Italian food kick

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Lil’ Stinker
Brussels Sprouts
Margherita
Insalata Cesare
Insalata Cesare
Marco Polo
Marco Polo
The Mutzz
The Mutzz

Lately, I have been craving Italian food and thus I’ve been eating around trying new places and luckily my research has paid off because each one has been a hit.

Roberta’s– My tip is to go early for whatever service your interested in because it’s first come, first come seating.
The more people you have the more sampling you can do. Also, great Blood Mary’s!

Trattoria La Sorrentina– Get the Cozze Marinara aka the mussels and keep the bowl with sauce to dip the pizza crust in.
If you have room for dessert, the tiramsiu is top notch.

Alidoro– It’s hard to find a good Italian sub in New York with fresh ingredients. Avoid the line by going post 1:30.

Not pictured… Frank restaurant and vera bar- This place is awesome with a great rustic vibe.The food was rich with flavor and the portions were generous.

The night after my visit Chrissy & John Legend were enjoying the Thursday Special Lasagna Verdi Bolognese.  #coolpoints

Movies that came to mind.

I was asked what the last good movie I saw. I am not a active theater goer, so most of my suggestions were from HBO, Showtime and Netflix.

Pauly Shore Stands Alone–  This is a true-life small comedy tour through the mid-west, Pauly is hardworking, shady and laugh out loud funny. The jury is still out on his actual mental state.


Mistaken For Strangers– What a great band. What an intense sibling relationship. It’s up to the viewer to decide if the older brother fails, while on tour with his younger brother’s band.


Intouchables– Truly heartwarming, funny and french. A true-story of two men from different worlds that form the ultimate bromance.


Baggage ClaimRobin Thicke is a fool. Paula is awesomely clueless when it comes to love and takes you on a major frequent flyer spending spree. The incessant banter between Jill Scott and Adam Brody adds a great comedic touch.


chef

Chef–  This movie is beyond relevant, twitter fights, food trucks, tasting menus, Sophia Vergara and Rob Lowe, you can’t really top that. Eat before or during or you may suffer.

About that snow….

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Alpine Meadows

It’s all true, everything people say about hitting the slopes out west. The runs are longer and the snow is like carving through gallons of slow churned ice cream. What east coasters should take pride in and give fellow riders a pat on the back for, is courage. The notion of barreling down a mountain face first isn’t that bad when your surrounded by two feet of fluffy snow to catch your fall, but it’s definitely more daring with varying degrees of ice. Try going west for the new gold, powder. It’s pretty, fun and ultimately the safer way to go.

North Shore
North Shore
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Looking south

 Lake Tahoe

P.S.  Renting equipment off the mountain can be a cheaper and a more efficient alternative than at the resort.
Tahoe Dave’s made it so much easier to get straight on the lifts.