You know what one of my favorite words in the English language is: Serendipity. It is the art of finding simple pleasures and happiness when you least expect it. That is the case whenever I set out on the open road and explore new places. Or in this case, hop on the subway and head into Brooklyn. That was the case for me just last weekend when I traveled into the...
The Hamptons is already synonymous with some of the freshest and tastiest seafood around. And in spite of the fancy aesthetic that the Hamptons is known for, sometimes the best food is the one served in a place that lacks sophistication. But what that place lacks in sophistication, it definitely makes up for in taste! And one place that does such that is the Clam...
You step through the doors. You hear The Big Bopper and Fats Domino playing back-to-back. You see big scoops of ice cream dripping from steel bowls sliding across a marble countertop. And no, this isn’t about some retro diner from the Eisenhower administration or that diner from 1955 in Back to the Future. This is the Brooklyn Farmacy Soda Fountain and Ice...
Back in the day, the neighborhood butcher was a honorable profession. Dozens and dozens of customers would line up around the place and out the door for the finest cuts of meat done with an expert cleaver. Granted, I may not be from the “good ol’ days”, but at the risk of waxing nostalgic, I kinda miss the days when butchers wore suits, shined...
Tucked away on Atlantic Avenue in Oceanside, a small town in Long Island, you’ll find a verdant wonderland that is chock full of plants and knick-knacks. A big shop filled with enough greenery, decorations, and seeds to rival even the most scenic orchard and farm. A place that really takes its love of the holdiays quite seriously. What place of such whimsy...
Rockefeller Center is undoubtedly one of New York City’s most iconic attractions; a wave of tourists pack this colorful part of midtown Manhattan 365 days a year. Ask any New Yorker when this flagpole heavy area of skyscrapers is its busiest, they will all tell you Christmastime. The massively tall tree, the colorful lights, the lines of lucky tourists going to see...
Rockefeller Center is undoubtedly one of New York City’s most iconic attractions; a wave of tourists pack this colorful part of midtown Manhattan 365 days a year. Ask any New Yorker when this flagpole heavy area of skyscrapers is its busiest, they will all tell you Christmastime. The massively tall tree, the colorful lights, the lines of lucky tourists going...
Hamburgers and Fries are a classic, unbeatable combo. And in New York City, this delicious duo goes way beyond just fast food; it has taken on a gourmet twist that appeals to those who mistakenly write off burgers as de-classe. Noveau restaurants from Manhattan to Queens serve up burgers with a melange of toppings, cooked to order, and have reinvented the way the...
When it comes to decadent foods that tickle our taste buds, it is hard to beat Belgium. This tiny European country known for amazing architecture, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Flemish giants, and Tintin is a haven for the finest chocolates, crispest fries, bubbliest beer, and waffles that could put any diner in America to shame! But you don’t have to fly thousands...
In June of 1987, my family and I moved from a tiny apartment in NYC to a Georgian-style home in a town called Rockville Centre (RVC). On January 14, 2015, at around 4:30 pm, I tearfully left my home in a slight hurry as a made my exodus from suburbia towards the concrete jungles of New York City. The melancholy of R.E.M.’s “Don’t Go Back to...