The Russian Tea Room in NYC Aaaaah, the holidays. Those precious occasions when you stare at departures screens f...

Hello my nice relaxed and calm blog friends. What, you're not all sitting in your warm houses baking cookies, content with the fact that...

Ah, my first real winter in Berlin. So far I've been torn between thinking, "Bah, I hate this weather, these gray skies, the fact t...

Well, I guess its time to admit that the end of Vegan Mofo was a big fail for me. This can be attributed to two factors: A.) I was in Englan...

My friend Soo-Youn makes these amazing Korean vegetable rolls ( Kimbab ) for me sometimes when we are studying. ("Studying" meanin...

I know that people are entitled to different opinions on brussels sprouts, but I love them so much I have confused them in my mind with junk...

Although Berlin and DC are not entirely dissimilar, there are some major differences that can't be explained just by language or cultur...

When you are low on cash, condiments are your friends. The simplest (and cheapest) things become special when there is some sauce or dip to ...

It's almost Thanksgiving , one of my favorite holidays! Last year at this time I was in Belgium, choking back tears at a 12€ buffet at s...

Another good dinner, plantains, Venezuelan beans from Viva Vegan , soy yogurt and some rice. Today is a day for dancing and getting thing...

I did something kind of exciting today! (Read: not real world exciting , like base jumping, but kitchen exciting , like canning or reconstit...

So sometimes I get a little annoyed with the NY Times and their food section's pissy coverage of vegetarian food. It will always be lik...