By John Hall for Blue Mountain Town & Country Gazette
Welcome to our first issue of September, 2024, which is also our issue focusing on restaurants in the region. As the cooler days of autumn get closer, we realize it’s a great time of year to have a meal outdoors, whether at home or at a local restaurant, and we have a lot of excellent restaurants to choose from. So join us as we take a little eating journey around the area.
If you like good food and spirits (of the haunted variety), you need to read our article about the Hanoverville RoadHouse in Bethlehem. We had the opportunity to speak with owner Mark Dennis recently and found out that the “haunting” of Hanoverville RoadHouse is real. It is so real in fact that it has been featured as part of an international paranormal event. See “Hanoverville RoadHouse: Food & Spirits” to find out more about this fascinating restaurant that also serves up excellent American food.
If you’re shopping at the Lehigh Valley Mall, you might like to know about some of the good restaurants options right there. See “Eating at the Lehigh Valley Mall” to find out more.
If you really like food and discovering new things, downtown Easton is going to surprise you if you are not familiar with its restaurant scene. Don’t let the word “scene” throw you – we’re not just talking nighttime dress-up options, but breakfast, lunch and dinner, from casual to dressy. It seems like a new restaurant opens in downtown Easton every time I turn around. Be sure and read “Easton’s Downtown Restaurant Scene” for the names of dining options you may not be familiar with.
Now we probably all have our favorite pizza places. I like Antonio’s on South Third in Easton and my personal tip to you is to try their amazing cheesecakes, which they actually bake in the pizza ovens. Recently, lehighvalleylive.com polled its readers asking about their favorite pizza places and readers selected about 20 as “the best.” Well, the media outlet went out and did their own taste testing to put the list in “countdown-to-number-one” order and we’re highlighting their top 5 for you in “Great Pizza Places.” Read the article to find out if your favorite made the list.
And finally, we have another one of our “Short Getaway:…” articles. This one is all about short train rides here in Pennsylvania that you can take specifically to see the fall foliage. The beauty of the fall colors and the experience of taking it all in while riding in a vintage train car make a beautiful autumn outing. We’re highlighting these train rides now because in many cases you will need to make reservations to get onboard. See “Short Getaway: PA Fall Foliage Train Rides” to learn more.
So that is our issue this time around – we hope you enjoy the read. Please join us next time when we turn our attention to getting ready for fall. See you then!
