January 2020
LOCATIONS
Dallas, Texas
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
St. Louis, Missouri
New York, NY
HIGHLIGHTS
HIGHLIGHTS
I got to visit my best friend and her husband in Milwaukee - we hadn’t seen each other in something crazy like 4 years and we had such an amazing time just catching up. I got to see my cousin too!
In St. Louis, I finally got to give ax-throwing a whirl - and found these.
Also in St. Louis, I got to go to an Alanis Morissette concert! And it was basically a Jagged Little Pill album sing-a-long. Definitely a highlight!
WHAT I ATE
Milwaukee had SUCH GREAT FOOD, cocktails and beer. Big fan! Recommendations include: Odd Duck, Lakefront Brewery, Uncle Wolfie’s Breakfast Tavern, Cafe Centraal and Milwaukee Public Market).
WORKOUT NOTES
39 miles! Including runs to and from the Dallas F45 studio, a tour around Wisconsin, a snowy run in Central Park and a headlamp run in Central Park!
A very thoughtful Christmas present from my supervisor meant that I could go to F45 throughout my time in Dallas, Texas for work!
February 2020
LOCATIONS
New York, NY
And a quick weekend trip to Connecticut
HIGHLIGHTS
The highlights of February 2020, before COVID-19 sent the year in a very different direction, are all documented in this post!
I wouldn’t have changed one single thing about how I unknowingly spent my last month before life changed for everyone.
WORKOUT NOTES
52 miles including trail runs and a long run with Callie, Abby and Annelise before watching the Olympic Trials!
March 2020
LOCATIONS
Long Island
HIGHLIGHTS
March offered a few early weeks of normalcy including one more Islanders hockey game, a Dermot Kennedy concert and a solo trip to the new (and beautiful) Fotografiska.
But looking back, the true highlights of those last two weeks were the more normal, every day things - like a brunch at one of our favorite spots, Divya’s Kitchen. It would be the last time we ordered a bunch of dishes and all ate from the same plates for a loooong time. A final fiesta at Maya for Mexican and margaritas and a farewell walk through Central Parks’ cherry blossoms.
Then I made the journey to Long Island, where I would remain until July. Living with my parents and feeling the constant fear that COVID brought into everyone’s life, but especially my mom’s, working on the front lines. At night she came in the house through the back door, went straight downstairs to wash her clothes and then straight into the shower.
Being on Long Island had it’s silver linings as well - I will never forget this time with my family. Walks to my grandparents house - where I would arrive to a glass of wine and piece of dark chocolate out on their deck. Workouts in my basement, on my deck, at the park. Really great cooking from my dad. So much mint chocolate chip ice cream. Beach walks. Having my best friend a few blocks away!
WHAT I ATE:
Corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick’s Day and the leftover corned beef hash casserole with eggs and Irish soda bread later in the week
Giant salads assembled by my mom with so many fixins! Feta, olives, walnuts, raisins, avocado, beets, artichoke hearts, chickpeas, etc.
Shrimp tacos
WORKOUT NOTES
Another silver lining of this time at home was that I quickly fell into a running grove - the best I’ve had in years.. I was able to consistently run 15 mile weeks, I felt fast and strong and was actually foam rolling regularly. But most importantly, I had the mental outlet that running provides in a time when I needed an outlet!
I found a park not too far from my house where I could even go trail running!
April 2020
LOCATIONS
Long Island
HIGHLIGHTS
By April, it was clear that this was life now - and I am nothing if not a creature of habit. I very quickly settled into new routines which included sudoku puzzles, salads, tanning, a LOT of working out and reading.
More visits to Nanny and Poppy’s deck, more delicious food, more alcohol than I would typically consume and lots of going through old photo albums from our basement!
Walks around our blooming neighborhood and putting my fear into action by fundraising for my mom’s department at the hospital.
Making the very misguided decision of resigning a 2-year lease on a Manhattan apartment.
While I was home my dad gave me folders full of family history that he’d had the foresight to get from my great great aunt before she passed away. I’m so grateful that I finally had the time to sit down and dive into it – and that I still have my grandparents around to be able to ask them questions when they come up!
It turns out my great great uncle has a fascinating story - he was a prisoner of war during WWII in the Philippines. I’ve always loved WWII history – it’s why I planned a trip around Eastern Europe and why I’ve read almost every book I can find on the topic. But the focus was always on the European theater, Germany and the concentration camps there. I had no idea the severity of the Japanese POW camps in the Philippines and it was both difficult and interesting to learn more. I would spend hours reading documents and first-hand accounts and one thing would lead to me researching something else and then before I knew it I was watching YouTube videos that were 10 minutes long looking at storefronts in Brooklyn from the 1940s. I loved it. And I need to dive back in.
