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More Than a Meal
The COVID crisis has not only wreaked havoc on individuals and economies, its devastation to the restaurant industry is not yet...

Amy M. Offen-Reeves
Jun 18, 20203 min read


The infinitely patient big brother
I had been hesitant to put into words how incredible Everest has been as a big brother for fear that it wasn’t real. And almost 4 months...

Amy M. Offen-Reeves
Sep 7, 20192 min read


Full Circle
Full Circle [a true story, 7/29/19] Two Decembers ago when we were visiting Marc & Michelle for the holidays Michelle suggested that the...

Amy M. Offen-Reeves
Jul 29, 20192 min read


This might be...
...the happiest time of my life. The moments shared with sweet Eden while witnessing my amazing Everest blossom into the big brother he...

Amy M. Offen-Reeves
Jul 2, 20192 min read


How do you get to the "end of the earth"?
After trekking quite a distance, we arrived at what might actually be the end of the earth. Like a mirage rising in the dessert, the Fogo...

Amy M. Offen-Reeves
Jan 31, 20193 min read
A taste of China
📷Exploring the Bund Even long after a trip to China has past, the flavor stays with you, setting your taste buds ablaze with spice and...

Amy M. Offen-Reeves
Sep 7, 20162 min read
Yea, Thank you, and I love you.
Highlight of the Week:  Yea, Thank you and I love you. 📷 This past week was full of highlights.  I was finally feeling back to myself...

Amy M. Offen-Reeves
Feb 27, 20162 min read


A pause amidst a whirlwind
Having a child is like having your life sped up. Suddenly everything I've always done at a reasonable pace has been pushed into...

Amy M. Offen-Reeves
Sep 12, 20153 min read
Advice worth seeking
📷Back of the postcard, photo by Jill Krementz Twelve years ago today Kurt Vonnegut sat down at his desk where he's written so many...

Amy M. Offen-Reeves
May 30, 20152 min read


Two funerals and a birthday
My grandmothers were born 2 weeks apart in August 1919 and died 2 days apart in Januray 2015. They were 95. It's hard to summarize two...

Amy M. Offen-Reeves
Jan 8, 20152 min read
The best known secret
📷 Since moving to California a little over 2 years ago we've been chipping away at the check off list. Napa - check, Ojai - check, Big...

Amy M. Offen-Reeves
Dec 29, 20142 min read
Paradise found
📷Flying into the sea of humanity that is Las Vegas International Airport one would never expect to find paradise just a few hours away. ...

Amy M. Offen-Reeves
Oct 27, 20142 min read
How to sum up this moment
📷How to sum up one of the biggest years of my life thus far... Aside from finally settling into West Coast living, we purchased and...

Amy M. Offen-Reeves
Oct 22, 20142 min read
It's been a year...
📷It's been just about a year. A big, long, life-changing, insane, wonderful year. And it's not that I haven't felt inspired or...

Amy M. Offen-Reeves
Oct 21, 20141 min read
Building my encyclopedia of tastes
📷The deeper I get into the culinary program at SF Cooking School the more I realize that I am, and always have been, curating a...

Amy M. Offen-Reeves
Dec 8, 20132 min read
Culinary School for 2!
📷One week after I accepted enrollment for the full time culinary program at SF Cooking School I found out I was pregnant. They say...

Amy M. Offen-Reeves
Oct 17, 20132 min read
The Grand Experiment
📷This weekend, in preparation for the first major exam of the school year, I decided the best way to prepare was to pick a selection of...

Amy M. Offen-Reeves
Sep 29, 20132 min read
Heating up
📷As week four begins I am shocked at how quickly the previous three weeks of culinary school have flown by and how much ground we've...

Amy M. Offen-Reeves
Sep 23, 20132 min read
Week 1, Day 1
📷Like millions of children nationwide, I woke up on this first weekday after Labor Day ready to go back to school.  I had almost...

Amy M. Offen-Reeves
Sep 3, 20132 min read
Back in the Kitchen...Finally
It's been a while since I've posted. I can't really explain the lapse other than life has gotten away from me as it sometimes tends to. ...

Amy M. Offen-Reeves
Aug 31, 20132 min read
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Hi! You've stumbled upon the blog for Amy M. Offen-Reeves (AMOR) and the goal of this site is to put a little love into the world in the form of musings, restaurant reviews, travel guides, and generally good vibes. The point of this is to dog-ear some good times in my life and share recommendations with friends. Enjoy!

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