Chef Jen

Little Lily walk and the years first pumpkin spice coffee. Great time with our besties is the best distraction on the last morning home. Off to work in London for a week. Crying buckets as usual. Leaving my girl in great hands with her aunty Becky and Lilys awesome guardian angel Bill. Hoping fall is just a little bit closer when I’m back. 🐶💕

Airport margaritas… required. Next stop a fast jog thru ord to make my flight to Helsinki! My “birthplace” according to my passport …

Celebrated Americas 250th birthday with the best people and paws, tomahawk steak, peach sangria, movies and a red white and blueberry pistachio merengue cake.

Kicking off my 3 week staycation with breakfast in the ch*****ne bar at Heathrow airport. Silly me for hoping it would be quieter. Couple with a crying baby took 5 seats and an agitated business man was screaming on his phone. But when my salmon on sourdough (add caviar PLEASE) was placed before me and I was sipping my ch*****ne it was like the noise of the rest of the world quieted down.

One of the better apps in an airport. Perfectly cooked shish*to peppers. Warm, blistered, crunchy salt. Made stomaching paying $27 for a glass of Prosecco a little less painful. And at least the center ”the bar” offered a bit of ambiance compared to the options close to my gate. Birthday vacation 1 (of ♾️) commensing ….. Anneli Neps Rebecca Tantillo can’t wait to drink better priced bubbly all weekend with you! Miami International Airport Virgin Atlantic

Another tear filled good bye albeit hasty as the scheduled uber ride to mia was early. Leaving this little lovebug will never be easy. She is in the most capable hands with the worlds best dog sitter and not one but two of my “nieces” have asked to stay at my house for a few days. Whether Lily thinks that’s lucky or not is debatable lol but it sure makes me feel better.
Im back to work for a couple weeks but starting the visit with an early mini 50th birthday vacation with TWO of the besties. Feel so incredible blessed! LOVE YOU LILY- catch you on the rebound…

Might be the first time i flew across the Atlantic and didn’t have an airport drink!! But the choice was easy when I saw cold brew on a menu board. And more ice in one cup than in the 10 Luke warm iced coffees combined over the past 3 weeks. 😱🤣. Heading home for 5 days to hang with my Lily girl then back to London for some pre birthday fun and 10 days of work.

Happy Swedish Mothers Day to my tough little mama. She has had a pretty sh*tty start of the year but with sisu and determination she is now slowly healing and walking thru life again and booked a ticket to Florida a few days ago 🙂 can’t wait to have my meatball Monday mommy, my happy hour homie, tequila sunrise bestie back in Jupiter!

Happy 15th gotcha day to my Ride or Die, my Lily girl, the world’s biggest Chihuahua. She shows me everyday that I’m her favorite person and I can’t wait to walk thru the door in 19 days and see her little wiggle butt. My amazing dog sitter has promised there will be celebration and I’ll barely make it off the plane in Florida before I’ll invite people over for my girls quincenera. Mommy loves you Lily. Be good to Bill and I’ll come home soon! ❤️ ❤️

Sunset leaving Florida and sunrise somewhere over the Atlantic not much later, a couple hours before landing in London. Zero sleep in between despite my very comfy bed onboard. Luckily for the people around me it’s bank holiday so I can’t get my rental until tomorrow. Walking, train and uber today :-) Will have to try all the non caffeine ways past 1pm to stay awake to make lunch and dinner so I can go to sleep tonight. any suggestions? Jumping jacks? Slapping my face?