🌻 New on the Gratitude Tour
Every once in a while, someone comes into your life without ever meeting you—and somehow changes it for the better.
This newest Gratitude Tour story is my heartfelt thank-you to Anna Runkle, whose compassionate work on healing childhood trauma gave me hope during one of the hardest seasons of my life. It's a story about resilience, courage, and the quiet ways people can change each other's lives.
Whether you've walked your own healing journey or simply believe in the power of kindness, I hope this letter reminds you that one encouraging voice can make all the difference.
In case you need a little smile today...
When all else fails:
✓ Hydrate
✓ Moisturize
✓ Eat protein
✓ Try a yodeling pickle
Life has a funny way of reminding us not to take everything so seriously. Sometimes writer's block, creative blocks, and life's little frustrations don't need to be solved—they just need to be interrupted with a good laugh.
Here's a little Monday moment from the Nomad Kitchen on the Pacific Ocean, where a low-carb fried chicken lunch and a yodeling pickle helped get the creative wheels turning again.
YOUTUBE VIDEO POST HERE!
Everything You Need to Know About
San Francisco's Historic 4th of July Celebration
If you don't have plans for the Fourth of July yet, this may be the year to start a new tradition. In 2026, America celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and San Francisco is marking the occasion with a truly historic event: fireworks launched directly from the Golden Gate Bridge.
Celebrate America's 250th anniversary with one of the most spectacular Fourth of July events in San Francisco history.
GET THE DETAILS HERE!
The Spark in the Machine
It is a summer solstice reflection on artificial intelligence, quantum computing, human wisdom, creativity, and the future of consciousness.
In this thought-provoking conversation, Tré Taylor explores the intersection of technology and humanity, asking what happens when intelligence grows faster than wisdom.
From AI and quantum computing to creativity, meaning, energy, reinvention, and the human experience, this article bridges science and soul, logic and intuition, offering a hopeful vision for the future.
Perfect for readers interested in artificial intelligence, emerging technology, consciousness studies, personal growth, philosophy, creativity, and the evolving relationship between humans and machines. NEW BLOG POST HERE! 🌐 www.tretaylor.com
🍓Summer Strawberry Profiteroles🍓
with Vanilla Ice Cream & Chocolate Ganache
Every once in a while a recipe surprises you.
This week in The Nomad Kitchen, I finally tackled one of my culinary bucket-list recipes: classic French pâte à choux pastry. To my delight, the profiteroles emerged from the oven perfectly golden, light, airy, crisp, and beautifully hollow inside—everything a French pastry should be.
For my very first creation, I couldn't resist transforming those delicate pastry shells into an elegant summer dessert. Filled with creamy vanilla ice cream, layered with fresh California strawberries, and draped in rich chocolate ganache, this strawberry shortcake profiterole became one of the most delicious desserts I've ever made.
What I love most about this recipe is its simplicity. A humble French pastry shell becomes the perfect vessel for endless creativity. Whether filled with ice cream, pastry cream, whipped cream, fresh berries, or seasonal fruits, every profiterole becomes its own little masterpiece.
This beautiful dessert marks the beginning of The Nomad Kitchen French Pastry Series, and I have a feeling we're just getting started. Recipe Here!
Classic Pâte à Choux Pastry
Golden, airy, and surprisingly easy to make, these homemade French profiteroles are one of the most versatile pastries in the kitchen. Made from classic pâte à choux dough, these beautiful cream puffs bake into delicate hollow shells perfect for sweet or savory fillings. Fill them with vanilla ice cream, fresh summer strawberries, rich chocolate ganache, coffee ice cream, whipped cream, chicken salad, or your favorite gourmet creations.
Whether you're creating elegant desserts, brunch treats, or savory appetizers, these French pastries are the perfect vessel for deliciousness. Follow along with The Nomad Kitchen French Pastry Series and discover how simple ingredients can transform into bakery-worthy results right from your own oven.
Support Local Yumminess!
No matter where you live in the world, seek out the farmers, growers, bakers, makers, and small local businesses that bring fresh food and community to your table. 🚐🥖🍅🌿The Nomad Kitchen travels everywhere...
Currently still exploring the San Francisco Bay Area 🎶 Love • Music • Food • Art • Fun!
Mushroom Heaven
🍄 Berkeley, California 🍄
BERKELEY BOWL MARKETPLACE - 2020 Oregon Street, Berkeley, CA 94703
BERKELEY BOWL WEST - 920 Heinz Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710
One of my favorite foodie stops in the Bay Area. Fresh produce, incredible mushrooms, and enough inspiration to make a chef out of anybody.
Working on the Summer Nomad Kitchen Gourmet Sandwich Series—perfect for picnics, road trips, and delicious adventures.
Fresh produce • Incredible mushrooms •
Local and organic foods
Bay Area foodie paradise
CHAO STRAWBERRIES
U-Pick Strawberries • Fresh Produce • Family-Friendly Fun
🍓Brentwood, California🍓
Strawberry season is in full swing, and there's nothing sweeter than picking sun-ripened berries straight from the farm.
Looking for something fun to do this weekend?
If you're heading out toward the Delta, this is a fun summertime adventure for the whole family—and the strawberries are absolutely delicious! 🍓
CHAO'S STRAWBERY FARM
2600 B Walnut Blvd., Brentwood, CA 94513
Perfect for summer berry picking
Fresh-air adventures
and supporting local agriculture.
The Fancy Watering Hole in the Woods
Is a heartfelt and humorous gratitude tour update from Tré Taylor following Spring 2026 at Strawberry Music Festival in Grass Valley, California. Part memoir, part music festival anthropology, and part spiritual road journal, this story reflects on the evolution of Leopard Lounge Adventures — a traveling creative hospitality concept rooted in music, community, healing, art, and soulful connection.
The accompanying artwork symbolizes balance between light and shadow, freedom and responsibility, and creativity and grounding. The leopard crest represents the wild heart learning to stay centered through transformation, while the music-filled forest imagery honors the spirit of Americana roots culture, Burning Man-style creativity, jazz improvisation, bluegrass circles, traveling artists, and the healing power of community.
This year’s Strawberry Music Festival journey included unforgettable music, deep conversations, campground philosophy, generational jam sessions, and an unexpected culinary accident that left Tré recovering from second-degree burns on her right paw. Thankfully, the kindness and generosity of the Strawberry community showed up in full force, reminding us all what the “Strawberry Way” truly means.
🥓🎻 Dear Steve Martin: I survived a bacon grease explosion, wrote a bluegrass song about it, and I can hear your banjo playing lead on every note. Welcome to "Bacon Grease Baptism."
As Leopard Lounge Camp closes its Strawberry chapter, Leopard Lounge Adventures continues onward — toward new festivals, new roads, new collaborations, traveling music salons, creative hospitality, healing spaces, artist communities, and strange beautiful humans gathered under string lights somewhere in the woods. BLOG POST HERE: 🐆 The Watering Hole in the Woods
