Naomi Tomky
Travel
Newly Vaxxed Travelers Are Overrunning Seasonal Destinations
Low season is the new high season, as a wave of former stay-homers are crashing down on beaches, camp sites, hotels, and restaurants.
Naomi Tomky
5.26.21
Actually
Dear Restaurants: This Chair Sucks
This uncomfortable and not particularly attractive chair has become a disease.
Naomi Tomky
3.15.19
Horkfest
I Spent 12 Hours Eating Everything at a LSU Tailgate
I’m instantly handed sausage, fried soft-shell crab, and a deep-fried Twinkie—which probably shouldn't have shared fryer oil with the crab.
Naomi Tomky
12.19.18
desserts
Why Does Carrot Cake Need to Remind Us That It Is, In Fact, Made of Carrots?
No one can really explain the inorexable march of tiny sugar carrots across the pastry case.
Naomi Tomky
12.3.18
Crawfish
Why Aren't People Eating Washington's Giant Crawfish?
The chilly rivers and blue lakes of the seafood-centric Pacific Northwest are brimming with crawfish that can grow as big as lobsters. So why aren't we seeing them on menus?
Naomi Tomky
8.5.15