Eventually, I would love to write the story of my great great uncle and great great aunts’ lives – but in the meantime, I really want to put together a timeline to share with my family members!
Ordering harmonicas - my mom LOVED my dad and I’s attempts at learning to play…
WHAT i ATE
So many English Muffins
Dad made a family classic - brown rice and chicken casserole - as well as stuffed peppers and shrimp scampi with pasta and artichokes.
My aunt picked up and dropped off Se-Port sandwiches for us
We began our love affair with takeout from Orto (we all loved the Pork Milanese sandwich, but you really can’t go wrong!)
We Facetimed with Kayla and my dad taught us how to make crab cakes
Mom made her world famous banana pancakes
After most dinners, I implemented a strict “sobremesa” rule – which is the Spanish phrase for the time after dinner that you spend at the table talking even though everyone is done eating. It’s my favorite! And now it’s a staple in our house – no jumping up to clear the dishes and start cleaning right away.
Obviously sobremesa is even better with a glass of red wine or a cocktail – which we had our fair share of! Mitch made his famous margaritas, he made gin and grapefruit concoctions, and even some St. Germain/Champagne drinks.
WORKOUT NOTES
65 miles! I hit 4 weeks of 15+ mile weeks!
Running aside, I was also really into a few specific things this month: Bertha’s weekly yoga classes, AARMY EMOMs and 400 Abs, Jon Chaimberg and MadFit videos (you can read about my favorite quarantine fitness resources here!)
Giving myself a pat on the back because from April - July I foam rolled for 20 minutes almost every day.
May 2020
LOCATIONS
Long Island
HIGHLIGHTS
I turned 30 in May of 2020! A quarantine birthday that honestly felt really really special as I spent time on Zoom calls and phone calls with friends throughout the day, family came to visit me on the front lawn, and deliveries and presents showed up on my doorstep non-stop. I was provided with all of my favorite things- a turkey sandwich, doughnuts, tequila, IPAs and most heartwarmingly were my friends from across the country joining me for our attempt at a Zoom run!
I started drawing really bad cards and sending them all to my friends.
We cut my dad’s hair on the deck! It was hysterical.
We played the closed eye giraffe game which I highly recommend!
I got it in my head that we should have a fancy day with lobster rolls and champagne - so we did! (Lobster rolls courtesy of Spiros!) Fireworks courtesy of our neighbors…
I got to see my friend and go kayaking! We saved a baby sea turtle and then ate Tiger Lily on the yacht club deck.
We took a drive “out east” and got a bottle of wine from a vineyard, lunch at Love Lane Kitchen and found a spot by a pond and enjoyed a picnic.
WORKOUT NOTES
I completed 30 pull-ups on my 30th birthday!
I completed my first Murph workout!
A full month of 15+ mile weeks for a total mileage of around 75!
We even got my dad walking and once or twice a week we would do a 1.25 mile walk around the neighborhood
WHAT I ATE
Mom made french toast one morning
My aunt made me an entire loaf of banana bread and gave it to me while it was still hot!
Dad made burgers, Swedish meatballs, Oysters Rockefeller, curry chicken
I ate a lot of lunches that were just plates full of dips and dippers (guac and chips, peanut butter and apples, hummus and carrots)
Tiger Lily Cafe (the Lily Veggie Burger is my go-to!)
June 2020
locations
Long Island
HIGLIGHTS
A day spent with my aunt and cousin paddle boarding and kayaking and then a BBQ on their deck
Our first outdoor dining experience at the yacht club - to have fresh French friends served to us was EXHILIRATING.
We celebrated my grandparents 60th wedding anniversary on their deck - my aunt and I decorated and my other aunt picked up everyone’s food orders and we each sat at tables spread across the backyard. It was so nice to have everyone together even if we couldn’t hug!
A long kayaking trip with mom (we never did find Crystal Brook Hollow…)
A visit from Annelise and Brian! A family friend had been away throughout COVID and offered that if I had any friends from NYC that needed to escape, they could use their house. It was so so wonderful to have Annelise and Brian in town! We were able to get in a good beach day, go to the yacht club for their first rum bucket, and then they visited my house to deliver my parents and I our first ever Chili’s margarita! And me and Annelise got to go for a run together! My first run with another human being in so long.
