Villa Pizza (Middletown) Still searching for pizzeria food that is better than just average, we landed on Villa in Middletown. This being different from the copious amounts of Villas in the area. Last year they celebrated their 30th anniversary. The inside bears some remnants of the times. The menu board is vintage. There is an…
Tag: Olives
Food Pics from my Grandma’s 90th Birthday Dinner
My grandma’s 90th birthday was the other day and we ironically took her to Nonna’s (which means “grandma” in Italian) in Englishtown. This is a restaurant which has cranked out quality meals and cocktails without fail every single time I have gone there. Their prices may be on the higher side but the portions are…
Photo of the Day: September 13, 2018
The spread for a “Greek Night” we had: pastichio, cheese, olives, red pepper spread, hummus, stuffed grape leaves, and pita bread.
Photo of the Day: September 2, 2018
Appetizers from another outstanding meal at Galata in Marlboro. Hummus is in the foreground while the best Baba Ganoush I’ve ever had is behind.
Photo of the Day: August 31, 2018
On this last day of August, I think back to an absolutely perfect picnic I had on Sandy Hook just last week. Justin and I walked out to the tip of the hook and noticed a piece of a broken dock that had floated in and rested perfectly on the sand. We returned the next…
Photo of the Day: July 30, 2018
That’s a masterpiece right there.
Restaurant Review: Cheer’s American Bistro (Reading, PA)
This is going to be one of the only reviews I will ever post based solely on drinks. Normally, I don’t believe in that. There should be the consumption of at least a snack to properly assess a business. Well, yes and no. I’m not fan of hotel restaurants as you know, but something about…
Restaurant Review: Procopio’s (Denver, PA)
We started our Pennsylvania road trip through Adamstown, Kutztown, and Bethlehem with a stop for some antiquing in the “Antique Capital of the USA”. On the way there, we noticed a little Italian restaurant called Procopio’s on the side of the road. Justin and I were both hungry but just not digging diner food. It…
Photo of the Day: June 13, 2018
Sometimes after an intense weekend of food blogging, one needs to do their body some good with a healthy salad.
Restaurant Review: Galata Turkish Cuisine (Marlboro, NJ)
This is a case of social media having an effect on food advertising. I was first made aware of Galata Turkish and Mediterranean Cuisine by stumbling upon their Instagram account a few months ago. I then checked out their website and menu, and decided I would give it a try the next time I was…
Photo of the Day: January 6, 2018
Olive oil…olive oil everywhere!
Photo of the Day: January 4, 2018
This is what it looks like when you want even your leftovers (from Sahara 34) to look presentable. I made myself some garlic-lemon spinach to go with the other ubiquitous middle eastern condiments.
