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Dining in Montauk 2012
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor For a second year, I’ve gotten the opportunity to vacation in Montauk NY. It’s part of “The Hamptons”, which as most know, is generally regarded as a place for the wealthy, upper crust set to summer. Although Montauk is not as exclusive as East Hampton, and at one time was thought to be for a more laid-back surfer crowd, it now tends to caterer to a trendier, affluent, mothers who look amazing in their swimwear, while holding toddlers, type inhabitants. Which is fine, I certainly don’t mind the fact that I was eating breakfast on the beach not two feet from John Slattery (Mad Men).…
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Philly Restaurants Garces Trading Co & Village Whiskey
It takes me a while, however, slowly but surely, I try to get around to all the Stephen Starr Restaurants and all the Jose Garces Restaurants in Philly. This post features two from Garces: Back in April for a belated Easter meal, I took my Aunt to dinner at Garces Trading Company (1111 Locust Street). And 2 weeks ago, I was treated to a belated birthday dinner at Village Whiskey (118 South 20th Street). See below slideshow for descriptions and Tine Ratings: You know me, I’m happy just to be out there dining and taking in the atmosphere. However, my overall impression of Garces Trading Co. – the tin roof…
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Nuptials in Nawlins – Jennifer Klenk’s Wedding (9/2010)
MIXING A LITTLE “TINE” INTO JENNY’S WEDDING IN NEW ORLEANS I went to New Orleans this past weekend to attend the wedding of my oldest friend. She and I met in first grade. I brought to light just how many years of friendship that is during a toast, but I’m not willing to b last it over cyberspace. I’ve been to New Orleans before, in fact it was almost exactly one year before Katrina. So I didn’t feel the need to run around and try to take in as many tourist destinations as possible. Neither am I the type to venture down to the 9th Ward to see how things…
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Party of 5 for a NY Holiday
My siblings and I did a trip to New York as a Christmas present to ourselves. To me NY represents the pageantry of Christmas, probably the only other place that could surpass it would be London, which I plan to do at Christmastime in the near future.We kept the budget low, but the calories high in between the sights of Rockefeller Center, The Union Square Christmas Bazaar, The Neapolitan Baroque Creche at the Met, and countless creatively decorated storefront windows. Max Brenner 841 Broadway (14th street/Union Square) was our first break from the cold. If everything chocolate is your pleasure than this is a must, they even have chocolate pizza!…
