Category: Travel
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I’m on the shortlist for the Best Job in the World!
I’m walking on air today, because it was just announced that I’m on the shortlist for the Best Job in the World! Honestly, I already thought I had the best job in the world…I spend my days cooking, gardening, brewing beer and wine, traveling, and sharing these experiences with my amazing fans all over the…
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Utah Series: Midway and the Heber Valley, part 1
Utah is like an entire continent in one state. Never, in all my travels around the world, have I discovered a place so dramatically varied in climate and geology in such a comparatively small space. And while I tend to focus on wilderness spots in my Utah writings…(and Utah has no shortage of wilderness)…in this…
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Utah Series: Hot Springs
Those who follow my blog regularly know how obsessed I am with natural hot springs. They never cease to amaze me. The fact that toasty warm water seeps up from beneath the ground and provides us with a natural jacuzzi just blows my mind over and over. In this special series where I’m highlighting my…
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Utah Series: The Secret Anasazi Fortress
Over the coming weeks I’m going to take you on a tour of some of my favorite spots in one of my favorite states…Utah! If you’ve ever been to Utah, chances are it was to one of their stunning national parks, like Bryce Canyon, Arches, or Zion. Or maybe you were visiting Salt Lake City…
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Burning Man 2012: The Burn
After almost a full week of preparation and travel, we land in the Burning Man line. Burning Man takes place on the Black Rock Desert Playa…a vast dry lake bed in one of the most remote parts of the mainland US. You leave the pavement several miles north of the tiny village of Gerlach, Nevada,…
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Burning Man 2012: The Pilgrimage
If you’ve been following me since my season of MasterChef aired last summer, you know how fanatical I am about the Burning Man festival. Trying to describe this event is practically impossible. Each summer 60,000 people from all over the world assemble on a dry desert lake bed in northern Nevada and build a city…
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MasterChef recap: Three’s Company
(Please Note: This blog is not endorsed or approved by MasterChef. The opinions reflected herein are solely that: opinions. I have no inside knowledge of how MasterChef is produced or judged and my opinions should not be treated as fact.) Josh, Becky, and Christine are the top 3. And beneath the mystery box today is…
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Today: 10 Years
Today my partner and I celebrate 10 years together. 10 wonderful years filled with travel, food, and amazing friends and family. Most people who look back on a decade of a relationship tend to say, “We’ve been through good times and bad times.” But I have a hard time pinpointing any bad times along the…
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My Interview in Italy!
Several months ago I did an interview with the Italian magazine Intervistato. Maria, the interviewer, was SO delightful! We chat for half an hour about my life, MasterChef, cooking, and travel. There are many stories in this interview that haven’t appeared anywhere else, including one of the most amazing moments in my life where I…
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My Weekend with Monti and David
Last week I went to Phoenix to help out with a fundraiser for the Phoenix Children’s Hospital that was initiated by Monti Carlo. I’ve been wanting to meet Monti for awhile, and when she invited me to help out, I was ecstatic. To make things even more exciting, David Martinez and his wife were going…