Last Saturday, hubby and I went on a Tasty Taiwanese Trip in Flushing, NY. A friend of ours, who always has excellent Asian restaurant suggestions, recommended a place for hotpot, but it felt too darn hot for hotpot. We decided that we’ll check out the hotpot place when autumn rolls …
After my volunteer work yesterday, I checked out the Danbury Farmers’ Market that went on in Kennedy Park. Our volunteer tent was in the same park, so it made sense to see the offering at the farmers’ market (actually, I was just curious). I bought a dozen fresh clams (and cooked …
Another weekend, another drive to New Jersey to eat at Max’s Restaurant. When we’ve got a hankering for Filipino food, we head to NJ. They have both Max’s and Red Ribbon, both well-known restaurants in the Philippines. There ARE, of course, plenty of Filipino restaurants in NY and NJ. But …
I’m thankful for being related to people who actually love food as much as I do. Today, my older sister came by because she was craving lobster roll. She even knew where to go. We’ve all never been to Lobster Shack in Branford, CT. She knew of the place because …
I learned about El Charrito (Mexican food truck) from TLC’s “Best Food Ever” episode “Fab Food Carts” during one of our Netflix binge-watching sessions. It’s been in my to-do list to try the food from them, so I finally had the chance to check that off my list today. Hubby, …
Just because it’s Mother’s Day, my husband wanted to take me out for lunch. I knew where I wanted to go – Mamak in Flushing, NY – but it takes us more than an hour to get there, so I hesitated (oh yeah, the hesitation is more along the lines …
