Category Archives: Musings

Sunday Photo – The Incredible Hulk

This is the roller coaster that did me in. I have been a fan of roller coasters for as long as I can remember. I grew up on The Cyclone in Coney Island and in more recent years, I enjoyed [...]

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Healthy Living – Just a Name or The Real Thing?

It won’t replace the local Farmers Markets. It isn’t designed to do that, but the new Healthy Living Market and Cafe at the Wilton Mall (yes, it is in a mall) just outside of Saratoga Springs, New York should make [...]

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Musings – Where Are The Destination Restaurants of North America?

Three stars reward exceptional cuisine where diners eat extremely well, often superbly. Distinctive dishes are precisely executed, using superlative ingredients. Worth a special journey. – the Michelin Guide
Restaurants don’t need to be difficult to get to to be “worth a [...]

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To Like Or Not To Like

Instead of posting an image today – I have nothing worthy or appropriate given the calamities of the past week – I am writing about images from others and my feelings towards them.
My family and our region were lucky this [...]

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Cent’ Anni – Lawrence J. Sconzo, M.D.

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Today would have been my father’s 100th birthday, were he still alive. I’ve had a number of people influence me over the years, but no one so profoundly as he. I will always miss him. Happy 100th, Pop!
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Eddie Huang, Francis Lam, Next and Sicily

Authenticity. How important is that to a restaurant and what does it really mean? A recent discussion between Eddie Huang and Francis Lam talked about that topic with Mr. Huang coming down hard on non-native chefs gaining accolades cooking cuisines [...]

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Italy With My Son 2012 – Maranello – Land of Ferraris

With a full day at Antica Corte Palavicina, and a drive ahead of us, I wanted to show my son (and he wanted to see) the Ferrari Museum in Maranello, just outside of Modena. Despite pushing the limits, we arrived [...]

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NYC Sizzling Again!

It’s been a little while since I have been as excited about the NYC dining landscape as I am now. I love Italian food as much as anyone, but when every other new restaurant is a variation on the same [...]

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Wish List 2011 – A Look Back

Each December I compile a Wish List of restaurants that I haven’t yet been to that I hope to get to during the following year. Sometimes those hopes have real potential for becoming fulfilled and sometimes (mostly) they remain mere [...]

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Sunday Photo – Littleneck Clams

Clams are certainly one of my favorite foods and the basis for what I believe is my best dish – linguine with white clam sauce. I like this photo, but what I like the most about it is that it [...]

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