The Winter 2018 issue of Gastronomica features my research paper “A Tale of Two Cities: Differences in Wine-Drinking Culture in Nice and...

How do sweets and mindful eating connect? All too often eating mindfully may bring to mind images of raw carrot sticks chomped in...

Sometimes it’s the little things in life that keep us sane. Personally, when I’m slammed between paper deadlines, exams, presentations,...

“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” – Ronald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Last Friday at Yangon Yoga House,...

“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” – Rumi The...

An apple meditation adapted from Thich Nhat Hanh and Lillian Cheung’s Savor. Last week, I co-taught a Mindful Eating Workshop with...

Coffee is a divine liquid that has inspired centuries of enlightened thinking and social change. It drives our current society, filling...

Give the gift of dark chocolate to yourself, your loved ones, the global environment, and the worldwide social sphere. From an individual...

Chocolate is more than a commercialized candy. It’s an aphrodisiac, an elixir of life, and a burnt gem of global, historical, cultural,...