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Meghan and Prem have moved on. You can now find Meghan writing at Small Bag Big Appetite, and Prem at Disquiet. Thank you for being with us on our journeys!

Looking Back: 1 Year Anniversary

May 22, 2016

It’s been a little over a year since we put our idea of a blog to action and exactly one year since our first blog post. More than anything we’ve enjoyed going through the creative process of this blog together. It’s also given us an outlet for our writing and photography about the interests that are most important to us - food and travel.

Whether it’s creating a recipe, recapping travels, interviewing makers around the world, discovering new wines, or simply sharing a memorable picnic or what we found at the Farmers’ Market this week, it’s always exciting to feel the inspiration that sparks these posts.

As a way to look back on the past year, here are your top five favorite posts and our top six (we couldn't narrow it down!) favorite posts:

Your favorite posts

Eating Mexico City: Spring 2016 Edition

Our food and drink favorites, from street food to fancy, and where to find them

Our food and drink favorites, from street food to fancy, and where to find them

Eating Vietnam: Introduction

A rundown on Vietnamese street food when, where, how and etiquette

A rundown on Vietnamese street food when, where, how and etiquette

Sporadic Bursts of Instant Gratification 2015

Prem's favorite dishes of the year, in photo essay form

Prem's favorite dishes of the year, in photo essay form

Bogota Highlights

Our food and drink favorites

Our food and drink favorites

Meal at Brae

A memorable meal at a restaurant outside of Melbourne, Australia

A memorable meal at a restaurant outside of Melbourne, Australia

Our favorite posts

Red Clover Tattoo

I love the facial expressions that Prem captured

I love the facial expressions that Prem captured

Packing for a 7-Week Journey in Asia

Packing so lightly for that long trip forced us to be very self aware, making us really pay attention to our needs, and surprisingly writing this post, especially after the trip, made us dig even deeper

Packing so lightly for that long trip forced us to be very self aware, making us really pay attention to our needs, and surprisingly writing this post, especially after the trip, made us dig even deeper

Rucola's Whipped Ricotta & Peach Salad

It was so cool to enjoy a dish at a restaurant and come home and replicate it together. Plus, the photos are beautiful.

It was so cool to enjoy a dish at a restaurant and come home and replicate it together. Plus, the photos are beautiful.

Farmers' Market Finds: Fruits of Colombia

These fruits are so unique to Colombia and we had fun buying a new fruit every time we found one and cracking it open in our Airbnb to discover its taste, texture, color and smell

These fruits are so unique to Colombia and we had fun buying a new fruit every time we found one and cracking it open in our Airbnb to discover its taste, texture, color and smell

Mexico City: Spring 2016 Editions

Farmers' Market Finds (+ Asparagus & Egg with Lemon Zest & Parmesan Cheese Recipe)

This is a dish that doesn’t actually really need a recipe, but it kicked off the whole thing as our first post ever, it represents one of our favorite times of year and it’s a peek inside our day to day where we cook breakfast at home together every…

This is a dish that doesn’t actually really need a recipe, but it kicked off the whole thing as our first post ever, it represents one of our favorite times of year and it’s a peek inside our day to day where we cook breakfast at home together every morning

We got mixed reactions upon hearing we visited Mexico City as many people worry that it’s dangerous, and while this post doesn’t even begin to do the city justice, it’s a peek into the wonderful things it has to offer tourists

We got mixed reactions upon hearing we visited Mexico City as many people worry that it’s dangerous, and while this post doesn’t even begin to do the city justice, it’s a peek into the wonderful things it has to offer tourists

Eating Vietnam: Introduction

A very memorable trip that revolved heavily around the street food, whose essence we tried to capture in this post

A very memorable trip that revolved heavily around the street food, whose essence we tried to capture in this post

Eating Vietnam, Part 2: Hanoi

Despite the cold and our unpreparedness, we found warmth in the alleyways that exuded all kinds of wonderful aromas.

Despite the cold and our unpreparedness, we found warmth in the alleyways that exuded all kinds of wonderful aromas.

More Posts
March 16, 2017
Where to Drink Specialty Coffee in Lisbon, Portugal: Fall 2016 Edition
March 16, 2017

Specialty coffee is still a relative novelty in Lisbon, but it's growing, and we tell you where to find it.

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March 16, 2017
March 6, 2017
Maker: Sun Kim, Chef, Meta, Singapore
March 6, 2017

Meet Sun Kim, the ambitious, humble chef behind Meta, located in restaurant-packed Keong Saik Road in Singapore's Chinatown, offering French-influenced cuisine with a distinctly Korean inflection.

