Fox 25 On the Slopes at Mount Sunapee with the Peanut Gallery!

On the Slopes at Mount Sunapee with the peanut gallery!
What a thrill to be interviewed by Lily, our favorite reporter on Fox 25, and to meet the incomparable VB.  Caught playing hooky from school and work, we took part in Fox 25's 'ski for free' On the Slopes Friday's and had an amazing day of perfect powder skiing.  Officially a celebrity, I've been getting a lot of this lately: "Hey, was that you on t.v. the other day?"



And to top it off, we won TWO jars of FREE Teddy Peanut Butter, Crunchy and Smooth!  A day doesn't get any better than that.  ~ Joe

Charmed by Chicago

"Sometimes my life comes around full-circle," Emeril reminisced to Joe this week in Chicago. The highlight of Joe's trip to the Houseware's Show was meeting up with Emeril Lagasse and recalling his days cooking on Cape Cod. Joe had a blast working for a spell with Emeril in his booth and helping him to educate the show-goers about his new, exciting products.

Joe was captivated by his first trip to Chicago. He saw the "green" Chicago River for St. Patty's, the gorgeous view from the John Hancock Observatory, and he enjoyed an amazing dinner at Sapori Trattoria. He was so impressed by Chicago's Gold Coast that he would like to move there! A perfect ending to his trip was a night at the Kingston Mines of which he said, "The blues will never be the same for me, I was flipped out." Now it's time to get back to work...

Off to Chicago for Inspiration, Good Food, & Emeril

Joe battled wild winds and rain to jet to Chicago this morning for the International Housewares Show. Anxiety over flying through a Nor'easter took a backseat to his excitement over an invitation to share cocktails with Emeril L. A few days in "America's culinary capital" should inspire my favorite chef. Many celebrity chefs will be on hand including Ming Tsai, Mario Batali, Todd English, and Gordon Ramsay. Between gourmet food tasting, checking out new and interesting kitchen tools, cookware and gadgets, he should still have time to cause a little trouble. After all, when in Chicago...

The Wisdom of Skiing Wachusett

After spending years waking up at 2:30 am to make it to Loon Mountain in time for the lifts to open, I have finally wised-up. There are ideal conditions right here in Massachusetts, "Waa, Waaa-Chusett"! It really is mountain skiing minutes away. And I paid half the price and drove 1/4 of the distance! With virtually no lines I was able to pack in a full day of runs. I did Ralph Run about 20 times. It is an easy, relaxing sloping run, great for the old legs. I found myself yelling, "Yah, Hah" while I was going down the trails. It had been too long! When I needed some refueling a delicious corned beef sandwich with swiss cheese and russian dressing, cole slaw and marbled rye was waiting for me at the incredible lodge. I was impressed with both the quality of the food and the price, which rivaled any of the great deli's of Water Street in Worcester. No wonder Ski Magazine ranked them as the best in the east for food on the mountain. Then it was back to a perfect day of carving down the slopes. I hope to get back there soon!