Wendi's Weekend Trips & Whatnot

Travel. Food. Fun.

The Village Network’s Sweet Jubilation: Because Life’s Not So Sweet Sometimes

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Saturday night, I had the chance to join my lovely wife, Wendi Warren, the founder of this blog, for a wonderful evening at The Village Network's Sweet Jubilation at the Shisler Center on the Wooster campus of Ohio State University. Never having seen Sweet Jubilation up close and personal, I always thought of it as a black-tie affair to raise money for the nonprofit organization. The entire evening was a fun time, except for one moment (but, we'll return to this later). We walked in and … [Read more...]

Polcari’s: Where Everything is Better Than Good

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EDITOR'S NOTE:  Below is a post my husband wrote about Polcari's restaurant in Saugus, Massachusetts last year. It was originally posted on November 2, 2016. As he states at the end, we returned there on this year's visit to New England. Only we didn't order as much food! This year we enjoyed their chicken and veal parmigiana and fettuccine Alfredo. Bobby, of course, got a couple of meatballs to go with the fettuccine. We ended up leaving just as full and satisfied as we did … [Read more...]

Lombardi’s: America’s First Pizzeria is a Great Place to get a Pie

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When a co-worker who once worked in New York City recommended I go to Lombardi's for pizza while in Manhattan, I had no clue it was the first pizzeria in America.  I knew Emily would not steer me in the wrong direction when it comes to pizza, but I was pleasantly surprised to learn about the spot it has in the history of pizza in America. As I have written before, I grew up outside Boston, where they make what is called a New York-style pizza. Well, the New York pizza is based on the … [Read more...]

How we got Caught up in the Grimaldi’s-Juliana’s Pizza Feud in Brooklyn

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I love New York-style pizza, which is based on the original Pizza Margherita from Naples, Italy. It features a thin, but crisp crust, tomato sauce (true Neapolitan pizza uses San Marzano tomatoes run through a food mill with a little salt) and mozzarella cheese. It is this New York-style pizza that made its way to Boston and perfected at Pizzeria Regina in the North End. So, when Wendi and I were headed to New York City, I asked my co-worker, Mogie, where to go because she used to work in the … [Read more...]