I would like to publicly thank my lovelies who have dined with me in the last few years. Thank you all for not just your great company, but also for allowing me to take millions of photos of the food that arrived on our table before you were allowed to dig in. May there be many more noms!

In addition, I would like to thank these special people:

My friends, for their ability to turn any mid-week dinner into events of epic LOL LOL LOL sessions.

Robert Stillwell, for his insightful comments from a professional editor’s perspective which have (hopefully) made my writing more succint and engaging, and less ‘foblish.’

My hottie boyfriend, Marty, for showing me that not even a fancy meal at a three-hatted restaurant can beat a couple of pieces of home-made Vietnamese beef jerky at The Mint’s car park at 2am in the morning (no double entendre intended – for reals).