Tasting Montreal We took a weekend trip to Montreal this past weekend to celebrate Andrew’s birthday a week early. He had been there before, but I had only visited for a few hours over 10 years ago, so it was all very new to me. I absolutely loved it! It felt just like being in … Continue reading Tasting Montreal
This first weekend of autumn we drove up to Boston to visit Andrew’s family, spying just a few changing leaves on our way. Our relaxing trip was full of biking, walking, and food from a roundup of the usual suspect places as well as a few new ones. It seems like it’s hard to visit … Continue reading Autumn in Boston
Since Andrew and I just have one weekend day together—Saturday—it can be extra tricky to plan weekend trips. We had been trying to take a trip to Newport for almost a month, but every Saturday was rainy! At last we got a day of perfect weather and made the trip, and it was just as … Continue reading Nautical Newport Day Trip
We totally missed the Perseid meteor shower this weekend since it was thunderstorming the whole time! Andrew and I had also made tentative plans to go to Newport, Rhode Island, as well to do the cliff walk, tour some mansions, and eat seafood, but the bad weather got in the way of those plans too. … Continue reading Another Queens Food Adventure
I hope everyone had a great holiday week! We took advantage of the midweek 4th of July holiday and traveled to North Carolina to spend some time at the beach with Andrew’s family. We were nervous because the forecast called for thunderstorms the entire time, but the weather was actually pretty perfect, and we had … Continue reading North Carolina Beach Holiday
It’s not often that I miss a Monday post, but last Monday I was attending my grandfather’s funeral and didn’t really feel like writing anything. He died at age 92 after living a long and full life, recently celebrating 68 years of marriage to my grandmother. Even while struggling with Alzheimer’s and prostate cancer, he … Continue reading Food & Family: Brooklyn Edition
We took the bus up to Boston for the weekend to visit Andrew’s sister, see our former professor Ran Blake and his cat DekTor Dutra, and have some favorite foods from our New England Conservatory days. It was a wonderful and full weekend! After a longer-than-expected bus ride from New York we were ready for … Continue reading Boston Weekend
Eating and Drinking in Porto (Part II) Where I left off last week, I think we were eating pastries and drying out from being drenched during a thunderstorm. Andrew and I weren’t ready to let a bit of rain stop us from exploring more of Porto, so after warming up, we walked over to Livraria … Continue reading Eating and Drinking in Porto (Part II)
Eating and Drinking in Porto (Part I) WOW. I had a feeling I would love Porto, and I was RIGHT! What a beautiful city, and the food was REALLY tasty. And of course the port. That was tasty too. We arrived at our Air BnB, which looked like this: !!!!! And soon went out to … Continue reading Eating and Drinking in Porto (Part I)
Lisbon Eats We’re in Portugal for the week to celebrate my birthday! The week started in Lisbon, and since Andrew and I had visited once before, I wanted this visit to be more about relaxing and eating than seeing the sights. We arrived at the Lisbon airport at 6am (what can I say, the cheapest … Continue reading Lisbon Eats
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