A rainy Newark run, a beach day at Penfield, Firehouse Deli and Chicken Francese in Fairfield, and a long drive to Tampa to move a daughter into her next chapter — food as fuel, family as the point.
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What I Ate This Week: Backyard Ribs, Fourth of July Feasts & a Penne alla Nerano (Jun 29–Jul 5)
Smoked ribs with Fireball, a last-minute orecchiette that saved a hot Wednesday night, Shaggy Coos steaks on Tuesday, and a Fourth of July backyard party that had no business being as good as it was.
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What I Ate This Week: Knicks, Kesté, and Father’s Day on the Grill (June 15–21)
Neapolitan pizza at Kesté, World Cup pints at Gibney’s NYC, Eataly at Hudson Yards, tacos from Bodega, a Saturday dinner at Paci in Southport, and Father’s Day skirt steak on the grill — a week that moved fast and tasted good all the way through.
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What I Ate This Week: Salmon, Scoops, and a Summer Send-Off (June 8–14)
A week of smoked salmon dinners, Eataly gelato, Colony pizza, Shaggy Coos burgers, Italian deli sandwiches, and the bittersweet joy of all the kids moving back home under one roof — for now.
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What I Ate This Week: Farm Runs, NYC Pizza Hunts & a Barcelona Night to Remember (Jun 1–7)
A week of farm runs and risotto in Easton, a NYC pizza tour that finally hit its limit, happy hour with my daughter in midtown, a Barcelona tapas night in Westport, and a bathroom renovation that needed two tries to get right.
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What I Ate This Week: NYC Pizza Kicks, Backyard Ribeyes & a Stunning Sunday Lunch in Old Saybrook (May 25–31)
From a failed Joe’s Pizza attempt to oysters at Fresh Salt in Old Saybrook — this week covered NYC pizza spots, a Fairfield taco bar miss, backyard ribeyes from Shaggy Coos Farm, and a waterfront Sunday lunch worth every mile.
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What I Ate This Week: A Vintage Watch, Eataly Pasta, Sinclair Wagyu & Italian Gardens in the Making (May 11 – May 17)
A vintage Italian Swatch arrives. Eataly delivers a perfect Cotto e Pomodoro panino. Massimo’s bacon and egg redeems itself. A Wagyu ribeye at The Sinclair steals the week. Plants from Seven Maples, mulch from Maple Row, the debut of The Sicilian Palmer, and the slow build of a Tuscan-style Italian garden in Easton.
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What I Ate This Week: A Drive Home, Local Easton Stops, and Mother’s Day at Spiga (May 4 – May 10)
A reset week: a long drive home from Savannah, Carbone’s vodka penne, Shaggy Coos burgers, a Dig bowl in NYC, a Colony pizza on the way home, a full Easton farm tour with our daughter, garlic butter pasta on Saturday, and a Mother’s Day brunch at Spiga in New Canaan.
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What I Ate This Week: Vodka Sauce Mondays, Pizza Nights & A Steak Frites Saturday (Apr 20 – 26)
A week of leftovers that earned their second life, a carbonara lunch in the city, a steak dinner with the in-laws, three pies from Good Old Days, steak frites at Martel in Fairfield, and a Sunday cavatelli takeout from Romanacci.
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What I Ate This Week: Steaks, Tapas & Tax Day Celebrations (Apr 13 – Apr 19)
From Shaggy Coos sirloin to All’Antico Vinaio sandwiches, tapas at Barcelona for Tax Day, a big Italian night at Testo’s, and the best jar sauce ever — this week had it all.
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What I Ate This Week: Ham Sandwiches, Farm Steaks & an MBA Finish (Apr 6 – 12)
Leftovers, a Mighty Quinn’s brisket bowl that ended dinner, Shaggy Coos steaks on the grill, an MBA finish, a flooded basement, and Romanacci saving Friday night. A light week — until it wasn’t.
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What I Ate This Week: Cacio e Pepe, An Easter Feast & A Sandwich Worth Talking About (Mar 30 – Apr 5)
From Cacio e Pepe at Eataly to an incredible Italian sandwich at All’Antico Vinaio in NYC, plus an Easton farm Saturday and an Easter feast crowned with herb-crusted lamb chops and homemade Limoncello Ricotta Cheesecake. A week full of flavor.