Category Archives: Food Adventures

Fun food adventures.

Good Friday Dinner-Brooklyn Memories

My family very rarely ventured to Brooklyn when I was a kid, except for our annual Good Friday trip to Lundy Brother’s Restaurant in Sheepshead Bay for the “Shore Dinner” Every Good Friday, we’d venture over the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to … Continue reading

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St. Patrick’s Day Celebrating with Food and Fun

Quite a bit of time has past since my last post, but my food experiences have continued.  I am now working in the food industry and the best part of my new job is getting paid to do what I love…experience … Continue reading

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Gordon Ramsay At The London and a Special Birthday Dinner

My daughter, Allison, has always been foodie.  As a child, she watched Julia Child reruns on the local PBS station and was always interested in putting on her little apron and helping cook.  Her interest in food continued and she … Continue reading

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Celebrating National Garlic Day with a recipe using garlic… Parmesan Ice Cream

What can I say…today is National Garlic Day and in my opinion a  day without garlic is like a day without sunshine. I’ve always been a fan of garlic. When I was growing up I would never eat pizza without … Continue reading

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Doughnut Plant – NYC

I’ve never been a big fan of doughnuts.  It doesn’t matter whether doughnuts are cake or yeast  I just don’t stop for doughnuts or buy them in the grocery store.  Now that’s a much different story when it comes to … Continue reading

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Carnegie Deli..and The Vegetarian

New York City has always been a food mecca for me.  I’m like a kid in the candy store when it comes to food in the city because there are more varieties of food and cuisines than I can count.  … Continue reading

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A Fun Morning Volunteering—Bottling Whiskey

On a recent afternoon my daughter and I decided to head over to a small, local Colorado distillery for a tour.  Stranahans Colorado Whiskey had donated to several charitable events I’d attended so I wanted to learn more about them.  … Continue reading

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Braised Veal Shanks with Porcini Mushrooms and Sundried Tomatoes served over Butternut Squash Gnocchi

Oh the weather outside is frightful…about 36 inches of new snow.  I’d like to think we are snowed in but we really never get snowed in here in Park City because the plows come through very regularly and can handle … Continue reading

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Bison Butchering…Yes, I do live in the Wild West!

A word of warning for those of you who don’t eat meat…or don’t want to see where your meat comes from….this post is may be a little too much for you. It’s okay, I understand. The “Beast Meets Art” events … Continue reading

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Food Adventures in Kansas

I spent last weekend in Kansas visiting my daughter who is a senior at Kansas State University in Manhattan.  The joke in the family is she went to the wrong Manhattan…she is a theater major and is also very much … Continue reading

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