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The First Restaurateur

This was my grandfather’s restaurant located at 5-7 North Broadway, Yonkers N.Y.. Not too far from Getty Square, which at the time, was the busiest part of the city. The photo was taken sometime in the 1930’s before the depression. Enrico Di Sciullo is in the front row, second from the left. Check out theContinue reading “The First Restaurateur”

An Adventure of Magnitude

The little green sprouts of oregano I saw in the over wise barren garden plot, got me thinking about what to grow this year. I set up my garden the same as my grandfathers did; centered around basil and tomatoes. Roma and Beefsteak tomatoes in particular. My dad gardened too, but never vegetables only flowers.Continue reading “An Adventure of Magnitude”

Stamp of the Week – Clarifications and Corrections

The last Stamp of the Week post requires a correction. Our brand new philatelic research assistant, that would be me, was mistaken in stating that the Cape Hatteras stamps was the first U.S. issue to have perforations on the image. The 1967 space walk issue, pictured above, was the first to be printed in thisContinue reading “Stamp of the Week – Clarifications and Corrections”

Incidental Art

Food is full of artistic beauty, and not just the big high priced moment; like the world class elegance in the plates from Chef Michel Guerard of France. The small moments that surround us everyday also have artistic beauty and in unexpected ways. When I was making lunch today, I cut the crusty loaf ofContinue reading “Incidental Art”

Stamp of The Week

This week we feature the 1972 U.S. Postal issue commemorating Cape Hatteras on the Atlantic coast of North Caroline . This stamp is a mile stone in U.S.Postal Service stamp design. It is the first stamp that the image was not contained with in the bounds of the perforation. I recall that at the timeContinue reading “Stamp of The Week”

Four Generations of Fabulous Food

Four generations of fabulous food.

Stamp of the Week

Why write about stamps? Well, stamps have many qualities that make them worthy of your time. There are three qualities I find unique for one piece of printed material to have. One, they measure on a monetary scale the effort it takes a system to move an object of a particular size and weight fromContinue reading “Stamp of the Week”