Musings on Dance, Food, Geek Stuff
I’ve been binge-watching The Great British Bake Off for the past few weeks. It’s quickly become one of my favorite reality TV shows, perhaps one of my favorite TV shows ever. It’s such a great combination of relatable, real-life drama, heart-warming moments, so many funny bits, and yes, the triumph of the human spirit. All…
This weekend, my friends Hanah, Jessica and I participated in Croissant Battle San Francisco 2018 at the fabulous French-Vietnamese bistro Le Colonial. When I saw this desciption for the event, I knew I had to be there: "in front of a panel of professional chefs and a special French celebrity guest, the finest bakeries in the Bay…
Yesterday was an unexpectedly awesome culinary adventure in the South Bay with my friends Hanah, Michelle and Brian. Hanah had heard good things about a new Georgian (country not the state) restaurant in Palo Alto called Bevri. So she gathered the troops and we met up there on a Wednesday night. The place was hopping…
For the past year or so, I've been doing various versions of no-sugar, no-carb / low-carb dieting. I've found it really helpful for my health, energy, weight, and general well-being. And for the most part really easy and tasty. I've been going on the assumption that these dietary practices have been activating the ketosis metabolic…
Okay I am WAY late to this, but I felt compelled to throw something together tonight. Here’s my 2017 year in review. Quick 2017 Stats Freestyle Dance Videos Shot: 7 Number of Marches and Protests: 3 Number of Pies Baked: 5 New Hobbies Acquired: 1 (rock climbing) Dance Competitions Entered: 5 Countries Visited: 1 (South…
I eat a lot of eggs. For the past couple of years, I have started almost every day with some form of cooked egg. So I've had a lot of time to experiment with different ways of making them. I have found the easiest, quickest, most tasty way of making scrambled eggs that results in…
Last weekend I organized the second annual San Francisco Kouign Amann Tour. When I put out the word that I was organizing a tour, there was a huge burst of enthusiasm and related emoji from my friends. In the end, we had a hungry group of eight pastry-nerds assembled. But where to go? Last year,…
Here’s something to make you reconsider that bowl of pasta. The largest global study looking at environmental, societal and biological influences on obesity and chronic health conditions just released their findings, and it doesn’t look good for carb-based diets. Led by co-investigators Drs. Salim Yusuf and Koon Teo at McMaster University, this mega study of…
About 2 months ago, I was noticing a significant energy drop at around 2-3pm everyday which was bothering me. I had cut out heavy, carb-filled lunches, ate little to no sugar, got a decent amount of sleep (7-8 hours a night.) And still I was struggling to stay away in the late afternoons without external…
It's been awhile since I've done a general health check-in here. Overall, things are going really great. I'm feeling fit, eating smart, and keeping active. I spent a lot of the Summer training for a couple of dance competitions I was in. I recorded some of my lowest weight since I started tracking them a…