im making a list, im checking it twice
in an effort to have a better/nicer/less punishing relationship w food, i’m keeping a list on my phone of positive memories i have that feature food and drink. here is that list so far, if anyone CARES: i highly recommend making one of your own and updating it! it’s just nice to have.
food and drink I remember
-mom’s lemon pasta
-plain gnocchi in Italy
-steak hache while I read bluets in Paris
-vietnamese iced coffee in hanoi
-frozen pizza at dad’s apartment
-dad’s stir fry
-dad teaching me to flip pancakes once they’ve started bubbling
-decorating gingerbread cookies w mom
-mom’s Yorkshire pudding at Christmas
-flavia’s schiacciatina
-rose at that wine bar in San Francisco
-indian dinner for my bday w jaz in dc
-tahini brownies I made for dinner w Maya and kate
-sweet potato curry I made in la
-fresh bread at mh zh w Zack and eliza
-mafe in dakar, peanut butter taste
-gavin teaching me to fry eggs in our college apartment
-seafood dinner in sperlonga on my birthday
-the egg burger at bird in Berlin w Rebecca’s parents
-the lobster roll I ate in a hilltop park in Portland, Maine
-fresh oysters and rose at the shop by island creek oysters in Portland Maine
-the patty melt and margarita at meme’s diner
-tacos from the cart on York in highland park
-whole milk iced latte from cafe de leche in highland park
-biking to get ramen takeout stoned from tatsu on melrose
-the sandwiches eliza and I made and ate hiking, w bread and onion and frozen veggie burger patties
-salty tempeh blt at kitchen mouse
-hama sushi after a day at the beach
-pancakes w blueberry and banana in the west Jefferson apartment
-palomas at mandrake
-orange wine from Michael’s wine shop in Hudson
-platanos and caldito at lil debs
-any pasta at frank
-making blueberry muffins w mom in the Rome house
-doner kebab in berlin
-pelmeni from teremok in st petersburg/moscow
-khachapuri at Georgian restaurant in st Petersburg w mom
-dad’s broccoli a la emma
-salt and pepper fried broccoli at back bar
-dilly beans on toast w ricotta for dinner party
-gabe’s sushi
-coffee in Peirce after an all nighter
-indian food at Jackson diner w jaz in high school
-dim sum brunch w everyone at east harbor seafood palace
-chateau d’noot pasta in the window of dad’s apartment w Natalie
-fried appetizers and strong drinks outside at Abilene in summer
-handmade bread dipped in olive oil w flaky sea salt
-garlic Chile oil handmade for soup
-garlic sizzling in olive oil for aglio e olio
-burmese meal w lillian at Burma star in sf (crispy rice)
-olmsted brunch w Maya
-olmsted dinner w jaz and gabe at Christmas
-paulie gee’s slices slipped to us for free after spin class when tyler was working
-bolognese at tyler’s
-jeni’s brambleberry crisp and salted caramel cup in Columbus
-alison roman’s winter squash carbonara w pancetta and sage (little bowl of pancetta and sage)
-mom’s butternut squash Mac and cheese
-roman style pizza at the place in highland park by the wine store
-date milkshake I made and brought to the movies
-pork noodles from Han dynasty in front of the tv
-spicy cumin lamb noodles from xi’an famous foods on liberty place before therapy
-spaghetti bolognese w Mick and Beth in Austin
-juniors cheesecake w mom and terry and Tim and Mick that we drove out to Brooklyn for
-mekelbergs rose on the hottest day of summer (pride?)
-mekelbergs coffee alone during the World Cup
-steak on the roof
-takis in the car in Crockett tx
-grilled chicken sandwich in San Diego (?) w dad
-any meal at zazie in noe valley
-Ukrainian food in Brighton beach on edibles
-hot dogs from rippers at rockaway
-nora ephrons key lime pie
-failed linguine alla cecca w Flavia
-cheeseburger w fries at metro diner
-biking 18 Miles to palace diner in Maine and getting there right before it closed
-lox and bagel w the works at Russ and daughters cafe
-levain bakery cookies
-the chicken biryani w nuts from Indus Valley, eaten on mom’s red couch
-Malia’s sesame noodles
-guacamole and chips drunk on the porch in Hudson w everyone
-everything from the fresh air market in Thailand w eliza
-dried mango in Thailand
-rose from the sag harbor wine place near Mom and Louis
-fondue w mom in Switzerland
-pear juice in Rome, the kind from the carton
-breakfast buffet at the jw Marriott in Vietnam
-dads burgers at Fourth of July party
-dads asian slAw
-steak roasted potatoes and chocolate mousse at l’asino cotto near home in Rome
-moms shepherds pie
-the overly cinnamon y coffee eliza makes me in my big chipped white and gray mug
-croque monsieur from picnic on broadway
-Cadbury crunchie
-cracking crab in Delaware w everyone after college
-Israeli couscous w corn for my bday one college summer at dads apt
-ceviche and bread w green sauce at lonzos
-tamar’s panzanella
-canned Trader Joe’s chili w Jenna Eliza and Lillian, hiking
-dumplings and boba at pine and crane
-pine and crane takeout w dad watching the Oscars
-strange ravioli pillow and cheese at le vin papillon in Montreal w mom
-bubble and squeak w mom in Montreal
-iced lattes in sf w jaz
-Himalayan dumplings at momo
-anything at nightingale 9 w dad
-tacos and cocktails at Salazar
-fried rice at what is now jewel
-blackberries I picked from the bushes in marthas vineyard and melted w chocolate
-tacos at mercado la Paloma w Julia and her dad
-spicy sweet sambal noodles w pork
-leftover bday cake in Olivia’s sublet in Oakland
-birthday cupcakes mom sent to camp
-funeral potatoes in Utah w natalie
-steak w sauce, fries and profiteroles at l’entrecote in paris
-natural wine and bread dipped in chicken juice at hart’s
-chocolate babka from mekelburg’s
-mcdonalds French fries dipped in vanilla ice cream
-chocolate chip yogurt muffin from deli in middle school
-chipotle burrito w guac in college
-frozen drinks and tacos on a hot summer Friday at Rockaway beach
-the Alfred latte I drank after being depressed
-lobster roll in red hook w everyone
-the “soupchik” mom made when I was sick, that I would dip freezer French bread in