The Grove, San Francisco, CA USA

“What a neat area,” I remember thinking as I ventured from Japantown to where I was meeting a friend for lunch. The street was littered with little clothing stores and cafes offering selections from venues I was not accustomed to seeing . San Francisco is cool! We walked into The Grove, a popular spot that […]

Earl of Sandwich, Boston, MA USA

I was on my way to Bonnaroo music festival and I knew having a solid meal before the trip commenced would start me off well. But at the domestic section of Terminal E that Southwest and AirTran fly out of? Hmmm… That wasn’t where I was expecting to find ample food choices. I had been […]

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Au Bon Pain, Dallas Airport (DFW), TX USA

The ABP club was sitting there on its lonesome, sandwiched in between two burly looking meals. I would have never noticed it if I wasn’t on the hunt for it. Why do I subject myself to bad club sandwiches? I thought this both before and after purchasing this club sandwich. But Au Bon Pain had […]

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Cat Cora’s Gourmet Market, Salt Lake City, UT USA

We had a 5pm flight and I was hungry for comfort food as we arrived at the Salt Lake City airport. Rachel and I wandered around looking for attractive dining options, with no luck except for a cool-looking Italian restaurant (or Tuscan kitchen, I believe it said). Out of a combination of boredom and hope, […]

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The Parish Cafe and Bar, Boston, MA USA

Note to self: when someone tells you “I’m not sure if I can be that helpful,” believe them – and don’t meet them for lunch, meet them for coffee. When I moved to Boston as recent company founder, I needed to network. I started with the organization that everyone told me I needed to be […]

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Starbucks, Yonganli, Beijing, China

I woke up to the blaring sound of Chinese folk music coming from outside; it felt foreign. Where am I? What time is it? If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? I checked the mirror – nope, just the bed head version […]

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