Zinc bistro

What a great way to end a weekend our in the Berkshires. 

For "brunch" I had this 

MOULES FRITES
cream, fine herbs, white wine, shallots
$13

The muscles were so delicious.  That creamy broth was out of this world. I would def recommend this if you travel out there any time soon. It came with a side of fries, but the scare amount of food on my Fiance's plate made me get some more!! 

Pommes Frites $5

ROASTED TROUT
haricots verts, olives, capers, 
cherry tomatoes, lemon
$14

I had a bite of this and thought it was a little bland... the fries helped carry more weight to the dish. If you combine all the items into one bite this is a great dish, or so I've heard... I rather eat my muscles...LOL

he wasn't too fond of it but ate it any way because we were hungry.

I would like to try this place for dinner next time I'm out there... maybe I will have another good dish, and My fiance will love his...

http://www.bistrozinc.com/

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Xicohmexicano

Out in the Berkshires, 

There Special Spicy Margarita Was the bomb.com

I don't recall the actual name, but I do remember it having bits of jalapenos and orange juice in it. A great first start to the dinner out in the Berkshires. 

Caipirinha 

This was my boo's drink... I thought it was a bit weak but he liked it. Nice and sweet and refreshing... makes you wish it were warmer outside and had time to sun gaze. 

Made to order and served in a stone molcajete. Includes tomato, onion, jalapeño, garlic, cilantro, lime, and salt. 

Quesadilla Vegetables 10

This Veggie Quesadilla was the bomb.com... I mean I can't remember the last time I went to an establishment and they made their own wraps and it tasting so good like this... I honestly wanted to skip my entree and get another order of this. 

You can't go wrong with well seasoned veggies and cheese to marry the ingredients all together. It's a match made in heaven. 

This was my second drink. I was the waiters choice and promised that I would like it.... he was wrong but I drank it anyway adding the jalapenos from the last drink to it and it knocked my socks off. I gave the suggestion to the bartender...and I guess they will ad it to the menu!

Ceviche Tropical $ 11.

Our fresh selection of fish and shrimp in lime and light red salsa

First time really having ceviche and I tell you this much, I am a firm believer of this stuff. It was so good I mean it felt like we were at sea and a little lime and avocado made the dish sing. Oh how I could go for some more now as I write this! 

Wild Salmon a la Veracruzana 25.

Sautéed with tomato, onions, garlic and jalapeño, served with field greens and rice

There were two salmon dishes... very misleading if I must say... One was wild.. which is my dish and the other al fuego....

I can tell you that the salmon was not wild...but it was delicious nonetheless and no complain except for the false notion of it being wild...  I loved the rice, and the tomatoes and the salad on top... I felt like I was at home with this plate of food. The chef knows what he is doing :) 

Salmon al Fuego $ 20.

Broiled marinated salmon on a bed of sautéed wild mushrooms, served over organic mesclun greens

This dish, which also had rice, was really nice. I couldn't decided which one I liked the best... so we shared both plates with one another. I could have done without the mushrooms...which is why he got that order and I got mine.... A must try.

Tres leche

This was a nice way to end the entire meal. Nice and juicy cake with fresh fruit and whipped cream all around it, yummerzzz

When I am back out there I will def try some other dishes and order the two apps again hands down! 

I wish they had other tropical items on the menu... because of the location they don't get plantains, and other items.... but it''s still worth a try. Go check them out you will not be disappointed!. 

http://www.xicohmexicano.com/home/menu

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Siam Square u

Thai food in Lee Mass, 

Let's get right to it! 

We ordered a lot of food because we were hungry and my eyes are bigger than my stomach all the time.

GREEN CURRY With string beans, egg plants, red & green peppers, yellow squash, zucchini and basil leaves. 

This was the veggie version and we liked it. Not spicy at all though and was really rich and creamy because of the coconut milk they used. Oh what a great dish it was!!!

SIAMESE FRIED RICE

Delicious fried rice with chicken, shrimps, egg, onions, snow peas, green pea, baby corns, carrots, sweet corn, tomato, scallions and cilantro.

This rice was good. Over whelmed with veggies this is a great vegetarian dish to eat.

Oh my my my... the Coconut shrimp was out of this world. The fresh coconut flavors, and the sauce was my favorite dish of all the ones we tried that day!!! I wish I could take that recipe back with me to NY

ROLL “J”Vegetarian spring rolls, delicate and crispy. Served with sweet-sour sauce

These Spring rolls were different from what I've been accustomed to and really enjoyed it. hands down the second best dish we tried here. Same sauce as the shrimp.

Vegetable Panang 

Kind of disappointing to say the least. It was the most expensive thing they had and it came with no rice. My bill was mostly high  because of this dish (not a happy camper) We had to order and extra order of rice... (they thought the veggie rice was plenty rice) Did I mention I had a CARB love affair......

