My father lived in Germany, and both me and my brother spent time visiting him. I also was stationed there as Private Shapiro, soldier in this nation’s army. Anyway, weekends off from military duty, me and my brother would ride 20 kilometers from my...
After a tour of the arena in Nîmes, I felt like gladiator-hungry. How hungry is that? I won't show you the bill but trust me, it was a long delicious lunch. Anyway, just in front of the Roman ruins we found Le Lisita. Ah, how satisfying the meal. Wanting to savor...
Arepas are a mainstay of Venezuela and Colombia. They are actually one of the few pre-Colombian traditional foods still popular. Recently I went to try some from experts in this dish, namely the Arepas Cafe in Astoria. Home made food, with a line...
Rincon Melania is a nine-month-old Ecuadorean restaurant in my New York neighborhood of Sunnyside, Queens. Having walked by it multiple times on my way to the subway, the name befuddled me. Was it a nod to Trump's paramour and future third divorce? Whatever, I...
Believing I had exhausted local restaurants to enjoy in my Sunnyside neighborhood, far from Manhattan, I was delighted to find SoleLuna, a two-year-old restaurant on Queens Boulevard. It took over a diner I had rarely visited except when desperate for the...
