Welcome to our blog

Introduction:

I hope you'll excuse this moment of self indulgence, but we wanted to tell you a little bit about ourselves before launching into our culinary adventures - we think the background will help you understand our "culinary perspective." The quotes are a wink and a nod to those who actually make our tummies so happy, ;). Thank you to the countless bartenders, chefs, cooks, mixologists, servers, and everyone that I'm forgetting - you are the absolute best and make dining worth it. Seriously, THANK YOU!!!Ok, so who are we? Well, nobodies really - just a pair of kids that love them so grub (and I use the term kid loosely - we're both 25, but if you met us you would know what I meant, ;)). That said, we definitely bring a certain view to the table - if you don't care and just want to hear about some amazing food, well skip down to the next post. We won't hold it against you - promise!

Me (Justin): PR professional, amateur cook, bartender and hedonist, all-around goof ball. So, yeah, writing up a self-bio is a bit funky, but bear with me. I'm a straightforward guy - I love beer, whiskey, and food - but I also have an appreciation for the finer things that all of the world's artists can create. In my eyes the world is a giant playground and I wish we were all the old children we sort of are - does that make sense? Probably not. Anyway, yes, I love food and by taking a part of this blog (it's all Anisha's idea - she runs the show) I hope to share a little piece of myself with the world, and if I could have my way, maybe inspire the same awe, admiration, appreciation, and gimme-dat-dish love I have for food and all of the people that make my gluttony possible. Now, time to hear about the brains behind this operation, ;) - and if we haven't lost you by then, we're going to wrap with how we're planning to run this blog. You know, so you actually know what you're reading (and why you should care in the slightest, :)). Thanks, all.

Anisha: Ok, so I thought Anisha was going to write this, but apparently she wants to see me say really sweet things about her (*thinking* *treading carefully* ;)). Jokes aside this woman is the most amazing person I've ever met - we can leave the praise at that. If you ever want to hear why ask me in person - or email us at munchingonthis@gmail.com - and I promise to make you feel sickly sweet. So, back to Anisha - law student, airmchair therapist, flavor goddess (you gotta let me suck up a little, ;)). Anisha is the yin to my yang, the pepper to my salt, the... You get it. She balances us, and our food, and will be the voice of reason for this blog. What I'm saying is, when you don't get the bacon-wrapped date bourbon cocktail with a smoked salt rim finish, blame Anisha. (Wait, what am I saying??? That sounds AMAZEBALLZ. Ok, that might actually happen now - stay tuned.)

Manchego: So I tried to get Munchie to write this, but If you thought the iPad keyboard was a pain try typing with paws (ba-da-ching! Yeah, I like bad jokes... Takes some getting used to.). Anyway, Manchego – Munchie for short – is a sweet, mischievous (I can’t emphasize this enough), cunning, totally calculating but at the same time naïve cat - he's a keeper and we love him. And it's not just because he eats like a dog and not a cat... Or so I keep telling Anisha, ;).

Us (Munching on this): We are that couple you know *alert, alert - humblebrag incoming* that is always talking about the restaurant they just ate at or the meal or drink they just made - annoying, right? Instead we figured why not create a blog where we could talk about all of that stuff but not be pretentious about it... or not as pretentious. With that in mind, we're not quite sure where we're going with this - Anisha will be posting, I will be posting, and knowing us, there's a chance Munchie will be posting. However it turns out, though, we promise original (and riffs on originals, ;)) recipes, both food and drink, as well as a thorough overview of our culinary adventures outside of our own kitchen. We know that there are a million food blogs out there, so for whoever does read this - Dana? - we appreciate your support and are always here for any questions. 

Couple things - please be respectful with your comments, and we will always respond to both comments and emails to munchingonthis@gmail.com .  We'd love to hear from you (seriously, we'd geek out).This is our spiel, thanks for listening if you got this far, and we're kicking this off with a series of posts about our recent time in Chicago. I won't give too much away, but if you like food, I think you'll like them. Plus, you'll finally get to hear from Anisha, ;). Thanks for stopping by all (or just mom... probably mom)!