Eats

Diets never fail to fail. You know what I’m saying, because it’s happened to you, too: You make a big deal out of your new commitment to plan out meals and pack healthy lunches for work. Come noon on Monday, you pop the lid off your food container to a reveal a bed of crisp […]

I am a woman who counts calories, and as such, I really love writing the Eats column because it means I can cave in to some of my worst cravings and pretend it’s “for work.” So the other day, when it came time for me to tackle this week’s food review adventure, I knew exactly […]

There’s more than one side to every sweet tooth. Think about the different desserts your many moods require: Maybe it’s an 85-degree Wednesday and you feel like this week’s never going to end, so screw it—what sugary treat do you crave? Or perhaps your significant other just dumped you and you feel like caving in […]

I’m going to kick off this review with full disclosure. When I stepped through Al Pho’s doors on a Thursday evening, I was in tears. It had taken me three attempts to get into their parking lot—each of which drew angry honks and rude hand gestures from surrounding drivers—because the “driveway” into the complex Al […]

It’s dinnertime. It’s Tuesday night. You’re out on the town in Los Alamos, with no plans, a few close friends, and a $50 bill in your wallet. You’ve got on your Clarks and some super funky striped socks. And you’ve put that tin of moustache wax to good use, so you’re lookin’ hip and clean […]

I don’t know crap about sports, but I do know a little about wings and beer. I also know March Madness is a thing that happens, and sometimes while it’s happening you can find me at Buffalo Wild Wings drunkenly screaming “SPORTS!” at the TV with barbecue sauce slathered all over my face. I thus […]

At 12:41 p.m. on a recent Friday, I stood behind waiting customers at the Cubanissimo food truck. I propped up an umbrella with freezing fingers and fumbled with my armful of notebook, pen, recorder, and camera. The truck, whose paint job sported a tangle of cheery colors, stood bright against the solid gray sky. Rainwater […]

Trying to figure out what to do next weekend? Yeah, me neither. Let me rephrase that: Trying to figure out where to eat next weekend? I’ve got a suggestion. Next week kicks off the 24th annual Taste of Solvang, aka probably the best reason you’ll ever get to blow off that not-so-hot date you’ve got […]

Last year, I graduated from college the world’s youngest wino. It was a little sad, really: I was supposed to be this bright-eyed, pretentious recent college graduate, tackling the hectic world of overpriced cappuccinos and overrated bachelor’s degrees. But that simply wasn’t the case. Instead, I wasted my first postgraduate summer lazing through a lame […]