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Now that I am home and organized I'll post our last meal. My niece and nephew begged us to go back to the Frog and Onion on our last full day because they offer all day waffles on Saturdays. Of course we caved. The waffles Blackened wahoo salad Fried calamari--very tender Fish and chips Chicken and mushroom pot pie Tortellini Apple crumble My husband and I are coming back for a long weekend at the end of next month and will be exploring some new to us places, I hope. We are staying at Elbow Beach for the first time so a repeat visit to Mickey's will definitely happen. Everything else is up for grabs. If you eat anywhere good on your trip MetsFan5, post it here! Until then... My favorite beach, Warwick Long Bay Last sunset of the trip

The finest grocery on the island is right by your hotel, Miles Market. They have everything you could possibly need, from fresh fruits, vegetables, meats and fish to prepared foods like soup, sushi, grilled meats etc. They have a large selection of beer and wine, plus a full liquor selection. There's a Godiva cafe in there, and a large (for an island) bakery. http://www.miles.bm As far as dining, there are a bunch of restaurants on Front Street (the main road through town and the road your hotel is on) that have outdoor dining looking over the street and harbor. The outdoor seating is up on the second floor so you can have a good view for people watching to entertain you while dining solo. Most of the tables up there are for two, so you should not have a problem getting seated at one. I remembered the name of the Indian restaurant I mentioned earlier: House of India. Last time we ate there we were seated next to the Premier of Bermuda, so you know it has to be good 🙂

Onion, pepper and sausage scramble with Netsuke's bacon and toast This morning, a tomato and bacon sandwich

More vacation cooking. The other day we grilled up some ribs and chicken that we picked up at one if the island grocery stores. I only got a photo of the ribs... Last night we grilled some Snake River Farms waygu steaks that we brought down frozen. There were four. Seasoned Cooked sliced I don't eat red meat so made a nicoise sandwich

I forgot that last night was our one dinner out with the group. We went to Mickey's Beach Bar and Bistro at the Elbow Beach Hotel. Wahoo seveche Wahoo carpaccio Fried calamari Tuna tartar Rigatoni bolognese Salmon Local grouper Mixed grill with shrimp omitted Grandma's Cake Chocolate dome

You'll have the opportunity for some good meals. There are lots of restaurants in Hamilton and some are very good. There's nice shopping too if you are in to that sort of thing (I'm not much of a shopper). Bermuda in general is very safe, especially during the day. You will be OK in town alone. Stay in the main areas and out of dark alleys 🙂 Most crimes are petty theft and the like. It's rare though. For example yesterday my husband went to the market and left his iPhone X with his license and credit cards in the wallet part of his phone case in the basket of his shopping cart. When he realized and went back, it was still sitting there. Someone had opened it and looked for cash, but nothing else was touched (no cash in there). Uber as such does not exist on Bermuda. There's a different app you can download, HITCH, which is kind of like Uber. There are not always drivers available though. You can always call a cab, the drivers are wonderfully nice.

Some other Bermuda meals. Frog and Onion pub at the Royal Naval Dockyard. Folks wanted to go here because they brew their own beer. Beer tasting Drinks for some others (all deemed too sweet). Note that my wise butt niece insisted on her water being included in the photo. Soft pretzels with dipping sauces for the allergy nephew since he could not have anything fried here Onion rings Cheesesteak for the allergy nephew Most other got fish and chips, made with grouper Husband went for the snapper sandwich with spicy sauce Some vegetable samosas. There's a large Indian and Pakistani population on Bermuda so most restaurants offer at least a few Indian style dishes The kids got dessert, sticky toffee pudding Another night we went into the capital city of Hamilton to attend Harbor Nights, which is an arts and food festival. It was not as interesting as I remembered from some years ago. Not very many artists, and most of the food was junky. There was one stand with island cuisine but the line was really long. The teens got ice cream but it was melting too fast to take a picture. Another day we went back to the dockyard for a an early dinner at Bone Fish Grill (no relation to the US chain) Niece wanted avocado fries And tuna tartar Adults shared some wahoo bites Nephew got spaghetti and meatballs Most others got fish and chips, this time made with snapper I got chicken milanese, which I did not enjoy. The salad was good though My sister scored best with the rockfish prepared Bermuda style, which is with a rum cream sauce and bananas. Sounds weird tastes good The kids had dessert...berry panna cotta Triple chocolate mousse Yesterday we went to St. George's and ate at the Wahoo Cafe. Adults shared some conch fritters. Very good and filled with tender chunks of conch Niece wanted mozzarella sticks Nephew could not have anything on the appetizer list so contented himself with the bread basket. Wahoo burger Cheeseburger Honey fried chicken Wahoo bites Smoked wahoo pate-this was awesome Wahoo tacos Wahoo three ways: burger, bites and grilled with curry tomato chutney, rice and peas and slaw Grilled rockfish with rice and peas and plantains Np plans to eat out for the next few days. We've moved to a new house which is waterfront and has a pool so plan on just hanging out here and grilling. Here's a picture of lovely Tobacco Bay

still on vacation so keeping the cooking simple, made BELTs with Nesuke's bacon that I precooked and brought down frozen and the local delicious Bermuda tomatoes and onions. I had to poach the eggs since I was making eight sandwiches at once--worked out well.

