I asked her how the brisket was. She replied, “rich” with lifeless elucidation. I became dissonant in my recollection of why I asked her in the first place. I must have been appropriating social norms…
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Every year I try to align myself with what my favorite season is. Here in Washington state we get all four — and they are magical. I always find myself thinking “I love winter.” Winter…
View PostEvery year I try to align myself with what my favorite season is. Here in Washington state we get all four — and they are magical. I always find myself thinking “I love winter.” Winter…
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This morning the Cuban had on some motivational speakers. Story after story, I got lost in the cacophony of dish washing while some guy preached about coming back from the dead. Cool. Happy for you.…
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I’m no frenchman. In fact, I’m not french at all. No, I’m not 100% sure (like the zillions of you out there paying to give your DNA to the government – don’t get me started)…
View PostI’m no frenchman. In fact, I’m not french at all. No, I’m not 100% sure (like the zillions of you out there paying to give your DNA to the government – don’t get me started)…
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I’m not sure what you come up with when you search ‘avgolemono’, but what I’m finding is appalling. Avgolemono is the quintessential Greek lemon chicken soup. There are few things that can slurp the spoon…
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I walked out to the garage, barefoot. This was my first woeful mistake. The frosty cement floor pervaded my supple toes and the chill displaced instantaneously throughout my body. Shivering and hurried I continued on…
View PostI walked out to the garage, barefoot. This was my first woeful mistake. The frosty cement floor pervaded my supple toes and the chill displaced instantaneously throughout my body. Shivering and hurried I continued on…
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Welcome to Open Plate Anthropology. I’m Alexa, creator of this site based on a serious disease progression - my unrelenting obsession with food and travel. It’s lust actually. Food lust.
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