Another Father’s Day with my dad since I wasn’t away for work :)
Completed a quarantine-must-do: a puzzle!
My mom and I finally caught a good sunset down at our beach
Lana returned to Long Island! We kayaked and hung out at her pool and got to talk about all the fucked up things going on in our world.
WHAT I ATE
More Tiger Lily veggie burgers
My dad made pinwheel sausage with grilled peppers and onions, the GRILLED VEGETABLE PLATTER (a summer staple), and lamb chops
WORKOUT NOTES
I felt like I was in the best shape of my life, ever in June of 2020. I felt strong, rested, pain free, fast…I was really make sure to get rest days, yoga, foam rolling and a mix of strength and cardio. I wasn’t doing too much crazy HIIT with lots of jumping and high impact and I was feeling GOOD and confident!
I got to open water swim at my beach with my wetsuit (which my roommate shipped to me from NYC!)
Actually running on Global Running Day!
Very into Shadowboxing classes and Mr. & Mrs. Muscle videos (slowly working my way through them and determined to one day finish them all!)
July 2020
locations
Long Island
New York City
Toronto
highlights
FOURTH OF JULY! My favorite holiday - though it felt a little less exciting this year due to a whole host of social justice issues. The real reason I love it is because its a holiday that means day drinking, the beach, and usually the end of a long season of work events. While we couldn’t top last year’s rental house with 20 of our closest friends, Annelise and Brian did come back to stay at our family friends’ house again and we got to have an A+ summer weekend! There was the Riverhead Cider House, Rubino’s pizza (never forget the white meatball pie), a LONG perfect beach day, boozy ice pops, BBQing in the backyard (shout out to Allison for mastering the charcoal grill) and so many neighborhood fireworks.
A day out on my family boat! I hadn’t been on it in years.
We reallllly got into Schitt’s Creek
The time finally came for me to leave my parents house on Long Island, go back to NYC for an absolutely insane week of work, and ultimately head to a once-in-a-lifetime work experience living and working in a bubble for 50 days.
Adjusting to life in the bubble was interesting - we wore masks 24/7 except when we were eating, but we were able to go to hotel restaurants and be served dinner indoors with friends and coworkers. I couldn’t leave the premises to go for a run, but there was a massive gym with anything I could ever need.
what i ate
More pinwheel sausage
My aunt made a ridiculously good peanut butter chocolate cake
On a really crazy work day, Allison delivered Ben & Jerry’s, Sour Patch Kids, Pop Corners and a FOUR LOKO to my stoop. I obviously made my parents try some of the 4 Loko and they were (understandably) appalled that I had ever drank one.
A farewell Long Island egg sandwich, obviously
In NYC for a few days, I had to have Sweetgreen and my favorite turkey sandwich from Champignon Cafe.
One day, my apartment buzzer was going off and I decided that for whatever reason I didn’t want to let the person in because my roommates and I weren’t expecting anyone. Eventually, I happened to look at my phone and Abby & Annelise had texted me “GEE LAUREN IS THERE SOMEONE AT YOUR DOOR?!” Turns out they have sent me two pints of Van Leeuwen ice cream before I left for the bubble :)
workout notes
Another run with Annelise, complete with photo op at the Rocketship park rocket and “The” Lane.
More swims in the sound that made me so happy! Who knew I would ever come to love open water swimming.
I said goodbye to my trail running spot and traded it in for a quarter mile stretch of street in Toronto that was part of the bubble that I would run up and down countless times over the next 50 days!
Before bubble land I had a quick stop over in NYC and was able to get out on my bike and to an outdoor F45 class which was really nice.
Surprise! The hotels in the bubble had pools where I could swim laps! I was THRILLED
August 2020
LOCATIONS
Toronto, Ontario
highlights
Being busy with work again and feeling like I had a purpose in my day
Knowing I didn’t have COVID because we were being tested every single morning
Having my friends around 24/7 after months of not being able to see anyone
Watching live sports again!
what i ate
What didn’t we eat? Jody hooked us up with the best food Toronto’s delivery services had to offer (Impact Kitchen, Imperfect Fresh Eats). We also loved the French fries at our hotel a LOT.
