I hate to be “that neighbor,” but when your dogs have been howling like they’re reenacting a Sarah McLachlan ASPCA commercial for three straight nights because you went on a “quick weekend getaway” and left them outside in coyote territory like you’re filming Survivor: Backyard Edition? Oh honey. I will call code enforcement. I will …
Empire Restaurant in Bangalore is basically the Chipotle of Tamil Nadu, India. Cheap, delicious food that may or may not have you crying on the toilet later. Foodie adventures in a developing country- you just never know what you might find! But if you are traveling through southern India, Tandoori Chicken Kabobs are an easy, …
Southern California—home to sunshine, surfboards, and a grocery store for every craving under the sun. You can’t go a block without stumbling across a new healthy market promising everything from gluten-free quinoa chips to hand-picked seaweed harvested by ancient monks (okay, maybe not that last one… but we can dream). If you’re tired of the …
It’s only 7 a.m. and I am already having such a Monday. There is nothing like being in the middle of mixing up a cake batter, opening a brand new bag of marshmallows to find it is chock-full of ants. As a lifelong baker, I have never had anything like this happen to me in …
In 2009, John Mayer sang, “Your body’s a wonderland.” Like I wonder what the fuck will break this week. Will it be one of my ankles? Will I throw out my back lifting my twenty-five-pound Norwegian Forest Cat? Or will I pull my knee tripping over the dog? All of these options are pretty damn …


