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Tripping 2014: Photo Journal: 4. North Adams, MA: Food to Art to Food

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  Breakfast at the Porches Inn helps you prove to yourself that: 1. You have no willpower at least on the first day you are there,  2. Your eyes are bigger than your stomach and 3. What the hell?     This area of Massachusetts is full of old mills that have since been abandoned and many have been sold. Artists have moved in and set up galleries. (believe me, I’ve been tempted). New York City is just too expensive for many artists. North Adams, Adams, and other towns like Lowell, are a terrific venue for the art world. Then … Continue reading →

Tripping 2014: Photo Journal: 3. Williamstown, MA: Art, Noodles, and Chita

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      The Clark has reopened and it is fabulous. The expansion was long awaited and it is spacious and serene. Again, I spent time with some great friends who live fairly close to Williamstown. We explored the exhibit on loan of abstract art, we visited some classical art galleries, and marveled at an exhibit of Chinese art on loan from Shanghai (no photos allowed), that was thousands of years old. The (free) tablet explained everything and we were able to hear a song played on the ancient Chinese bells. I often find that the art viewer is just … Continue reading →

Tripping 2014: Photo Journal: 2. North Adams-Williamstown, MA

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      Mezze is a wonderful restaurant in the Berkshires that works closely with farms to obtain the best possible food; it is what you could call a farm to table restaurant. I have been there a number of times and the roast chicken is always superb; it reminds me of the chicken of my childhood. The greens are spectacular as well. Isn’t it amazing that fresh food has become an adventure?         .

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On Bagels and On Selling Children

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    I thank my friend Joyce, who was the source of the following two articles, which moved me in different ways. The first is the story of bagel making in New York City. If you are from NYC–especially Brooklyn, you’re gonna LOVE this. If you are not from NYC, you’ll get an education. This is what real bagels are all about: The boil>bake process with NYC WATER. The bagel originated in POLAND and is considered to have Jewish roots. The Wiki page on bagels is fairly good.         I hope that left you sated and happy. … Continue reading →

NYC Photo Journal: Food in Brooklyn: Chocolate and Pastrami

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You see me write about Brooklyn frequently. For those of you who are not New Yorkers, Brooklyn, one of the five boroughs of New York City, is a treasure trove of neighborhoods, culture, people, and food. Today was a great day to take advantage of the Super Bowl Sunday offer at the Mill Basin Kosher Deli in Mill Basin, (Brooklyn, for their world-famous pastrami: buy a pound (it’s about $29.00) get one free. [5823 Avenue T, Brooklyn, NY 11234] Warning: Never come to New York City for a pastrami or corned beef sandwich and ask for it on any other … Continue reading →

NYC Photo Journal: The Brooklyn Hot Dog Tour

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    On the way to Brooklyn       The Brooklyn hot dog tour, ” Hot Diggity Dog,” was run jointly by Green-Wood Cemetery, a national landmark, and The Brooklyn Historical Society, housed in another National landmark. But we’re not talking dogs, we are talking DOGS: frankfurters, if you will. We did not go to Nathan’s Famous in Coney Island which is THE home of the hot dog and of its founder, Charles Feltman. More about him later.   We met at the Brooklyn Historical Society, heard an intro and were oriented, then hopped on the Green-Wood trolley to … Continue reading →

C is for … oh so corny

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  C is for cat, who is still at the vet … he’s “agent orange,” a mighty fine pet C is for cancer, it took poor Play’s leg  … now an infection keeps him in bed C is for carrots, they go in the juice … with six pounds of other stuff you can really get sluiced   C is for Christmas cactus, it bloomed on November 5th, right on my birthday … I’d say that’s a gift!   C is for carnations, chrysanthemums, too, in a big bouquet … my loved ones said, “these are for you.”   C … Continue reading →

Soup For You and a Good Play

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It’s all about soup: The Soup Man (aka, the Seinfeld “Soup Nazi”) vs. a branch of Hale & Hearty Soups, across the street. (I am in search of the perfect mulligatawny soup.) I had lunch at Hale & Hearty where there is a vast variety including sandwiches and salads and one can sit. I took home a serving from the Soup Man. Will the addition of the included banana, bread, and a Lindt chocolate justify the $8.00 for their mulligatawny soup?       On the the theater: The Commons of Pensacola With Sarah Jessica Parker and Blythe Danner   … Continue reading →

NYC Photo Journal: Feasting With Friends: Filippino Food Fotos

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Papa’s Kitchen was recently reviewed by The New York Times; now you’d better reserve one of the few little tables in this tiny place in Woodside, Queens. If you go for the the exotic, the ethnic, the homey, and don’t mind if you do take the mike and sing along in Tagalog, you’ve found your haven. I might add, you are encouraged to eat with your hands, but don’t worry, no pressure. We have wonderful friends who were our perfect accompaniment: Lorna is from the Philippines, and Carl is a linguist with many languages under his belt, one of them … Continue reading →

