black white photos here.
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Vegan Cupcake Wars!

As you may or may not know, my office is above a Vegan bakery. It's cool because I get all the coffee and vegan pastries my heart could possible desire, but the catch is, when Lisa needs something requiring my skill set, I can't say no. So when someone from the Food Network called asking her to try out for Cupcake Wars, it was my job to make the video. Not that I would have said no, as this is clearly my latest big break! Jared did most of the filming (though I will definitely claim the shaky shots -- there is free coffee here.) I did the editing and…
Read More

Toney Bento

1423 SE 37th Date of visit: June 28, 2010 Cost for 2 (with tip): $20 Our "new" options on Hawthorne are limited, so there have been a lot of trips to the same old places lately, but yesterday we finally decided to get back on blog-wagon and try out something new. Toney Bento is tucked just off the strip on 37th, and is one of the few places left on our list that isn't a dingy-looking sports bar. In fact, it looks quite appealing and even has sweet samurai swords on display. How can you go wrong with swords!? Despite the name, there is also more on the menu than…
Read More

State # 1: Wyoming

Circa 1981 If you were wondering what state would be number one, wonder no longer! According to my passport, I was born in Jackson, WY, so the Cowboy State wins by default! I never actually lived there though, Jackson was just the closest hospital to my new home in rural Idaho. Since then I’ve driven across Wyoming more times than I can count, but it was in 2007 I made it a point to visit Yellowstone national park. We sat in the pouring rain waiting for the stupid geyser to explode, only to be totally under whelmed. Ironically, on the way back from Old Faithful, we stopped at another spot…
Read More

State # 2: Idaho

I spent the first three years of my life in the home of famous potatoes, until I came home asking who Joseph Smith was and my parents decided it was time to move back east. In college we took a road trip to Montana, and I remember driving by Lake Coeur d’Alene and taking a Polaroid of the sun setting against the lake and snow, that is still one of my favorites. [gallery=41]
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State #3: Utah

First visit: Circa early 80s Having ski bum parents is cool. Even though I don't remember it, I was assured I visited Utah multiple times in my earliest of years. In the more recent history, I've headed to Utah on more epic shred trips, and of course, passed through on the way to elsewhere. The painted desert and the salt flats are definitely worth seeing, but Utah definitely is most relevant for its snow. Oh yeah, and Mormons -- actually the reason my ski bum parents left the snow and moved me back east. [gallery=40]
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State # 4: New York

Circa: 1984 Technically, we stayed with family in NY while looking for a place to live in VT, so it wins as the first east coast state I remember visiting. But since the house I grew up in was 20 minutes from the border of New York State, I’ve been there plenty.We used to drive to New York to get sushi when I was in high school, go shopping at the mall in Glens Falls, and once I was old enough to drink, post-bar trips to Flub’s were commonplace as last call in NY isn’t until 4 am. I’ve also been to “the city” plenty of times, one of the…
Read More

State #5: Vermont

Circa: 1984 No matter how many places I go or live, Vermont will always be home. Even though I wasn't born there, I spent my formative years (ages 3-17) there, and am not afraid to claim it. I have definitely eaten a Vermonster from Ben and Jerry's (taken the factory tour too!) I own a "I Love Vermont" shirt. I've lived in Rutland and Burlington, and some times I even forget to say my t's (only when they fall in the middle of words, though.) Plus it's kind of pretty there. [gallery=39]
Read More

State # 6: New Hampshire

Circa mid 1980's I grew up going to our family’s summer cottage on Lake Winnipesauke and my freshman year of college was spent at Plymouth State College. There I complained about the sub par nature of the White Mountains (even though it was the heyday of the Blue Lodge) and worked at a Chinese restaurant. To this day some of my best friends are the ones I met in New Hampshire. [gallery=38]
Read More

The RE-BRANDING: This blog is about Food Carts Now!

So you may have guessed I got bored with trying to eat lunch on Hawthorne every day. It was expensive, we ran out of restaurants we weren't specifically avoiding, and oh yeah, I moved my office to felony flats. Well, technically we've rebranded it the "Flavel Arts District" hoping it'll catch on like Alberta did, but apparently white trash people are harder to gentrify. Anyway! I was just in a heated debate with Stan about our two nearest Food Cart pod locations (actually it wasn't heated at all, we agreed) and realized, I could start food blogging again, but about cart pods. I'm way better at keeping these things going…
Read More

Another Cook Off Video!

