Since I arrived here in the Philippines, I’ve been doing more than my fair share of eating out. (Hey, someone needs to do it, right? I’m willing to take one for the team.) Of course, that means there are a lot of places to write about. Two weeks ago, my …
Today’s Thursday, so it’s a good time for a throwback post. Here’s Aloha Hawaiian Barbecue in Salinas, CA. We went here back in April. I meant to post about it earlier, but it got pushed to the back burner. It’s located across from the Salinas Sports Complex in Sherwood Gardens. …
UPDATE: Payag Restaurant is officially closed as of July 31, 2017. When I first read about Payag Restaurant in Queens, I thought it was pronounced “payag” like the Tagalog word for “to agree”. When we arrived at the restaurant, I learned that it was a Visayan word for nipa hut, …
If you ever find yourself in California’s Monterey County, then make sure that you stop by The Steinbeck House in Salinas, CA. Steinbeck is, of course, John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. of the famous novel The Grapes of Wrath (1939). While touring the National Steinbeck Center with my in-laws back in April, …
Food trucks are a dime a dozen nowadays, but sometimes we learn about a food truck that’s just worth a mention here. I’m talking about Melt Mobile. Hubby and I attended a media event at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center in Stamford, CT to find out more about them. Melt …
When you feel like doing something spur-of-the-moment, just go for it. Last Friday afternoon, I came up with this brilliant idea to drive up to Hyde Park, NY to check out The Apple Pie Bakery Café of The Culinary Institute of America. We’ve been to CIA before (check out my …
