Dining in Cape May
By Billa Cape May, New Jersey is a charming small town located 140 miles south of Staten Island. It is known as America’s original...
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Fare musings
Luci, Michele, and Billa
Sep 222 min read
Blueberry Bliss in Maine
By Billa When you Google “What foods is the State of Maine known for?” The first answer is “lobsters” (see my blog from 9/1/24 - (...
Luci, Michele, and Billa
Sep 13 min read
Maine Lobsters
By Billa If you google “What foods is Maine known for?” The top answer is invariably “lobsters.” So, on a recent trip to Maine, I looked...
Luci, Michele, and Billa
Aug 42 min read
An Israeli Brunch in Manhattan
By Billa Being a sabra (a native-born Israeli), I naturally have an affinity for Israeli food. So, when a cousin invited us (me and...
Luci, Michele, and Billa
Apr 282 min read
Lunch at the Whitney Museum
By Billa Last week, my husband, Martin, and I went to see the Whitney Museum’s Biennial exhibition; the biennial being a survey of...
Luci, Michele, and Billa
Feb 184 min read
Brunch at the Grand Tier in the Metropolitan Opera House
By Luci At age 17 I became an opera lover. Why? I was a fan of Ella Fitzgerald. She had a marvelous song, “Beat Out That Rhythm on a...
Luci, Michele, and Billa
Feb 114 min read
Five Days in Miami Beach: Culinary Highlights and Related Thoughts
By Billa Day 1: Dinner at Joliet This is a Cajun-inspired seafood bistro. We’ve been here before, a few years ago for lunch. It is where...
Luci, Michele, and Billa
Dec 31, 20232 min read
Dinner at Buttermilk Channel
By Billa Buttermilk Channel is a restaurant located at 524 Court Street in Brooklyn. On a recent (third) visit, my husband, Martin, and I...
Luci, Michele, and Billa
Dec 24, 20232 min read
A "Mello" Bistro Afternoon
By Michele On a lovely sunny Sunday afternoon, my husband and I, along with our friends, Billa and Martin, visited Mello Bistro on Staten...
Luci, Michele, and Billa
Dec 10, 20232 min read
Dinner at Mello Bistro
By Billa Mello Bistro, a Staten Island eatery, opened in November of of 2022. The bistro is a family affair with father and son chefs and...
Luci, Michele, and Billa
Nov 19, 20235 min read
Four Days in Savannah - A Sampling of Southern Cooking
By Billa Savannah, Georgia is a charming little town with an interesting historic district dating back to the 1700’s. On our 4-day trip...
Luci, Michele, and Billa
Aug 27, 20233 min read
Good Eating on the High Seas
By Billa A couple of weeks ago, my husband, Martin, and I sailed on a 12-day cruise to Scandinavia. The ship we sailed on is Silhouette....
Luci, Michele, and Billa
Jul 30, 20232 min read
Lunch at Lakruana By All Three of the Three Fare Ladies
What a treat! This Sri Lankan restaurant on Staten Island is rated by the New York Times as one of the 100 best restaurants in the city....
Luci, Michele, and Billa
Jul 9, 20231 min read
Lagerfeld, Van Gogh, and Sushi
By Billa On Monday we visited the Metropolitan museum of Art. There are two current exhibitions that I went to see. The first is a...
Luci, Michele, and Billa
Jun 18, 20232 min read
Zara Forest Grill - A Turkish Delight
By Billa This Staten Island restaurant opened in March in what used to be Perkins Pancake House on Forest Avenue. The large, renovated...
Luci, Michele, and Billa
Feb 26, 20233 min read
Afternoon Tea
By Michele Last week I met for Afternoon Tea with two friends, Sharon and Pamela. We met at Sealantro British Café located in Vero Beach,...
Luci, Michele, and Billa
Feb 19, 20234 min read
Five Memorable Restaurants in Five Days
Vacationing in South Beach By Billa Every year, for the past twenty years (with time off for the pandemic), we’ve been lucky enough to...
Luci, Michele, and Billa
Jan 1, 20231 min read
A Tasty Night Out in Brooklyn
By Billa On the occasion of my husband’s birthday, we braved freezing temperatures, heavy traffic, and a difficult parking situation to...
Luci, Michele, and Billa
Dec 11, 20221 min read
High Fashion and Lunch
By Billa Again my two favorite things intersected. I went to the Brooklyn Museum last week to see an exhibit of the French fashion...
Luci, Michele, and Billa
Oct 2, 20222 min read
Dinner at Max's Es-ca - the highs and the lows
By Michele A few weeks ago, my husband and I had dinner at Max’s Es-Ca with friends Billa and Martin. We planned to dine outside as they...
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