A home fridge reminds me how long becoming real takes. All those hugs the young boy gives the Velveteen Rabbit achieves the goal. So is the fridge shown love by what food you place in there. Strategic choices of amor are going in the ice box. And flour tortillas are a staple of the heart to keep chillin’. Of course, I had one—and more than a few extra—ready to make a spontaneous burrito from Los Habaneros leftovers. This place has portions we honest food lovers always take with.

On vacation thousands of miles from home the restaurant food quality still counts, and then again other elements can be parallel in worth. Ocean air scents or that earthy salt in the air, lift the foodie experience. At Lava Java in Kona on Big Island, a table a few hundred feet away from lapping waves, the easeful sound, and that umami marine life aroma, upgrade whatever dish you order.