Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Consider a kernel of corn, Chef Hang Truong sure has. When Chef Hang's company, Noodle Girl, recently released their Vietnamese Corn Snacks, there was quite a discourse on kernel size. Turns out American kernels are just all wrong. "We tried using them but the kernels were too large and not sweet enough to be authentically Vietnamese." Naturally the only logical solution was to start importing Vietnamese corn to America, because for Chef Hang this dish's savory soul is found in the authenticity...
Some say a vacation isn't defined by the length of the distance you go, but the ability to allow yourself to step into another world. And with Covid severely restricting airplane expeditions, the day-trip adventure has become the way to hack travel in 2020. Which is why Edible Skinny delighted in voyaging to the perfect Los Angeles Stand-In for Europe: Solvang, CA. The trip might have been just two hours north of the City of Angels, but it sure felt like a world away. As Psychology Today...
This summer multiple members of the Edible Skinny family were lucky enough to vacation in Lake Tahoe, CA! As anyone in 2020 knows, COVID-19 was the hurdle to this year's summer, with many metropolitan dwellers searching for the perfect relaxable place, ideally somewhere that was easily drivable so you could nix a plane ride and embraced the world of social distanced activities. And thus Lake Tahoe, with the pine-scented atmosphere and its multitude of summertime water sports, became the perfect...
In late January, Edible Skinny was lucky enough to attend the AVNS, the Adult Video News Novelty Expo at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas (BTWs RIP the iconic Hard Rock, which has since closed and is metamorphosing into a Richard Branson Virgin Hotel/Casino/Extravaganza!) But Back to the SEX! The AVNs is a Disney World emporium of adult experiences from robot sex dolls (Hello Westworld!) to flogger salesmen. With a "No Judgements" attitude, it is really ALL here! And, along with...
Otter this world! Edible Skinny was lucky enough to get to do a weekend getaway to Carmel-By-The-Sea in early January! Carmel-by-the-Sea's is a one-square mile village drenched in European charm. Nestled two and a half hours south of the Bay Area on the Monterey Peninsula, Carmel is known for its breathtaking natural scenery and quirky bohemian lifestyle. Sited at one of the most scenic meetings of land and sea in the world, it was the perfect destination for a twenty-four hour Thomas Gal...
From January 6-12, 2020, Santa Monica Restaurant Week returns to Santa Monica for a DELICIOUS week-long celebration of this beachside city's award-wining dining scene. So let's celebrate California Restaurant Month in STYLE by experiencing Santa Monica's innovative culinary scene, one KUMQUAT-themed dish at a time! Back for its eighth go around, the Santa Monica Travel & Tourism's format is simple: every year the city of Santa Monica picks a fresh, local ingredients found at their four...
I know you're supposed to tell kids not to do drugs, but, kids, do it! Do Weed! Don't do the other stuff, but Weed is good! --Kevin Smith The world of drugs is much different than it was even a decade ago. In 2012, Colorado legalized Recreational Marijuana. Eight years later, Cannabis is now legal in 11 states for adults over the age of 21, and legal for medical use in 33 states (which means we're over the 50% tipping point). This makes the Cannabis industry is one of the fastest growing...
Edible Skinny is lucky enough to be hanging out in sunny Miami Beach for Art Basel in America this weekend (where our sister brand The Zelda Fitzgeralds will be creating on-demand typewritten poetry at the Basel House). Art Basel ranks as the premier art show in the U.S. of A., offering a colorfully neon platform for renowned artists and galleries. Along all that art pomp and circumstance, it's also a FAB excuse for the New York City art world to get a tan at the beach when their hometown is...
A few weeks ago Edible Skinny was lucky enough to encounter the enchanting healing waters of Glen Ivy Hot Springs, a world class spa retreat located in Corona, California (less than an hour away from Los Angeles... depending on traffic...). For generations people have flocked to this rare oasis of wellbeing in SoCal. A spa destination since 1860 (that's right people, I said 1860!!!), it's the ultimate co-ed place to connect, escape, and rejuvenate with 17 pools, healthy cuisine, and activities g...
About a month ago Edible Skinny was lucky enough to visit the city of Las Cruces in New Mexico. The city, on the edge of the Chihuahuan Desert, is located at the junction of Interstate Highways 10 (which is how I ended up there on the way from Las Vegas to Houston and back..) and 25 (of which it is the southern terminus). Las Cruces is the state's second largest city, with a population of approximately 101,047 (2012 Census estimate in case you were wondering), and is the site of New Mexico...
My entire life I had never visited Texas, and in the last four years I've been lucky enough to now drive across the state seven times. That being said I never really got Texas... I always thought of it more of a character of itself than anything else. That was until I found myself in Austin in mid April. All my previous visits to the state had been during the summer, so SUPER DUPER hot and dusty, but southeastern Texas in April. Simply Amazing!!! Austin, Texas' capital, fully embraces the...
On the long long long road trip from Portland to Vegas (16 hours of solo driving...), I ended up stopping in the eastern Oregon town of La Grande. A bit about La Grande... The population of the town hovers around 13,000 humans. And it's in a simply GORG area of Oregon; the town's name comes from an early French settler, Charles Dause, who often used the phrase "La Grande" to describe the area's beauty. Once I realized the closest Chipotle was 120 miles away (my Go-To fast casual place), I...
Phoenix is a surprise to everyone, or that's what Laura from Visit Phoenix opens with as we sit down to lunch at Luci's at The Orchard. Sure we think we know Phoenix: home of a-thousand-and-one golf course; home of Scottsdale and its yuppie yoga wellness scene, and definitely home to its endless comparisons to Hell in the summertime (Hello 119 Degree Weather!). But Phoenix is also encouraging you to come and see all the other stuff. Not the golf courses full of retirees and their motorized robot...
