How was your July 4th weekend??? Do anything special in Raleigh or elsewhere? Me — I spent the weekend up in the nation’s capitol.  No, not just shopping…although that’s a great way to celebrate our nation!  Oh, and you’d think there would be a mad dash to see the fireworks up there… but ironically, traffic was light. I mean it doesn’t get any more American than the fireworks shot near the Washington Monument. But, a lot of people who live in that area tend to flock out of town on July 4th weekend and the tourists come into the city. I know this ‘cause I lived up there for over 26 years. I now have a new appreciation for visiting the Northern Virginia area as I’ve been gone for almost 6 years now. Traffic up there is usually real bad and the overall area has spread beyond towns that I didn’t even know existed about 20 years ago.

If you wanna feel like you’re in a New York deli, then go to Jason’s Deli at Brier Creek…it’s the place to go. At any time of the day you’ll find it’s busy. It’s a chain nationwide and interestingly there are none of these delis in New York.

Spicy BBQ Chicken Pizza!

I had the spiciest pizza ever at Foster’s!  ..Man, it burnt my mouth but in a it-hurts- so-good-kinda way. It was so hot that even Eric couldn’t eat it until he took off some of the jalapenos. It was the Backyard BBQ Chicken pizza with chicken, onions, mozzarella…with cilantro and Foster’s special barbecue sauce which is sweet. But the jalapenos were crazy hot!

Foster’s pizzas are 10 inch handmade, wood-fired pizzas. Hmmm…now I’m wondering are brick oven and wood fired the same? I know they sound different but I wonder if they taste different… I’ve know I’ve had brick oven pizza from many Italian restaurants up north like Macaroni Grill and Bertucci’s, but I’m wondering if I ever had wood fired pizza before Foster’s. Anyway…it was a good experience. I had it with a Sam Adams Summer Honey Ale beer. That just sounds so yummy perfect for summer!

Did you know we have a local Raleigh pet radio station? Topics include pet nutrition, health and well being. And you can ask questions on the air. It’s hosted by Bowman Animal Hospital off Creedmoor Road. When is it? It’s on Thursday mornings from 8-9 am on WDOX – 570 AM station.

Next show will be with Dr. Shana Silverstein on July 2nd. I’ve met Dr. Silverstein on several occasions and she is a very caring pet doctor. That’s always a good quality.