The North Shore
One of the great roads is US-1, also known as Route 1 in Mass. While there are certainly strip malls and other boring normal things, Saugus is loaded with amazing…
Fjords Smorg-ette and Sweden House
Vintage Postcard for Fjords Smorgette Before all of America was fat, and perhaps influenced by Abba, but probably not, there was a Swedish explosion in America. In South Florida, where…
Manolo-Miami Beach (not the shoes)
Theres an Argentinian Churro joint I enjoy visiting in the North Beach area of Miami Beach called Manolo. I liken it to an Argentinian Dennys and I thought it was…
Isalys-An endangered former chain
Home of the Chipped Ham sandwich, only a handful of these remain. We found this one from the wonderful “Sandwiches you will like” PBS show. Word just came that they…
Mario the Bakers-one of two reasons to visit Miami
One of the few things that makes me keep my sanity when I visit home in Miami, Mario the bakers used to have a classic stand alone restaurant on the…