My husband and I instantly accepted an invitation from my sister Lauren and her fiancé (we’ll call him Medicine Man) to stay with them at their Park City condo amidst the excitement of the recent Sundance Film Festival.

One of the books I’m totally into right now that is laugh-out-loud funny is Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People who Cook, by Anthony Bourdain. This guy has intrigued me since I saw a photo of him...