“Baby, Have I Got A Ticket For You”

Carrie may have landed Mr. Big, but my favorite go to man in NYC could best him any day. So maybe he is a bit older and has circled the city a few more times than Big, but I still call him Mr. Best because….well, he just is….the best. And why he called me the moment husband and I landed in NYC for a 2 day stop before heading to Europe for a much needed romantic escape. Best, however, had another escape in mind and a spare ticket to the New Jersey Hall of Fame. Yes, that Jersey, where I seriously couldn’t imagine anything notable except the meatballs and Snookie’s latest spray tan. But Best swore it was going to be one of the biggest events of the season and a red carpet full of Jersey’s most noted celebs. Well, maybe not that noted since I hadn’t heard of most of them, except Queen Latifah and Martha Stewart, who I thought were from NY. But what do I know? Especially after a 7 hour flight and a 2 hour trek into the city thanks to a pile up in the Midtown Tunnel By the time we reached the hotel, husband was ready to pile up on the bed with the remote and a stiff Vodka. But I can never refuse a red carpet, even in Jersey, and just hoped Best did his best on snagging us a press pass. Hudson may have crossed the river, but I wasn’t going to without getting it on film—and those celebs, who hopefully were noted for something.

About thefoodstalker

With an Italian background, she cites her Mother and grandmother ( Mamie ) as the major influence of her love for food.  Yes, homemade pasta hung from the clothesline in the kitchen and rolling 100 meat balls for a holiday dinner was the norm.  Raised in Pennsylvania. she spent time in Atlanta, Georgia and ultimately settled along the stunning coast of Laguna Beach, Ca. Self taught in everything, she learned to appreciate the amazing flavors, scents and uses for exotic herbs and spices and applies her knowledge to cooking today. Despite enjoying other creative endeavors like painting, photography and clothing design, she realized she would never love another career the way she loves all the stories surrounding food.  And it's capturing those stories that has not only become her greatest passion but a culinary drug worth passing around!  After all, food is a shared experience and no one better to share it with than the entire world. And thus the Food Stalker was born, utilizing all that passion and her fearlessness to capture even the most impossible stories. It's one thing to write about food, but far more exciting to actually capture it and all those stories that make every scent come to life.  And once she sets out, there's no stopping her, because no one follows that scent better than her---and no telling where she'll end up next.  
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