Sandeep Rao

Between No Reservations and Parts Unknown, it felt as though Tony lost his edge in the latter. A similar phenomena can be seen here when comparing it to Kitchen Confidential.

The McConaissance took place during my formative years of late high school and early college. His charisma is disarming, his poignancy is striking, and his goofy Texan rhetoric is soothing.

I caught the wine bug this year. Like Bianca, I find this endeavor helps to improve my palate and to be more in-the-moment (i.e. offline). A fun read on my newfound indulgence.

As a Zillenial, I knew Tony as the celebrity traveler. Hearing him voice his struggles and ephemeral euphoria in the cooking scene revealed to me his counter-culture charisma.