December is quite possibly the best month of the year for a kid like me. Christmas of

course, a week and a half long break, and all my siblings coming home from college so my

parents make fresh home cooked meals every night thinking they were just starving for months.

Then when we don’t get a home cooked meal, we get to go out, it’s great. One of the more

memorable meals that I had was the one at this new steak house in Danbury. It is called

Barbarie’s Black Angus Grill. I got a 20 oz. rib steak on the bone with sides of breaded mac n’

cheese, and mashed potatoes. The steak was perfectly seasoned with a delicious taste of pepper.

It was extremely succulent and not gamey at all. Everyone says the entire flavor is in the fat, but

personally I don’t see it. The entire steak was out of this world. Besides, the fat takes me about

10 minutes to chew and swallow, it’s too much work for me. By the time I finished the steak it

was hard for me to finish my sides, but I couldn’t stop eating. The mac n’ cheese was extremely

gooey (in a good way) and cheese stringed from piece to piece as I scooped it from its bowl. The

mashed potatoes were also good, but nothing special. I would’ve thrown a little extra salt on

them (which I did) but they were good. For dessert, they brought out a platter of every single

dessert they had. When I saw it, my jaw literally dropped, but there was just not enough room in

my stomach for more food, so I sadly had to pass. I’ll certainly make sure to leave some room

next time… that is if I can control myself.


Eric F.

             November was a month of nothing but food. Given the fact that it was the month with

thanksgiving, a holiday that everyone looks forward to. You get to see family and friends and eat

all of the delicious food you could want. Of course the days leading up to it are treacherous

because I starve myself in order to make as much room for food as possible. But when that day

finally arrives, there’s nothing but smiles on my face. Most people when they think of the

Thanksgiving feast, they think turkey. But I feel as if the turkey is always dry. I look forward

most to the stuffing and mashed potatoes. I still to this day never really know what the stuffing is

made of but I just go with it anyway because of how delicious it is. The mashed potatoes are so

fluffy and just feel like they melt in my mouth. Topped off with shredded cheese, butter and

gravy, it makes for a highly unhealthy but delicious pile of potato. After a few hours of bathroom

runs and football games, out comes the dessert. My moms apple crumble pie that flakes apart

with every bight is so decadent, it’s something you would dream about. It comes to no surprise

that I probably gain ten pounds after November. But hey, good food is worth the sacrifice.



Eric F.