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  • Food

    These are the best breakfast burritos in LA

    Breakfast burritos are glorious – and LA has almost too many of them.  Someone has to sacrifice their health for the incredibly important Breakfast Burrito Quest, so once again, I’ve sorted the great ones from not-as-great ones (because, let’s be honest, all breakfast burritos are pretty good). You’re welcome. Here are my obvious and inarguable criteria for the perfect breakfast burrito: It needs to taste breakfast-y, which means eggs. A top tier breakfast burrito can’t taste like lunch – that would be anarchy. It needs proper ingredient distribution. The first bite is crucial – don’t give me a mouthful of just beans or guac. The corollary to this rule is…

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    Mike Horowitz

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    #EatDrinkDesire: My birthday trip to London

    October 5, 2017
  • Travel

    Our first “Married” Christmas in Cusco, Peru

    To celebrate our first Christmas as a married couple, we decided to fly to Peru, and eat and drink our way from Cusco to Machu Picchu to Lima. Here’s part one of our oral history of that trip: Christmas in Cusco. Day 1: Views of Peru, Papachos, and Piscos Megan: I slept through most of our flights to Peru. And when I woke up, I got to see breathtaking views of the green AF mountains of Cusco — mountains I’d soon be climbing on our trek to Machu Picchu! Mike: But first, we had three nights to acclimatize in Cusco. It’s over 11k feet, and the altitude takes some getting…

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    How I completed my Machu Picchu packing list almost entirely from one site

    February 2, 2018

    Eatlanta: These are the best things to eat in Atlanta

    September 13, 2017

    Secretly amazing wine, famous local beers, and hugging giant trees: Things to do in Anderson Valley

    March 20, 2018
  • Travel

    Take a day trip to the Elephant Nature Park in Chang Mai

    Years ago, Mike went to visit the Elephant Nature Park during his trip through Thailand. Here’s why you should go there too… There are about twenty different elephant experiences within an hour or so of Chiang Mai. They run the spectrum from very-elephant-friendly to downright cruel. The worst feature circus shows and pile clumps of tourists on the over-worked elephants (even the Frommer’s guide has a photo of people riding elephants) — and the nicest of concierges have no idea why visitors would even have an issue about this. I’m no PETA activist, but I couldn’t have enjoyed myself if I thought I was helping mistreat elephants. So after some…

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    A quick list of the (lobbyist approved!) best restaurants in Sacramento

    November 28, 2017

    The Dash and Dine: How I took off with an idea and landed with a plan

    October 4, 2017

    Maui restaurants that’ll take you on a culinary vacation

    January 24, 2018
  • Pets,  Travel

    Poolside pups & pastelitos: Our extremely pet-friendly trip to Miami Beach

    We just got back from a weekend away in Miami. It was MY first trip to Florida, and Mike’s millionth… approximately. (He used to work on a show called Burn Notice that filmed in Miami.) But the difference for Mike this time was that he had his dog in tow! Actually it wasn’t just OUR pooch, our friend and The Gifted castmate Skyler Samuels brought her dog Matey along too! If you’re looking for a pet-friendly trip to Miami, you’re going to have to stay at The Standard Miami Beach. This place just set the tone for the perfect getaway with your pooch…

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    Megan Finley Horowitz

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    March 20, 2018

    Eatlanta: These are the best things to eat in Atlanta

    September 13, 2017

    The best restaurants in Ouarzazate (that are hopefully still in business!)

    October 6, 2017
  • Life

    How becoming a parent is like going on safari…

    I’m pregnant! Which means that Mike and I are adding a third person to our future travel and restaurant reservations. This is both exciting and scary as hell for me. I never expected to have a baby, so the idea of becoming a parent is quite daunting. I’ve spent a lot of time freaking out about how our truly wonderful life is about to drastically change. And, at least for a while, become a lot less wonderful. During conversation number eleventy-one about my having a baby panic, Mike (who seriously, has been so wonderfully patient with me) said the one thing that was able to finally calm my existential parenting…

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    June 19, 2016

    The not-to-miss, best restaurants in Edinburgh

    October 6, 2017

    The Vespertine experience: A peek into LA’s most mysterious restaurant

    October 24, 2017
  • Food

    8 places to have an exceptional AF brunch in Atlanta

    Brunch is A THING in Atlanta, y’all. Like, we think it’s awesome in LA, and we definitely devote entire daylight hours to it. But brunch in Atlanta is a whole different experience… It’s starts later, people dress up for it, and have full-on debates about where to get the best brunch in Atlanta. According to our research (three+ months of eating at almost all these restaurants every damn day) these are the places we highly recommend as the best brunch in Atlanta…

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    April 24, 2018
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    February 6, 2018

    Eat, Don’t be Prey, Love: Our top 10 favorite safari honeymoon moments

    March 7, 2018
  • Travel

    You absolutely need to take a trip to Nara: The magical city of tame deer in Japan

    While we were in Kyoto, we decided to take a day trip to Nara. This experience is why you absolutely need to schedule a trip to Nara during your time in Japan! Mike: On our last full day in Japan, we took the train to Nara… or as we call it: “The Place with the Tame Deer.” I wasn’t sure if we wanted to take a day trip an hour out of town when we still had so much to see in Kyoto, but I’m glad we stuck to the plan, because Nara is awesome. Megan: Nara was BY FAR my favorite part about the trip. I’d been itching to…

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    November 6, 2017

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    November 10, 2018

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    March 20, 2018
  • Food

    Where to get some truly life-changing pancakes in LA

    You know that I’m all about waffles. But sometimes I get a massive craving for pancakes. But not just any pancakes — life-changing pancakes. Pancakes that you can’t get anywhere else but at certain restaurants. So here’s where I go when I wake up with a craving for pancakes in LA…

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    #Morocstars: Our quick and mind-blowing Marrakech food tour

    October 5, 2017

    Our favorite dog-friendly restaurants in LA

    January 13, 2017

    The best avocado toast in LA (aka. “Our Deeply Important Avocado Toast Quest”)

    September 13, 2017
  • Travel

    Hitch a ride on a Vancouver seaplane for a magical vehicular tourist activity

    We not only used our time in Vancouver seek out all the best restaurants, but we also accomplish one of my lifetime goals: TO RIDE ON A FREAKING SEAPLANE! I have long believed — since growing up watching Baloo von Bruinwald XIII pilot the Sea Duck in Talespin — that seaplanes are the most kick-ass of vehicles. They are magical. They are amazing. They are boats that become planes and then planes that become boats, and sometimes they can even ski!? My mind boggles. Mike discovered my love of seaplanes when I forced us to stop, mid-bike ride around Stanley Park, to endlessly watch the Vancouver seaplanes become boats and…

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    August 16, 2021

    The perfect recipe for a weekend trip to the Santa Ynez Valley

    October 16, 2017

    Maui restaurants that’ll take you on a culinary vacation

    January 24, 2018
  • Travel

    From hotels to campsites: Where to stay in Anderson Valley

    So you’ve read our post about how amazing Anderson Valley is, and you’ve decided that a weekend getaway to Anderson Valley sounds like the perfect trip. Congrats, you make good choices. But where should you stay? From the fanciest hotel in Philo, to the budget option in Cloverdale, and even camping and the best places to stay for groups… we’ve rounded up where to stay in Anderson Valley for your perfect wine tasting trip! Boonville hotels: The Boonville Hotel The Boonville Hotel is smack dab in the middle of charming Boonville. Conveniently, it’s walking distance to many awesome wineries and eateries. And it also houses one of the best restaurants…

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    May 2, 2018

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    September 27, 2017
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