Bubble tea
Lots of champagne
workout notes
Having access to a giant fitness center with every piece of equipment I could ever want all to myself was exhilarating. I wrote a ton of workouts for my friend Brittany and I and was able to run outside (the runs were very repetitive laps but it was still better than a treadmill!). I was overwhelmed with options - I could swim and even play tennis, use a spin bike, etc. What shocked me most is I still chose to workout in my hotel room some mornings - quarantine really changed me!
September 2020
locations
Toronto, Ontario
New York City
Long Island
highlights
The Islanders won their series against Philadelphia and moved on to the Eastern Conference Final for the first time since 1993! Getting home and being able to watch on the couch with my parents.
Broke out of the bubble by way of private jet which was definitely a once-in-a-lifetime kinda thing
The aquarium! Rebecca and I had way too much fun at the aquarium talking to all of the sea life.
I felt like we could breathe in September - I went back and forth to NYC/Long Island on the railroad a few times when it was pretty empty and felt safe doing so. The weather was still great for all the outdoor activities. September was a nice month.
what i ate
I think we were all starting to hit Uber Eats fatigue and tired of having to make a decision for 3 meals a day. I started sticking to some favorites or eating at the hotel restaurant but mainly we just let Jody decide and then hopped on her order ;)
It was really exciting to get back to my apartment and just be able to make a turkey sandwich for dinner
My parents and sister and I went to a new Indian restaurant in our town that was PHENOMENAL we were all blown away
Ordered the world famous “My Cookie Dealer” cookies
workout notes
As part of my job in Toronto I got to organize a kayaking and paddle boarding trip and that was definitely a welcomed changed of pace considering the weather in Toronto was so beautiful while we were there
Reunited with Annelise in New York and we went for my first and only long ride of the year - biking to Piermont and back with a stop for delicious pastries and coffees - the best part was there was no tumbles or flats (I feel as if this is a rare occurrence).
Back to creative workouts using the benches at the beach and open water swims in the sound!
A hiking trip with Allison - complete with a visit to Peekskill Brewery
October 2020
locations
Catskills
Montauk
White Mountains
Long Island
Cape Cod
HIGHLIGHTS
This month was, other than February, probably the best! I’m not going to justify the things I did, people I saw, places I went - I felt comfortable, safe and responsible and that’s all that really matters!
First I went to the Catskills for Kayla’s Bachelorette weekend - it was so so amazing getting to see her after so long! We cooked (tacos, roasted chicken, cheese plates, pizza!) and drank (lots and lots of tequila) and made fires (and definitely didn’t break any chairs) at the house (where we definitely didn’t wear shoes indoors) and only left to enjoy the deck of a vineyard and to apple pick (or, have a photo shoot with some apples).
Next was Montauk where I got to be with my parents and sister all together for the first time in forrrrrever. We had lots of great meals, lots of outdoor drinks, and most importantly got to test my dad’s new portable heater out!
A trip to the White Mountains with Allison - where we hiked and explored for 5 amazing days! The foliage was absolutely stunning - I wasn’t expecting to be so obsessed with it. And I am now a big big fan of New Hampshire. You can read more about our trip here.
Outdoor happy hour with my grandparents!
A day of wine tasting on Long Island
KAYLA’S WEDDING!!!!
WHAT I ATE (AND DRANK)
Lots of good meals out this month!
Montauk: South Edison and Navy Beach
New Hampshire: White Mountain Cider Co. and trying the Downeast Cider Donut cider!
Kayla’s Wedding: The craft cocktails, her mom’s couscous salad, the after-party apps, the reception soup and mac and cheese!
More turkey sandwiches in nature
WORKOUT NOTES
A great long run in Montauk
A bike ride to and from the lighthouse that was pretty brutal in one direction because of the wind!
Our hike up Mt. Chocorua was so legit! Loved it.
Got to work out at the fitness center at our condo in the White Mountains - was so excited to see equipment.
Had some fun doing a Kelly Brabants workout on her Instagram - recommend if you’re looking for something difference and dancey!
November 2020
locations
New York City
Arizona
California
highlights
Big German beers with Lana and Allison
A walk in Central Park followed by happy hour wine at Kaia with my friend Sam
BIDEN BECOMING PRESIDENT! I cannot make up this story - Allison, Annelise and I were sitting in Central Park after a run, and talking about how we really hoped we found out that Biden won in an epic way. And minutes later, we got the notification on our phones. We started blasting music and clapping and playing the ham horn on our phones and slowly the excitement spread through the park. We spent the rest of the day walking all the way through Central Park down to midtown, screaming and cheering all along the way until we got close to Trump Tower and a small crowd that had gathered there. 5th Avenue turned into a parade - any car driving down was suddenly a participant whether they knew it or not, and we cheered as they honked and waved. The excitement and relief was so awesome - we were actually happy to see American flags again! We stayed until they shut down 5th Ave to cars and ruined our parade and Allison and I walked back up to the Upper East Side. We saw a little old man with his veteran jacket on, banging on a little pan with a wooden spoon and we melted. It was such an amazing day and made me fall in love with New York City all over again.
