MISSION STATEMENT

There comes a point in every mother and son's life when they realize they no longer have as much in common anymore.  Sure, there's plenty of love between them but interests they like to share -- the list gets smaller every year.

One day it occurred to me:  one of the things my son, Jeremy, and I like to do is eat out.  My daughter and husband just don't care as much.  Jeremy, at 11, is quite an adventurous eater.  To date he's tasted and enjoyed escargot, venison, goat, duck and rabbit, to name a few.  I'm not quite as daring as he but I do have a passion for trying different cuisines.

Together, we decided on a long-term project:  to sample every type of food in NYC.  Once a month, we will sample a different ethnic cuisine -- whether at a fancy restaurant, street cart, take out spot or neighborhood joint.  The goal is to savor the many flavors that only a city like New York can offer at the same time spend some valuable mother-son time together.

The idea of a blog came after our first lunch out.  We hope to use this as a way to chronicle our experience:  to share our thoughts and observations on food, culture and whatever else we can think of.