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Derek Taira

Postcards

Postcards: The neighborhood coffee shop

By On August 30, 2011

Right around the corner from where Derek is staying in the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood a great little coffee shop called Johnson Public House (908 E. Johnson St., 608.347.0483). Intelligentsia coffee (brewed fresh to… Read More

Food

Derek’s last meals

By On August 29, 2011

If you’ve ever left your hometown for any substantial amount of time, you know the one thing you’d miss is the local cuisine. Well, it was no different for my boyfriend, Derek,… Read More

Food

Today’s happy shot

By On August 27, 2011

Derek’s last Hawaiian plate — courtesy of Ono Hawaiian Food on Kapahulu Avenue — before heading to Wisconsin tomorrow.… Read More

Food

Today’s happy shot

By On August 26, 2011

OK, so it’s not a really happy shot, since this lemon crunch cake from Cake Works is really for Derek, who’s leaving for Wisconsin on Sunday. But it was damn good cake… Read More

Musings

Advice for surviving a long-distance relationship

By On August 23, 2011

I had been dreading this decision since April. And I wasn’t even the one making it! My boyfriend, Derek, got accepted into the Ph.D. program in history at the University of Wisconsin… Read More