My personal pick would be The Reefs https://www.thereefs.com It has a beautiful private beach and is adjacent to some excellent snorkeling and close to the beautiful South Shore beaches. Multiple restaurants including beachfront dining, and it has a charming "old Bermuda" feel. That said, my husband and I have been staying at the Fairmont Southhampton lately because they run a sale each year offering 50% off their rates which is a great deal, and we have always been given an upgraded room despite paying the discounted rate. It's walkable to the Reefs and the South Shore beaches.

Green bell peppers give me horrible indigestion. All other kinds of peppers are fine, and I enjoy them very much, but GBP are the enemy. Last night, burgers and hot dogs. Simple food as we are on vacation and the kitchen amenities are quite lacking. Typical for a rental house. Burger and dog platter Plated beef burger and hot dog Salmon burgers for the non-red meat eaters

So I am back in Bermuda for the next couple of weeks, with my family. We've rented a big old house and so will be cooking more than eating out, but I'll share my restaurant experiences here again. Yesterday we went to Breezes at Cambridge Beaches, a casual beachside restaurant that is a two minute walk from the house we are staying at this week. Drinks. Left to right, a Pims No. 1, a Kamikaze, a Mai Tai, and a Dark and Stormy. My nephew with the shellfish allergy chose a club sandwich Most people got a fish sandwich on raisin bread with mango chutney and slaw. My brother in law chose a fish wrap And my brother chose the pan seared snapper. The teens got dessert, a brownie with ice cream and a coconut-passionfruit panna cotta Sunset from the beach at the house

I have heard good things about Marcus, but have not been. Barracuda is good, right in Hamilton. If you like Indian food there's a really good one in Hamltion...I'll try to think of the name. Mickey's for beachfront dining. Art Mel's Spicy Dicey for fish sandwiches. Miles Market for gourmet beach snacks and wine for the room.

A couple of recent meals: arugula salad with prosciutto, burrata, and fig vanaigrette A grilled chicken gyro-like sandwich Last night we had tacos

Last night, a fast dinner after an all day meeting followed by a delayed train home...quick broth doctored up with spices with cooked noodles from the fridge, a bag of frozen mixed "stir fry" vegetables, lots of herbs and some quick seared sole. 10 minute dinner that was easy and satisfying after a trying day

Sandwiches the other night. Chicken banh mi for me Warm lobster for husband and a berry tart

It's a complicated situation. Wellfleet is very much not a city. It's a town of 4,000 year-round residents. I don't know what their summer totals are. A lot of the town is National Park land. The road that the Beachcomber is on (Ocean Drive) is fronted on the beach side by private homes and the Beachcomber, and the back side, for quite a ways back, is National Park land. The dunes on this road are subject to severe erosion during winter storms. Most property owners have already paid to move their homes back as close to the road as you can go. Some homes have fallen down the dune during bad winter storms. The Beachcomber is located in a former Coast Guard lifesaving station, and is far back enough that it is not in danger of falling down the dune. So, what the town wants, and the National Park has apparently agreed to, is a land swap. The NP would take over the beaches and the dunes, and the road. Homeowners would be moved back into the National Park land (at their expense...I think). The road would be closed to vehicular traffic, and access to the beaches via dunes would end naturally which would aid in the preservation of this natural area. You need 100% buy in for a land swap and the Beachcomber is opposing it. And that's the coconut telegraph, as I have been told, anyway 🙂

More time out in Wellfleet. We are not out there on the 4th of July for the fist time in many years and I am grumpy about it. Here's a couple of recent meals. The Bookstore at Wellfleet harbor. Drinks Mussels Baked stuffed lobster The Beachcomber, for the last time ever. The town doubled the parking fee from $20 to $40, and since there are seven of us we had to take two cars. $80 before ever stepping inside the restaurant! Oh well, it was good while it lasted. Burger Fish sandwich Steamers. Oyster po'boy Here's the dune you have to climb up to get back to the parking lot. That's my niece and nephew heading up, and my brother skulking at the top 🙂 My husband was craving a burger so we went to Local 186 in Provincetown. Drinks Seveche Burger with egg Chicken poutine. This was mine. I've never had poutine before and don't think I'd order it again. I did not like the gravy on the fries. Too mushy. Burger with fried avocado Another day, Mac's Shack Oysters Ritz cracker bluefish My nephew ordered the Impossible Burger. I asked to try it since I have not eaten red meat for over 30 years and this burger supposedly tastes like red meat. It was...weird. It did not taste like red meat but it has a definite meaty flavor to it. It's also very salty. Fish tacos Fish and chips Salmon hand roll Striped bass Tomato salad with burrata Big kahuna tuna roll Watching the sunset from the bridge by our rental house

