Birthday celebration in Philidelphia with our friend Lisa L.
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Sunday, January 12, 2020
Saturday, January 11, 2020
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Fork Hill Kitchen
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This space has been several things in the 28 years we have lived here, an Eco for many years and an Italian Deli come to mind.
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Located in Union City, on top of Union Hill, Fork Hill Kitchen proudly offers an appetizing, approachable, and BYO option to residents of the rapidly developing neighborhood in which it resides and those of the surrounding Hoboken, Jersey City, and Weehawken communities.
Founded in 2019 by a local couple, Fork Hill Kitchen was built around a love for food and bringing people together, with executive chef Eric Clemente's casual, simple and modern American menu served in a warm, inviting atmosphere.
Drawing from his vast culinary experience and driven by a commitment to quality, Eric uses fresh, locally-harvested ingredients--many of which are sourced at area farmer's markets--to produce a unique, innovative menu that seamlessly blends flavors and techniques from around the globe.
BURGER NIGHT !!
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Monday, December 30, 2019
Bridie's
63-28 Woodhaven Blvd, Rego Park, NY 11374
Diane and John L. are in town for the holidays and sharing some time with Amy and me.
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I (or maybe everyone) must have been hungry as I only took the one shot of my sandwich. So thank you to Bridie's website for the extra images.
Thursday, December 26, 2019
Monday, December 23, 2019
Life Pancake Company
426 Jersey Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07302 (no website yet)
This was not even the second choice for lunch today. The first choice was Chili's over near the ShopRite, BJ's, Newport Mall. The second choice was the Brownstone Diner. BUT the Brownstone does not exist any longer, it is now this "Life Pancake Company."
I was there about their second week after re-launch. And the experience showed the LACK of experience of the kitchen and wait staff.
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| The Benedict Burger |
The Benedict Burger is a mashup of eggs Benedict and a burger. To me, this sounds like a perfect thing. In practice the day I was there, not so perfect. I ordered a burger cooked 'Medium' - it was cooked 'Well', very rarely my choice unless at a fast-food chain. The beef patty was not the only thing cooked 'Well,' so was the fried egg. Being fried is NOT my problem, it might have been listed as fried on the menu. My problem was the yoke. When cut into, the yoke should be totally runny like this:
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| Gordon Ramsay's Eggs Benedict |
Oozing the smooth rich flavor of the yolk over the sandwich. While I am on this rant, I will say the hollandaise sauce was not bad for diner hollandaise. It might even have been house-made.
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| Same facade and exterior. |
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| New Interior, gone is the counter service. What WAS the ceiling in the old place? |
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| The view from our table. Some happy customers |
Sunday, December 22, 2019
Sangria Tapas
1033 MacArthur Blvd, Mahwah, NJ 07430
Found this place online and choose it sight unseen to meet our friend Jenn G. It is somewhere in the middle between us. Were (wrongly) a little worried about the strip mall location... Our own prejudice. We made reservations for opening time and laughed that we did not need to. WRONG! the place was packed before we left with a couple large groups and several tables with families. The staff was friendly and attentive, the selection was extensive, and the food was delicious. Be sure to stop here if you are in the area.
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The great part of tapas is that you get to order LOTS of small plates!
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| Pan con tomate (Spanish bruschetta) and Olives to start |
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| The interior when we arrived. They were empty. NOT FOR LONG! |
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| ALBONDIGAS Lamb meatballs, preserved tomato sauce, sheep milk cheese, herb croutons |
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| PULPO A LA PLANCHA Marinated Galician octopus, watercress, piquillo pepper romesco sauce |
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| EMPANADAS |
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| PATITIS PATATAS Potatoes, chorizo, smoked paprika, tomato and aioli sauce |
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| MARISCADA Clams, mussels, shrimp, scallops, calamari in choice of red or green sauce, rice and seasonal vegetable |
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| PUDÍN DE PAN SANGRÍA Bread pudding, apples, oranges, grapes, walnuts, warm caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream. |
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| CHURROS CON CHOCOLATE The Spanish doughnut covered with cinnamon sugar served with hot chocolate dipping sauce |
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| Chocolate Ice Cream |
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