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Dining Dad Reviews: Louie's Bakery and Eatery, Emmaus

Better than your mother’s reheated food (and we mean that in the best way).

You know how sometimes, food is better the second day? That’s the feeling I had while eating at Louie’s Bakery in Emmaus. And while that sounds like a vague insult, remember that I am a dad of two, and my life is leftovers. So these are darn good. Parking Off street parking awaits in the back of the cheerful stand-alone building, as long as you don’t miss the turn-off. The building is essentially across from the Yocco’s on the outskirts of Emmaus, and the turn-off is before the building. Keep your eyes open. Family Perks 1. The back door. Thank god for a door in the back! Don’t mock the man with the stroller. You’d be surprised how many restaurants have back parking and no way in. It’s a nice wide door leading to a nice, wide aisle into …

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Dining Dad Reviews: Bethlehem Brew Works

Family friendly perks and food in downtown Bethlehem.

One recent weekend afternoon the fam and I decided to hit up Bethlehem Brew Works for a light bite. We shot for baby naptime, so we could see how the place stacked up to a sleeping infant/car seat scenario.  Parking Bethlehem Brew Works is at both the fortunate and unfortunate corner of Broad and Main in downtown Bethlehem. It's a fortunate location because of its high visibility. It's an unfortunate location, however, because on-street parking is at a premium in the immediate vicinity and the parking behind the restaurant is metered. The rear parking deck is also a little cramped and difficult to navigate when other cars are attempting to do the same. That said, we chose the lesser of two evils and parked in the back. Family Perks 1. The …

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Bolete Is Special Dining Experience

Local ingredients work in 'synergistic harmony' at this Salisbury restaurant.

Many paths cross at Bolete. It’s just inside the Salisbury Township border at the intersection of Seidersville Road, Emmaus Avenue, Susquehanna Street and Fountain Hill’s Broadway. Many locally grown or locally produced foods cross paths here, too. The back of the menu lists some of the area’s most inspired farmers. Every ingredient has a story to tell. The old stone house that houses Bolete (named for a mushroom) began life as a stagecoach stop and country inn. In its previous incarnation, it housed the Inn of the Falcon, another Lehigh Valley dining destination. The winter evening was cold. Torn between hot soup and cold lettuce for a first course, I chose the Liberty Gardens Mixed Greens Salad ($10) and was warmed by an abundance of …

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Arthur Joel Katz

9:17 am on Sunday, January 30, 2011

No doubt a very good restaurant, but "caviar bacon" is rather hard to believe.   more ›