Why Chase in the First Place
A recent brunch at Marea reminded me why we started this food blog.
We started chasing Michelin-starred restaurants when my sister was in culinary school. She had just moved to the city, and we justified the cost by calling it "research."
My sister and I are about as opposite as can be, but we are both completely passionate about food.
She is the kind of person that naturally shines at every hot, hard-to-get-into restaurant. I am the kind of person that will sit in any cafe to talk deeply with an old friend.
Besides loving great food, we love sharing culinary experiences.
If I ate a delicious octopus without my sister, I would need to take her there immediately.
The best quality I think we both inherited from our big fat nosy Texas Chinese family is the overwhelming urge to share all good things with as many people as possible, most specifically your family.
If a pot of soup my aunt made was particularly delicious, she would scoop a gigantic container full of the not-to-be-missed soup to share with my mother and another gigantic container for her brother. When it was discovered that TOD'S loafers were especially comfortable, shoes in every color were purchased and disseminated to every woman in the family (luckily everyone wears a 6 and 1/2).
Three years after starting this blog, the most perfect bite I have yet to have in New York remains the grilled octopus at Marea. The attention to detail in every aspect of this food is extraordinary - the two-toned sauce, the fresh flair of greens added in multiple ways...
The words "perfectly cooked" can not do it justice.
I hope my aunt comes to New York wearing TOD'S soon so that I can take her to Marea.
But in the meantime, I hope you go as well.















