Maybe Flavortown is Really the Friends We Made Along the Way
Maxienne's "Soul Mates" take over LoveNote starting with Josie Qu
The Mistress of Flavortown is an excellent addition in your close friends list.
I’m sure Josie has worked up your appetite when you see her beautifully plated home-cooked meals on socials, but I have actually tasted them. Her genuine passion and attention to detail is apparent in everything she dishes up. Josie’s cooking really makes me understand the concept of Love Languages, she really makes you feel cared for through her creative culinary excursions. Her food is as complex and sensual as she is.
She easily makes up for everything I lack in that area.
Fortunately, I do not have to be a kitchen witch when I have her around! During quarantine, we made a habit of having regular socially distanced picnics where she let me sample whatever “New York Times Cooking” recipe she was currently experimenting with. She decided to get a little nostalgic below recapping some of the best Qu-infused meals her and I have shared in Chicago.
I’m not tearing up…I’m sure Josie is just dicing onion somewhere.
“Dinner at Maxienne's”
Maxienne Robey is a true delight of a friend. I met her nearly a decade ago when I was just a wee companion and we have shared a deep and abiding curiosity about aesthetics and food. While we share differing philosophies with regards to food, I love to share food (and more) with her because of her expressive and heartfelt feedback.
Here are some of my favorite recipes I’ve shared with her, and here’s to many more especially if you fly me and my apron to Philly, or her and her keen eye to Chicago…
Josie and I are available for duos whenever we are in the same city. We play very nicely together as good friends should. I will be making my first Chicago visit in April and Josie will be joining me in Philly in May. Catch her on her upcoming travels
Phoenix: Mar 14-15
SF: Mar 18-19
San Jose: Mar 20-21
Minneapolis: April 21-23
DC: May 13-14 ← Max Duos Available!
PHIL: May 15-16 ← Max Duos Available!
NYC: May 20-21 ← Max Duos Available!
BOS: May 22-24