Ant and I decided to have a brothers meal before he headed back to the ship for 4 months. We chose Argentine food to hopefully reminisce about the trip to BA we had last year. The food was ok. We definitely were not in Recoletta. But we persevered through it. Like all good memories humans try and...
Besides being the most watched sports day of the year in the US my parents wanted to come in for brunch. Normally I am all for this but being that I new I was going to eat mounds and mounds of food later, the idea of having a large brunch was off-putting to say the least. Of course I bucked up when...
Last Friday we took the journey up to Dinosaur BBQ in Harlem. My Uncle had bought my brother and I two gift certificates to the Upstate New York based BBQ joint and we wasted no time using them. It was a cold night but the idea of those super tasty wings kept us warm on the short walk from the...
Mortadella, soppressata, provolone, lettuce, tomato, oil and vinegar. That is the V&S Special. There may not be a better sandwich in all of South Florida or, dare I say, Brooklyn. I know, I know very bold words. Well, let me explain. These guys are Italians from up north. They get it. They lived...
Christmas day starts off with a bang, and I am not talking about a frenzy induced, wrapping paper ripping, gift mania. I am talking about food. For better or for worse, my family does not do much if there is not food involved. I woke up in my grandmothers house which is covered in Santa...
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house every creature was stirring except a mouse. We just finished a feast made up of copious amounts of seafood, cheese, olive oil and vino. Not that I am surprised. This happens every year. Italian families have this Christmas Eve tradition...
Yesterday, I met Ant in Miami. We had less than 24 hours there so we had to use our time very wisely. Still slightly weary from my 3 and a half hour drive north from Key West, Ant greeted me with a Captain and diet coke to perk me up. As soon as the ice was dry of rum and carbonated sugar water we...
After Thanksbringing, I had 8 poached pears left over. I tried to eat one a day but that got a little rich. The simple syrup that had been created with the viogner during poaching was delicious but I feared would send me into sugar shock. I was headed out on a trip for the next 2 weeks and could not...
Originally I made this without fruit for my Dad’s birthday. This time I added frozen strawberries, raspberries and blueberries. Killer. ...
My friend Jen and I decided we needed to get in one last Lugar burger before the end of the year. So, on this chilly day in November we made the trip from 18th and 6th to Williamsburg Brooklyn. The restaurant was filled with an eclectic mix of tourists, Italian heavies, locals(no hipsters) and a few...
With 5 hours left in Vegas I made one more restaurant stop. This time at the Venetian to Enoteca San Marco one of three Mario Batali restaurants. This one was great. It had virtually the same menu as OTTO in NY. Although, it sits in the fake St. Marks square, so it feels like you are sitting in a...
To see the above weapon in action click here. To see it in slow mo, click here. Although it sounds like it could be part of the former Soviet block, the New World Buffet, could not be farther from a cold war remnant. Billed as the largest buffet in Las Vegas, The World Buffet sits inside the Rio...
