This blog has been in the back of my mind for quite some time. I've been so caught up in traveling and the rehab through start of this triathlon season that I didn't get around to it. I'm so excited to share with everyone my passion for food- GOOD FOOD!!
If you know anything about me, you know I'm an athlete and like to eat healthy. One of my biggest pet peeves is the widespread belief that healthy food means sacrificing taste and pleasure, or that's it's absurdly expensive. While you can expect plenty of "fancy" food on this blog, there will definitely be an equal amount of finger-licking, hole-in-the-wall, goodness that anyone can indulge in.
So what else can you expect besides pictures of food and a name/address? Frankly, I want to be the alternative to your Yelping, Foodspotting, Urbanspooning, Googling and not only point you in the right direction of where to eat, but give you an insight into the best/healthiest dishes on the menu. Besides, I've never been one to color inside the lines, so you can count on several "off the menu" items that I've whipped up at various places.
By now I'm sure you're wondering who/what qualifies me to be this foodie expert....it started when I had my first taste of food outside of breast milk. I was never given Gerbers or packaged anything. I'd like to think that was the foundation for a good palate. Secondly, being Latin, everything centers around the table- in my country a meal can go from the early afternoon through the night. Moreoever, I was never allowed to look at a children's menu; nor did I ever want to- always fighting to be an adult since grade school and despising parties/events where the children sat somewhere else.
Needless to say, before my teenage years I enjoyed everything from pizza and chicken fingers to escargot, Pecking duck, beef tongue, and gusanos de maguey. I'm no Anthony Bourdain, but there's nothing I won't try at least once.
As a triathlete, 9/10 times a year I travel (at least in the last few years), is for training or a race. I have one rule when I travel: I will find the best (not necessarily the most expensive) places to eat, and I WILL eat there. To me there is no point in traveling- whether you're in North Dakota or Thailand- without exploring foods unique to that area. That is living. That is culture. That is experience.
Lastly, I will also be crituiquing these places on service/overall experience. I value consistency, and great service as much as the quality of food.
Over the next couple of weeks I'll be busy posting about places I've been in the last 2 years- and mainly those I'm very familiar with to be fair in judgment given the time lapse.
Thanks for reading and look forward to helping you find that one dish that makes you just sit back, take a moment of silence, and be thankful you're alive ;P!
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