Full Plate

That's what we've been having lately.  Last week we went to Teddy's in Wiliamsburg with Jill and Lenny.  They were taking us out to dinner as a thank you for cooking meals for them the previous week.  Teddy's is a bar/restaurant on North 8th and Berry.  The sign outside does not say Teddy's, but we still know it's there.  We had:  Tomato soup and grilled cheese; goat cheese and beet salad; fried oysters; shrimp cabana (with jalapenos and bacon); a chicken burger and a regular burger and spinach quesadillas.  Add in a few beers and a few cocktails and a few glasses of wine and we had a really good time.  Afterward, we checked out the bar at a new place called Masten Lake .  Michael found the place on line and the name was reminiscent of where he spent summers as a child.  The bar is nice, they have strange and interesting cocktails.  The menu is a bit eclectic but we decided we would come back and have dinner there one night. However, after checking on line for their menu and website I just discovered that they closed.  They had only been open for seven months.  Sorry to see them go.

We were also at Dani's recently.  A long time favorite of ours.  We had:  Garden salad, truly the best stracciatella soup anywhere, eggplant parm and chicken with broccoli, peppers and onions in marinara.  Yum!

This past week the Wisners have once again joined us for dinner.  Their kitchen is not finished yet.  I made:  Baked shrimp scampi, orzo and spinach; Rack of pork chops, roasted potatoes and broccoli; chicken cutlets and asparagus with an appetizer of mini steamed pork buns from Chinatown.  Tonight is a staple:  Turkey burgers and Greek salad.

Tomorrow night Barb and I are taking Jennie out for her birthday and we have no other plans for the weekend, but I am sure eating will be involved :)

For the Wisners

Jill, Lenny and Brett are in the process of construction.  They are renovating their kitchen and one of their bathrooms.  Needless to say, their apartment is in quite a state. So they have been eating dinner here for the past week:  Roasted BBQ chicken with rice and mixed greens; Meatballs and sauce, rigatoni, broccoli and garlic bread and last night was soy-scallion-honey broiled skirt steak with corn on the cob and Greek salad.

Tonight they are taking us out to dinner at Teddy's in Williamsburg.  Next week they'll be back at our house again:  Chicken cutlets, shrimp something, turkey burgers and rack of pork chops.

Very neighborly, very good friends!

Teddy's

Last night Michael and I went to BQE Liquors (http://www.bqewineandliquors.com/) to buy an assortment of Father's Day gifts.  The prices are very good and the selection is extensive.  The owners and staff are knowledgeable about various liquors and wines and they are really helpful. 

We are spending this Father's Day at Glenn and Eileen's with the Carbones, the Ochs' and the Creutz'.  There will be five dads lounging around the pool, barbecuing, drinking and having fun!

After buying our gifts we decided to eat at Teddy's (http://www.teddyswilliamsburg.com/).
Lenny first brought us here a few years ago.  It's a great bar with old tiled floors and a tin ceiling.  Invariably they have live music and last night was one of the times.  Michael had a Black and Tan and the BBQ chicken with rice and a side of fresh watermelon.  I had Coors Light (surprise) and two of the specials:  Fried vidalia onion rings and a salad of spinach, beets and goat cheese.  All was yummy.  We brought Jesse home a chicken quesadilla and when I woke up this morning it had disappeared from the fridge :)

Tonight it's dinner with Joe and Denise, Jill and Lenny and Tom and Monica at Tazzina (http://www.timesnewsweekly.com/news/2011-01-27/Local_News/Tazzina_Opens_With_Mediterranean_Flair.html).  You can read a review here and I'll let you know how dinner goes in a day or so.

Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there and Thank you to the boys who have not become fathers yet!!!