My Opa (and the inspirational acronym for this website) was a German icon. He was a teacher, travel enthusiast and ultimate grandfather. And he LOVED being German. He boasted about his heritage in virtually every…
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Ouzi – Boozy Greek Meaballs When I lived at home after college my mom and I had a ritual which we lovingly refer to as ‘Ouzo time’. Get comfy and crack open a bottle of…
View PostOuzi – Boozy Greek Meaballs When I lived at home after college my mom and I had a ritual which we lovingly refer to as ‘Ouzo time’. Get comfy and crack open a bottle of…
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Poise and sentiment is wasted on the aged. Handsomeness is wasted on the youth. Modernization is caught somewhere in the middle (I’m guessing around your mid 30’s?). The old are but a memento; wrinkled, sun…
View PostPoise and sentiment is wasted on the aged. Handsomeness is wasted on the youth. Modernization is caught somewhere in the middle (I’m guessing around your mid 30’s?). The old are but a memento; wrinkled, sun…
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I crossed a threshold today. You know the kind of people who are obsessed with sushi? It’s obnoxious how much they talk about it and eat it, mostly sprouting from lack luster joints. Likely floridity…
View PostI crossed a threshold today. You know the kind of people who are obsessed with sushi? It’s obnoxious how much they talk about it and eat it, mostly sprouting from lack luster joints. Likely floridity…
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I have a profound appreciation and respect for Lyft drivers. Both my sister and I suffer from a terrible bane known as car sickness. Nausea that beckons while at the mercy of a poor, unfortunate…
View PostI have a profound appreciation and respect for Lyft drivers. Both my sister and I suffer from a terrible bane known as car sickness. Nausea that beckons while at the mercy of a poor, unfortunate…
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So I’m not the kind of person who is overly aggressive in the starstruck celebrity department. But guess who I met yesterday?! Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto! So cool. The Cuban and I have been looking…
View PostSo I’m not the kind of person who is overly aggressive in the starstruck celebrity department. But guess who I met yesterday?! Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto! So cool. The Cuban and I have been looking…
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Welcome to Open Plate Anthropology. I’m Alexa, creator of this site based on a serious disease progression - my unrelenting obsession with food and travel. It’s lust actually. Food lust.
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