It was 2 AM and I was knackered. Drinks began at 4pm with Will. 6pm with Satch. 7:30pm with Charlie and Lucy. 9pm dinner. And around midnight I showed up at the Kensington Hotel as my last stop for the night for drinks with Spencer. I loved being back in London for the first time […]

I won the bet. Who would have thought the Red Sox would beat the Yankees in New York over 2 consecutive games to win the ALDS…. Not me, nor my boss, but I still bet him it would happen. This was all happening during a conversation about club sandwiches in Pasadena, me proclaiming the best […]

It was a long day. But I knew it would be that way. In a good way. The day started in Osaka, after taking the 90 minute train transfer to the city in the “mildly air-conditioned car,” which was the perfect temperature for the ride. In Osaka, I met Yuko, Anthony Bourdain‘s (former) personal food […]

An unfortunate – yet fortunate – turn of events had me at Brigham and Women’s Hospital visiting my mother who was there for a few days. A last minute trip, I felt lucky that I could make it here so quickly to see her. Everything was wonderful about being with her… except for the hospital […]