Hi! My name is Tracy, and my husband is Dave. We have two daughters, two cats and three – 12 year old hermit crabs. Together we make The Optic Foodie. We live in a small town in New Jersey. We love the summers at the shore, the great night life across the bridge in Philadelphia, and we LOVE food!
When my husband and I first met, (eons ago), we loved to go out to eat, and then come home and try to recreate the delicious dishes we had. That is when our love of cooking and dining started. Then came my ridiculous, accumulation of food magazines, recipes from who knows where, and cookbooks! TONS and TONS of cookbooks! I couldn’t help myself! Looking at those beautiful, mouth-watering pictures made me want to get in the kitchen and start cooking!
Fast forward to about a year ago. I was thinking about how quickly our children are growing up. They are in college now and while they are off discovering the world, we have a lot more time on our hands… yikes… we are empty nesters! So, considering all the time we have on our hands, I started to think about the things we love to do and it hit me…
And that’s how The Optic Foodie blog started. We are so excited to share our recipes, photos, cocktails, and even a little review or two of some of the cool restaurants in town. So if you are ever in the area stop by and try them out!
So, welcome to our blog, we are so glad you’re here! We hope you enjoy the restaurants, the recipes, the photos, the food, the drinks and our crazy life!
