{"id":22234,"date":"2021-10-03T00:33:31","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T07:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edelalon.com\/blog\/?p=22234"},"modified":"2021-10-03T18:37:37","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T01:37:37","slug":"the-best-thing-i-ate-over-the-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/the-best-thing-i-ate-over-the-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Thing I Ate Over the Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was fortunate to be a judge at the Silicon Valley Pig Jig. The Silicon Valley Pig Jig was started in San Jose in 2018 by a group of local and dedicated friends who wanted to make a difference in the lives of those that suffer from Nephrotic Syndrome. 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The Silicon Valley Pig Jig was started in San Jose in 2018 by a group of local and dedicated friends who wanted to make a difference in the lives of those that suffer from Nephrotic Syndrome. This is a great cause and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-food"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Best Thing I Ate Over the Weekend &#8226; Edel Alon<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hello, we have well thought out reading topics on technology, leadership, project management, food, weddings, and tools to help your daily life. 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