What do you do for fun? Me, I put on cooking show spoof cook offs and then make videos of them. With each one (this is the fifth one), it gets more serious, and more polished. For the latest I branded it, came up with some instrumental background music, and got a sponsor that actually provided the featured ingredient. Then I spent a solid 12 hours editing, only to export and realize there were a few more things I wanted to fix. But after two days of editing, I figured, good enough! Enjoy. Be sure to check out the full gallery of artsy black white photos here.
Read More

Vegan Cupcake Wars!

As you may or may not know, my office is above a Vegan bakery. It's cool because I get all the coffee and vegan pastries my heart could possible desire, but the catch is, when Lisa needs something requiring my skill set, I can't say no. So when someone from the Food Network called asking her to try out for Cupcake Wars, it was my job to make the video. Not that I would have said no, as this is clearly my latest big break! Jared did most of the filming (though I will definitely claim the shaky shots -- there is free coffee here.) I did the editing and…
Read More

Toney Bento

1423 SE 37th Date of visit: June 28, 2010 Cost for 2 (with tip): $20 Our "new" options on Hawthorne are limited, so there have been a lot of trips to the same old places lately, but yesterday we finally decided to get back on blog-wagon and try out something new. Toney Bento is tucked just off the strip on 37th, and is one of the few places left on our list that isn't a dingy-looking sports bar. In fact, it looks quite appealing and even has sweet samurai swords on display. How can you go wrong with swords!? Despite the name, there is also more on the menu than…
Read More

State # 1: Wyoming

Circa 1981 If you were wondering what state would be number one, wonder no longer! According to my passport, I was born in Jackson, WY, so the Cowboy State wins by default! I never actually lived there though, Jackson was just the closest hospital to my new home in rural Idaho. Since then I’ve driven across Wyoming more times than I can count, but it was in 2007 I made it a point to visit Yellowstone national park. We sat in the pouring rain waiting for the stupid geyser to explode, only to be totally under whelmed. Ironically, on the way back from Old Faithful, we stopped at another spot…
Read More

State # 2: Idaho

I spent the first three years of my life in the home of famous potatoes, until I came home asking who Joseph Smith was and my parents decided it was time to move back east. In college we took a road trip to Montana, and I remember driving by Lake Coeur d’Alene and taking a Polaroid of the sun setting against the lake and snow, that is still one of my favorites. [gallery=41]
Read More

State #3: Utah

First visit: Circa early 80s Having ski bum parents is cool. Even though I don't remember it, I was assured I visited Utah multiple times in my earliest of years. In the more recent history, I've headed to Utah on more epic shred trips, and of course, passed through on the way to elsewhere. The painted desert and the salt flats are definitely worth seeing, but Utah definitely is most relevant for its snow. Oh yeah, and Mormons -- actually the reason my ski bum parents left the snow and moved me back east. [gallery=40]
Read More

State # 4: New York

Circa: 1984 Technically, we stayed with family in NY while looking for a place to live in VT, so it wins as the first east coast state I remember visiting. But since the house I grew up in was 20 minutes from the border of New York State, I’ve been there plenty.We used to drive to New York to get sushi when I was in high school, go shopping at the mall in Glens Falls, and once I was old enough to drink, post-bar trips to Flub’s were commonplace as last call in NY isn’t until 4 am. I’ve also been to “the city” plenty of times, one of the…
Read More

State #5: Vermont

Circa: 1984 No matter how many places I go or live, Vermont will always be home. Even though I wasn't born there, I spent my formative years (ages 3-17) there, and am not afraid to claim it. I have definitely eaten a Vermonster from Ben and Jerry's (taken the factory tour too!) I own a "I Love Vermont" shirt. I've lived in Rutland and Burlington, and some times I even forget to say my t's (only when they fall in the middle of words, though.) Plus it's kind of pretty there. [gallery=39]
Read More

State # 6: New Hampshire

Circa mid 1980's I grew up going to our family’s summer cottage on Lake Winnipesauke and my freshman year of college was spent at Plymouth State College. There I complained about the sub par nature of the White Mountains (even though it was the heyday of the Blue Lodge) and worked at a Chinese restaurant. To this day some of my best friends are the ones I met in New Hampshire. [gallery=38]
Read More

The RE-BRANDING: This blog is about Food Carts Now!

So you may have guessed I got bored with trying to eat lunch on Hawthorne every day. It was expensive, we ran out of restaurants we weren't specifically avoiding, and oh yeah, I moved my office to felony flats. Well, technically we've rebranded it the "Flavel Arts District" hoping it'll catch on like Alberta did, but apparently white trash people are harder to gentrify. Anyway! I was just in a heated debate with Stan about our two nearest Food Cart pod locations (actually it wasn't heated at all, we agreed) and realized, I could start food blogging again, but about cart pods. I'm way better at keeping these things going…
Read More

Another Cook Off Video!

