Pre-Valentine's Dinner at Augustinos Kitchen and Bar in Hoboken

The wait list here is crazy!  Weekends are booked a year in advance.  Booking here less than a month in advance, be prepared to accept 5:30 or 9:30 as the open slots.  BUT there is an out:  seating at the bar is not reserved, so you can walk in and take your chances.

Bruschetta to start

This is not THIS year's menu, but it is pretty close to what they offered.  

Arugula Salad and Stuffed Artichoke starters:

They divided the salad in the kitchen for us.

Entree of Chicken parm and Sunday Supper:

Chicken Parm

Rigatoni in a red cheese sauce

Meatball, Sausage, and Ribs on the side.

Tartufo for dessert

GFG GREEK FROM GREECE - My Second Opening Day Event Today

Amy sent me a link for a new Greek place next to the W Hotel in Hoboken.  As it is on my way to pick her up I thought I would stop and check it out.

It is big and airy, at 645 pm it was not too crowded.

The Greek from Greece Bakery - also sandwiches and all sorts of things!

They have many things, I hope they were not overly ambitious.

Seating area

Frozen yogurt(?) and toppings

Bread sticks and rings

Savory Pies

Sandwiches

Cakes ready for individual servings

The coffee counter and the bread section

Individual full size desserts - displayed and served from islands in the store

Mini size desserts

Full size cakes. Still in the Isles.

Individual size cakes.

And because I love their photo stylist, here are some of their professional photos.  Sometimes Professional Food Photos do not represent what is being served AT ALL; These are perfect representations:Copyright 2017. Dreamfood 
Crafted with love by humble

Jersey City Krispy Kreme Factory Opens

This morning at 5 am, The first of six New Jersey Krispy Kreme Doughnut Factories opened in Jersey City.

I got there shortly after 6 am.  The staff was all ready for the crowds they expected to show up as the morning worked its way to the opening of the offices in the surrounding buildings.

Superbowl 51!

Tonight is Super Bowl LI  or 51 to those of you who think roman numerals are pretentious and archaic.   It is being held in Houston TX.  Houston is becoming quite the item in our lives.

Amy and I went to see The Mystery of Edwin Drood at the Fredrick Loews Theater on the NYU Campus

After the show, we rushed home just in time to put the finishing touches on our annual Super Bowl Party.  Here is what we had:

Taco Meatball Ring

These were GREAT.  So great, that the salad part was good for just that:  a salad. Tomorrow, we are having the meatballs with red sauce and pasta with the spinach dip (below)

Buffalo Brussels Sprouts

These too were excellent, and a great way to mix up the prep of sprouts! 

Slow Cooker Reuben Dip

This tastes just like a good Reuben.  But it is definitely something best WARM!  Here we had it as a spread on toasted Rye Bread.

Spinach Dip and Onion Soup Dip

Have to have some classics.

Hudson Restaurant Week - BBQ

Hamilton Pork, is behind the Hamilton Inn, I did not ask if they are related.

We went Thursday night for Hudson Restaurant Week.

  
They are offering three meats with one side and dessert.

Amy had the ribs, brisket,  and lamb belly. 

The ribs were tender, the brisket was fall part good, and the lamb - while fatty as expected - was also fall apart wonderful.

I had the smoked turkey, pulled pork, and pulled chicken.

The turkey had great smokey flavor, the pulled chicken was a bit dry but full of flavor and nothing the sauce could not perk 

up, and the pulled pork was perfect.

The sauce choices are house El Original BBQ sauce and Kung Pow Sauce.

The sides we had were the burnt end beans and the corn.

For dessert we had the churro waffles with ice cream.

And the bread pudding.

The Schmankerl Stube Bavarian Restaurant, Hagerstown, MD

Where to start about this first meal stop on our trip to Texas...

We had a [presumably] new server.  So, things did not go well.  Enough said on that.

Amy had the Herzhafter Sauerbraten  Fall apart good, but a little more vinegar was needed, but that is just our taste.

I had the Wiener Schnitzel, great crust, with Spätzle:

And of course, BEER!

The house special this week is the: Grilled Tournedos of Beef Filet topped with Seasoned Lump Crab, served with Potato Snow and Vegetable of the Day - Not sure how German, but definitely Maryland.