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March 6, 2017
February 25, 2017
Visiting Lisbon, Portugal: What to See, Where to Eat and Drink, Fall 2016 Edition
February 25, 2017

As soon as our taxi left the highway leading from the airport and started navigating the narrow cobblestone streets lined with colorful tiled buildings, we were smitten with beautiful Lisbon. The hilly topography, which we would spend hours walking up and down over the next week, only added to the charm, especially as it provided frequent miradouros (views) of the city and the coast.

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February 25, 2017
January 27, 2017
Zagreb: A Rough Guide to Coffee and Food, Fall 2016 Edition
January 27, 2017

I have taken a liking to Zagreb, since my first visit in 2014, and feel more comfortable with each annual visit I’ve made since then — I have my regular coffee and food spots I make the rounds of, and friends I visit.

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January 27, 2017
January 21, 2017
Maker: Rishi Naleendra, Cheek by Jowl, Singapore
January 21, 2017

Meet Rishi Naleendra, the calm, thoughtful and brilliant chef behind Singapore's Cheek by Jowl.

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January 21, 2017
January 17, 2017
Eating & Drinking Denver, Colorado: Fall 2016 Edition
January 17, 2017

Earlier this year our friends moved from Brooklyn to Denver, Colorado. This fall we had the chance to visit Denver so we could see their new lives and explore the Mile-High City for our first time. In just a few short days we ate and drank a bunch (shocker!); here are some of the spots we really enjoyed.

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January 17, 2017
January 5, 2017
Maker: Dontree, Namfon and Boy, flour flour, Chiang Mai Thailand
January 5, 2017

Dontree (Miles), Namfon and Boy (Hippo the Dripper) bring wild yeast breads and great drip coffee (pourover and aeropress) to one place. When we visited, they operated as a pop-up during the day out of Minimeal. Now they have their own location on soi 17.

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January 5, 2017
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December 31, 2016
Sporadic Bursts of Instant Gratification (or, The Most Memorable Bites of the Year), 2016 edition
December 31, 2016

This year saw a lot of travel as we kicked off the year traveling around Southeast Asia for six weeks, visiting India, Singapore, southern Thailand and Vietnam. We ate a lot of incredible food on our inaugural visit to Vietnam, many of which made it here. There was always fish sauce on the table and, on occasion, a “grand cru” from Phu Quoc.

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December 31, 2016
December 26, 2016
Drinking Chiang Mai, Thailand: Specialty Coffee, Fall 2016 Edition
December 26, 2016

Not only is Chiang Mai close to the origins of much of the Arabica (and specialty) coffee grown in Thailand, it also embraces a culture of experimentation.

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December 26, 2016
December 20, 2016
An Ice Cream Tour with Meghan in Chiang Mai’s Nimmanhaemin
December 20, 2016

As soon as we arrived to Chiang Mai and started walking around our neighborhood of Nimmanhaemin, my well-trained eye noticed the abundance of ice cream shops. I made it my personal challenge to try as many of them as I could, in between bowls of khao soi and plates of mango sticky rice. Here are the ones I got to.

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December 20, 2016
December 16, 2016
Wines with Premshree: 2009 Bodega Chacra "Cincuenta y Cinco" Pinot Noir
December 16, 2016

The first time I came across Bodega Chacra was when I had a 2013 Bodega Chacra Barda at dinner at The Modern when it was offered by the glass. It was a stunner.

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December 16, 2016
December 9, 2016
A Day at Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand
December 9, 2016

After researching ethical options for hanging out with elephants in Thailand, we ended up at Elephant Nature Park, a sanctuary for rescued elephants as well as water buffaloes and dogs. We highly recommend spending a day of your trip here; it’s well worth it. To prepare, here is how you can expect your day to go.

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December 9, 2016
December 4, 2016
Transit Travel: A Summer Day in Helsinki, Finland
December 4, 2016

I spent a leisurely Saturday exploring the specialty coffee scene in Helsinki, concluding my evening with a delightful meal that let me vicariously explore Helsinki and its surrounding forests. Instead of indulging in the almost masochistic pleasure that can only arise from knowing the pain of separation that comes from familiarity, transit travel allows one to experience the beauty in fleetingness itself

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December 4, 2016
November 29, 2016
Wines with Premshree: 2012 Domaine Chevillon-Chezeaux Les Saint-Georges, Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru
November 29, 2016

I have written about a different "Les Saint-Georges" wine from a different wine-maker (Domaine Robert Chevillon) and a different vintage (2001) in the past. This one comes from Domaine Chevillon-Chezeaux. If you're wondering if there is a shared lineage between the two wine-makers, then you're right.

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November 29, 2016
November 23, 2016
Eating Chiang Mai, Thailand, Fall 2016 Edition
November 23, 2016

A handful of street food vendors dot the streets of Chiang Mai during the day, but once the sun goes down and the night markets are set up, the street food really comes alive. Most of these dishes won’t be on the menu at your local pad Thai take-out spot back home.

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November 23, 2016
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