Many towns and cities across the county can boast things like, the best donuts or burgers , but only one place can boast about having the best Mexican food, being ranked as a top foodie destination in the country and the place where John Dillinger was captured. That city is Tucson, Arizona. The place I'm … Continue reading A Historic Start.
Category: Discovering new places
As I'm writing this post, Summer is a couple weeks away, but nature has been busy. The plants have been budding the bees have been buzzing, have you stopped to notice? If you feel it's time to slow down a little and reconnect with nature I have a great suggestion for you and your family. … Continue reading Time For Picking.
Two days ago I decided to take my son and a friend on another culinary adventure. I had been eyeing this place for over a year now and I thought it was finally time to give it a try. Part of this gig is going to new places or at least new to me places … Continue reading Tasting something new.
Hello and welcome to Boone Appétit! In one of my earlier posts I wrote about a Russian Supermarket called Gormanoff's in Paramus New Jersey and Brighton Beach Brooklyn. As often happens I find myself going back to a place and trying new things each time. On one of these trips I was exploring the dairy … Continue reading Siroki Obsessed!
One of the things I love most about food is the memories surrounding it. I'm sure most of you have a special dish that takes you back to your childhood or a special time and place. For me that dish is Chili Verde or Green Chili as it's known in Tucson. In other places like … Continue reading A Taste Of Home
I'm sorry that its been a little while since my last post. I had what some might consider an occupational hazard, a bout of food poisoning. If you've ever had foodborne illness as its called by the medical community, you know what I went through. I will spare you the details and luckily for me, … Continue reading Ducking the duck!
This past week I visited two Asian restaurants in Rockland county, both with a fusion theme one with fusion in its name. When I think of fusion I usually think of two separate cuisines coming together like using bbq short ribs in a taco, but it can also be a chef that has studied in … Continue reading A little fusion.
Just the word pizza can send some New Yorkers into a deep and lengthy debate. Because of this I have decided to wait until this blog is really going strong before taking on the huge task of finding the "best" pizza in town. Even then I'm not sure I can define what that truly means. … Continue reading Pizza!
This weekend I took a trip down to the University Of Maryland to visit my son. I love going there, yes because it's always good to visit your kid but also they have an amazing array of restaurants to chose from. Unlike a lot of college towns that have pub food and fast food as … Continue reading Feed The Turtle.
As many of you know, I love searching out and finding amazing places to eat, and or , buy great food. Not long ago I was lamenting that I wish our local Russian Orthodox Church had more than one Holiday Boutique because I was having a hankering for some Pirosksy. Not to be confused with … Continue reading From Russia With Love.