In an effort to support more Black-owned restaurants, I checked out some Jamaican food in the Triangle for the first time! This Jamaican food tour took me to three strip-mall… [Continue Reading]
Wine Tasting Tips From My First Virtual Wine Tasting
I’m loving all the ways small businesses are learning to be creative while immersed in a pandemic and global crisis. Il Palio, one of my favorite Chapel Hill restaurants, has… [Continue Reading]
Easy Weekend Trips You Can Take from the Triangle
One of my favorite things about living in the Triangle is how easy it is to take weekend trips! We have mountains to one side of us and the coast… [Continue Reading]
How to Photograph Chopsticks Without Being Culturally Insensitive
As Asian food becomes more mainstream, I started noticing more chopsticks as food props in food photography when I browse Instagram and food blogs. I personally use chopsticks in my… [Continue Reading]
Indulge in a Zen Hideaway at the Honeysuckle Tea House in Chapel Hill
Tucked away in a secluded corner of Chapel Hill is a treehouse tea house located on Honeysuckle Farm, a farm half-owned by a community nonprofit called Unique Places to Save…. [Continue Reading]
I Just Called to Say I Love You and Wear Your Mask
The following personal essay about grief and testament to why we should wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic was originally written by my brother, Jesse Nguyen. I’m reposting with his… [Continue Reading]
Treat Your Tastebuds with These Restaurants in Asheville
There’s never enough time to visit all the restaurants in Asheville that I want to visit, but how lucky am I to be just four hours away? Inspired by my… [Continue Reading]
8 Simple Food Photography Props I Can’t Live Without
I think about food photography a lot, and one of my favorite things to use and see used in food imagery is context. I don’t love standalone images of just… [Continue Reading]
Black-Owned Restaurants and Food Businesses to Support in Durham, NC
If you live in Durham, NC, here’s a list of black-owned restaurants and food businesses that I encourage you to support. But first… I shared this on my Instagram but… [Continue Reading]
10 Facts About the Sagrada Familia
I had only one site in mind for my trip to Barcelona way before I started planning and fleshing out our itinerary and it was the Sagrada Familia. I knew… [Continue Reading]