Sunday, May 29, 2022

MEDITERRANEAN MEETS AMERICAN AT ANGEL'S CAFE

JOE Sunday, May 29, 2022
Chicken avocado salad

Angel's Cafe in Sharon, MA

ANGEL'S CAFE 
SHARON, MA 

Angel's Café describes itself as "an eclectic bistro café with a Mediterranean flare." This restaurant offers a delicious mix of American dishes, along with many Mediterranean favorites. 

There are a bunch of omelets, breakfast sandwiches, a homemade waffle and sweet sticky buns for breakfast. Angel's also offers a variety of hot and iced coffees from hot chai lattes to iced mochas. If you aren't in need of caffeine, be sure to check out their fresh-squeezed orange juice. They have one of those big old machines that squeezes the oranges right in front of you.

For lunch, there are salads, paninis, wraps and sandwiches. I LOVED their chicken avocado salad, which was much larger than salads at most places. Mediterranean favorites include a Mediterranean and falafel salads. There are also cauliflower, sabich and falafel pita pocket sandwiches or go for a beer kebab wrap. There's also a side of 4 falafel balls with tahini. Bored with the store brands of hummus? Angel's sells tubs of their hummus to go.

Angel's Café is open for breakfast and lunch everyday.
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Thursday, May 26, 2022

DINING WITH A VIEW AT THE MARINA IN BRATTLEBORO, VT

JOE Thursday, May 26, 2022
Marina mac n Cheese

Enjoy indoor and waterfront dining

The Marina 
Brattleboro, VT 

It's the perfect time of year to eat outside. The Marina in Brattleboro, Vermont is the perfect place to do just that. Open year round, they do have an indoor dining area, but with the summer approaching, pull up a seat outside and enjoy the water with a view of the mountains. My family and I recently enjoyed lunch al fresco. It was fun seeing people on the water as we ate.

I enjoyed one of their "dockside favorites," their Marina Mac n Cheese. The pasta is baked and topped with crispy panko bread crumbs and the salad is topped with fresh peppers and tomatoes. Other favorites include fried mahi tacos, grilled flat iron steak, fish n chips and grilled salmon. There are also a hand full of burgers to choose from, along with salads. Apps include shrimp skewers, lobster bisque, steamed mussels, clam chowder and nachos. There are lots of Vermont beers on tap including one of my favorites, Von Trap Beer. Cheesecake and a Tollhouse cookie sundae are some of the sweet treats The Marina offers.

The Marina is open for lunch and diner. As of this writing, they are requiring proof of Covid vaccination.
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Friday, May 20, 2022

ICE CREAM SHORTAGE JUST IN TIME FOR THE SUMMER

JOE Friday, May 20, 2022

 

There was plenty of cookie dough!

Out of some flavors

Murphy’s is always busy with lines of customers ordering ice cream. 
Add ice cream to the list of what’s in short supply. Richardson’s Ice Cream was forced to stop production because they were having trouble getting enough sugar. This is trickling down to a bunch of ice cream shops in New England including Murphy’s in Ashland, Massachusetts. Eat Up New England spotted a sign up today noting that they were out of some flavors because of the Richardson’s issue. Fortunately, the ice cream maker says they now have enough sugar and are resuming production, so this this hopefully this ice cream shortage will soon be solved. 

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Thursday, May 19, 2022

GOAT-ADE AND PULLED PORK MAC & CHEESE AT THE HOME OF THE YARD GOATS

JOE Thursday, May 19, 2022

 

Pulled pork mac & cheese

A taste of summer!
It's back to the ballpark for Eat Up New England. I was recently able to enjoy a game at Dunkin Donuts Park, aka the home of the Yard Goats, for the first time in four years! The food is always a highlight at the park in Hartford, Connecticut. I LOVED their Goat-Ade Shandy. Cool and refreshing. The perfect beer for a hot summer day.  It's made by Connecticut's Thomas Hooker Brewing Company. I also stopped by Bear's Smokehouse for the first time.This BBQ joint has a few locations around Connecticut besides DDP. My toddler and I really enjoyed their pulled pork mac & cheese.

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Friday, May 13, 2022

IT'S A PIZZA. IT'S A CUPCAKE. IT'S A PIZZA CUPCAKE!

JOE Friday, May 13, 2022
Pepperoni Pizza Cupcakes

$9.99 for a box of 6.
The Pizza Cupcake is bringing pizza to snackers in a whole new way, in the form of a cupcake! On the outside, there’s a flaky and buttery crust. On the inside, gooey cheese and delicious sauce. It’s no wonder the creators of The Pizza Cupcake made a deal with Lori Greiner on Shark Tank. They are now available in select stores including Stew Leonard’s, which is where I found them in Connecticut. Choose from pepperoni and margherita.  , , ,
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