Monday, I had deliberately left Knoxville early so I would arrive in Memphis at lunchtime. I was excited to try the ribs, the Food Network had declared, "The best ribs in America". The restaurant is The BBQ Shop and it has a long standing tradition in Memphis. Memphis BBQ is known mostly for pork, the … Continue reading Best Laid Plans…
Category: Discovering new places
I remember years ago you couldn't get a Krispy Kreme donut anywhere but in the south. This was probably a good thing, as these donuts have a curious addictive quality. Maybe it's their light fluffy essence or the rich gooey glaze that makes them irresistible to so many people. The fact that if you live … Continue reading Krispy Kreme, Donuts To The Extreme.
Hello from the road! I love driving across America and finding new places to explore. Today my cousin took me on a long ride out into the countryside to find an ice cream shop I had heard about. We took off on our little adventure and crossed rivers and railroad tracks. We passed old barns … Continue reading Cruze-ing for Ice Cream
Sometimes headlines aren't what you think, but in this case it is! I have a quick review of a restaurant in Nyack and a little news. A few weeks ago I did take-out from Nyack's local pasta shop DPNB Pasta And Provisions. The Chef Tony Scotto grew up in South Nyack and his wife Louiedell … Continue reading A Saturday Quickie
Hi everyone, yes it has been a little bit since I last posted, sometimes life gets busy. I have a lot going on at the moment and I'd like to share one thing with you. My son was just accepted to Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences! Yep, I'm a proud Papa. He'll be … Continue reading Eggs-actly
Hello and welcome to the final post of Boone Appétit for the year 2020! For so many of you it has been an incredibly trying year. It's one year all of us will be glad to see go and I will be holding the door open to usher 2020 out as quickly as possible. Although … Continue reading Another Year In The Books
Hello everyone! Thanks for stopping by. I know Thanksgiving was a week ago but I'm still stuffed! I was going to write a post about what to do with your leftovers but this year I didn't really have that much leftover. There's always those websites with suggestions like Turkey Tetrazzini or Turkey Pot Pie but … Continue reading Time For Some Candy?
Hi everyone, this is a very quick post to tell you about a place I stumbled upon while returning from the grocery store Lidl that I wrote about in my last post. I took a road that I thought,I had never taken before and in perfect Boone Appétit fashion I found a new restaurant to … Continue reading Friday Finds
The German grocery store chain Lidl, has opened a new store in Park Ridge , Nj. (197 Kinderkamack Road, Park Ridge, NJ 07656). The chain opened in 1977 in Ludwigshafen, Germany. They have 11,200 stores in 32 countries and opened their first one in America in 2017. They have taken the East coast by storm and already have … Continue reading There’s A New Market In Town.
Welcome to Boone Appétit! I have some fun and exciting news I want to share with you, but you'll have to wait (or scroll down to the end). I'm hoping it works out and can become something on a regular basis. So please take a look and I'll see you there..... I don't know about … Continue reading Octoberfest…At Home?