I use the New York Times recipe for oven-roasted chicken shawarma. It's very easy. Here's a link: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017161-oven-roasted-chicken-shawarma Last night, pasta with cockles

I have never had walleye. I love fish. What is it similar to? I am assuming it's freshwater? What's the creamy stuff on the right part of the bagel? It looks like a delicious sandwich. Some recent meals. My family likes to eat caprese sandwiches before going to a rock concert. I forget how the tradition started but it's been going on since I was 20. Two nights of concerts, two nights of caprese sandwiches Too tired to cook after two nights of concerts...burger night (salmon burger for me, beef for everyone else) Sunday extended family dinner. Giant salad Grilled flatbread chicken shawarma

Monday night, fish sandwiches with oven fries Last night, salmon grain bowl with Vietnamese flavored dressing

Grilled pizzas. I made a margarita, a pepperoni, an artichoke-mushroom and a carbonara strawberry shortcake for dessert

My husband and I got very sick from fiddleheads some years ago. I suspect I prepared them incorrectly. Now when they are available in local markets there's always a sign next to them saying to boil for ten minutes and then drain, rinse, and saute them for another period of time. I have not been brave enough to try them again. They do taste very good. The other night, veggie burgers and oven fries Last night, tacos

Chicken milanese with cherry tomato-mozzarella salad from this week's New York Times food section. Tasty!

salmon lettuce cups, rice and smashed cucumber salad

Hahaha nope. I am a normal weight for my height and age. In an ideal world I would weigh what I did when I got married, but nobody's perfect. Perhaps I should have specified that it's not just me and my husband eating, our group has included up to seven people or as few as three, depending on the day. I typically eat 1/3 to 1/2 of my meal and then bring the rest home for someone to eat later--usually my husband or his brother. We also only eat one full meal a day while on vacation. Last night though, it was just me with my husband at Ceraldi. This is a very special restaurant for us. When you make your reservation they ask if you have any dietary preferences or allergies, and then the chef cooks the same meal for everyone in the restaurant, with modifications to accommodate everyone's preferences. I always ask for a pescatarian meal. I'm not strictly pescatarian but there's a lot of meats that I dislike. My husband has no restrictions. The meal is seven courses with optional wine, reserve wine, or soft beverage pairing. My husband and I did the reserve wine pairing since we were celebrating. They start everyone with a half glass of rose champagne while the chef explains the menu for the evening First course, Lucky Lips Loagy Bay oyster with wild seabed and spruce, preserved lemon. Paired with NV J-M Seleque Champagne Brut Nature Cuvee Solessence Second course, wild nettle rye bread crostino, Hillside Farm chicken liver mousse, pickled onion, Flora Chella flower, pink pepper, Halcyon Farm arugula. Paired with 2016 Francois Le Sant Sancerre Silex Rose The chef made my crostino topped with a nettle mousse Third course, Longnook Meadow Farm panisse, Surrey Farm radish, Great Hill blue buttermilk, Hillside Farm pancetta. Paired with 2013 Agricola Querciabella Batar IGT. My salad had the pancetta omitted. Fourth course, salt fish croquette (the fish was halibut) In the Weeds daisy greens, bagna cauda, In the Weeds chive blossoms. Paired with 2012 Chateau de Beru Chablis 'Clos Beru' Fifth course, spaghetti al barolo, MVM shiitake, Parmigiana Reggiano, garden sage. Paired with 2012 Proprieta Sperino Lessona Sixth course, Seawind Meadow Farm osso bucco, wild cedar and bay, fermented maple sap, turmeric risotto, garden gremolata. Paired with 2013 Allegrini Amarone Classico DOC For me, the chef offered the risotto with kohlrabi prepared in the style of scallops Final course, Snowy Owl coffee husk cookie, Chequessette Chocolate semi fredo, nibs and pistachio, paired with Pio Cesare Barolo Chianti Ricetta Exclusiva della Premiata Casa Vinicola I was struggling with fullness by the time we got to the risotto course and could only manage a bite of the dessert, but we took the rest of it home and my husband ate some for breakfast this morning haha! Everything was delicious. The oyster, the barolo pasta, and the salt fish fritters were my favorites of the seven courses. I hope to be able to go back for our 22nd anniversary next year :-)