Food

I think a lot about food. I’ve been particularly influenced by the work of Michael Pollan, Anthony Bourdain, and Matt Goulding, among others. Together, their work has made me think a lot about the connection between food, culture, and the environment. Following in their footsteps, I also thoroughly enjoy sharing my thoughts about food with others.

Recently, I have begun to try my best to adhere to as many of the rules in Food Rules as I can. Pollan’s rules can be summed up into: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”, where “food” is taken to mean whole foods rather than what he calls “edible foodlike substances”, e.g. most of the highly processed packaged food found in supermarkets. One rule I’ve enjoyed following is “Eat all the junk food you want as long as you cook it yourself”.

Some of my favorite restaurants in the world

御鲤湘 (Yu Li Xiang) — Shanghai, China

O Buraquinho da Sé – Porto, Portugal

Mayura – Los Angeles, California

Some of my favorite books on food

The Food of Sichuan by Fuchsia Dunlop

The Telling Room by Michael Paterniti

The Cooking Gene by Michael W. Twitty

Recent eats (Updated: 11/15/24)

Quesatacos at Villa’s Tacos

Seafood pasta at Giacomo’s

干拌面 at Mandarin Noodle House