The whole object of traveling is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land. My mind keeps repeating this simple mantra: New York City is awesome! So awesome that the city of hyperbole and superlatives has 98 names. (see below). I, on the other hand, am not better than New York. I am, however better than I used to be. After all, doing things right the first time is an obscenity. Growing old isn't optional, growing up is. As a student living in New York City, if your food comfort zones ain’t broke, don’t just break them, break it before someone else does. There were restaurants of every shape, size smell and color, and that was what I was- a connoisseur in starvation. I wasn't a gourmet chef but I was a gourmet eater. This was my one act of rebellion- eating what I wanted, not what was on the menu. Putting the fun in dysFUNctional meals, We had two staples growing up--- Steak and Potatoes, and ...