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Tag Archives: date night
Spindles on Remsen, Cohoes
Seriously, there is something special about Spindles on Remsen [241 Remsen St, Cohoes, NY 12047]. Cohoes isn’t the first town I think of when trying to decide on the date night dining scene, but I love being proven wrong. We … Continue reading
Posted in Cohoes
Tagged al dente, asparagus cavatelli, balsamic, bruschetta, cohoes, date night, deviled eggs, dinner, omega-3, pasta, salmon, scotch deviled eggs, smores, spindles, spindles on remsen
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Persimmon Café, Charleston Eats
A magical multifaceted unicorn on the dining scene, custard at Persimmon Café [226 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC 29401] was life altering. Let me slow my roll, we can start from the beginning. We came for lunch and the little lot on … Continue reading
Posted in Charleston
Tagged art, best thing i ever ate, blowtorch, cafe, charleston, crunchy, cucumber salad, custard, date night, dessert, emotion, fall in love, gouda, homemade, laundromat, limeade, local, love, lunch, magical, marshmallow, melty, nutella, panini, persimmon cafe, roast chicken, sc, south carolina, toasted marshmallow, toasted marshmallow nutella custard, torta, travel, unicorn
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Ali Baba, Troy Eats
There are many places to get Mediterranean food in the Capital Region, but one spot, nestled on a quiet side street in Troy is where I choose to return over and over again. It’s a quiet and comfortable open space, … Continue reading
Posted in Troy
Tagged ali baba, baklava, capital region, date night, dinner, durum, eat me, evil eye, feta, greek salad, guvech, healthy, honey, lavash, lavash bread, Mediterranean, mediterranean cuisine, Mediterranean food, phyllo, pistachio, rpi, salad, troy, turkish, turkish cuisine, turkish pizza, turkish tea, wood fired, wood fired oven, yogurt dill, yogurt sauce, yum
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Alpamayo Restaurant, Berkshire Eats
Until I actually get to Peru, I’ll have to settle for eating Peruvian cuisine, and that ain’t so bad! It’s actually great, if you’re at Alpamayo Restaurant [60 Main St, Lee, MA 01238]. The atmosphere is very comfortable, service is … Continue reading
Posted in Berkshires
Tagged alpamayo, alpamayo restaurant, berkshires, caramel, cherry, cherry on top, chicken, chicken and rice, comfort food, corn, corn kernel, corn on the cob, crema volteda, custard, cuy, date night, day trip, daytrip, dinner, flan, french fries, guinea pig, leches, leches cake, lee, lee ma, peru, peruvian, peruvian cuisine, pet, pollo saltado, popcorn, rice, veggies, volteda
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Albany Eats: Terra
I love Center Square because it’s such a walkable neighborhood. There are so many local dining options, a never ending list of places to try for date nights. Not too long ago we tried out Terra [238 Washington Ave Albany, … Continue reading
Posted in Albany
Tagged albany, beauty beets, center square, date night, dinner, eat local, eat me, fried veggies, international cuisine, lark st, pescetarian, pesto, pizza, raw beets, raw diet, ricotta, seafood, terra, terra bianca, vegetarian, wood fired pizza, yum
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Albany Eats: Namu Korean BBQ
I love unique food experiences, trying out different types of cuisines, keeping it interesting when dining out. I’ve tried Korean food many times, but Namu Korean BBQ [1770 Central Ave, Albany, NY 12205] was my first experience with Korean BBQ. … Continue reading
Posted in Albany
Tagged albany, banchan, bbq, black rice, chicken, date, date night, dessert, dinner, dipping, donut, doughnut, eat me, feed, garlic, garlic chicken, ginger dressing, green bean, grill, iceberg lettuce, korean, korean bbq, korean food, korean pop, namu, namu korean bbq, noodle, onion, pepper, pork, pork belly, rice, rice donuts, rice doughnuts, salad, sam gyeop, yum
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Croatian Sights: Froggyland
Of all the museums to choose from in a city, I insisted on Froggyland [Kralja Tomislava 5, Split, Croatia]. Everyday I would tell my companion after long weary hours of exploration, let’s go to Froggyland and at last – she … Continue reading
Posted in Croatia
Tagged bed of nails, croatia, date night, dead frog circus, dentist, freak show, froggyland, Fun, hostel, museum, night life, odd, split, taxidermy, truant, weird, world record
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Kinderhook Eats: The Flammerie
I am like a moth to The Flammerie [7 Hudson St, Kinderhook, NY 12106]. This little restaurant nestled at the edge of town is bustling with action, and for good reason. If you don’t make a reservation you probably won’t … Continue reading
Posted in Columbia County
Tagged bacon, breads and spreads, butternut apple ginger, chicken and dumpling, chipolte chickpea, columbia county, crepe, date night, dessert, dinner, dinner date, eat me, feed, flammerie, flammkuchen, french cuisine, fromage, german cuisine, house made crouton, huson valley, kinderhook, pickled, pork shoulder, ramps, salted caramel, soup, ugh, wonderful, wood-fired flatbread, wood-fired stove, yum
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Ukranian Cuisine in NYC: Korchma Taras Bulba
Walk into this little Soho establishment and you will enter a world different from your own where men and women are walking about in traditional garb and cultural references are abound. If you are looking for unique drink and food … Continue reading
Posted in Manhattan, NYC
Tagged affordable, beef stroganoff, beer snack, complimentary, date night, dumplings, eat me, ethnic cuisine, feed, horseradish vodka, Korchma, Korchma Taras Bulba, kvas, manhattan, minced meat spread, nyc, shots, soho, traditional, Ukrainian, Ukrainian cuisine, vareniki, vodka, yum
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