The heat of the summer has caught up with us. While we often think we can most definitely live without an air conditioner, these last two weeks have challenged that philosophy one hundred percent. As I sit here typing my son is in a cold bath playing with his toys and my dog is sat […]
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Dave’s Coffee in Charlestown, Rhode Island
It has not been easy to find a local coffee shop other than Dunkin’ Donuts in our new location. I hear there are a few worth trying – but we’ve yet to make it to them. Lucky for me, I am not a real coffee drinker so I can get by with the once in […]
Vittoria’s Dunn’s Corners… The Grandma Pizza
We have not ordered take out since we have moved. It seemed for a while, during our massive renovation, that all we ate was take out. Sushi, Pizza, Vietnamese. You name it…we ate it. A break was good and a real kitchen to cook in again was even better. Yesterday was a long day and […]
New England Food Truck Festival 2015
This past weekend The Big E Fairgrounds in West Springfield, Massachusetts played host to the 2015 New England Food Truck Festival. When we went on Sunday we thought we’d arrive right at noon when they opened. It was already packed. The lines were l.o.n.g. The sun was h.o.t. The kids were h.u.n.g.r.y. You get […]
Food Trucks at Salt Spray Farm
Last night we had the pleasure of attending a party at Salt Spray Farm in Weekapaug. The event was catered by three food trucks and could not have been more fun. What a genius idea. No waste, someone else does the cooking, no clean up! Honestly. Genius. I’ll get to the amazing food in […]
Carnival Food
Here in Western Massachusetts we have just finished a two week run of the Eastern States Exposition, or, as we call it, The Big E. If you grew up here, like I did, your childhood probably consisted of annual trips to this state fair and wouldn’t have been complete without a ride down the big […]
West Springfield’s Iconic White Hut
On one of the last days of summer we took a trip to West Springfield, Massachusetts and stopped off at quite a few places we had not been before. After crossing the truly beautiful Memorial Bridge which takes you from Springfield to West Springfield, you end up at a rotary and then are pushed out […]
The Pantry in Harrogate, UK – Great spot to eat during the Yorkshire leg of the Tour de France
This past spring we spent three weeks in North Yorkshire, England – primarily in Harrogate. We ate out a lot and can honestly say that our very favorite of all meals was at The Pantry. A small and intimate restaurant, we were there on a Saturday night and within minutes the entire restaurant was full. […]