What do you do for fun? Me, I put on cooking show spoof cook offs and then make videos of them. With each one (this is the fifth one), it gets more serious, and more polished. For the latest I branded it, came up with some instrumental background music, and got a sponsor that actually provided the featured ingredient. Then I spent a solid 12 hours editing, only to export and realize there were a few more things I wanted to fix. But after two days of editing, I figured, good enough! Enjoy. Be sure to check out the full gallery of artsy black white photos here.
Read More

Vegan Cupcake Wars!

As you may or may not know, my office is above a Vegan bakery. It's cool because I get all the coffee and vegan pastries my heart could possible desire, but the catch is, when Lisa needs something requiring my skill set, I can't say no. So when someone from the Food Network called asking her to try out for Cupcake Wars, it was my job to make the video. Not that I would have said no, as this is clearly my latest big break! Jared did most of the filming (though I will definitely claim the shaky shots -- there is free coffee here.) I did the editing and…
Read More

Toney Bento

1423 SE 37th Date of visit: June 28, 2010 Cost for 2 (with tip): $20 Our "new" options on Hawthorne are limited, so there have been a lot of trips to the same old places lately, but yesterday we finally decided to get back on blog-wagon and try out something new. Toney Bento is tucked just off the strip on 37th, and is one of the few places left on our list that isn't a dingy-looking sports bar. In fact, it looks quite appealing and even has sweet samurai swords on display. How can you go wrong with swords!? Despite the name, there is also more on the menu than…
Read More

State # 1: Wyoming

Circa 1981 If you were wondering what state would be number one, wonder no longer! According to my passport, I was born in Jackson, WY, so the Cowboy State wins by default! I never actually lived there though, Jackson was just the closest hospital to my new home in rural Idaho. Since then I’ve driven across Wyoming more times than I can count, but it was in 2007 I made it a point to visit Yellowstone national park. We sat in the pouring rain waiting for the stupid geyser to explode, only to be totally under whelmed. Ironically, on the way back from Old Faithful, we stopped at another spot…
Read More

State # 2: Idaho

I spent the first three years of my life in the home of famous potatoes, until I came home asking who Joseph Smith was and my parents decided it was time to move back east. In college we took a road trip to Montana, and I remember driving by Lake Coeur d’Alene and taking a Polaroid of the sun setting against the lake and snow, that is still one of my favorites. [gallery=41]
Read More

State #3: Utah

First visit: Circa early 80s Having ski bum parents is cool. Even though I don't remember it, I was assured I visited Utah multiple times in my earliest of years. In the more recent history, I've headed to Utah on more epic shred trips, and of course, passed through on the way to elsewhere. The painted desert and the salt flats are definitely worth seeing, but Utah definitely is most relevant for its snow. Oh yeah, and Mormons -- actually the reason my ski bum parents left the snow and moved me back east. [gallery=40]
Read More

State # 4: New York

Circa: 1984 Technically, we stayed with family in NY while looking for a place to live in VT, so it wins as the first east coast state I remember visiting. But since the house I grew up in was 20 minutes from the border of New York State, I’ve been there plenty.We used to drive to New York to get sushi when I was in high school, go shopping at the mall in Glens Falls, and once I was old enough to drink, post-bar trips to Flub’s were commonplace as last call in NY isn’t until 4 am. I’ve also been to “the city” plenty of times, one of the…
Read More

State #5: Vermont

Circa: 1984 No matter how many places I go or live, Vermont will always be home. Even though I wasn't born there, I spent my formative years (ages 3-17) there, and am not afraid to claim it. I have definitely eaten a Vermonster from Ben and Jerry's (taken the factory tour too!) I own a "I Love Vermont" shirt. I've lived in Rutland and Burlington, and some times I even forget to say my t's (only when they fall in the middle of words, though.) Plus it's kind of pretty there. [gallery=39]
Read More

State # 6: New Hampshire

Circa mid 1980's I grew up going to our family’s summer cottage on Lake Winnipesauke and my freshman year of college was spent at Plymouth State College. There I complained about the sub par nature of the White Mountains (even though it was the heyday of the Blue Lodge) and worked at a Chinese restaurant. To this day some of my best friends are the ones I met in New Hampshire. [gallery=38]
Read More

The RE-BRANDING: This blog is about Food Carts Now!