Embracing the Beauty, Cuisine, and Vortices of Sedona, AZ By Kat Thomas, Editor in Chief, Edible Skinny Sedona, Arizona, with its iconic Red Rock canyons and spiritual vortices that whirl about, has been on the bucket list of Edible Skinny for years now. Well pity us no more, as we're happy to announce that we finally we able to slash a line through this one as a few weeks we headed to this magical, mystical, energy spot in the high desert of Northern Arizona! Sedona the Sacred! The first thing...
"Your eyes can deceive you. Don't trust them."--Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars is one of the most beloved of franchises. Fanboys (and Fangirls) still flock to watch and rewatch these movies forty plus years later. Yet, everytime a nerd (or at this point mainstreamer) rewatches this space saga, there's a pause as some of us are perplexed by how certain elements of the movie are recalled differently than how they appear in 2019 on the big, little, or little little (mobile...) screen. Many many people...
By Kat Thomas, Edible Skinny Don't panic, it's organic!!! A few weeks ago Edible Skinny was lucky enough to have a AB FAB meal at the AWESOME Kreation Organic Kafe in Brentwood. Dining with the AMAZING Yoga Guru Jordana Reim (who just finished summiting Everest Base Camp with her company 180 Retreats!!!) we sampled complimentary activated charcoal water, were dazzled by blooming napkins, contemplated which flavor to pick from a juice selection that went into the hundreds, and embraced the...
Relax, it's just sex... Edible Skinny was lucky enough to attend (along with 50,000 other people) the AVN Novelty Expo at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino a few weeks ago. There surrounded by dozens of Fleshlight displays (if you're unsure what this is, we recommend researching it while not at work...), we were reminded how the entire porn industry is about listening to your philosophical inner compass. Let me explain..... The AVN Novelty Expo is the Adult Entertainment Industry's premiere B2B...
Lenny Bruce said it ABSOLUTE BEST! Because the most important part of Valentine's Day are the I LOVE YOUs. The I LOVE YOUs to your significant other(s), your family, your pets, and MOST ESPECIALLY to yourself. Now, I could write another two intro paragraphs for this Valentine's Day Product Guide, but really all I want to do is keep mentioning FAB LOVE quotes. You see some GREAT people said it much much better than me! ;-) But before we get to the quotes... if you're still looking for some FUN...
Sometimes you go to a big town, just to go to a small town. Or at least that's what happened when Edible Skinny spent Martin Luther King weekend in San Francisco. While in SanFran the Thomas Gals checked out the quaint by way of classy Tiburon. With a current population of 8,600 people the town of Tiburon runs at an undemanding pace. Located just north of San Francisco, in Marin County, California it is accessible by ferry from downtown San Francisco, as well as by car from Highway 101. The...
Even though Edible Skinny spends quite a good amount in the desert oasis of Las Vegas (this is due to the fact that my official residence is here (when not on the road...)), I sometimes forget to cover the blooming cultural scene in my City of Lights! So because the Glitter Gulch deserves to be trophied as much as any other city out there, here's some AWESOME art and culture (and non-gaming) ways to experience the CREATIVITY that Sin City has to offer! FIRST FRIDAY LAS VEGAS On the first Friday...
By Kat Thomas, Edible Skinny A little over a month ago Edible Skinny headed to Atlanta for the Atlanta Comedy Film Festival (Kelly Grace Thomas and mine script MAGIC LITTLE PILLS was an official SELECTION at this year's winter festival!!!)! So naturally while hobnobbing it at the Atlanta film scene (there's a reason the city is called Hollywood of the South) I decided Edible Skinny should experience all that the city of Atlanta had to offer for 24 hours! ;-) Hot' Lanta it wasn't... With lots of...
"Hot Toddies are the only good thing about winter." --HuffPost Say hello to a not-so-dry-frozen Californian January with Humphry Slocombe, the chef-driven, badass ice cream shop on Abbott Kinney. This Friday, January 11th (aka National Hot Toddy Day) Humphry will be offering complimentary Hot Toddy Sundaes as well as artisan cocktails from The Glenlivet from 6pm-10pm at the Venice location. It's like biting into a boozey snowman (in the best way possible)!!! Let's get straight to the pint!!!...
Winter is Coming, Winter is Here. (Along with the final season of Game of Thrones in April 2019!) And with Winter comes pale dry skin, static cling hair, and foundation that is too dark for your vampire colored body! ;-) Yes Baby it's cold outside! We know that you need some Beauty 911 to combat the impending doom of frostbitten lips and dragon like skin. So here's the skinny on all things beauty reviving as the darkest of beauty times is here! ;-) Better Skin Mirakle Cream - $34 We all need a b...
Yesterday I wanted wine. Today I'm drinking wine. Follow your dreams...And drink up bitches!!! So here's to life being delicious, all your moments being postcard worthy, and Cabernet all day, everyday in Napa Valley!!! SILVER TRIDENT WINERY Returning to the hustle and bustle of Yountville (or what Napa Valley calls hustle and bustle...), we were greeted at Silver Trident Winery by the glowing Mallory. Intimate and inviting, Silver Trident Winery has appointment only wine tastings in their...
"God is in the details." Ludwig Mies van der Rohe NAPA! One single word and some many images come to mind. A kaleidoscope of intimate micro experiences in the world of wine, food, and the art of relaxation. "The most delectable wine I ever tried was in a tasting room in Napa at...:" "The best meal of my life was this one night at French Laundry..." "I went there for a weekend of wine tasting and never left the Valley..." These are stories you hear from each individual person you encounter along...
