Tag Archives: food

THIS WEEK’S WINNER

Posted on June 24, 2019 by xaviertrevino

BYOB has a totally different connotation nowadays at Trader Joe’s. At least for me it does. I’ve been shopping at T. J.’s ever since the first store opened on 14th street back in 2006. But I never noticed the “bring … Continue reading →

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SOME OF MY FAVORITE THINGS

Posted on May 8, 2018 by xaviertrevino

I like shopping at Whole Foods. It’s clean; they have a good variety of stuff that’s unheard of at the local Key Food or C-Town. I’ve been shopping there since the first store opened in Union Square in 2001. I … Continue reading →

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DUELING GARDENS

Posted on August 5, 2017 by xaviertrevino

DUELING GARDENS As some of you have read before Danusia and I are members of the community garden up the block, the Garden of Hope. There is also the Convent Avenue Garden just up the block at the foot of … Continue reading →

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THE CALL OF THE CHEESE

Posted on September 5, 2016 by xaviertrevino

A couple of months ago I noticed my Friends Jenny and Ezra had lost some weight. Not that they were over weight, but age tends to thicken us up and Jenny and Ezra are no exception, to those of us … Continue reading →

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THE PRETTY THINGS

Posted on May 14, 2016 by xaviertrevino

  We were invited to the Moth Ball, something that costs most people money but due to the generosity of a well-heeled storyteller Danusia got an email saying there was a seat for her at a table at this year’s … Continue reading →

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CHICKEN FOR LUNCH

Posted on February 22, 2016 by xaviertrevino

  A couple of weeks ago at work the boss handed me a menu and said, “The lunch girl isn’t here today, would you mind ordering?” So like that I became the lunch girl for the day. It seemed simple, … Continue reading →

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THE REAL DEAL

Posted on January 23, 2016 by xaviertrevino

    The big discussion at lunch where I work yesterday was the coming storm. Everyone wondered if it was going to be as bad as predicted. “Nah,” I said. “They always make a big deal about it, and it … Continue reading →

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AVOCADO MANIA

Posted on September 6, 2015 by xaviertrevino

The avocados have been wonderful all summer. That is until the past two weeks. And that’s strange, because late August and early September is supposed to be peak avocado season, and just about every avocado I’ve bought in the past … Continue reading →

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JUICERS

Posted on July 14, 2015 by xaviertrevino

We have a new addition to our family of glass-plastic-steel electric kitchen gadgets. The OMEGA: I think I bought a juice once, at Jamba juice years ago because a woman I was dating was having one and I wanted to, … Continue reading →

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MY OBSESSION

Posted on May 31, 2015 by xaviertrevino

dThe day before we left Warsaw we were walking down the block with our hostess Anya when we passed a vegetable stand. There was a display of bright red tomatoes, and I said to my wife, “Honey, look at those … Continue reading →

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