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SORELLA AT MANHATTAN'S LOWER EAST SIDE
It was a rainy April night in NYC, and I was scurrying umbrella-less from the subway station toward the apartment building of a high school chum I was eager to meet.  I’ve always known George to have a sophisticated palate, and so I was sure that wherever he was taking me for dinner was worth braving the inclement weather for (besides, it was 5 years since I had last seen my friend). And...
Jun 25th
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May 2011
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THE MALTBY CAFE
“Set your alarm clocks,” Stan had urged Jandi and me before we turned in for the night.  He and his wife Oreli, hosts during our brief stay in Washington state, were eager to treat us to the best breakfast in town early the next day, and wanted to make sure we wouldn’t be held up by the long queues that can often form at The Maltby Cafe.  And why not?  The unassuming restaurant...
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April 2011
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Starbucks Pike Place
Barring the rainy weather in Washington, Fr. Ramon and our new friends from his parish in Kirkland took members of Bukas Palad to Pike Place in Seattle to visit the city sights.  A must was a pit stop at the world’s first-ever Starbucks store, right by the famous Pike Place Market.  Because the market is part of a historic district with meticulous design guidelines, the Starbucks there...
Apr 29th
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“The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to...”
– Robert Frost
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America's first pizzeria
Over a century old, Lombardi’s in New York City’s Little Italy is credited for being America’s first pizzeria, and is easily one of the city’s earliest eateries.  So it seemed logical for Tonet, Palan, Justin, Vina, She and me to include in our itinerary, during a recent visit to the Big Apple, a trip to 32 Spring St. to sink our teeth into the restaurant’s hefty...
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