Here is the second day 0f 2017, and I need to see if I can fulfill one of My New Years, of adding more postings on my howiemaui.com blog. I saw on Facebook.com, that people we commenting about the Queen’s cold, and Mariah Carey, New Years Eve equipment  breakdown, I feel that I must defend us cold weather Illinoisans, and reveal a fantastic food gems, Marianos.(www.marianos.com).

Marianos is a grocery food chain started by Robert Mariano. With locations in Chicago and its neighboring suburbs, it can be described as “A Disney Land Grocery Experience.” With everything from a Pizza bar to a Wine bar, a huge selections of fruits, vegetables, and you name it they got i, I was able to get a second help with my New Years Resolutions, how am I going to have more money this year.

Besides having a great meat and fish department, I think I need to hear a drum roll, Marianos, will season and grill your steak and fish. Remembering going to a very expensive restaurant with my wife in Maui, waiting two hours to get seated, being very excited after seeing the incredible fish they catch daily on TV, I thought that for thirty-five dollars that a fresh beautiful creature from Hawaii was ready to give me an epicurean experience that I will never forget, well it was a financial disappointment that is still simmering in me for over seven years, a whole fish it was not, three inch square it was, with two drinks and some kind of cake desert, with the tip, our memorable food fantasy came to $185.00,  Wanting to finish our New Years holiday with a fantastic dinner, a huge thanks to Robert Mariano, our 1.4lb  USDA Choice Black AngusRib steak was on sale for $10.50, and our 1.205lb Fresh Wild Caught Whole Red Snapper was almost one third the price of our Hawaiian nightmare, a huge savings of $12.04. Our gigantic steak(well done) and tasty fish were  seasoned with garlic and cooked to perfection.

With just a twenty minute wait, were able to walk around and select a couple vegetables to add to our fantastic meal. With many of the restaurants dropping out of our coupon books, I see that we found a money-saving solution for 2017, we were also able to sample their hamburgers, mmmh, if they only had French Fries, I think there is going to be a lot less going out. So for a little less than $25.00 we made this 2017, a fantastic start, we even have leftovers for another feast. What a meal, steak, red snapper, broccoli,  Champagne, and rice.

Well there you have it, my second posting of 2017, and I am on my way to make three New Years Resolutions happen, eating healthy, you probably wondering what was the third one? My wife and I went to our local LA Fitness.

I am not a food critic, hopefully a journster that you like following.