Neat Thoughts About Food, Wine, Travel & More
Tickets are on sale for the July 15th Bourbon + Biergarten Party from the Montclair Food & Wine Festival! WHAT: An indoor/outdoor urban BBQ and libation extravaganza featuring an array of tastings from the region’s favorite restaurants, along with wine, beer and spirits curated by the Amanti Vino team. Live music by Street Beat Brass; Barbecue Competition for […]
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Today’s National Burger Day, thus one of my favorite food-dedicated days of the year! While I’m typically a fan of ‘normal’ burgers, I couldn’t allow this day to go by without showing you what CALLAHAN’S Hot Dogs in Norwood, NJ is doing – wild, right? The Owner Daniel DeMiglio says the popular restaurant’s motto is […]
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This is the second post in my new series called “Not Really a Recipe”. These will be non-recipe posts that just give ideas on how to fix meals that are tasty and require very little work. This dish is perfect for lunch, brunch or cut into slices for an appetizer. The dish is made using […]
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I make creamy polenta all the time, but for some reason, I don’t make southern-style cheesy grits that often. Some would say that polenta and white corn grits are the same thing, but for me, polenta is made using fine to medium ground yellow or white corn and southern-style grits are simply coarsely ground bits […]
[Continue reading...]I love Tito’s and its branding efforts. Very worthy cause/event – hope you can all join! WHO: Tito’s Handmade Vodka + Garden State Equality (GSE), New Jersey’s largest advocacy and education organization for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. WHAT: As part of New Jersey Pride, Tito’s will host a pre and post parade […]
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I’ve written about Denville Meat Shop (see past post here) in the past and how amazing it is on all levels: to-go foods, meats, service, classes, etc….the past weekend, I was privy to its delicious, meaty catering via a tailgate party at MetLife Stadium. The private tailgate party served about 15 of us with lots […]
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This will be the first in a new series I’m going to do called “Not Really a Recipe”. These will be non-recipe posts that just give ideas on how to fix meals that are tasty and require very little work. This dish is one I eat often…..blackened salmon topped with my Zesty Guacamole recipe. I […]
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Friend shared this bottle with me over oysters and fish. Love this style wine and never a bad bottle by this producer. Looks: Greenish yellow in the glass. Smell: Citrus/Meyer lemon and juicy peach on the nose. Taste: Delicious lemon/lime flavors with some wet stones notes. Texture and Finish: Rich yet light. Crazy nice minerality […]
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Now in its 9th year, the New Jersey Beer & Food Festival will once again take place at Crystal Springs Resort from June 16 – 18. Crystal Springs’ annual celebration of all things beer happens over Father’s Day Weekend with a Chefs & Brews Dinner, beer tasting featuring over 150 beers, a golf tournament and […]
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