New Jersey Wines

We’ve never been to a winery in New Jersey. We didn’t even know they existed. So when we visited the Alba Vineyard today, we had pretty low expectations. Alba is in Finesville, a small rural town in northwestern New Jersey bordering Easton, Pennsylvania. We thought we might see the usual, overly [...]

Burton Holmes

Burton Who? No, he’s not a chef or food writer. But I had to post about this pioneering traveler from the 1920s who is actually credited with creating the “travelogue”. He traveled all over the world and took pictures using crude Kodak cameras and heavy view cameras. The photograph here is of Lake Yamanaka and [...]

Veselka Again

Marita, Jay and I had lunch at Veselka on Sunday.  It’s the second time for Marita and me, first time for Jay.
I had bigos, which is a Ukrainian stew of kielbasa, roast pork, sauerkraut and onions, often referred to as a “hunter’s stew”. Marita and Jay tried a couple of pierogies, a potato pancake, kielbasa, [...]

Kampuchea Elotes

I’ve never been a fan of elotes, the popular Mexican street food that’s made of roasted corn slathered with things like butter, mayonnaise, sour cream, cheese, lemon juice, and salt. I tried them at the Brooklyn Red Hook Ballfields once and didn’t like them (I think they put mayo and chili powder on the corn). [...]

Food Photo

Nice example of food photography. No comments required . . .

Foodie Tour In Spain

I once made a post about taking a foodie tour and eating my way from France to Spain. There’s a series that is showing on PBS called “Spain on the Road Again”, featuring the gastronomic wanderings of four celebrities (Gwyneth Paltrow, Mario Battali, Mark Bittman and a Spanish actress whose name I can’t recall). [...]

Mexican Tacos

El Azteca is a tiny restaurant in Park Ridge that serves authentic Mexican food. I dropped by the other day and met the owner and chef, a native of Guanajuato, Mexico who called himself “Arnold”. I was actually quite surprised to see many Latino customers streaming in; I didn’t realize they’ve become established [...]