The dish: The chorizo at Campino in Newark — already smoky red from its paprika, and garlicky too — is likely the restaurant’s most dramatic dish. (Although, to be honest, the impressive skillet of paella comes a close second.) The... […]
Dosas, mango lassis, raw cane juice, oh my! I can’t contain my excitement at the thought of Indian street food being so easily available in North Jersey. Hope its authentic. Tried raw cane juice for the first time recently in … Continue reading → […]
Andrew Zimmern, host of the Travel Channel’s “Bizarre Foods of America,” known for traveling the globe to taste donkey skin and duck blood pizza, recently dropped by Teterboro to eat Japanese ramen noodles. Your first reaction may be mine—- “What’s so bizzarre … Continue reading → […]
The owners of the new Manhattan Bagels location in Totowa will give free breakfast sandwiches for a year to the first 100 customers who visit their store on grand opening day, Thursday, May 23. When the doors open at 9 … Continue reading → […]
To celebrate warm days ahead, Haagen-Dazs ice cream will host Free Cone Day on Tuesday, May 14 from 4 to 8 p.m. The annual spring ritual will be held at Haagen-Dazs shops in Fair Lawn, Freehold, Livingston, Millburn and Ridgewood, … Continue reading → […]
On Friday, July 19th, 7:00 p.m., Stage Left in New Brunswick, New Jersey, will host a very special wine dinner featuring the extraordinary vintages of the Trisaetum Winery of the Willamette Valley, Oregon. […]
The next in the continuing series of popular “Fork & Cork” dinners at Chakra Restaurant in Paramus, New Jersey, will be held on Wednesday, June 26th, at 6:30 p.m.; and Chef Thomas Ciszak will prepare a special four-course menu paired with four different Hudson Whiskey spirits. […]
Tomorrow, Saturday, June 15th, has been designated National Lobster Day. And several New Jersey restaurants will be celebrating by offering special deals on their lobster dishes, which will also be available during the entirety of the summer. […]
On Tuesday, June 18th, 6:30 p.m., Chakra Restaurant, Paramus, New Jersey, will host a special wine dinner featuring the vintages of the Benovia Winery of Santa Rosa, California. The special guest speaker of the evening will be Bob Cooley, VP of Sales & Marketing. […]
Chef/proprietor Mark Smith of the Tortilla Press Cantina in Merchantville, New Jersey, has announced that on Sunday, June 16th, the restaurant will be serving a special Father’s Day buffet from 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. […]
IN recent years, to have dinner at the Blue Bottle Cafe in Hopewell, one needed to make a reservation at least a week in advance. Now that Broad Street has become a restaurant mecca — from Brothers Moon and Nomad Pizza to Bell & Whistle, the Peasant Grill, Antimo’s and Da’s Kitchen — we were able to snag a prime-time Friday night slot just a day in advan […]
THE patio is open and the Sangria is flowing at Marcello’s Restaurant and Tomato Pie in Bordentown. This is good news for me and my husband Bryan. Although we love the intimate, chic main room, and the cozy, family-style pizzeria indoors, there is something so joyful about Marcello’s patio, which has grown and evolved since we first started dining there in 2 […]
R.I.P. old Ryland Inn. And welcome to the new incarnation that opened in the rolling hills of horse and big pharma country last October. The old garden, where I saw artichokes growing for the first time years ago, is now a construction site for a new banquet facility, with (eventually) full-amenity cottages for brides and grooms, plus a boutique hotel. The w […]
LOOKING for a casual, fun place with a menu suitable for all tastes and appetites? Look no further than Pete’s Steak House and Tavern on Whitehorse Road in Hamilton. […]
WALKING into Villa Barone on a recent weeknight, I first noticed the Tuscany influenced hallmarks of contemporary Italian restaurants that aim for sophistication, but are also fairly casual, friendly and welcoming. […]