the archives

Learning another language sounds exotic, but it’s a long journey to reap all the benefits that come along with being fluent in another tongue. On the surface it’s glamorous, interesting, and cool, but these factors don’t happen overnight. To speak another language requires a lot of effort, and vulnerability to put yourself in uncomfortable situations […]

I recently ran into Dustin at Edible’s Brooklyn Uncorked wine tasting event that my friend Meg had organized. I had seen the SOMM documentaries many times, but I also recognized him from a mutual friend’s photos taken during a wine-tasting trip to Corsica. As he poured me a glass of a deliciously layered Santa Barbara […]