What I'm Reading | July 2014

July has come and gone, and that means I've started eating my weight in tomatoes. Hooray! I spent a week in Minneapolis and St. Paul (more on my adventures coming soon, I hope), my puppy turned three (I guess she's technically an adult now), and we celebrated Independence Day on a friend's rooftop overlooking the harbor in Marina del Rey. Also, I'm still getting used to the fact that this view of the vast ocean, after a 10 minute walk, is my backyard.

Here are a few good reads from around the web. 

Julia Child's discarded titles.

Excited to watch how this good food funding platform grows.

I might get an iPad just to use this. 

The ultimate veggie burger.

The importance of eating together.

Tips to master mobile photography.

The truth behind staged Instagram photos. 

Becoming an essentialist. Amen. 

Also, 7 reasons we should stop praising excess.

What writers can learn from Goodnight Moon.

Hoping to bake these this weekend. (And finish reading Delancey, too.)

A history of palm trees in Los Angeles.

I made this pie with plums instead of peaches, and it was heavenly. 

Literary City Guides: Boston and Cambridge

The summer after my junior year of high school, we took a family vacation to the east coast, spending almost three weeks on what we affectionally refer to now as "The American History Tour." With stops in Philadelphia, Washington DC, Boston, Cambridge, Charlottesville, and Cape Cod, it was an immersion in American history. Everything from the Liberty Bell to the theatre where Abraham Lincoln was shot, to Plymouth Rock (smaller than I thought it would be, not unlike when you see the Mona Lisa in Paris), was on our agenda. 

Today's city guides brought back fond memories of that trip. And! Not only are today's two cities ultimate literary destinations, they also mark guides 49 and 50! That's right, we have 50 literary city guides! This time last year, we launched with San Francisco, Nashville, and Los Angeles, thanks to my friends Stacy and Shanna. Now, Literary City Guides have spread their wings and I love having a place for contributors to share the best resources in the towns they know best.

To all the contributors we've had over the past year, THANK YOU! The guides work because of your unique voices and experiences, and I'm privileged you've shared them with me on Eat This Poem.

Celebrate with us and stop by Boston and Cambridge! 

Literary City Guide: Baltimore

The tour guide for our latest addition, Ann Marie Brokmeier, admits to being charmed by Baltimore, known affectionally as "Charm City." After browsing her guide, you'll see why. Coffee shops with locally-sourced menus, walking tours of literary Mount Vernon, slam poetry, and a bookstore with a bar are just some of the offerings from this east coast literary town. 

Stop by to welcome Baltimore to Literary City Guides!