I decided I couldn’t bear to see my vacation time just expire at the end of the year without having done a damn thing with it - and I decided I felt comfortable flying on Delta as long as once I arrived at my destination, I wasn’t putting people or myself at further risk. Callie agreed to drive and met me and for the next two weeks we would be our own two-person bubble - setting ground rules like no indoor dining, no crowded outdoor events, no museums, and a main goal of just being outside as much as possible For awhile I went back and forth on what the itinerary would look like but eventually it was settled - two week road trip through Arizona! You can read ALL ABOUT IT (Phoenix, Tucson, Grand Canyon, Page, and Flagstaff with Scottsdale still to come!)
I spent my first Thanksgiving away from home which (sorry Mom and Dad) wasn’t as sad as I thought it would be. I did get a little sad seeing the pictures from my families beautifully set-up outdoor Thanksgiving - but I also really enjoyed running along the California coast, drinking beer with friends and having a cute dog to play with at Erin & Cam’s in San Diego (blog post on SoCal to come!)
what i ate
I made myself some really good Moroccan meatballs in the Instant Pot!
Post-run bagels in Central Park!
workout notes
A really really good run around Central Park with Allison and Annelise (that nearly didn’t happen because Annelise thought I meant we were doing a loop on our bikes…) and that I also didn’t tell Annelise I wanted to run…fast :) She obliged me and we even won some Brooks sneakers out of it as part of the RUNchute November Project team!
December 2020
locations
New York City
Long Island
highlights
When I got back from my trip to Arizona and California, I basically quarantined in my apartment for 2 weeks and it was actually an amazing two weeks - I was ready for some alone time, some relaxing, reading, cooking my own food, etc. Runs in the park, workouts on my floor - I was very content.
A really beautiful sunset in Central Park
My mom got her COVID vaccine! When she told me she was going, I had just finished a run and I started crying which I wasn’t expecting - but I was so relieved!
The first big snow! We got around 10 inches on Long Island and I got to wear my Great Great Aunt Nettie’s Antarctica boots to shovel the driveway.
Convincing my parents not to be Scrooge’s and decorating the tree - and then one night decided we needed a pickle on the tree and hooked a little bread and butter pickle chip that stayed on our tree for weeks (it was very shriveled by the time we took the tree down)
The last time I felt so excited about reading and books was when I was a kid - bringing books with me to the dinner table until my parents forced me to put it away. That feeling returned in December and it’s making me so happy - I am perfectly content to sit and read for 2-3 hour stretches and I’ve had to start setting alarms so that I don’t stay up until 2 am reading.
Christmas was different this year - but we still managed to have a really great day. We could only visit my grandparents on their deck for about 45 minutes (it was cold!) but at least we got to see them and exchange gifts. I declared it Hatmas and made my parents and sister wear fun hats, we played Scattergories, drank wine, and ate a delicious meal - my dad’s shrimp scampi with pasta and peas. And there was a really beautiful sunset!
what i ate
Kayla and I Zoom-baked Tahini, Dark Chocolate, Honey And Pistachio Rugelach and it was hands down the most legit thing I’ve ever made! It was also so fun doing it together!
Leftover stuffing and eggs
A very good beer my mom had been saving for me to try - Platform Beer Co. Haze Jude!
Lamb osso buco with white beans, potatoes, carrots, celery - YUM
Really really delicious cod
Turkey sandwiches with LEFTOVER CRANBERRY SAUCE
Lamb stroganoff
Crab cakes and TEQUILA COSMOS on Christmas Eve
workout notes
A particularly warm Sunday long run along the West Side in SHORTS & A T SHIRT
Every Monday my friends and I did a deck of cards workout together and it was so nice to see everyone at the start of the week!
My shins are acting up, so there wasn’t much running in December, but I did do a long run through the snow one day which was actually quite pleasant though I was drenched by the end!
Books I Read
(Top 10 in Bold!)
