Nick, Molly, And East Grand Forks

Oh 12/27/14, my friends Nick (Eggboy) and Molly Yeh got married on their farm in East Grand Forks, Minnesota. East Grand...what? Yep. #farmlife

*Puts a check in the "random places I never thought I would visit" box.

Also *puts a check in the "have experienced -13 degrees and lived through it" box.

I flew in couple days earlier on the 23rd and stayed on the farm with Nick and Molly. Right after she picked me up at the airport, we went straight to Rhombus Guys Pizza. That was where I had my first Fargo beer, the infamous T-Rex pizza, tater tots on pizza, and met Molly and Nick's families. They all made me feel warm and cozy right away. They're such lovely people! There's a part of me, right now, that wishes to relive that week again.

Molly and I go way back and I had met Nick when they first started dating but....we never really hung out or chat. He has always been Molly's Nick/Eggboy/boyfriend/fiance but after spending a week there, spending Christmas with his family, eating Chinese food, trying my first lefse, I can now totally say that he is my friend too.

So thank you Molly, Nick, and your families for such an awesome time and welcoming me with open arms.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving 2014 was mostly sitting around, eating turkey, watching tv, hanging out, and taking the dogs out for walks/running around on a field in Virginia.

Beacon, NY

When you're in the city too long, it's always nice to get out of town. That's what I did on Saturday. I took the train up to Beacon, New York, a 90min ride along the Hudson. Beacon is a lovely town and one of the main attractions is Dia, a museum that overlooks the Hudson river.

Midnight Street Food Crawl

Last week I had the pleasure to finally go on Jeff Orlick's Midnight Street Food Crawl. I feel bad for rarely going to Queens, so when I saw that Jeff was going to do a crawl, I quickly jumped on it. He runs his tours like a group of friends just hanging out, walking around, and eating good food. He has his route that he does but there's also room for spontaneity. Some times things catch his eyes and we'll wander off and end up chatting with the cart owner. Spontaneity, it's a great thing to have on a food crawl. Yes, he's our tour guide...the leader but he's also exploring the neighborhood along with the rest of us.

Here's the list of food/vendors that we visited, thanks to Jeff Orlick. Tacos al pastor from Maravillas Restaurant Tamal Oaxaqueno verde with pork and a tamal de rajas from 90th Street Tamale Cart Arroz con huevo tacos and horchata from Tia Julia Truck Huitlacoche quesadillas from Coyote Dormilon cart Esquites outside La Flor deli Morcilla from Ecuadorian cart at Warren St/Roosevelt Ave Colada Morada from Pique y Pase Ecuadorian truck Torta Puebla (torta with a chicken cutlet) from Tortas Neza in Juan Bar Guava drink with chia seeds at Ecuadorian health food store Patacon from Chimi Express truck "Carne" with moro and plantains from Los Amigos Chimichurri

Be sure to check out Jeff Orlick's site for info about his food crawls. The next one y'all should pay attention is his annual Momo Crawl.