Thai Lotus Wine Yummerzzz

This was a really good glass of wine, and the funny thing is that they actually have this bottle in my local wine store (picked up a bottle on my way back home the next day) 

Here's the Wine menu if you are interested in the name/brand of the other ones.

Their Thai Ice tea was on point as well.... cannot complain here either.

All in all, we were happy we found a place with decent food, our other options weren't very promising. We would def go back again, but might only order a few of what we had this day!!! Till next time!!!

http://www.siamsquares.com/

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ANDIAMO RESTAURANT

A perfect day came to a perfect night. After the Garrison cafe, I didn't know if we'd find another great spot and I was wrong!

Here we have the toasted bread with the house made oil concoction. The concoction was delicious. It had nothing but spicy herbs and vegetables, I wanted a bottle of that stuff. Luckily they kept bringing more delicious bread so I was good! 

The special appetizer for the night was a seared scallop with bok choy and garlic. It was out of this world. This is a picture of half of the Portion served. It's not enough for an appetizer to share, but we will be back for that!! The bok choy was seasoned really well and the scallops were cooked to perfection... Why tease us with such a small portion!!! Next time we know to order two of those!

Here's a salad that comes with the main entree's. It had blue cheese (not a fan) and a balsamic vinaigrette drizzled on it. I could have done without the salad. BF loved it.... 

to each is own I say

Red wine.. no I don't recall the name or the type... but it was a perfect glass to end a perfect day upstate New York. I can't wait to go back up there!!

Lobster Ravioli with Chardonnay wine sun-dried tomato cream…22.95 This was a really well executed lobster ravioli. Most places you can kind of taste if it was home made or not, and this place knocked it right out of the park for me. What I also liked was the chunks of lobster, they didn't shred it too much and add any fillers... Well worth a try I kid you not!!

This was a seafood pasta made on the fly... BF couldn't decide what he wanted, so the waiter suggested the chef make this. It was made really well... a little heavy on the garlic but still a really good fresh seafood dish. Couldn't ask for more.

We should have ended with desert but we were too full and had to head back to the city. All in All this was a great place to stumble upon. Great waiter, amazing food, and good prices. 

Go check them out if your in the area!!!

http://www.andiamorestaurant.net/

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Garrison Cafe NY

Pit stops are made for the foodie at heart! On my field trip to bear mountain, we stopped and saw a cafe on the side of the road and pulled in for a quick bite. Best quick bite I ever had in my life!!! 

This was a lobster pizza. It had fresh corn, cilantro, tomatoes and of course lobster. It was enough for me and my guy, but secretly i wanted another pie. I would definitely go back again if i'm in the area. 

They are very friendly and warm to all their customers, a great pit stop in that part of New York!!!

http://garrisoncafeny.com/

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35 Steak (Vegas)

Great tasting crab cake I have ever had!!! It had real big lumps of crab, the mango chutney type combo on top was amazing, and the aoli on the bottom was phenomenal.

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Salmon with herb Risotto, shaved fennel,  peppercress salad. Oh my gosh!!! This is why I love food. Yes i did salmon twice on this trip but who cares.. I ordered it at a steakhouse because it's not always about the darn steak. I am super happy that I did. Now of course I had a bit or two of steak from the other ladies but that's besides the point. This salmon was knock your socks off good!!!!

 I'd go here again for the crab cake in a heartbeat!

Www.Hardrockhotel.com/las-vegas-specials/venue/steakhouse/6

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Diablo.(Vegas)

Disappointing guacamole! The bowl looks full... but it was full of chips on the bottom and a little bit of guac on top! What a scam!!!! On the side were some onion rings that were pretty decent.

 

Grilled salmon

I love salmon, and when ever I can sneak in a little bit of seafood in my life a week I will. I had to get it, and I was glad I did. The  asparagus was delicious and the pesto orzo was divine. Oh yea and the salmon was really rich and decadent with the fruit puree on the bottom. It was a pleasant lunch!

  

Wood grilled chicken

 One of the girls had this and I couldn't resit asking for another bite!!!

  

Money maker flan. The best flan I ever had! 

 I cried every 5 minuets for another bite of heaven for the rest of the trip. I was actually really close to sneaking out of my hotel room and hauling a cab just for a piece of this (true story bro)

Diabloslasvegas.com

  

If your in Vegas, please visit this place and ship me a few flans while your at it!

Diabloslasvegas.com

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Mr Luckys (Vegas)

Chicken penne Alfredo was really good no complaints. Only thing was that the service was slow.But, it's cheap enough to enjoy while in Vegas!!!!

 

http://www.hardrockhotel.com/las-vegas-restaurants/24-7-diner

 

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Mojito Bar

Talk about a great night!!! 