So you may have guessed I got bored with trying to eat lunch on Hawthorne every day. It was expensive, we ran out of restaurants we weren't specifically avoiding, and oh yeah, I moved my office to felony flats. Well, technically we've rebranded it the "Flavel Arts District" hoping it'll catch on like Alberta did, but apparently white trash people are harder to gentrify. Anyway! I was just in a heated debate with Stan about our two nearest Food Cart pod locations (actually it wasn't heated at all, we agreed) and realized, I could start food blogging again, but about cart pods. I'm way better at keeping these things going…
Read More

Another Cook Off Video!

What do you do for fun? Me, I put on cooking show spoof cook offs and then make videos of them. With each one (this is the fifth one), it gets more serious, and more polished. For the latest I branded it, came up with some instrumental background music, and got a sponsor that actually provided the featured ingredient. Then I spent a solid 12 hours editing, only to export and realize there were a few more things I wanted to fix. But after two days of editing, I figured, good enough! Enjoy. Be sure to check out the full gallery of artsy black white photos here.
Read More

Vegan Cupcake Wars!

As you may or may not know, my office is above a Vegan bakery. It's cool because I get all the coffee and vegan pastries my heart could possible desire, but the catch is, when Lisa needs something requiring my skill set, I can't say no. So when someone from the Food Network called asking her to try out for Cupcake Wars, it was my job to make the video. Not that I would have said no, as this is clearly my latest big break! Jared did most of the filming (though I will definitely claim the shaky shots -- there is free coffee here.) I did the editing and…
Read More

Toney Bento

1423 SE 37th Date of visit: June 28, 2010 Cost for 2 (with tip): $20 Our "new" options on Hawthorne are limited, so there have been a lot of trips to the same old places lately, but yesterday we finally decided to get back on blog-wagon and try out something new. Toney Bento is tucked just off the strip on 37th, and is one of the few places left on our list that isn't a dingy-looking sports bar. In fact, it looks quite appealing and even has sweet samurai swords on display. How can you go wrong with swords!? Despite the name, there is also more on the menu than…
Read More

State # 1: Wyoming

Circa 1981 If you were wondering what state would be number one, wonder no longer! According to my passport, I was born in Jackson, WY, so the Cowboy State wins by default! I never actually lived there though, Jackson was just the closest hospital to my new home in rural Idaho. Since then I’ve driven across Wyoming more times than I can count, but it was in 2007 I made it a point to visit Yellowstone national park. We sat in the pouring rain waiting for the stupid geyser to explode, only to be totally under whelmed. Ironically, on the way back from Old Faithful, we stopped at another spot…
Read More

State # 2: Idaho

I spent the first three years of my life in the home of famous potatoes, until I came home asking who Joseph Smith was and my parents decided it was time to move back east. In college we took a road trip to Montana, and I remember driving by Lake Coeur d’Alene and taking a Polaroid of the sun setting against the lake and snow, that is still one of my favorites. [gallery=41]
Read More

State #3: Utah

First visit: Circa early 80s Having ski bum parents is cool. Even though I don't remember it, I was assured I visited Utah multiple times in my earliest of years. In the more recent history, I've headed to Utah on more epic shred trips, and of course, passed through on the way to elsewhere. The painted desert and the salt flats are definitely worth seeing, but Utah definitely is most relevant for its snow. Oh yeah, and Mormons -- actually the reason my ski bum parents left the snow and moved me back east. [gallery=40]
Read More

State # 4: New York

Circa: 1984 Technically, we stayed with family in NY while looking for a place to live in VT, so it wins as the first east coast state I remember visiting. But since the house I grew up in was 20 minutes from the border of New York State, I’ve been there plenty.We used to drive to New York to get sushi when I was in high school, go shopping at the mall in Glens Falls, and once I was old enough to drink, post-bar trips to Flub’s were commonplace as last call in NY isn’t until 4 am. I’ve also been to “the city” plenty of times, one of the…
Read More

State #5: Vermont

Circa: 1984 No matter how many places I go or live, Vermont will always be home. Even though I wasn't born there, I spent my formative years (ages 3-17) there, and am not afraid to claim it. I have definitely eaten a Vermonster from Ben and Jerry's (taken the factory tour too!) I own a "I Love Vermont" shirt. I've lived in Rutland and Burlington, and some times I even forget to say my t's (only when they fall in the middle of words, though.) Plus it's kind of pretty there. [gallery=39]
Read More

State # 6: New Hampshire

Circa mid 1980's I grew up going to our family’s summer cottage on Lake Winnipesauke and my freshman year of college was spent at Plymouth State College. There I complained about the sub par nature of the White Mountains (even though it was the heyday of the Blue Lodge) and worked at a Chinese restaurant. To this day some of my best friends are the ones I met in New Hampshire. [gallery=38]
Read More