And I’ve got travel guides to help you plan trip And I’ve got travel guides to help you plan trips to many different European cities on my blog 🌎 Even if you’re not ready to book, now is a good time to start doing research for countries and destination, looking at flights and hotels and setting a budget so you can start saving!

Click the link in my bio & hit Travel Guides for inspiration 💙

I’m especially excited because I can finally start planning one for next year now that @chrisstine_marie set a wedding date 🤪

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6 Salem, MA
7 Lake George, NY @thesagamoreresort 
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Just because the leaves 🍁🍂haven’t changed Just because the leaves 🍁🍂haven’t changed yet doesn’t mean you shouldn’t visit New England right now

Last minute end of Summer/beginning of Fall weekend trips are my favorite because the weather is perfect, popular summer destinations are usually quiet, the water is warm & I swear there’s just something magical in the air!

I just got back from Cape Ann, Massachusetts on the North Shore of Boston and when I tell you you need to go…YOU NEED TO GO 😍

Check back tomorrow I’ll be sharing a round of my favorite early Fall weekend trip ideas from NYC/Westchester!

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Have you been following since I renovated or are you a new follower?

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Wanting to visit Cefalu was what prompted my trip to Sicily & while I may be biased because some of my family is from here, but this Sicilian hidden gem is not to be missed!

This charming historical city is a fishing port at heart, but is truly one of the most picturesque locations in all of Sicily. Its beautiful beaches, ancient ruins, hilltop castle, fortress like cathedral and amazing food are just some of the reasons that it’s so loved.

& I think after swiping through these photos you’ll agree that you need to add it to your Sicily itinerary 💚

#travelaftermidnite #cefalù #cefalu #discoversicily #italianholiday #visitsicily #sicilytravel #destinationitaly #visititaly #siciliabedda #sicilytourism #travelsicily #howitalyfeels #travelinitlay #exploringsicily #italiangirl #siciliangirl
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Uncategorized · August 9, 2011

Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives

If you didn’t know before, you know now…my favorite channel on TV in the whole entire world is The Food Network. My favorite show in the whole entire world is Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives. I swear I could watch The Food Network all day long and when the TV is on in my room 9 out of 10 times its on channel 66 (The Food Network…duh). Guy Fieri, the host of Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives, seriously has the best job EVER! Maybe they’ll hire me as his side kick after reading this post (a girl can dream!). Basically all he does is travel around America eating at the best Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives. 
This weekend my stepdad & I stopped by 2 NYC foodie landmarks. I seriously felt like I was on my own episode of Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives. I only wish I remembered to bring my camera, I hope my iPhone pics will do this food justice! ((If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram (@jackiegiardina) you already saw some of these!))
First we stopped by The Doughnut Plant…the home of the most amazing doughnuts that you will EVER taste! They are made with the highest quality, all natural ingredients. No trans fat, no preservatives, no artificial flavors & no eggs, plus all the glazes are made with fresh seasonal fruits & fresh roasted nuts. If there was such thing as a “healthy doughnut” this would be it. Reading all those things makes me feel better about the million doughnuts I devoured this weekend. Let me tell you when you taste these you realize what a doughnut is suppose to taste like.
The Doughnut Plant makes 2 kinds of doughnuts, Yeast (below) & Cake (above). They are both AMAZINGGGGGGG…there were 9 different flavors of each available (of course we brought home one of each…not kidding) & they are constantly changing them.
Let me introduce you to the Black Forest Cake doughnut. It was amazing…& just 1 of the 24 doughnuts that came home with us. Some of my other favorites were Banana Pecan, Peanut Butter with Jelly Filling, Coconut Glazed with Coconut Cream, the list goes on and on…
If you are ever in the Lower East Side of NYC this place is a MUST. They are opened from 6:30 AM to  when the doughnuts sell out…my advice – get there early!!
Check out the website HERE
THEN…we headed 3 blocks North and walked into The Meatball Shop. We got there at 11:50 AM (it opened at Noon) & there were already about 20 people waiting outside to get in. All this place serves is MEATBALLS (it is called THE Meatball Shop after all). You know a place has to be good when they only serve ONE thing! You can get Meatball sandwiches, Meatballs on salad or just Meatballs (which they call Naked Balls!). The way you order is first you pick what kind of meatballs you want (beef, pork, chicken, veggie…), then you pick your sauce (classic, meat, parmesan cream, pesto…), then you pick your cheese (provolone or mozzarella) and your bread! Geez…AMAZING-NESS. 

 

We couldn’t decide what we wanted so we got 3 sandwiches to split (yes I said 3 sandwiches…don’t judge). First up, beef meatballs with classic sauce…amazing! Second, beef meatballs with parmesan cream sauce…even better!
& last, spicy pork meatballs with pesto sauce & mozzarella cheese….OMG pure amazingness. I’m getting hungry just thinking about it!
This place not only serves amazing food, but it has an amazingly cool bar & they are opened until 4 am on the weekends & 2 am during the week. Can’t get better than that!! Plus when you open the website the first thing you see is…We Make Balls. If that doesn’t make you check out the site alone I don’t know what will!
Check out the website for The Meatball Shop HERE
 So I pretty much had the best weekend EVER. I ate & ate & ate some more. I only live about 20 minutes north of NYC but when I tell people that we drove all the way to downtown NYC just to get doughnuts & meatballs they look at me like we’re nuts. It was SO worth it. Already deciding when we’re going back down to get more!!
How was your weekend?

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Comments

  1. The.Red.See says

    August 9, 2011 at 5:09 pm

    Ahh yes a dream job would be to be on the Food Network or Travel Channel!! The only bad thing about the Food Network is you see an amazing place in some town you know you'll never go to, yet the food looks soooo good! Looks like some good food you picked up, think I will try both next time I'm in NYC!

    Reply
  2. Jackie says

    August 9, 2011 at 10:46 pm

    MMmmm…makes me hungry. I love watching the Food Network and that is one of my favorite shows. He finds the most amazing places to eat and hope one day I get a chance to try them all.

    Reply
  3. deppa says

    August 10, 2011 at 3:35 am

    I'm feeling really hungru thanks to this post! I really love food 🙂
    Cute post.

    See you
    Hey! also now Im your new follower.

    Reply
  4. blueberryglaze says

    August 28, 2011 at 8:13 pm

    This post makes me hungry haha. You took some really awesome pictures. I've been to the doughnut shop already, and next time I'll be sure to check out the Meatball Shop. thanks for sharing!

    Reply

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