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]
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]
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]
How To Make Pasta all’Amatriciana With Spicy Mozzarella Meatballs
One of my quarantine projects is going through old content on my blog and cringing at the photography and writing. I save the funny ones as PDFs so I can… [Continue Reading]
Sweet Arielle Bakery Delivers Seasonal Treats to the Triangle
In case you are new around here, a few weeks ago I announced that I’d be gifting photo shoots to small businesses in need. My friend Arturo nominated one of… [Continue Reading]