Chef is a funny and heartwarming movie about a creatively exhausted chef trying to make strides in the food truck industry after quitting his day job as a professional chef. This movie, which came out in 2014, was directed by and stars Jon Favreau and has a runtime of one hour and fifty-five minutes. It … Continue reading Movie Review: Chef (2014)

Whenever I need or want to go out to eat, the first place I think of is Kathy’s in Staunton, Virginia. Kathy’s is very well known around Staunton, it is a small little dinner that is constantly packed, whether it be by Sunday church goers, parents with their children, or couples out on dates. The … Continue reading Kathy’s: The Diner That Feels Like Home

Most of the time, when you ask someone to name a dish that comforted them as a child, they can fairly quickly come up with one. As it turns out, I am not one of those people. So I consulted my mother, and her initial answer was plain bread. While as soon as she said … Continue reading Mac and Cheese

My mom and I this summer on the way to campus. Currently, I am more aware of ethical food practices than I ever have been before. I am not going to claim by any means that I am very well informed or have any definite knowledge on the topic, but I have a general idea … Continue reading Ethical Food

A very old picture of my family. From left to right: me, my dad, my mom, my little brother, my oldest cousin, my grandmother, my grandfather, my cousin, my aunt.My friend Alex and I making ginger bread houses before dinner over winter break. My family has never done the whole “sit around the table for … Continue reading Sunday Night Dinners