Every person I spoke to that has been to Pebble Beach has said that it is just Amazing i.e. the Mecca of Golf. Although I had some doubts in my mind while flying into Monterey, it turns out that if you play golf you HAVE to go here. The trip would not have been nearly... Continue Reading →
Agricola and brunches in Morristown
We went to Agricola last weekend which had just opened a few days before that. Service was good but why the servers had flannel shirts in this heat was a little weird. My short rib was excellent and Leslie Salmon was very good. Good addition to our restaurants in Morristown. Brunches in Morristown. In the... Continue Reading →
Top Restaurants in New Jersey – Updated 7/19/24
1. Fauberg - Montclair 2. semolina - red bank 3. Scalini Fideli in Chatham 4. The station at mountain lakes 5. Washington inn cape May 6. Agricola 7. James on Main Street 8. Common lot Millburn 9. Roots steakhouse morristown 10. A toute heure- Cranford 11. Bistro 73 bernardsville 12. 410 Bank Street - Cape... Continue Reading →
Best brunch spots in New Jersey -Updated April, 2023
1776 by David Burke - Morristown Amanda's -Hoboken Faubourg - Montclair South + Pine -Morristown The Buttered Biscuit Cafe, Bradley BeachAnthony David's - Hoboken Antique Bar and Bakery - Hoboken Toast - Montclair Zacks - Hoboken La Bouche Cafe - Hoboken The Mad Batter, Cape May LoKel - Jersey City Anthony David's - Hoboken Elysian... Continue Reading →
Rating Best Golf courses I have played – Updated 3/23/24
Pebble Beach- worth the Money! Baltusrol Somerset Hills Whistling Straights -Straits The ocean course - Kiawah (new) Streamsong Red Quaker Ridge - Scarsdale Spyglass Pasatiempo The Mid-Ocean Club Bermuda Bay Hill - Orlando Streamsong Blue/Black Harbour Town Boulders Spanish Bay Troon North Erin Hills PGA - West Ridge at Back Brook Blackwolf Run - River... Continue Reading →
Sarasota restaurants (updated 2023)
Selva Grill Duval's Kojo Casey Key Fish House Melange Indigenious State Street Drift Shore Dry Dock RomanSQ Napule Melange Old Salty Dog Ol'Leary's Tiki Bar and Grill Walt's Fish Camp
James on Main – Hackettstown and Anthony David’s in Hoboken
Leslie and I got into a restaurant before the apparent second shutdown but we picked a really good restaurant to try for the first time - James on Main. The Four course meal stuffed us but each course was really good. The highlights started early with a Pastrami Smoked Salmon and Woodfired Beets Frisee, Dill... Continue Reading →
Private Courses I played in NJ ranked updated 11/23
Somerset Hills Baltusrol (Lower) Ridge at Back Brook Metedeconk National Golf Club Knickerbocker - Tenafly Upper Montclair Jasna Polana - TPC Essex County Hollywood Canoe Brook Montclair Deal Country Club Forsgate Fiddler's Elbow New Jersey National Pine Barrens Roxiticus Spring Brook Mendham Black Oak Spring Lake Golf Club Shackamaxon Suburban Colonia Metuchen Copper Hill Hawk... Continue Reading →
Golf and Transfusion site.
During the pandemic and with a lack of restaurants open (although we eat out at Cafe Azzurro, Gregorios, White Birch, and Jockey Hollow in Morristown) we are transitioning into ratings for the best public golf courses and the drink a Transfusion (grape juice, ginger ale and Tito's Vodka). So far this year me and the... Continue Reading →
Becker Holiday party in NYC
I was skeptical when the party started at with a painting class in Muse down in Tribeca especially since my painting ability is basically nil. The night turned out pretty good including our holiday meal at Tutto Il Giorno in Tribeca. I had the Bronzino poached in a tomato, celery and olive oil broth, spinach... Continue Reading →
