I took a break in the middle of the month for a much needed body reset. The end of August/beginning of September did a number on me. Between eating my way through Las Vegas, an indulgent week in Minneapolis (Target Field, Juicy Lucy Burgers, and the MN State Fair), and some reckless eating when I finally got back, it caught up to me. So I shut it down for about a full week plus to get back to neutral. Eased back into it and picked my spots to get after it. I also scaled back on the booze.

But looking back, it was still a beautifully satisfying month of eats even if it looked a little different than most months (no complaints about that).

For the rest of the year, I’m gonna be prioritizing places on my to-do list. I was happy to cross off a few in September, and I’m stoked to ride that momentum into October.