The Nickel Boys
Year One
Of Blood and Bone
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Normal People
1984
Going Dutch
Americanah
The Black and The Blue
The Man in the High Castle
The Tenant
Strange Fits of Passion
POW 83
142 Ostriches
Queenie
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
An American Marriage
The Hate U Give
A Little Life
Little Fires Everywhere
The Dutch House
How to Hide an Empire
The Heart’s Invisible Furies
The Vanishing Half
Where the Crawdads Sing
The Great Alone
The Splendid and the Vile
The Death of Vivek Oji
I started and didn’t finish:
Killers of the Flower Moon
White Fragility
Countdown 1945
TV Shows I Watched
Almost every night my parents and I turned on the TV as I opened their eyes to the wonderful world of Chromecast and Netflix. Every night I filled a ramekin with mint chocolate chip ice cream (after sampling Talenti, Haagen Daaz, Breyers and Turkey Hill – Turkey Hill Choco Mint Chip is the clear winner).
First, we cycled through the documentaries. We tried to get on the Tiger King train, but it didn’t stick. I watched Don’t Fuck With Cats for the third time and it was thumbs up all around. Aaron Hernandez (Yay), Disappearance of Madeleine McCann (Nay), 13th (Yay), Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich (Yay).
Next was settling on a series we could all agree on which took a few attempts. Dad wasn’t feeling my re-watching of the Gossip Girl series and neither of my parents were hooked after an episode of Wentworth (one of my all-time favorites). Mom and I tried with no success to get my dad to love Game of Thrones as much as we do. I thought we were doomed to watch CNN 2 hours every night when Ozark saved us! We loved the entire series – Ruthie especially. When the last season comes out, I might have to go home for a long weekend of binge watching so we can see it together!
After Ozark there was a string of comedy specials, a few episodes of Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj and lots of belly laughter over Billy on the Street.
And finally, when I was transitioning into my angry at the world and social injustice phase and work getting stressful phase and getting sad about leaving phase – there was Schitt’s Creek. There like a hug at the end of every day. I knew what to expect, I knew I would laugh, and as I near the end of the final season I’m so so sad that I won’t have David and Alexis and Johnny and Rose (and Ray! I love Ray) to look forward to every night.
Other things I watched:
Rocketman (twice, because I loved it!)
The Prom
Once
The Happiest Season (So bad)
Dash & Lily
Handmaids Tale
QUEENS GAMBIT (Loved it!)
Normal People
Dunkirk (SO GOOD)
Quarantine Trends
Puzzles
Did one at home, one in California with Erin (RBG!), and working on another one with my mom now (of Stockholm!)
Banana Bread
I didn’t make it, but I happily consumed the loaf my aunt made me.
Sourdough Starter
Did not participate
Tiger King
My parents and I tried and failed to get into this.
Zoom Happy Hours
Duh
Sudokus and Crossword Puzzles
I finally learned how to do sudokus and was OBSESSED at the beginning of quarantine.
Color Street Nail Polish Strips
This was just my quarantine trend - but they’re easy and they last awhile and I have no interest in going to get my nails done right now.
Concerts
Dermot Kennedy (X2!)
Alanis Morissette
I think that’s it…crazy and a far cry from 2018’s 11 concerts!
Theater
Little Shop of Horrors
Jagged Little Pill
This is definitely the #1 thing on my list of things I miss being able to do in NYC and as soon as possible, I will be buying ticketS to showS. Some days I just listen to showtunes all day and get really sad.
Breweries
Tied for last year with 15 new breweries!
Strong Rope Brewery (NY)
Housatonic River Brewing (NY)
Peekskill Brewing (NY)
La Quinta Brewing (Palm Springs, CA)
Landers Brewing Company (Landers, CA)
JuneShine (San Diego, CA)
Epigg Brewing (San Diego, CA)
Ocean Beach Brewery (San Diego, CA)
Historic Brewing (Williams, AZ)
Lumberyard Brewing Company (Flagstaff, AZ)
Dark Sky Brewing (Flagstaff, AZ)
Beaver Street Brewery (Flagstaff, AZ)
Crooked Tooth Brewing (Tucson, AZ)
Fate Brewing (Scottsdale, AZ)
Goldwater Brewing Co (Scottsdale, AZ)
Doughnuts
It might be time to change this recap category - I think my new search is for the best turkey sandwiches! I really didn’t eat many doughnuts in 2020!
Previous Yearly Recaps
2019
2018
If you read all of this - WOW CONGRATS :)
