This isn't the first time I wanted to do an entry on the NC State Farmer's Market Restaurant. I wrote my first attempt on the restaurant in 2009, right before they closed their doors for a few months for renovations. Those were long and biscuitless mon... [...]

I never thought of Newark, New Jersey as a culinary destination, but every city has its hidden gems. As an intern for Madison Square Garden, Empanada Boy got free tickets to see the New York Liberty, the city’s WNBA team, in their first playoff game. While MSG is being remodeled, the Liberty are playing at [...]

I never thought of Newark, New Jersey as a culinary destination, but every city has its hidden gems. As an intern for Madison Square Garden, Empanada Boy got free tickets to see the New York Liberty, the city’s WNBA team, in their first playoff game. While MSG is being remodeled, the Liberty are playing at [...]

For some reason I wanted some grilled corn too...Happy Friday!  It's been an extremely long day and I'm ready to kick my feet up and put in a Netflix movie.  And I might just be in a cruel enough mood to make Andy watch a chick flick with me.... [...]

Oooooooooh I bet that title freaked you outttt. Nope, I didn’t get married. No way. Never. But Matt’s friend did. On Friday morning, Matt and I jumped in the car and headed to Virginia for one of his fraternity brother’s weddings. Guess what we h... [...]

I think one of the best simple meals in the world is scrambled eggs.  It's even better with a little baked ham and cheese (or cream cheese if you want to just die of bliss.)  I scrambled a couple of free-range eggies with some ham and shredd... [...]

Happy Monday guys!  Anybody do anything exciting?Again, we were pretty lazy.  Andy had to go into work yesterday night for some end of the month reports, so I sat around the house catching up on some Netflix action.It's also August!  Boy... [...]

Today we have "inside-out" tulip sandwiches with cheese and ham, and a large helping of fresh fruit salad.  E likes to make her sandwiches herself and be creative with the order in which she eats them, so it's a good lunch for her. Bento #197 -... [...]

In most ways, Passover is a great time to visit Portland. Empanada Boy and I get to have the seder with my family and visit his sister and her family. The one major downside is not being able to devote my usual time to sampling the new Portland restaurants on my list. This year, however, [...]

Once again I joined my friend, Rob and his family for another holiday lunch.  I love Rob’s family, which I now feel very much a part of.  They welcome me like one of their own children, which not having any family in America, makes me ... [...]