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          {Family} Date Night: Hydraulic Hearth

          October 26, 2023

          Date Night: Waxlight Bar a Vin

          February 8, 2022

          Why I Love Weddings

          September 18, 2020

          6 Years Later and Full Circle

          January 29, 2020

          The Great Cucumber Catastrophe: Part 2

          August 15, 2025

          The Great Cucumber Catastrophe of 2025: Part 1

          August 15, 2025

          A Five Month Recap. Of Sorts.

          July 20, 2022

          Farmhouse Makeover: German Smear/Schmear

          February 10, 2022

          It’s National Margarita Day- Celebrate Accordingly in WNY and DC!

          February 22, 2017

          Thanksgiving in DC? Here are a few specials…

          November 21, 2016

          Date Night: Mythology, DC

          November 14, 2016

          Date Night: Cozy Cocktails at The Gibson, DC

          November 3, 2016

          #MedinaStrong

          March 19, 2020

          Midnight Tacos with Mariachi de Oro

          July 21, 2018

          Date Night (with Friends): Hotel Henry, Buffalo

          October 31, 2017

          Because….Tacos.

          October 4, 2017
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Date Night Dating Our Life

Date Night: Waxlight Bar a Vin

Dinner at Waxlight in Buffalo is one of the best restaurant dining experiences we've had.

Ok, ok. I missed a day (or two) of my February writing challenge. The weekend was a bit

February 8, 2022
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Our Life

Happy 4 Years, Shirt Factory

This writing challenge might be the death of me. But as Scarlett O’Hara said, “as God as my

February 2, 2022
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Adult Beverages Our Life

Cocktails at Home: Cinco de Mayo

 The days of running between our bar room and kitchen to make cocktails are here again. Whiskey Sours,

May 5, 2020
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Adult Beverages Cocktails Food and Drink

Why Cocktails?

The year was 1956. As they frequently did, Bob Waters, Jack Zimmerman, and Joe Brundage sat at the

October 4, 2018
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Cocktails Food and Drink Medina, NY Western New York

Midnight Tacos with Mariachi de Oro

There are certain people to whom we could never say “no”. When the Dancing Chef himself asked if we’d be

July 21, 2018
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Adult Beverages Cocktails Food and Drink

When Clyde Mays Comes a’Knockin

Who is Clyde May? A name in which I was only loosely familiar, but not yet a household

July 17, 2018
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Adult Beverages Cocktails Food and Drink Our Life

Cocktails with Shrub District

The addition of a shrub to a cocktail is nothing short of an acquired taste, and I, too,

April 24, 2018
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Medina, NY Our Life

The Secret is OUT: The Shirt Factory is OURS!

As of this morning, Medina’s Shirt Factory Cafe changes hands and a dream of ours is finally realized! 

February 1, 2018
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We're Scott and Al. For over a decade, we’ve been writing side by side, tracing our journey from city streets in DC to country roads in Western New York. Along the way, we’ve shared our table, our dreams, and now our hearts as new parents. This blog is where we gather it all — the flavors, the wonder, the quiet moments and beautiful chaos — embracing every minute of this wild and ordinary life.

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