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Gironda's Market In Mamaroneck, New York

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  This is one of my all time favorite photos of my husband's family store in Mamaroneck, New York. The shot was taken in the 30's or 40's! I have wonderful paper tags with the family store name. My husband remembers these tags packed with the meat orders.

Chocolate Martinis in the Big Apple

Flying over NYC, recently, I decided that when the occasion called for it - I was only going to order Chocolate Martinis. With plans for an upcoming episode on the history of cocktails I wanted do a little research. I know how that must sound . . . but, wait . . . listen! I was dedicating myself to the research [for ya'll] and quite frankly, I came back pretty well informed! For the life of me, though, I don't know what I did with my notes. My research began at the lounge at the Renaissance Hotel in White Plains, New York. You know . . . now that I'm thinking about it, my research actually began with two Bloody Marys on the plane trip up! And even though this blog isn't about tomatoes this might be a good time to share news about another new blog, Tomato Patty. . . http://www.tomatopatty.blogspot.com/ . Do ya'll mind if I take a break here? I'm going to go mix up a batch of Chocolate Martinis. Ok, I'm back. . . anyway, as we sat there in the glow of the can...