Jerry's

Every time I go to Jersey,
we go to Jerry's, when my parents go to Jersey, 

they go to Jerry's and my family that lives there,

they frequent Jerry's.  I guess you could say...it's tradition.

And if you know Italian's, we're all about tradition.

Needless to say we love Jerry's.

 We love it because it has all sorts 

of cheeses from all over Europe, 

breads, specialty hams like jamon serrano, 

cookies, preserves, pastries & chocolates 

along with a gazillion other delicacies.

Pretty much it's heaven for any foodie!

My cousin Francesca and I like to go

on an empty stomach because Jerry's is

known for all of the samples that are generously 

given to customers on everything. So we like to eat 

our way around the place, all the while filling our

cart {and tummies} full of delicious cheeses and chocolates.

If you are ever in Englewood New Jersey, hit up Jerry's

your tummy will thank me later!

The Garden & The Apple.

Just a smathering of pictures from being in Jersey and NYC.
My brother Michael hadn't been back east since he was
super young and so it was like a first time for him.

It's always fun to see a place with someone that
has never been there, because you get to
look at it through their fresh eyes.

The look on his face when he saw Time Square
was priceless, his jaw literally dropped
and he was dumb-founded.

We didn't get to do everything on his list,
but I think we packed in quite
a bit in a short amount of time.

Thankfully we had a few days spent in
Jersey with family re-cooperating from
the busy previous days in Boston & NYC.

We helped get everything ready for my
cousin's farewell festivities and then
just had fun catching up with one another.

As usual my trips back east are exhausting,
but there is no doubt it's fun to spend time with
family while enjoying all that the east coast offers.

Trip sneak peak{instagram style}.

As you can see most of the pics 

are of food...

we ate our way from Boston to NYC.

Isn't that how all vacations should be?

Tried some new places and foods in 

Boston, loved the lobster roll, 

cannoli's, and other delicious

things I consumed there.

Also went to my favorite spots in NYC...

Shake Shack, Grays' Papaya, Peep, 

and finally tried the compost cookie at Milk.

All the talk and raving is absolutely true, 

one of the best cookies I've ever had, 

it rivals with Levain bakery...

and that says a lot!

More pics and a full report on the trip to come...

this was just the appetizer.