RISE of the Jack O’Lanterns (Secaucus, NJ)

Trick or Treat! It was my first time attending Rise of the Jack O’Lanterns and it was quite the spectacle. At this show, 5,000 carved pumpkins illuminate all across the Meadowlands Expo Center show floor, a process of gutting, painting, and etching/carving that takes 10-15 hours per pumpkin! And that’s not all – “The Rise”Continue reading “RISE of the Jack O’Lanterns (Secaucus, NJ)”

Kimchi Smoke Barbecue (Westwood, NJ)

If you’re a part of the local NJ/NY food scene, you may have heard of Chef Robert Austin Cho. For a while, he showed up here & there with this idea of “Kimchi Smoke” at pop-ups, food truck festivals, and eventually in 2015 he opened his own BBQ shack in Bergenfield, NJ. I was firstContinue reading “Kimchi Smoke Barbecue (Westwood, NJ)”

Cirque du Soleil: TORUK – The First Flight

Cirque du Soleil wasn’t always the world’s largest theatrical producer. As of this post they have a repertoire of 33 shows but I remember seeing their 8th show, Dralion, years ago and it was still a spectacle! We recently went to see their 31st show: TORUK – The First Flight, inspired by James Cameron’s filmContinue reading “Cirque du Soleil: TORUK – The First Flight”