Despite the fact that I haven’t had a vacation in two years, I have had some fun times. This specific week has been a fun week, an expensive week and a week with several cheat days from my low carb lifestyle. Over the weekend some of my oldest friends and I headed to Keyport, NJ…
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Visit Villa Victoria Restaurant & Pizzeria
If you read my blog regularly, you know that I am as brutally honest as they come. I highlight the positives as well as the negatives. In fact even when accentuating the positives as well as the negatives, sometimes I will receive backlash (well, once) for the slightest negative comment. I have even been told…
A Taste of Thailand in Kinnelon
Nestled in the Meadtown Shopping Center in Kinnelon, NJ is a fabulous little BYOB called House of Thai. House of Thai states on their social media page that they prepare and serve meats that will transport the customer to the very streets of Thailand. I’ve never been to Thailand but if they serve food like…
Asbury Park’s Porta
What comes to mind when you hear “A trendy Italian Restaurant”? Do you think of an upscale place? A modern place? A place with small plates? If you search for the exact definition of trendy you will see it is defined as “Very fashionable or up to date in style or influence.” Over Labor Day…
Bum Rodgers Crabhouse & Tavern No Bummer
Normally when I go to a new restaurant to eat and review, I follow them on Instagram for a while first. This time I did some due diligence and asked around to individuals that have beach houses in the Toms River area. I had a hard time finding restaurants that served alcohol in Toms River….
Sights, Sounds, and Smells of Coney Island
I’ve been told by multiple people I need to expand my horizons. What prompted this was me explaining in casual conversation that I had never been to Long Island or Brooklyn and the only time I have been to the Bronx or Queens was to attend a baseball game. Well, I can cross Brooklyn off…
Food Truck Fun
I’ve been wanting to hit up a food trust festival for a long time. A friend and I attended the Just Jersey Food Truck Festival in Mendham on June 16th. It was $5.00 to enter at which time they gave you a smiley face wrist band. The cost of food and drink was the responsibility…
Simply Sushi at Aozora
If you’re going to a show at The Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, NJ and are looking for a quick bite on a whim, stop into Aozora right across the street. It’s a trendy little byob sushi spot on Bloomfield Ave. They offer other scrumptious dishes on their menu but that night we wanted soup and…
Margaritas Anyone?
If you live in South Jersey near Toms River, head on over to one of two New Jersey locations called Tio Juan’s Margaritas Mexican Restaurant. This was the first Margaritas location I visited. My mother is moving down to Toms River and in trying to learn the area, frequented this location often. She wanted me…
Baking on a Budget
If you fancy a baked treat in your own oven but just don’t have the money to buy all the needed baking products or kitchen appliances, Sticky Fingers Bakeries makes a “only add water” scone mix. My mother, God bless her, picks me up packages of this stuff when she goes to Homegoods. “I know…
Get on the Boat – The Zucchini Boat
If you’re looking for something healthy and low cal, give these boats a try. All ingredients are below. I used turkey meat but if you don’t eat meat you can use Smart Ground. Start by taking out of the centers of the zucchini Brown the meat with the peppers, onions and mushrooms. Once close to…
Step into the Old World at Millie’s in Morristown
Situated on the happening South Street in Morristown, is a modern looking old world restaurant called Millie’s. Millie’s brings that Sunday Italian dinner vibe with it’s homemade meatballs, various salads, calzones, sandwiches, wood-fired and coal-fired pizzas. I had been following this establishment on Instagram for a while. On a beautiful Spring day a friend of…
The Food Connection 