those who can't do, teach. those who can't cook, eat.

Several months ago I started living.

I don't mean inhaling and exhaling - I've been doing that habitually for a little over 20 years now. I mean really living:

I had just gotten out of a very taxing, tiresome relationship and I was craving something fresh and exciting, something new. I wanted to feel an exuberant, (overwhelming, even), amount of positivity: I wanted to eat new foods; try new activities; explore new places; hang with new people. Basically, I wanted to do everything and anything, just as long as it was new.

So I did. Each and every one of those things.

Upon my journey, I've found something I am incredibly passionate about - food. Over the past few months, my appreciation for food has sky-rocketed, literally grown exponentially! I've gone from grimacing at the smell of fried flounder to downing succulent, flaky pieces of salmon sashimi; from eating chicken fingers to nibbling on alligator bites. And so now I'd like to share that appreciation, that positivity I so desperately needed.

And so I proudly present Salute! my (quite possibly, sad) attempt to document Boston's restaurants. With this blog, I hope to share my food experiences with you and ultimately intrigue you into doing the same thing I did months ago: try new things.

In the future, you can expect a lot to come out of this blog. Along with my reviews, I intend to include photos of the food I consume and maybe even a recipe here or there. My plan is to eventually select one dish every month, go to all of the restaurants in the Boston area that prepare a variation of it and seek out the best one. Until then, however, (meaning until I have the money to finance going to dinner at least twice a week), I will write as I eat.

Please note that I am not a professional food critic. I have never taken a culinary class and am honestly a terrible cook. I'm just someone wanting to do something. And so I am.