I have finally returned to the US after living in Spain for the past four months. Unfortunately I didn't do any writing about food while I was away. Mostly because I was having the time of my life and couldn't sit still for a moment to sleep, let alone write.
Yet, here I am back in Pittsburgh, sitting in my new house that I am subleasing from a friend and realizing I am stuck in the same predicament as the last time I was in Pittsburgh. There are so many killer restaurants here in Pittsburgh. So many I have tried and many I have yet to visit... The only problem is these restaurants are the type you take a friend to and enjoy the chefs tasting menu paired with a wine on each course... They aren't really places to go alone. It's unfortunate that I don't feel like I can do to these top dollar, top tasting, places alone..... And although the food is sure to be spectacular it's also about the company and being able to discuss what flavors are working and what could be fixed. It's all about combining different aspects to obtain the perfect experience. Which I am yearning for, but can't achieve.
Another problem? I moved into this house with the assumtion my new roommates would cook, even just a little, but to my dismay all that was to be found were two packets of ramen, instant coffee, and three very dull knives. THERE AREN'T EVEN MUGS. Of course I don't want to go out and spend money on more kitchen tools that I already have at my home back in Tennessee, but this girl needs to cook. I am an avid stress baker, a bored eater, and a new recipe-found-must-try-now doer. The fact that my kitchen isn't complete is a disappointment, but also tells me that my roommates lack in the kitchen.
Maybe there is a club I can join for people who just want to eat amazing food and talk about it.
I should also get a job at a restaurant and am definitely writing my tutorial on the link between cultural lineage and food.
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