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Monthly Archives: March 2015
Lunch in Mamaroneck at Hash O’Nash
My Mom had been raving about a middle eastern joint called Hash O’Nash (441 Mamaroneck Ave Mamaroneck, NY 10543), so last time I was in Westchester I had to give it a try. On the main drag of Mamaroneck very … Continue reading
Posted in Westchester County
Tagged dates, eat me, feed, hash o nash, hash o'nash, hookah, jallab, lentil, lentil soup, lunch, mamaroneck, red lentil, red lentil soup, rose water, shawarma, soup, westchester, yum
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A few hours in Phoenix: Piestewa/Squaw Peak, Chino Bandido & Last Chance
Tucson is centrally located within a few hours of many interesting cities. To choose between Bisbee, Nogales, and Phoenix was difficult, but I am happy with the outcome and enjoyed my time in Arizona’s capital city. The journey took us … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Phoenix
Tagged arizona, black beans, cheap eats, chinese, chinese cuisine, chino bandido, clearance, day trip, DDD, eat me, elevation, fauna, feed, flora, Fun, fusion, hike, jade chicken, jamacian cuisine, jamaican, jerk fried chicken, last chance, mexican, mexican cuisine, mountain, nature, nordstroms, ostrich farm, panda, phoenix, phoenix mountains, picacho, picacho mountain, piestewa peak, rice bowl, sale shopping, sombrero, squaw peak, trail, triple d, yum
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Tucson: Tasteful Kitchen
I am not a vegan, but if I could eat at this restaurant everyday I would become one! Tucson’s Tasteful Kitchen [722 N. Stone Ave., Tucson, parking lot] has amazing gourmet vegan and vegetarian cuisine; no carnivore could deny the … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Tucson
Tagged arizona, cashew gnocchi, chocolate, chocolate cupcake, cupcake, curry mayo, eat local, eat me, gnocchi, jicama, local, pesto, strawberry sauce, sweet potato, tasteful kitchen, tucson, vegan, vegan cuisine, vegetarian, vegetarian cusine, yum, zucchini soup
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Tucson: Meditate and Hike at Sanctuary Cove
Sanctuary Cove [8001 North Scenic Drive, Tucson, AZ 85743] is an off the beaten path spot that firstly hosts an all creeds chapel, a quaint brick structure quietly situated in the desert. Secondly Sanctuary Cove offers an awesome little meditative … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Tucson
Tagged all creeds, arizona, botanical garden, cactus, chapel, desert, exercise, flora, free, Fun, hike, inspirational, labyrinth, love, meditate, meditative, mexcian golen poppy, nature, off the beaten path, rock labyrinth, saguaro, sanctuary cove, trail, tucson, wild flowers, wildflowers
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Tucson’s Public Market: La Estrella Bakery, Mast, and Thursday Farmers Market
I am a person who almost always saves room for dessert, but for some reason on this trip I barely had any! One place I made sure to visit was La Estrella Bakery [100 S Avenida Del Convento, Tucson]. The … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Tucson
Tagged arizona, bakery, boutique, dream catcher, elote, empanada, farmers market, fresh fruit, la estrella, la estrella bakery, mango, mango empanada, mast, Mercado San Agustin, mexican pastry, open air market, pastry, public market, tangelo, tucson
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Tucson: “Little” Café Poca Cosa
What a special gem! Little Café Poca Cosa is nestled right on a main road in Tucson [151 N Stone Ave Tucson, Arizona, metered street parking available], yet the restaurant it feels as though it is a world of its … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Tucson
Tagged affordable, arizona, basil lemonade, Café Poca Cosa, cheap eats, cips and salsa, coffee-chata, delicious, eat local, eat me, feed, fruit, gem, horchata, iced coffee, lemonade, little cafe poca cosa, mexican, mexican cuisine, mexican food, mexican vanilla, pollo, pollo ranchero, rice and beans, salad, tamale, tucson, vegetarian, veggie, zing
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Road Trip from San Diego to Tucson
By car it takes just under six hours to make the trip from San Diego to Tucson. Six hours is quite a chunk of time, especially to spend driving on a relatively short vacation. Some people said that the trip … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, California, San Diego, Tucson
Tagged art, az, ca, california, cave, date shake, dateland, desert, desert oasis, desert view tower, eat me, fallow deer, feed, Fun, goat, holtville, holtville hot springs, hot spring, in ko pah, in ko pah mountains, jacumba, lagoon, lizard, lorikeet, mineral water, miniature donkey, mountains, nectar, oasis, oddities, ostrich, ostrich ranch, picacho, reptile, road trip, roadside attraction, roadtrip, rock carving, rock sculpture, rooster cogburn ostrich ranch, san diego, sculpture, swimming, swimming hole, tucson, ufo, yum, yuma
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San Diego: Lunch at Cucina Urbana
When in San Diego I wanted seafood, Mexican, and acai. Cucina Urbana [505 Laurel St, San Diego] is the sole restaurant which broke the mold, and I am so thankful I deviated from my path for this fantastical Italian restaurant! … Continue reading
Posted in California, San Diego
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San Diego: The San Diego Zoo
The San Diego Zoo [2920 Zoo Drive, San Diego – free parking!] is renowned amongst zoos of the world therefore it has a draw, what is so great about it? The price of entry is steep. Zoos are generally pricey … Continue reading
Posted in California, San Diego
Tagged attraction, balboa park, black necked swan, blue tarantula, california, cucina urbana, dukier, ebra, elephant, exercise, galapagos, Galapagos turtles, gorilla, hippo, hissing cockroach, insect house, koala, lion, okapi, orangutanz, panda, pangolin, reptile house, rhino, san diego, san diego zoo, skyfari, tasmanian devil, tiger, two headed skink, walking stick, wombat, zoo
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