Frank: My parents got divorced when I was five and like a lot of kids of my generation, I spent every other weekend with my dad. There are two things I developed a love for while growing up that I will credit to my father. One, which I turned into a career, was movies (during [...]
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Eat & Run in Colorado
Posted in North America, United States, tagged buckhorn exchange, colorado, Denver, dillon, eat & run, food, frank, frank and meg, frankenmeg, meg, rocky mountain oysters, rocky mountains, ski, travel, vail on April 6, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Frank & Meg search for the best cheesesteak in Philly
Posted in North America, United States, tagged art museum, balboa, best, cheese, cheesesteak, eat & run, food, frank, frankenmeg, geno's, independence hall, liberty bell, meg, pat's, philadelphia, philly, rocky, steak, travel on January 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Meg: Frank and I recently hopped a train (one hour from NYC on Amtrak) to Philadelphia for a weekend of brotherly love…and cheesesteaks. We wasted no time beginning our quest for the best Philly cheesesteak. Frank: Any time we look into taking a new trip I always hop on tripadvisor.com and check the reviews of [...]
Frank & Meg get cider at B.F. Clydes Mill
Posted in North America, United States, tagged apples, autumn, b.f. clyde's, cider, clydes, donuts, eat, eat & run, fall, foliage, food, frank, frankenmeg, leaves, meg, mill, mulled cider, new england, oldest cider mill, pumpkins, travel on November 6, 2008 | 12 Comments »
Meg: In Manhattan, the beauty of fall can pass by completely unnoticed if you’re not careful. We decided to make sure that didn’t happen this year. We jumped on a train and headed to Connecticut, where we traded skyscrapers and subways for pumpkins and peak fall foliage. When I think of fall in the Northeast, [...]
Making lobster rolls in Rhode Island
Posted in North America, United States on August 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Meg: After a stressful week in the city, we went up to Rhode Island this past weekend in the hopes of spending a couple of relaxing days at the beach. Saturday we woke up to an overcast sky, which quickly developed into thunderstorms. We were disheartened, until Frank suggested we partake in one of New [...]
Frank’s chipotle-cinnamon BBQ sauce: Spice up your 4th of july picnic
Posted in North America, United States on July 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What is it with men and sauce? Barbecue sauce in particular. They have festivals in its honor; contests to taste and compare various recipes (and, of course, compete for the bragging rights that accompany an “award-winning” BBQ sauce); entire restaurants dedicated to barbecue. I’m from the south, so perhaps I understand this uniquely male love [...]
