I’ve discovered some new favorite foods while running this experiment. I’ve had yogurt a few times, I’ve left the tomato on my chicken sandwich twice, but nothing has left such an impression as…pumpkin pie. Holy shit is it good. Why didn’t you all let me in on the secret earlier? How many Thanksgivings have I ruined for myself? To keep [...]

Those of you who have spent any time around me at the dining table know that I have been an unabashed tomato remover of the highest order. I have always assumed that I would not like the texture. I enjoy ketchup, marinara sauce, pizza sauce, even tomato soup, but I have avoided, without hesitation, raw tomato forever. Until yesterday. I [...]

I am currently at the computer with a bag of almonds (my safe food) and a plastic container of Honey Dew, a melon I’ve, for whatever reason, always picked around, but have never tried. After two bites I feel like the best way to explain Honey Dew to those people who are members of my old tribe of non Honey [...]

This morning I got up and went to the gym for a little under two hours and had a light lunch/breakfast. I decided this afternoon that I was going to stock up on provisions for my new food challenge. The grocery store is a wild and mysterious place when you stop looking at the things you always get and see [...]

Yesterday was my birthday. I turned 29 for the fifth year in a row. Those of you who know me, may know me as something of a picky eater. I’m not nearly as bad as I was a decade ago, but I’m still not exactly adventurous when it comes to food. But that style has died a death, and I [...]