Wine Glases

D.O.C. Wine Bar: A diamond in the hipster rough of Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

There’s no shortage of great food in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, but with an influx of giant, themed mega-restaurants, you’ll want to fine tune your foodie radar to weed out some of ...

Empty Plate

Food As Metaphor

I have always loved books and movies in which food is a metaphor for our fragile and powerful human emotions. The more I get to know F., the more my ...

Coffee

Just Around the Corner

As I engaged in my weekly journey through the lower east village seeking sustenance I happened across the Cornerstone Cafe, right on the corner of 2nd st and Ave B, ...

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Dunkin Donuts Are My New Best Friends

One wish I always wanted to fulfill being in New York City ...

Isn’t That Second Pancake A Pain In The Butt?

I don’t know about you, but I find it extremely difficult when ...

Sunny Side Omelet!

So it was breakfast time, and I was in one of those ...

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Bluemont Winery View

A quick DC day-trip to Bluemont Vineyard

During the Labor Day weekend, my wife & I were looking for a quick day-trip that wouldn’t take us too far from our home base just outside of Washington DC. After asking around, a friend recommended Bluemont Vineyard, which turned out to be a fantastic choice. About an hour and 15 minutes outside city limits, [...]

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Looking for new writers

As I’m getting back into the swing of things, I am definitely looking for new contributors. Interested in writing for Roobifood? Drop me a line at joel at roobifood dot com.

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Broke Foodist on the Farm

So I’m so frugal. I’d rather pick vegetables in the hot sun (for a good cause at Claggett Farm… the veg goes to DC area food banks) and get a big ole batch of veg in kind, rather than go to the grocery store. Really? You’re probably wondering. To that I say Yep, for sure. [...]

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Resurrection

It has been a long time coming, but it’s time to resurrect Roobifood! Also, I’m looking for some new writers. Drop me a line at joel at roobifood dot com if you’re interested!

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INTERPRETING JULIA CHILD

As some of you might remember, a few years ago my husband and I started a Gourmet Group with three other couples who love to cook as much as he does. And I say “he” – because I’m a decent cook, but don’t love doing it. I do love to eat, though. For these dinners [...]

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Summer Fruits and Veg

It’s probably safe to say that everyone agrees one of the best things about summer is the abundance of gorgeous fruits and vegetables we find at our neighborhood groceries, fruit stands and farmers markets that ultimately end up in our kitchen sinks. Bright and beautiful in color, juicy-delicious, bursting with flavor, it’s fruits and veggies [...]

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Instinctual bread

We are experiencing unusually hot weather here in the midwest.  It’s unusual because we have been having a pretty cold summer in general. It’s only the last couple of weeks that have been sweltering! So, while nursing my air conditioner along, the expectation of the next season quickens my baking pulse.  I begin to dream [...]

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IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, Toluca Lake CA

Ca’ Del Sole has long been one of my favorite neighborhood restaurants. Located in a little Mediterranean-style building with washed ‘mustard’ colored stucco walls and pots of geraniums on the outside walls, this is an Italian restaurant with a Tuscan flare. The main dining rooms are chic and inviting with displayed Italian pottery, beautiful framed [...]

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Traditions continue

Ever summer, while our daughter is out of school, there are a few things that as a family we always try to do. Go on a camping expedition and head to the Santa Cruz California boardwalk. This year camping never happened and with the summer flying by we thought we better plan our annual trek [...]

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A SLEEP OVER IN OJAI

Sometimes when spending time in Ojai, I feel as if I’ve stepped into the enchanted valley where Brigadoon was nestled. Ojai Valley is a jewel box filled with gems such as lavender fields, orange and lemon groves, music under the stars and pink moments off the Topa Topa mountains. The people are warm and friendly. [...]

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