There is always something fun or exciting happening in this great city. Last month in July, we went to Bastille Day celebration right by Central Park, and their Champagne and Chocolate Tasting. We were so excited to go since we haven’t been to Bastille Day celebration in NYC before. Bastille Day, also known as French National […]
After visiting the last vineyard on the wine tour, led by Jo Ann of Vintage Tours, she took us to Harbes Family Farm before she dropped us off at each destination. She told us about their Apple Cider Donuts, and Kettle Corn. It was quite lovely, with lots of flowers, plants, and produces. I […]
I was invited to an event here at Ruth’s Chris Steak House. This restaurant was not on my radar, I was excited to try their food and see what they were all about. It is always good find a nice restaurant in Midtown or Theatre District, where they are filled with tourists and those touristy restaurants […]
The last stop of our wine tasting tour, provided by Vintage Tours was Macari Vineyards. This was the biggest vineyards of all the four places we visited, with 200 acres. As soon as we drove up, I could tell it had a lot of land. they had nice wooden structure, with outdoor seating to the […]
The third winery we went during the Vintage Tours was called Shinn Estate Vineyards. Our tour guide, Jo Ann told us that they also offer bed and breakfast right behind the winery, which was very interesting… Maybe a good option for my future? Another interesting fact about this spot is that they have solar and wind […]
This was the second winery we visited during the Vintage Tours. It is a lovely, quaint winery, and they have been growing and sellig mainly Pinot Noir and Merlot since the mid 90s. As soon as we got out of the Vintage Tours’ van, I was so intrigued by the look of this place. Before […]
While we were visiting Long Island, we decided to go on a fun winery tour. We selected Vintage Tours which came with high reviews. The tour guide, Jo Ann took the group to 4 different wineries, starting with the Laurel Lake Vineyards. We were all very excited! Laurel Lake Vineyards is named after its location, […]
In this day and age, there are a lot of restaurants (and other businesses) that have become overly popular after Instagram sensation. It can be both good and bad. It obviously is great for the restaurant, but if I found out about that place through this route, then, about the time I discovered it through […]
I heard that the Shake Shack has finally reached my beloved country, Japan. I can’t wait to go visit when I travel to Japan the next time. In a meanwhile, I got to visit one of there NJ locations. They are located right by a rather large shopping mall, called the Bridgewater Commons. They have […]
Finding a real, authentic food of any cuisine can be a challenge. No matter how “authentic” a place might look or say, most of them are somewhat Americanized version of the authentic food. When you find an authentic place, a lot of the time, it can be a small, hole in a wall kind of […]