Hello, World.

Some people just have impeccable taste. Take, for instance, my sister. Lila has impeccable taste in fashion. She’s trendy yet classy with just the right accessories and an innate ability to throw together the perfect outfit for each and every occasion. Or my friend Caroline, whose impeccable taste in home décor is evident in every detail of her recent remodeling projects, from the color of her living room walls (“weimaraner,” the perfect shade of dusky gray) to the Gallo Victoria granite countertops in her kitchen.

            Me, I appreciate tastes of a different nature. Edible tastes. Flavorful tastes. Impeccable tastes. To put it plainly, I like to eat, and not simply for the sake of satiation but for the pure pleasure of it. I love exploring different tastes, whether I’m dining out or playing around in my own kitchen. I love to cook (almost) as much as I love to eat, and nothing gives me more satisfaction than sharing food I’ve prepared with the people that I love, whether it’s dinner for two with my husband or a multi-course meal at a party with friends. I love to experiment with food, talk about food, read about food, learn about food, write about food. So here I am.

As an editor for a lifestyle magazine, I get to write about all kinds of things on a regular basis, including food (and travel, when I'm lucky), but there's something indulgent about writing whatever I want whenever I want to write it. Maybe not as indulgent as digging into a rich, molten chocolate cake … but hey, maybe I’ll get to do that, too. In any case, I want to give the blogging world a shot. Hopefully, it will make me a better writer. And a better cook. And, most importantly, a better connoisseur of impeccable tastes.