Happy New Year! I started 2025 eating hazelnut cookies + strawberries with a glass of milk while watching Bollywood music videos. Felt really alone all day, but feeling hopeful about this year. May it bring lots of blessings, love, prosperity and freedom.

Thankful I had this little guy with me!

And of course my mom’s goat biryani among her many other amazing dishes that I always miss <33

Kabob platter from Al Bawadi

Fried chicken, biscuits, wedges, mash from Holy Buckets

Smash burgers from Small Cheval

Chicken caesar, turkey, crispy potato from Tilly Bagel

Thai chicken bun, egg custard + Thai tea egg custard from Sweet Bean

Various fun drinks from Matari

Some food I enjoyed from my last trip to Chicago:

Argentinian meat platter + ceviche tasting from Carnivale

Beef laghman noodles + blinchiki and syrnicki from Karavan

Went to the Nederlander theater in Chicago a few days ago for the first time and tell me why it’s so stunning…. I really should’ve been going to more shows when I lived there. This is your sign to go see more shows at your local theater.

I keep posting negative things so here are some photos from my fave place

‘Tis the seasonnnnn

This past week or so has been extremely difficult for so many reasons but I’m fostering this adorable kitty for a little bit and just look how precious he is

My reverse seasonal depression is healing it was in the 70s today