A Compressor Failure on the PATH Trains

Wicked Wolf Tavern

Wicked Wolf Tavern, 120 Sinatra Dr, Hoboken, NJ 07030  

Whole PATH system at a standstill.  Amy walked to the NY Waterways ferry service, and needed a $3 well drink.

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90-degree heat - Let's have Happy Hour outside

Pretzel sticks with beer cheese dip and spicy mustard - They lied, it is sweet honey mustard

Beef Sliders:  American cheese, pickles, and spicy ketchup

Alexis Diner

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The Only Gin I Actually Like?

Care for a Drink?

Tuthilltown Spirits Distillery, 14 Grist Mill Lane, Gardiner, NY 12525

Amy is at Jenn Gnecco's Bridal Shower in Newburgh this morning... What's a guy to do?

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Taco Victoria - The Restaurant

Taco Victoria - The Restaurant, not The Truck

Taco Victoria, 324 1/2 7th St, Jersey City, NJ 07302

Cobie Cove had a checkup at the Libert Humane Society tonight.  So let's take home some tacos and Mexican food.

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Chilaquiles Pollo Enchilado

Huarraches Carnitas

Tacos Camaron

Tacos Barbacoa

This brick and mortar location, open for only a couple months, is the extension of the successful food truck.

Brunch at Orale Mexican Kitchen

Orale Mexican Kitchen - Hoboken

1426 Willow Ave, Hoboken, NJ 07030  

Amy found this place for Brunch.  It was a second or third thought.  We are so excited to have made this choice.

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House Made Green Chorizo Sliders, Buttermilk Biscuits, Cheddar Cheese Fondue, Chipotle Aioli & Pickled Onion

SLOPPY JOSE •  Two Fried Eggs, Beef Tinga, Gravy & Crema on English Muffin

SMOKED BRISKET HASH • Two Poached Eggs, Achiote Shredded Smoked Brisket, Potatoes, Rajas, Avocado, Lime, Serrano Crema, Cilantro, Pressed Brioche Toast

The three House Made sauces are hardly necessary as all the dishes are full of flavor.

BRUNCH HAPPY HOUR $6 MIMOSA, BLOODY MARY/MARIA, NUESTRA CASA, FROZEN MARGARITA & SANGRIA

End of a Great North Fork Trip with Lisa

Return to A Mano - It Never Disappoints

aMano Restaurant, 13550 Main Road, Mattituck, New York, 11952, 
631-298-4800

The kitchen opens at 5... a perfect time for us to have dinner.  The weather was perfect, and the patio was beautiful.

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After dinner to another favorite, the Magic Fountain Ice Cream before the drive home.

Lisa Leonard and Our Trip to the North Fork

Modern Snack Bar

628 Main Rd, Aquebogue, NY 11931

In her youth, Lisa spent several summers on the North Fork with her family.  She wanted to revisit some of the landmarks she remembered.  First:  The Modern Snack Bar.

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It has been called the 'Modern' Snack Bar from the very beginning.

We proceeded to the Woodside Orchard for cider:  Apricot is the special flavor this trip.

We then visited Greenport Pottery

Then, off to dinner.

Pre-Theatre Hadestown at Il Forno

Il Forno

Il Forno, 709 8th Ave, New York, NY 10036

A quick bite before seeing the new musical taking Broadway by storm: Hadestown. 

 We had intended to eat at Carve Cafe on 8th Ave @ 45th Street, but when we arrived, it looked more like a deli than a dinner spot.  So we walked along 8th Ave and found Il Forno.

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Great flatbread! Seasonal veggies meant just that.  Asparagus and arugula. 

Beet Salad

Hadestown was a great show.  First, we were in the back of a very cramped balcony, so Amy suggested I ask for different seating (with legroom!).  The usher helped, and I sat in a regular straight-back chair.

The show started pretty much on time.  Starting with a great jazz number.  About the 5th or 6th number, the STAGE MANAGER comes over the PA system calmly saying "Hold, please.  Actors would you please exit the stage.  Musicians would you also please exit the stage."  The house lights came up and there was a medical emergency in the orchestra seating.

After about 15 minutes.  The show resumed.  GREAT SHOW.