The Awkward Beauty of 31 weeks of Pregnancy
At 31 weeks, I have entered the final trimester of my first pregnancy. Once I hit the age of 30, pregnancy talk became something very normal…
In the Beginning…the financial stress of opening a restaurant
No one opens a business dreaming of the day you close the doors. Yet that is a reality for many small businesses, especially restaurants. We talked…
The First Taste of Media
The lights flicker as the elevator lurches to a halt. Shit. I look down at the artistically plated dishes of dying food in my hands. Shit.…
A Night Off for a Workaholic
“Today I am taking the night off. I am going to paint my nails and binge watch Netflix. There will be wine and lots of carbs.…
Olives: Sorting through the Imperfections
When it came to events, I was once a perfectionist. The type of person that polished wine glasses before her in-laws visited. I often uttered the…
Emmer & Rye: We Opened a Restaurant
I love the office at Emmer & Rye, with its unfinished floors and tangled wires. It’s comforting. Maybe it is the family pictures on the wall…
Honeycomb: A magic carpet ride
“Honey is like a magic carpet ride. It takes you wherever the bees will go.” Andrea Paternoster is a nomadic beekeeper in Italy. Almost two years…
