Travel

The last time I visited Rome, I was in a very different phase of life.It was a six-month long study abroad program, and I was a sassy 19-year-old living in a small walk-up off Campo Di Fiori with five other slightly less sassy students. ... Continue Reading about A Healthy Hedonist’s Guide to Rome: The Best Gluten-Free Restaurants to Get Your Carb On

What’s your favorite restaurant in New York City?It’s a question I’ve gotten countless times on my book tour, and one that I’m still more uncomfortable answering than anything about sex, periods or poop. And that’s because there are so many damn ... Continue Reading about A Healthy Hedonist Guide to Brooklyn, Part One: Williamsburg, Bushwick and Beyond

I’m usually not that into Hallmark holidays, but this year, for whatever reason, when Charlie told me he’d be traveling on Valentine’s Day, I got a little diva-like pit in my stomach.I pictured myself sitting alone watching Sandra Bullock ... Continue Reading about A Healthy Hedonist’s Guide to Paris: Gluten-Free Eats + Sights in the City of Love

If you've been following my instagram feed for the last few years, you may have noticed an extreme uptick in oyster consumption. This phenomenon is partially due to my frequent trips to Inverness, California.By way of having a lot of friends ... Continue Reading about A Healthy Hedonist’s Guide to Inverness, CA: The Best Restaurants and Activities by the Bay

To say that Martha's Vineyard is my happy place, as I often have, is an understatement. I've been coming to the island every summer since I was little. Basically, for as long as I can remember. And even in the peak of the August tourist season, it ... Continue Reading about A Healthy Hedonist’s Guide to Martha’s Vineyard: The Best Restaurants, Markets and Ways to Work Off Your Meal

It feels like half a lifetime ago that Charlie and I traveled to Brazil for two weeks of caipirinhas, jungle walks, hammock naps, gluten-free cheese rolls and endless healthful tropical eats.When we returned in January, I had all my ducks in a ... Continue Reading about A Healthy Hedonist’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: The Best Restaurants and Things to Do to Work Off Your Meal

I know that the days are only getting longer, but there’s something about February that makes it the darkest month of the year in terms of morale. Valentine’s Day, and the holiday weekend surrounding it, was temporary cause for celebration. But for ... Continue Reading about A Healthy Hedonist’s Guide to San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua