McDonald’s First Taste

I was recently invited to the McDonald’s First Taste Event – announcing what new items they’d have for the summer (like last year).  This time, we got to sample the new oatmeal and new fruit smoothies – I couldn’t try the smoothies because it had an ingredient to which I am allergic, but I gamely tried the oatmeal. I’m not a huge fan of oatmeal in general – I have a description for how I feel about the oatmeal that is not suitable for publication on a food site (the description is vile and off-putting, intentionally so) – but this [...]

Tuesdays with TT: Pio Pio (Panama)

Back towards the beginning of the year, CT and I learned that CT’s Sister’s Sister-in-Law would be getting married in Panama at the end of July. Why Panama? The Bride’s parents live down there now full-time. We learned that Panama has a huge ex-pat population mostly because it is so cheap and the U.S. Dollar is the functional currency down there. Since CT’s whole family is quite close with her brother-in-law’s family, we were all invited to the wedding. Since neither of us had been to Panama before, we decided to spend an extra couple days down there to explore [...]

Smashburger (EWR)

Back towards the beginning of the year, CT and I learned that CT’s Sister’s Sister-in-Law would be getting married in Panama at the end of July. Why Panama? The Bride’s parents live down there now full-time. We learned that Panama has a huge ex-pat population mostly because it is so cheap and the U.S. Dollar is the functional currency down there. Since CT’s whole family is quite close with her brother-in-law’s family, we were all invited to the wedding. Since neither of us had been to Panama before, we decided to spend an extra couple days down there to explore [...]

Tuesdays with TT: Crepe Monster at Food Gallery 32

When we were finishing up lunch at Stout with CT’s Mom, she needed some dessert to balance out the salty meal. We took a brief look at Stout’s dessert menu, but quickly passed as it was pretty boring. This was not surprising since many pubs are not exactly known for their desserts. We suggested getting a crepe at Crepe Monster, located on the top floor of Food Gallery 32. CT and I had never gotten crepes there, although we had every intention the last time we ate there. CT and I were both pretty full, so only her Mom got [...]

Fresh & Fast Burgers

I’m never at a loss for a good burger in the city, and of course I have my favorites that I return to time after time. So when new places open up, if they aren’t immediately super-interesting, or at least super-convenient, I let them fall off my radar. Such is the case with Fresh N Fast Burgers, which opened over a year and a half ago on East 23rd Street, just off Park Avenue. I don’t find myself in the Flatiron area all that often any more, so I live with missing out on food “happenings” in that area. That’s [...]

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