The Gallivanting Gastronaut
@gastronautique.bsky.social
People have sought me out for food and travel recommendations since I was a child. Lived on three continents. Visited five. NYC Tour Guide. Always helpful. Definitely useful.
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"Inebriate of air am I,
And debauchee of dew.."
~Emily Dickinson (from "I Taste a Liquor Never Brewed")
And debauchee of dew.."
~Emily Dickinson (from "I Taste a Liquor Never Brewed")
January 13, 2026 at 5:51 AM
"Inebriate of air am I,
And debauchee of dew.."
~Emily Dickinson (from "I Taste a Liquor Never Brewed")
And debauchee of dew.."
~Emily Dickinson (from "I Taste a Liquor Never Brewed")
had a dream she was swimming laps in an Olympic sized vat of Rommegrot. A sweet dream indeed!
January 8, 2026 at 3:12 PM
had a dream she was swimming laps in an Olympic sized vat of Rommegrot. A sweet dream indeed!
"When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President. Now I'm beginning to believe it."
-Clarence Darrow
-Clarence Darrow
January 7, 2026 at 3:53 AM
"When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President. Now I'm beginning to believe it."
-Clarence Darrow
-Clarence Darrow
Add 2 heaping spoonfuls of the included spoon to some boiling non-dairy milk of your choice if you need to pull an all-nighter. Wow. You can use sugar or swerve to sweeten this scrumptious chai. #chai
January 5, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Add 2 heaping spoonfuls of the included spoon to some boiling non-dairy milk of your choice if you need to pull an all-nighter. Wow. You can use sugar or swerve to sweeten this scrumptious chai. #chai
has reduced her New Year’s resolutions to just this: to whirl in the moment, and whirl with the moment. To quote the incredible Gwendolyn Brooks: "She was learning to love moments. To love moments for themselves. "
January 1, 2026 at 8:26 AM
has reduced her New Year’s resolutions to just this: to whirl in the moment, and whirl with the moment. To quote the incredible Gwendolyn Brooks: "She was learning to love moments. To love moments for themselves. "
"New Year resolution: express myself like a cat pukes. Anytime, anywhere without fear of consequences."
-Helen Ellis
-Helen Ellis
January 1, 2026 at 8:22 AM
"New Year resolution: express myself like a cat pukes. Anytime, anywhere without fear of consequences."
-Helen Ellis
-Helen Ellis
This is the best restaurant masala chai in the United States. Make a stop at Masala Express while in Merced, California. Total road trip fuel. Included with the buffet option.
December 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
This is the best restaurant masala chai in the United States. Make a stop at Masala Express while in Merced, California. Total road trip fuel. Included with the buffet option.
wants to start a band or a social club called The Indelibles
December 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
wants to start a band or a social club called The Indelibles
The best kulfi I have tasted outside of India, within the United States. Available in many South Asian grocery stores. Get the kaju and kesar (cashews and saffron) one.
December 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The best kulfi I have tasted outside of India, within the United States. Available in many South Asian grocery stores. Get the kaju and kesar (cashews and saffron) one.
does not want to be driven to distraction---she wants to be chauffeured or ferried there, thank you very much.
November 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
does not want to be driven to distraction---she wants to be chauffeured or ferried there, thank you very much.
“Why do you think the old stories tell of men who set out on great journeys to impress the gods? Because trying to impress people just isn't worth the time and effort.”
― Henry Rollins
― Henry Rollins
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
“Why do you think the old stories tell of men who set out on great journeys to impress the gods? Because trying to impress people just isn't worth the time and effort.”
― Henry Rollins
― Henry Rollins
doesn't like forks in the road, and doesn't understand why a certain poet did. Why can't there be spoons or sporks in the road?
November 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
doesn't like forks in the road, and doesn't understand why a certain poet did. Why can't there be spoons or sporks in the road?
"America has only three cities: New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans. Everywhere else is Cleveland."
-Tennessee Williams
-Tennessee Williams
November 20, 2025 at 5:22 AM
"America has only three cities: New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans. Everywhere else is Cleveland."
-Tennessee Williams
-Tennessee Williams
hearts New York City, because it's one of the few places on this planet that she can shamelessly, unabashedly, unapologetically, indulgently, and hungrily relax.
November 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
hearts New York City, because it's one of the few places on this planet that she can shamelessly, unabashedly, unapologetically, indulgently, and hungrily relax.
prefers her diamonds to be out of the rough.
November 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
prefers her diamonds to be out of the rough.
"Of course you should be full of yourself. Who else would you be full of?"
-Jesse Elder
-Jesse Elder
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
"Of course you should be full of yourself. Who else would you be full of?"
-Jesse Elder
-Jesse Elder
“It's interesting to speculate how it developed that in two of the most anti-feminist institutions, the church and the law court, the men are wearing the dresses.”
-Florynce Kennedy
-Florynce Kennedy
November 8, 2025 at 3:29 AM
“It's interesting to speculate how it developed that in two of the most anti-feminist institutions, the church and the law court, the men are wearing the dresses.”
-Florynce Kennedy
-Florynce Kennedy
"Spendin' money like water.
Drinkin' life like wine.
Not livin' like I oughter,
But - ain't my life mine?"
-Langston Hughes
Drinkin' life like wine.
Not livin' like I oughter,
But - ain't my life mine?"
-Langston Hughes
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
"Spendin' money like water.
Drinkin' life like wine.
Not livin' like I oughter,
But - ain't my life mine?"
-Langston Hughes
Drinkin' life like wine.
Not livin' like I oughter,
But - ain't my life mine?"
-Langston Hughes
has met many people lately who have the aura of election upon them, and many of them are rather Wilde.
October 28, 2025 at 5:18 AM
has met many people lately who have the aura of election upon them, and many of them are rather Wilde.
“There are two kinds of travel: first class and with children.”
― Robert Benchley
― Robert Benchley
October 24, 2025 at 3:46 AM
“There are two kinds of travel: first class and with children.”
― Robert Benchley
― Robert Benchley
"I don't know how she does it" is Southern Lady code for: "I don't want to do all that. Who in her right mind wants to do all that?"
-Helen Ellis
-Helen Ellis
October 21, 2025 at 1:40 AM
"I don't know how she does it" is Southern Lady code for: "I don't want to do all that. Who in her right mind wants to do all that?"
-Helen Ellis
-Helen Ellis
"Don't threaten me with love, baby. Let's just go walking in the rain."
-Billie Holiday
-Billie Holiday
October 20, 2025 at 5:06 AM
"Don't threaten me with love, baby. Let's just go walking in the rain."
-Billie Holiday
-Billie Holiday
"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
-George Eliot
-George Eliot
October 19, 2025 at 5:01 AM
"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
-George Eliot
-George Eliot
"Be with
someone who
ruins your lipstick-
not your
mascara."
-Eloisa James
someone who
ruins your lipstick-
not your
mascara."
-Eloisa James
October 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"Be with
someone who
ruins your lipstick-
not your
mascara."
-Eloisa James
someone who
ruins your lipstick-
not your
mascara."
-Eloisa James
"It is so unpatriotic for Republicans to say we can't spend money we don't have. Nothing is more American than spending money you don't have."
-Elizabeth Wurtzel
-Elizabeth Wurtzel
October 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"It is so unpatriotic for Republicans to say we can't spend money we don't have. Nothing is more American than spending money you don't have."
-Elizabeth Wurtzel
-Elizabeth Wurtzel