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@gastrognome

The world's most enthusiastic eater of everything. Award-winning food and travel writer. Freelancer.

Seattle
Joined March 2009
Born in 1983

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  1. 2 hours ago

    We're not the only women-led, lgbtq affirming mosque in the world, but we *are* the only mosque with a

  2. 3 hours ago

    Helpful pitching advice: No food festival coverage. No fish stew recipes from that Caribbean press trip. Burning Man is always off the table

  3. 5 hours ago

    Finally got ahead of my to-do list and it feels amazing. I shall now read twitter for long enough that I'm behind again!

  4. 7 hours ago

    So. I still have a reallllly long way to go to get to a fully diverse timeline. But I'm trying and I hope you will try with me.

  5. 7 hours ago

    It's been a subtle change in what type of stories, fashions, jokes, etc. I see. A broadening of horizons, an opening of my mind.

  6. 7 hours ago

    I'm not changing the world over here, but I can't understate how much I've learned without putting extra burden on POC to explain/teach.

  7. 8 hours ago

    But it also demonstrated root of the problem: without concerted effort I was in a pretty bad bubble. I'm not all the way out, but I'm trying

  8. 8 hours ago

    In this time I have found so many wonderful accounts to follow, learned so much, and expanded my worldview incredibly. It is great.

  9. 8 hours ago

    Anytime I notice more than 4-5 white people in a row in my timeline, I seek out another POC to follow so that I can diversify my newsfeed.

  10. 8 hours ago

    Hi my fellow white Twitizens. I want to tell you about a thing I started doing about 6 months ago that has VASTLY improved my twitter feed.

  11. 8 hours ago

    When Other People Are Bad At Their Jobs It Makes My Job Harder A Memoir

  12. 9 hours ago

    Writers! I'm interviewing my literary agent for my blog - any questions you want me to ask her about the industry?

  13. 9 hours ago

    Man, that clock just races towards "need to get out of the bathrobe" o'clock.

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  16. 11 hours ago

    But happiest surprise: Best Chef NW has 3 of my all time faves: Wataru (SLEEPER HIT), Altura, and Il Corvo. Plus Salare, which I love.

  17. 11 hours ago

    Most excited about Hogstone and Eden Hill on rising star and Stowell for Restaurateur.

  18. 11 hours ago

    Embarrassingly, haven't been to either best new resto nominee--No Anchor, Upper Bar Ferdinand. Props to Columbia City Bakery for baker nom.

  19. 11 hours ago

    But also, I feel like I always think that about the semi-finalist list, and then the finalists are announced and its the same old schlock.

  20. 11 hours ago

    Nice to see Seattle well-represented on the JBF Awards semi-finalists list. Lots of people who deserve to be on that list.

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