Music. Travel. Food. Family. Friends. Love. Life.

Post-UCI life spent working, traveling, eating, and continuing to gain knowledge wherever I can

[jlpuert]

Beautiful humans + corgi children. Happy birthday, America! #midyear2016 #tof10 🇺🇸🌈 (at Ripples)

[jlpuert]

Caprese skewers with a honey balsamic reduction are super easy and fun to make with toothpicks. Complete with tomato basil soup, vegetarian lasagna and whole wheat crostini, dinner is served. Thanks @tmarsuperstar and Kaysie for letting me play around in your beautiful new kitchen! 🇮🇹 (at Tustin, California)

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The most beautiful weather I've seen in the bay made our very first sibling family trip a major success. Glad to have made tons of new memories with you all and survived with the little ones! Don't ever forget - Creamer, wine, and coffee grinds! #suhhhdude 🏙🌁✈️ (at Golden Gate Bridge Pavilion)

[jlpuert]

Thank you for your patience, your love, and your dedication to our relationship, and thank you for being my best friend for the past 2 years. Happy Anniversary, bubbah.✌🏼 (at San Francisco, California)

[jlpuert]

Love will ALWAYS win. 🌈❤️💛💚💙💜#2016LAPride #pepsicoequal (at L.A. Pride)

[jlpuert]

Welcome back to the happiest place on earth, @marisamantell! 🚗🚕🚙#repsplusjake (at Disney California Adventure Park)

[jlpuert]

Preparing a campfire dinner drenched in rain because of the ominous clouds in the background was the most difficult Top Chef challenge so far. Thank you Grand Canyon for being beautiful, challenging, and exceeding my expectations! 🏕⛈🌅 (at Grand Canyon South Rim)

[jlpuert]

Happy birthday to the woman who learned Japanese just to haggle for makeup in Kyoto. Love you, mom! (at Ginkaku-ji)

[jlpuert]

GNO in LALALand! 🌊🍸💁 (at The Bungalow)

[jlpuert]

Pan-seared Branzino in a white wine sauce with capers and olives, Caprese salad, garlic cauliflower, and red quinoa. Another side of Italy. 🇮🇹🐟🇮🇹🐟🇮🇹🐟

[jlpuert]

Haven't read a book in God knows how long, but here's to finding some inspiration and creativity. 🎨

[jlpuert]

My kind of Friday night: Linguine con le vongole (prepared by the talented Chef Cheung) with charbroiled asparagus and cauliflower encrusted with Parmesan and garlic. Buon appetito!!! 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹 (at Park Place Apartments)

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Siblings missing @msdubya1 and @nceesay 👶🏽🍼👶🏻🍼👶🏾🍼👶🏼🍼 (at Shake Shack)

[jlpuert]

Auntie Carmen's chicken enchilada recipe taken up a notch with sautéed chicken spiced with cumin, paprika, cayenne, chili powder, garlic, and onions. Chipotle-inspired guacamole doesn't hurt either (minus the E. Coli). 🌶

[jlpuert]

It's not a bad thing that your hometown has become a world-renowned wine destination. Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! All love!!!🍷❤️🍷❤️🍷❤️ (at Europa Village Vineyards & Winery)

[jlpuert]

Meat sweats activated: Lamb Provençal on a bed of grilled eggplant, garlic spinach, Kalamata olives and tomatoes. Last class before graduation next week!!! 😭😭😭 (at The New School of Cooking)

[jlpuert]

To the most dapper best man there ever was. Thank you for accepting me into the family. 😊 #cheers2thecheungs 🎊🎉🎊🎉👰🏾👦🏻 (at The Ebell of Long Beach)