I hated fishing when I was a kid. I felt like the only boy at cub scout camp who didn’t know how to bait a hook or cast a line. And eating fish sticks was one thing, but trout? Mostly, it came down to the fact that none of the adults in my life had [...]

There are plenty of places in Lehigh Valley to get a good cheesesteak.  Up in my neck of the woods, people rave about the cheesesteaks at Haak’s School House. Friday night I went to Haak’s with my dad, my cousin, a friend of my dad and his wife so I could finally try out one of these infamous [...]

Back in May, my wife attended a conference for educators in State College, and I invited myself along so that I could spend some time doing research at Penn State’s massive libraries for my master’s thesis. After dropping the kids off at nana’s the night before, we got up early to make our way up [...]

Growing up near Hershey and Lancaster, I knew how many tourists inundated the area every summer. Not being one for tourist traps, I never would have thought that Lancaster County would be where I’d take my kids on their first family vacation. Despite my desire to want to get away to some place new, I [...]

“It’s all about the ingredients. It’s that simple. Stunningly fresh, organic and local.”
A mandate loaded with foodie buzzwords better deliver and Jules Thin Crust Pizza does just that. With society’s growing appreciation and desire for locally grown, fresh food, Jules Thin Crust Pizza has given their diners the opportunity to enjoy an “American” classic without [...]

On an unseasonably warm day this past April, some friends and I loaded into an SUV and headed to The Gamble Mill restaurant in Bellefonte for an evening out.  The Gamble Mill resides in a large, historic looking brick building (pictured here)that I assume (and can confirm after reading the Gamble Mill website) used to be [...]

Sugar and spice and everything nice. That’s how the poem goes, but it’s also the smell that flows out onto the street every time I pass The Enrico Biscotti Company in Pittsburgh’s Strip District.  Even when there’s nothing I need, I loop through the shop just to get a more intense whiff of the sweet [...]

I first found out about this quaint eatery on the corner of Union and 7th in West Bethlehem last fall while I was on Twitter for work (LehighValleyPA). I noticed BlackForestDeli promoting all these delicious-sounding specials, particularly their homemade cream of potato soup (which turned out to be amazing, by the way). I asked a friend of [...]

Last night I braved a snowstorm to have dinner at Mimi’s in Huntingdon (To be honest, I was just chauffeured by someone else who was more confident in driving in the snow.) Huntingdon is a little bit out of the way from my home base of Hollidaysburg, but for a special night out at [...]

Until the other day, I had never seen a play/musical/show or anything of that sort. You could only imagine how excited I was to get the opportunity to see RENT on opening night at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre with a few friends. It was amazing. I had seen the movie version of the show, [...]