Best Breakfast in Poughkeepsie

The above is called the Hungry Harry, then we add the Josh touch, the hash browns and then the white toast. It should be re-named the Big time Josh Breakfast. Whenever I am home I always try to go to Julies on Raymond Ave. She gives you personal service, she remembers who all of her regulars are, and even if you are new, she will make you feel like you are in her home. Julie and her Husband Gus own and operate the restaurant. Julie is always there also the food is always good and she never lets leave hungry.

Epcot 13th Annual International Food and Wine Festival

This past weekend Liz and I met up with some friends at Disney World. Liz and I arrived on Friday (early) and headed straight for the park after dropping our luggage off. We started out in Epcot, we did some rides there and tried The World of Coke. I knew one soda particularly was bad, the Italian soda Beverly, other than that soda they were all pretty good, sweet but good. I was a little disappointed that they didn't have the Lychee soda from Thailand. From the soda we started our trek around the world. The link for the guide is here: http://adisneyworld.disney.go.com/media/wdw/images2003/nonlanguagespecific/parks/epcot/events/foodandwine/F&W_2008.pdf (PDF Warning) We started out in Mexico and worked our way back around to Poland. List of foods consumed by myself:
Santiago Chile - Beef Empanda
Mexico City - Chilaquiles (Baked Enchilada with chicken, green pepper sauce and sour cream) and Quesadilla con Chorizo
Vienna Austria - Beef Goulash with Bacon Dumpling
Cape Town South Africa - Bobotie with Mango Chuntey (Seasoned Beef and Lamb skinless quiche) (Pictured)
Marrakesh Morocco - Chicken Brewat roll
Lyon France - Escargot Persillade en Brioche
Shanghai China - Chicken Sha Cha
Bologna Italy - Pizza with Sausage and Baked Ziti
San Francisco California - Seared Beef Medallion with Cheddar Cheese Polenta
Toyko Japan - California Roll and Takara Plum Wine
Wellington New Zealand - Lamb Slider on a Brioche Roll
Montreal Canada - Cheddar Cheese Soup
Krakow Poland - Kielbasa and Potato Pierogies with Caramelized Onions and Sour Cream

Memories...

As much as I love traveling, it always hurts packing up and coming home. This is the last bite of my much loved and last in-n-out double double this year. It is becoming so bad that I say to Liz we should move to California if not visit every year or every other year. It is probably a good thing I don't move there, because I would be dead, those burgers are my cocaine, and there is not a day that goes by that I don't want one.

You can't rock an omelet like me

Yeah we went out to Pei Wei on Saturday night, and then had to swing by Wegman's for groceries, at Pei Wei I ended up getting the spicy chicken, and it was extremely hot but good, Pei Wei is owned by PF Chang's but it was half the price without the wait. For breakfast I ended up making an omelet. Colby cheese from Trader Joe's and that 3 year old Cabot cheese (amazing). There is some chopped up bacon in there as well. I wanted to use up the french bread I had left, but Liz said it was hard and threw it away on me.

Tastes like burning....

Liz picked me up from work last night, and to my surprise said she was hungry. Nothing much is open past midnight other than fast food. She asked if I would like a Volcano Taco (Codenamed Vermont, or VT). I said sure, but I decided against the VT and went the quesadilla route. However I wanted Lava Sauce, which Taco Bell can put in anything if you like. These are amazingly good and a bit on the spicy side, however the spiciness isn't as bad as lava sauce might sound. It makes your lips burn and your nose run. Go out and grab yourself something with Lava Sauce if you enjoy Taco Bell.

Welcome Post

Welcome to my blog about food. A little bit about myself, I am 25 and living in the D.C. area. I enjoy traveling, and have friends in many places. In this blog I will discuss food and fun things to do in D.C. and where I travel. I have a degree in the culinary arts, but seeing failed restaurants in the past moved to a more secure job. I still love to cook and most of all EAT. This week is a quiet week in D.C. However soon I will be in Orlando at Disney of course to see their attempt at a Wine Festival. Stay tuned....