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Mushroom risotto at Skylark on the Hudson in Jersey City

It was a bitterly cold day – in fact it was day 1 of the bitterly cold week and not as frigid as day 3/4 of the same week.  The temperature was below 0 Celsius on 5 of the seven days last week .  Days such as these were much the norm in Michigan where […]

A hidden gem – a.cafe – in midtown NYC for excellent brunch on the weekend

The last few posts were about my Not Just Vegetarian eating experiences in Cancun.  Am taking a break from the Cancun series to tell you about my (now) favorite brunch spot.   Will be back to the Cancun series in a few days. Gone are the days when I would have brunch at a leisurely […]

Fine Dining at Le Basilic in Cancun

This is another post in the Cancun series.  Le Basilic is a fine-dining Mediterranean restaurant in the Hotel Zone in Cancun.  If you read a few of my prior posts on Cancun, you would have read about my preference to eat local food where the locals eat, so why would we eat at a Mediterranean restaurant? […]