We found this Bar in one of the shopping centers in Miami that was making $4 mojitos and Good Lord were they good. I had 2 and free samples which added up to 3 and 1/2. They freshly make the mojito in front of you with the sugar, mint and lime. There was an awesome dance that the bartenders did that captivated you and made you want to dance...

http://havananines.com/announcements/mojito-bar

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Last Meal at Prime Time

Last night out on the town. It was a pleasure spending it with great people. But of course the food was even better!!!

Here we toasted our last free shot before we dug into out appetizer. It seemed like sex on the beach was the only free shot all the restaurants were willing to give...

Here we have an excellent spinach dip "creamy spinach dip

House made tortilla chips". It did not last more than 5 seconds before we all devoured. It was not your typical spinach and artichoke dip. It was fresh and light and that salsa was excellent as well. We all fought for the last bit of dip which I rose as victorious till the real food came along!!

Here we have one of my friends dish which was the linguine with shrimp. The fresh tomatoes and the shrimp went really well with the pasta. I wanted another bite but it I left him alone unlike with the plantain soup!!

Here was a dish I debated on trying and glad I didn't. It was the "Gnocchi Verdi ai Quattro for MaGGi Spinach & ricotta dumplings with four cheese sauce & roasted Parmesan tomato" The description sounds good but my friend wasn't pleased. I didn't get a chance to try it but she quickly traded her meal for something else. She was pleased with it and I didn't get a chance to get a snap shot of it. Sad that there was a Gnocchi in the world that failed! :(

Here was a dish my last friends had which was chicken and mushroom stuffed pasta. I didn't try it but she was in club paradise after the first bite. I was fully submerged in my dish that I didn't care to have a bite. Maybe next time i'll try it. 

Here we have my dish. When I say this was the bomb I mean it!!!.It was linguine pesto. My whole entire stay in Miami has lead to this awesome meal. I was more than pleased with this dish and all dishes I tried. Nothing made more more happy the whole trip than to just eat and enjoy what Miami had to offer! I'd love to go back again soon!

http://www.primetimemiami.com/menu.pdf

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La Ventana

The Theme in Miami is mainly South American cuisine. Most of the dishes we had were of Hispanic decent and boy were we happy with this one. 

Here We have Empanadas.. it's like a patty but Spanish styled. The crust was made with corn meal and you could taste the freshness.. this was not stored in the freezer people!!. The chicken was perfectly seasons and that green sauce will knock your socks off. Literally I can't stand heat so I skimmed the surface to avoid my tongue getting burnt off. But all in all it was decedent. 

Here we have My Juice again freshly made Passion Fruit with milk. OMG was it good. Not as great as the one I had at Goyo but Any shake made with fresh fruit is a win to me. 

This was a Colombian beer that was good. It reminded me of Malta for those of you who know what that taste like with an extra fizz to it. 

This Soup was smack your mother good. So good that even though It wasn't mines or my other friends we kept stealing spoonfuls and topping it off onto our rice mountains. It was a plantain based soup with everything but the kitchen sink in it. It was extremely savory and I was almost about to order a bowl for my self!!

This dish came with the soup listed above. Both those dishes didn't stand a chance with one of my friends in front of it. I had a piece of that steak and it was melt in your mouth good. The stew was prepared really well. 

Me and my one of my friends had this (Pollo a la Plancha) OMG the onions made the dish!. They were sauteed and caramelized and beneath was the huge slap of chicken breast. to go along we dipped our Yucca sticks into the soup just because there was no chance it wasn't getting attacked a few more times. This dish was enough to feed two people and have them both full. I can still taste those awesome onions in there!

I highly recommend going here. It was by luck we stopped into here and we couldn't have been more satisfied!!


http://www.laventanarestaurant.com/

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Havana 1957

This place was a nice and cozy spot that won the coin toss against another place. And we were happy with the decision!!!

We ordered a pitcher of white Sangria. It was light and refreshing. If I didn't know any better I'd say it was more of a Fresca than a Sangria but it was good. 

Here is one of my friends dish. She said it was good. I didn't try it but she got a sauce for it that was excellent on my dish below. 

Here we have a savory yet flaky Tilapia dish. OMG I love Fish and Tilapia is up there on my top 5 Seafood items. They really put their food in this dish. The lime wasn't needed but i did use a bit on the fish. I used the sauce that my friend had and it was like fairies dancing on my taste buds. I was extremely happy. The rice had a nice savory feel to it. Of course the Maduros was banging.. I don't think I ever had bad sweet plantains but with my luck someone will prove me wrong... 

I highly suggest going here if your in Miami. The staff is wonderful. The food is excellent and the atmosphere is homey!. Enjoy!!

http://www.havana1957.com/

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