Neat Thoughts About Food, Wine, Travel & More
Alessia Aron and Janis Borroto of Jersey Girls Food Tours are hosting the 1st Annual Fall Chef Showcase on Tuesday, 10/28, from 7PM to 10PM at the Art House Productions space. Featured restaurants will be: Battello, an eclectic Italian restaurant BROA, Portuguese bistro Cholita Dessert Bar GP’s, an Italian restaurant Left Bank Burger Lighthorse Tavern, […]
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A couple weeks ago, I visited HAVEN Riverfront Restaurant & Bar with some colleagues and once again, against my normal rule of not ordering the same dish at the same place multiples times, I ordered the Seafood Risotto, again. This one one of my favorite dishes of 2013 and after enjoying it again on my last visit, […]
[Continue reading...]Chakra Restaurant will welcome Jose Moro of Bodegas Emilio Moro for a rare dinner of highly rated wines from Spain’s Ribera del Duero on Monday October 20 at 6:30pm. The dinner at Chakra will be Jose Moro’s only event in New Jersey and he will be discussing his acclaimed wines and the history of the […]
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Last week, while I was away on business in Toronto, a friend I had lunch with talked me into a Bloody Caesar. I hadn’t had this drink in ages and now I’m puzzled as to why not – it’s delish! For those who’ve not had a Caesar, it’s basically a Bloody Mary with Clamato instead […]
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Chef Francesco Palmieri of The Orange Squirrel in Bloomfield, NJ will hosts his yearly Vincent Price Cookbook dinner at James Beard House on 10/30 at 7PM. The event sold out in just a couple days! Once again, Chef Palmieri will cook dishes based on the Vincent & Mary Price’s 1965 cookbook, A Treasury of Great Recipes. After […]
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Villalobos Chef/Owner Adam Rose shares his tasty recipe for the already-popular Carne Asada Tacos in celebration of October 4th National Taco Day. Carne Asada Taco 1 lb. cleaned outer skirt steak 4 oz. chopped cilantro 8 cloves garlic, chopped 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon ground chipotle morita salt & pepper to taste 8 tortillas […]
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It’s always unfortunate when New Jersey loses talented chefs to other states. I was sad to see Chef Tim Fischer leave the Garden State but when I found out it was to relocate back home to Minnesota I was relived as I knew I’d get to sample his delicious food yet again. My company’s headquarters […]
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In celebration of October being National Pizza Month, the Millie’s Old World Meatballs & Pizza team is extending its loyal customers a chance to create the Ultimate Pie! Interested participants can access the entry form on the Millie’s Old World Facebook page to select which ingredients will be included on their pies and if their […]
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Chef Bryan Gregg, Chef/Owner of Montclair’s popular Escape and farmer extraordinaire, Anthony Bracco of Bracco Farms were the first guests to kick off a series of cooking demos/classes at Montclair High School in collaboration with Montclair Academy of Culinary & Hospitality Excellence (MACHE). Fitting Chef Gregg and Mr. Bracco, the theme of the seminar was […]
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When Ron Joyce contacted me a few weeks back to comment about a recent chicken recipe I’d posted and to say it would have been better if I had his Poulet Rouge Fermier on hand, I admit, I was curious. Chicken just isn’t at the top of my list of proteins so I thought “how […]
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