the journal
notes from the road
The Journal.
Guides, notes, and the stories behind the food. Where I eat, what I'm cooking, and everything I'm learning on the way to opening Elizabeth.
◆ start herethe why
I had no plan. Now I'm cooking my way around the world.
A childhood daydream, two books, and a stranger in a Bangkok bar. How this whole trip started, and where it's headed.
watch the origin film →◆ the tour · in order
▶01thailand · koh samui
Where it began. Muay Thai for a month, with a pacemaker.
▶ the film
▶02india · hyderabad + pune
A crashed wedding, then the farm that changed how I cook.
▶ two films · photos
▶03indonesia · sumba
Cooking at the #1 resort in Indonesia, straight off the farm.
▶ the film · photos
04china · hangzhou
Into the tea fields with Polina, in the rain.
◆ photos · film coming
▶05japan · tokyo + countryside
Onigiri, a 169-year-old sake brewery, and a three-star dinner.
▶ clips · photos
06mexico · sayulita
The one stop that wasn't about a kitchen. I married Polina.
◆ the wedding · a clip
◆ writing · guides & notes
◆ coming next
film
China · Hangzhou the full cut
film
Peru & the road south filming
city guide
Tokyo in progress
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I'm writing a guide for every city the tour takes me.
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