Appetizer Recipes

My friend Maria asked me last year if I couldn’t just arrange the cheese board in the shape of a skull instead of carefully layering … Read more

There used to be a German-style beer hall in the old warehouse district downtown that made these pretzel bites that I still dream about. When … Read more

My buddy Marcus watched me stress over my game day menu for the third year in a row and finally just shook his head. He … Read more

Gary wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to pick up a ladder he’d promised to lend me, and the smell hit me before … Read more

I had been claiming for years that I didn’t like Buffalo chicken dip. Honestly, I was pretty vocal about it. Every Super Bowl party, every … Read more

It was a drizzly Thursday evening in late October, and I was trying to plan a date night that didn’t involve scrolling through Netflix for … Read more

My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to be impressive. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—a deeply unglamorous errand on a random Tuesday in October—and the … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the grocery store last October, barely paying attention, when a kid in front of me tore open … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple taco night. You know the kind—ground beef sizzling in the skillet, a pile of shredded cheese, and everyone … Read more

I was standing in line at the DMV—the one on Fourth Street with the flickering lights and that smell of recycled air and mild desperation—when … Read more