To Your Health: Pits, Seeds, Rinds, Pulp, Laughs, and Coconuts

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    I decided it was time I jumped on the juicing bandwagon. I used to eat a lot more fruits and vegetables and just don’t have it in me to chow down a ton anymore. My mother’s aide asked for a juicer so I bought her one.  My mother decided she wasn’t interested in what it could do. When the aide returned to Florida I took the juicer and decided it was time to turn over a new leaf. Or fruit or veg. I had purchased what I later found out was a “young coconut” from the local HMart. … Continue reading →

Nuts To You

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    A Heavenly Body?                  My neighbors’ tree seemed tall and spindly; it wrapped itself around a telephone pole. For the first time we noticed apple-sized green orbs hanging from it and could not figure out what the fruit might be.   I posted photos  (excuse the poor quality, I was unable to enlarge cell phone photos, but some can be clicked on to enlarge) and a bright friend on facebook nailed it: black walnut!   We collected a bunch more and cut them open only to find loads of maggots in some … Continue reading →

NYC Photo Journal: “H-M’Art”: Food and Packaging as Eye Candy

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H-MART is a Korean food chain that has put down roots in New York and New Jersey and is spreading into other states. It is a hit because it is clean, the food is fresh, the prices, especially the produce is competitive, there are plenty of samples, the workers are respectful and helpful and it is just plain interesting; it is a cheap trip to another country. Experience the flavors and colors of food shopping in Korea. This is one of H-MART’s latest store openings. I stuffed myself with Korean snack food so I can work on this post and … Continue reading →

To Your Health: Don’t Teas Me

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Now and then I will post an interesting or informative article. Here is a link about tea. We have come to know tea as being an ancient, healthy drink sometimes with medicinal properties. Sadly, there are properties that can be just the opposite: toxicities due to pesticides, additives and the material of the tea bag itself can be unhealthy,   Here’s an informative article for you tea drinkers.  Do You Know What’s Really In Your Tea?  

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NYC Photo Journal: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

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This past weekend I declared REST. I had a headache that persisted on and off into Monday. Saturday I enjoyed sleeping for a couple of hours here and there. Sunday was relaxation and escape day and as you know, I never leave without you. My father was born in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn in the early nineteen-teens. His family was poor. His father was a tailor and if memory serves me correct, they lived behind the tailor shop. At one point there were nine children or births, six of them made it, my father was the oldest and lived … Continue reading →

Part 7: Travel Journal: Going to the Dogs

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306 Black Rock Turnpike • Fairfield • Connecticut 06825   On the way home, the best place to stop for lunch is at Super Duper Weenie, no relation to Mayor-wannabe Anthony Weiner. Super Duper Weenie has been reviewed on The Food Network by Guy Fieri. The food is terrific and the potatoes are grown on a special farm for the fries. Click photos to enlarge.     Sometimes ya just gotta have one, or two, or share a few. Visit the site. And make sure you read this.

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Part 5: A Travel Journal: Fresh Pasta With Good People

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  Viva Fresh Pasta Co. Northampton, MA   Wednesday, July 15, 2013 A lovely evening. Dinner with friends at Viva Fresh Pasta Co.  I have someone to commiserate with; my friend is going through somewhat similar issues with an aging parent. It seems like everyone I speak to is addressing circumstances with the aging. Friends, it ain’t easy. After dinner, we met another friend at the local theater who came up from New York. We saw Good People, by David Lindsay-Abaire, a play I had seen last spring at Manhattan Theater Club. This was a darn good local production. My … Continue reading →

Part 4: A Vacation Journal: Over The Mountains and Through the Pizzeria

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Tuesday, July 16, 2013: Travel day … On  my way to the Amherst, MA area. It was as hot as hell … it was as hot as a pizza coming out of an oven in an unairconditioned roadside haunt: Country Pie Pizza, not bad but not as good as I remember it. Maybe it was just too hot! But what the heck, have some cyber lunch on me. Once in the Hadley, MA area, and at a local hotel, it was time to EAT again. Zoe’s on Route 9 was a pleasant surprise. MORE food. Can’t have oysters too many … Continue reading →

Part 3: A Vacation Journal: More Art, More food

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Monday, July 15, 2013 I find there are people from my area in New York City staying at The Porches Inn; we spend time chatting after breakfast and visit with Sabine the mascat. Everybody loves little “Bean.”   Then off to Williamstown to “The Clark,” The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute for my annual visit. The Clark is undergoing a major transformation and many paintings are out on world-wide tours, but there was a wonderful exhibit on George Innes and Winslow Homer. A few highlights by Winslow Homer. Homer was a businessman who knew how to parlay his work … Continue reading →

Part 1: A Vacation Journal: Food, Felines, Fotography

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Friday, July 12, 2013 As interesting as the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass MoCA) is, The Porches Inn may be just as fascinating. This area of Massachusetts has long been a mill area with factories lining the rims of canals aiding the shipping of materials in and finished products out. If you read the yellow link embedded above about the history of the building where Mass MoCA is now housed, you will learn about the area, its factories and how so many people depended on them. I have spent many days in the summers since the opening, walking the … Continue reading →

Save Your Berries! (and save money, too)

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Recently at a berry festival the following sheet of paper was placed in my bag that held about four quarts of freshly picked strawberries. On the paper is a great tip; it works and will help save your berries from a quick demise. It will also save you money. All you need is water and vinegar. Read on! Please click on the photo.    

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