Lunch from Chicks Isan in Brooklyn, NY

Tried another spot in Dekalb Market - Chicks Isan, which is a Thai spot that's been blowing up online. It was delicious but very filling and a bit heavy. 

Grilled pork with veggies and rice

Home-made mushroom soup

Dan made a delicious mushroom soup out of maybe 4 different types of mushrooms.  The stock was so flavorful and rich for being 100% veggie.  Lots of umami.  Very tasty and filling with french bread.

Breakfast at Pretty Bird in Yardley, PA

Dan and I went to a super cute cafe in Yardley that I had seen on Foodbaby.  The biscuit breakfast sandwich was amazing.  And of course since we were in the NJ area, we got Taylor Ham on it.  Delicious and very cute spot.  At night apparently they have sushi, which is a little weird, but the reviews of that also were positive so maybe will try some time.

Freshly made blueberry donut.  Tasty though why are the all the donuts in this town cake?

Beautiful coffee art

Insta beauties

Wonderful breakfast sammie - egg, taylor ham and cheese on freshly baked biscuit

Snack from Factory Donuts in Newtown, PA

Dan and I went to get donuts from Factory Donus, thinking there would be yeast options.  Unfortunately while "fresh made," they were little cake donuts then doused in icing.  Honestly very disappointing.  You're better off going to Dunkin Donuts or any other chain.

Looks decent but was gross

Dinner at Vecchia Osteria in Newtown, PA

Dan and I went to Vecchia Osteria near his folks' house for a delicious Italian dinner.  We had a reservation though and still took awhile to get seated.  The place, for good reason, is always pretty busy.  Service is wonderful and such a bargain.  Plus they make the best tiramisu any of us have ever had.

Complimentary veggies and bread to start

Wonderful arugula salad with grilled calamari and shrimp lemon dressing

Ravioli shrimp crab in brandy cream sauce

Baked agnolotti with peas and ricotta in bolognese

All the pasta.  Both were wonderful though ravioli a bit richer

The agnolotti was HUGE.  Lasted for multiple meals

Dinner at Emmett's in NYC

Claire and I went to Emmett's in the East Village for a Chicago-inspired dinner.  Basically an entire dinner of cheese.  The place is super small, and we didn't have a reservation so sat at the bar.  The food came out pretty quickly and was awesome.  Definitely reminded me that Chicago pizza is a different beast altogether than NY style.  Nice every once in a while but there's a reason that NY pizza is the go-to slice.

Mozzarella sticks to start the meal

The smaller Chicago pizza

Brunch from Buddy Who's in Jersey City, NJ

Buddy Who's is definitely one of our go-to brunch spots in JC.  They recently updated their menu which was fun to try some new things.  Hope this place stays around for awhile because a solid, fun brunch option.

Vodka Pasta with chicken

Chicken Pot Pie

Breakfast burrito

Chicken and mac cheese waffle

The Buddy burger

The mac and cheese is melted inside the waffle!