A few days ago a giant, man-eating shark visited the deck along with 17 dinner guests. Our fourth dinner this summer was another beautiful evening. Some old faces mixed with a few new ones made for a great evening. We started off with some snacks. We brought back a favorite of ours with the London...
I just had to do a post about this deli. Great name and friendly owner. It sits on Howard and 6th st. in San Fran, a block from the hotel I was staying at. I visited each morning to get a large, hot coffee before starting the daily drive down to silicon valley. Each day the owner said hello, and...
Citi Field is home of the New York Mets and is a beautiful stadium. Last night was my first time there and my 3 friends wanted to break me in (Tim, Seth, & Brian). All are Met fans but me. Yankees all the way! They showed me around the stadium and we went right for the good stuff, the food of...
This is probably the most real time post I have done to date. I just landed in San Jose California. I was hungry. I went straight to In ‘N Out and wacked down this Double-Double, Fries and a Coke. Yes a coke! I don’t even drink that stuff. Super indulgence. Since I am still on NY time...
As tradition states, brunch at the Rubine house has a few must have elements. One, fresh bagels. Two, fresh smoked fish. Three, fresh conversation. Being raised Italian it was up to Seth and the Rubine family to school me in the way of the Hebrews. My surrogate family has welcomed me in with such...
It was after a long day of hiking in Marin when I finally pulled into the alley that my friends Brit and Ricky call home. It has become a staple stop on my San Francisco itinerary and this trip was no exception. I first went to the wrong floor and knocked on the wrong door, a standard mistake with...
As a guest in the LeBright’s house they wanted to cook me up a LeBright special. Erica wanted to make something easy but something that I have never had before. When she mentioned Mexican Lasagna I was definitely curious. What could that be? Lasagna noodles with Mexican ingredients. Hmmm,...
WOW. The third REEL TASTY dinner was last Saturday and we had a great turn out. A few familiar faces graced the table for a second time but the rest were all fresh, hungry peeps. It was touch and go moments before guests started to arrive as an evil cloud loomed over the deck poking its cumulonimbus...
It’s been years since I went to visit my friends down in Maryland. I decided to rent a car and head down for a weekend to catch up. Of course we got hungry so you know what they say… when in Maryland… eat crabs. So we did. Actually we had all you can eat crabs in a place called Steamers. There...
I got back from the ship in July and came home to a summons for Jury duty in my stack of mail. Oops! I called and they told me to come in Monday. This is a very long day of pure boredom, as most of you know who have gone through this process, and when we braked for lunch I thought I should treat...
Thanks to my friend Amit, I attended one of the Brasserie Supperclub dinners. Located out in the sunset district we both made the trek out to this new Vegan dinner spot run by three ex-Vegan chefs looking to open their own restaurant. As many of you know I am not vegan, nor vegetarian by any...
I had this plum on a recent hike into the Marin headlands. When I get a plum like this I freak out. I absolutely love it. To be honest, I usually wind up sucking on the pit for over an hour. Weird, dangerous and maybe a little gross but I can’t help myself. Why can’t they all be like that? ...
1st cook the meatballs in the sauce 2nd sprinkle a little mozzarella on them 3rd make a little salad and pop a bottle of red (Septima – Argentina) I really miss my meatballs and sauce when I’m living on the ship. It’s soooo good! If I do say so myself. ...
The best Cuban Sandwich EVER!!! When I lived consistently in New York (before the ship job) one of my favorite things to do on a Saturday afternoon is go to Café Habana and get myself a Cuban Corn and Cuban Sandwich. Since I’m home from the ship my housemate Laura and I decided, why wait until...
Dad’s will be dad’s. To know mine is to have a teacher and a comedian at the ready at all times. Most times we are laughing at him but he seems to revel in that. Come Father’s day he is never short on requests for what he wants. So, to appease and repay him for all the lessons and...
Our second dinner on the deck was a ton of fun. Sorry it took a while to get this post up. We want to, again, thank all our guests for making the evening super special. This Reel Tasty Brooklyn dinner featured Grace Kelly and Jimmy Stewart in Rear Window paired with some wonderful dishes. For those...
