Mora Italian – Phoenix, Arizona
In the dark ages before satellite radio and podcasts, my Kim and I usually listened to books on tape to…
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In the dark ages before satellite radio and podcasts, my Kim and I usually listened to books on tape to…
The Tewa name “Oku Pin” which translates in English to “Turtle Mountain” has three meanings of significance to the people…
Once a year, despite my protestations and whining, I agree to take my Kim to the Olive Garden. It’s a…
Some might call the American Realty and Petroleum Company (AMREP for short) a pioneering visionary for its early 1960s purchase…
“If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere It’s up to you, New York, New York.” ~Frank Sinatra…
No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. This is Gil’s Thrilling (And Filling) Blog, champion of the mom-and-pop restaurant, defender of…
When you visit the Valley of the Sun, the very last thing you expect is a record-setting, all-day rain that…
Toga! Toga! Toga! Ever since the misfit Delta Tau Chi fraternity threw the most debaucherous toga party ever in the…
“Everything you see, I owe to spaghetti.” ~Sophia Loren The ageless movie siren, perhaps the most voluptuous octogenarian in the…
“Sometimes the spaghetti likes to be alone..” —Stanley Tucci as Segundo in Big Night With a name like M’Tucci’s Italian…
Most of us know someone like Lucy Van Pelt, the irascible, bossy, highly opinionated diva in the syndicated Peanuts comic…
A-Team leader “Hannibal” Smith (George Peppard) used to say, “I love it when a plan comes together.” We learned during…
As you’ve read on the tagline for Gil’s Thrilling (And Filling) Blog, your humble blogger fancies himself somewhat of a…
Babu: Our specials are tacos, moussaka and franks and beans. Jerry: Well, what do you recommend my good fellow? Babu:Oh,…
Chef-owner Mario D’Elia knew what he’d be in for when he named his new restaurant Poppy’s Pizzeria & Italian Eatery. …
What does it say about a restaurant when it runs out of food? Nine times out of ten, you’d probably…
“The best ingredient I discovered in America was ‘freedom.’ The freedom to experiment in the kitchen and the freedom to…
“To break bread together,” a phrase as old as the Bible, captures the power of a meal to forge relationships,…