Ciao! Welcome to Ready to Salivate. I’m Kelsey and my goal for this space is to make you drool while simultaneously sharing my love and passion for food. I’m a 24-year-old Jersey girl living back on the east coast after spending two years in Los Angeles. LA was great, but I’m ecstatic to be back on the east coast wherein resides my heart and soul.
From snacking to socializing to celebrating, food has been a focal point in my life since I could chew. I grew up as my mom’s sous chef in the kitchen — from committing her great grandmother’s pie crust recipe to memory, to including our family pot roast in an elementary school recipe book, to making a 25-paper-thin layer cake for New Year’s Eve, to becoming a vegetarian, I have always loved food.
A few things you might want to know about me. (Or, maybe you don’t want to know, but I’m going to tell you anyway).
I love the six of these people more than I could ever begin to tell you.
family is everything
I also have the greatest group of friends in the universe.
we always, always have the best time together
I don’t like bananas at all, but I do like banana bread.
especially with chocolate chips
The majority of my food photos are taken with my iPhone…
the iPhone camera is underestimated
…but some are taken with my Nikon D3100. I use a 50mm/1.8 lens and I adore it.
I love how my lens captures the elements of this dish
I would choose dessert over the bread basket any day of the week.
how can one choose bread over raspberry-nectarine crisp?
I don’t miss meat. Really, I don’t. I doubt I’ll ever eat chicken again, but I might make an exception for bacon and/or prosciutto.
cracked pepper – brown sugar bacon might get me one day
My two favorite restaurants in the world are Gjelina in Venice, California and Quattro Leoni in Florence, Italy.
the squash blossom pizza at Gjelina is to DIE for
Yoga is my favorite form of physical activity.
handstand against a Marina del Rey sunset
Part of my soul will forever be in Rome.
hugging the Pantheon is not normal, but that’s ok
Joy the Baker and Tracy Shutterbean are two incredible ladies in thought, word, and deed.
seriously, these two are amazing (Molly is awesome, too)
I’m inspired by sunsets, love stories, veganism, skinny lattes, breakfast pizza, vineyards, and Nantucket fog.
early morning July hike through Ravenswood in Sonoma
Chandelier is my favorite [English] word.
chandelier-adorned ceilings at Pipa
This is the single most romantic thing I have ever read. I have a feeling it will be incorporated into my wedding celebrations someday.
these words are perfect
Champagne is always a good choice.
right??!
Ready to salivate? Bon appétit, cin cin, egészégedre, buen provecho, cheers.
golden hour dinner for friends
Kels, Your writing is a medley of tastes & experience! Bravo. Encore. xo
Kelsey, you rock and everyone knows it. Conde Nast LA wouldn’t be the same without you…SO GLAD we have you here. BLOG AWAY! XOXO
Tears to my eyes and a smack to my lips!