Tatiana Maria

content warning: this post contains description of domestic violence The week before I started culinary school, I wanted to quit. I felt like I ‘had it all’, already – the rhythm of my days was set. Sleeping in late, lounging in the pool, playing video games with friends, cooking whatever whenever

At Chika, Jonathan Reyes introduces himself as both our chef and our DJ, lets us know the beats-per-minute of the music will match the mood in the room, and hits play. Summertime soul engulfs us. Chika is a small restaurant in a small basement, concrete and windowless, only a bar

In my adult relationship with food, I’ve understood it as an act of necessity, an act of love, and an act of passive aggression.