2026

SF Reconnect “Reconnect” is a very corporate word for “hung out with my kid in the city we both live in,” but with the kitchen gone, even that took some planning. Vanya and I figured the fastest way back to normal life was somewhere with a stove that wasn’t ours. Nidhi Turns 50 Now it was Nidhi’s turn to be pampered - turning 50 apparently buys you a say in the itinerary, and she wanted a picnic in V....

I blinked, and it’s July. We spent most of the first quarter of 2026 with our kitchen torn down to the studs — which meant we enjoyed everyone else’s. Mack’s Table Mack and Vanya had us over to ring in 2026 — a proper sit-down candlelight dinner. I brought the wine, and Mack cooked us an Indian meal: kadhi, methi-aloo, and a cocktail that delighted us: it was turmeric milk. The kheer was the over-the-top closer....