Brunch Buffet with a Beautiful View

The Stone Water in Lake Hopatcong offers a beautiful lakefront dining experience and a fabulous Sunday buffet bottomless brunch. On Sunday November 19, we celebrated a friend’s birthday here. We had a table for six by the window with a pretty view of the lake where patrons were taking pictures outside on the deck. What…

Two Italians Walk into an Italian Cafe

Cafe Giotto describes its establishment on its website as an Italian cafe in Montclair, NJ serving authentic, house-made pastries, bread, paninis, pasta, gelato and other specialties. The menu is designed by Chef Luca to “showcase the highlights of Italian cuisine.” A friend and I went to Cafe Giotto on a Sunday afternoon in mid March….

Early Breakfast at Hapgoods

Labor Day weekend was a weekend of catch ups with cast mates, friends and family. On Sunday morning I met a friend for breakfast who I have not seen in about five years. We decided on a spot half way between us and ended up at a cute casual place in Mountain Lakes, NJ called…

Cost Effective Dinner for the Work Week

Did you ever clean out your drawers and find a gift card you forgot you had? That’s what happened to me. I found a 25.00 gift card to BJs Wholesale Club and it couldn’t have shown up at a better time. I was at the tail end of my paycheck. I drove to BJs and…

Rainy Days Don’t Have to Get You Down!

On Sunday, May 6, I was supposed to head down to Freehold with a friend for their jazz and blues festival. The festival was being held rain or shine but because of how hard it was coming down up North here and the uncertainty of the weather in Freehold, we activated Plan B. We decided…