Neat Thoughts About Food, Wine, Travel & More
The 2014 Art of the Race will be held Saturday, September 6 from 7PM – 10PM at Neiman Marcus in Short Hills. The event will this year feature a Fashion Show, Beauty Bars, Virtual Horse Racing, a Champagne Bar, Signature Cocktails and Tastings by some of New Jersey’s finest restaurants. Hot from the Kettle Events is […]
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As I’ve documented in the past, I’m a fan of the Spuntino concept. I like the idea of stopping in for a glass of wine and a few tapas after a long day at work or to meet a group of friends for an affordable evening of small plates sharing over a few bottles of […]
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One of the dishes I made for this year’s FryFest is a new recipe – fried mac & cheese. I used my Cabot Creamery Seriously Sharp Cheddar Mac N Cheese recipe as the base for this decadent dish. I know these treats are tyically served in a ball shape, but since I was also doing […]
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Terre a Terre is the Carlstadt, less-than-year-old brainchild of Chef Todd Villani. Villani worked at some of the best dining rooms in the USA and acquired professional kitchen skills while apprenticing at one of Europe’s top five-star resorts then while working on Marcus Samuelsson’s team at his subsidiary interests including World Yacht, Aquavit and Merkato […]
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The second installment of FryFest is behind us. Much like the 2013 FryFest, this year’s all-fried event was held on a beautiful late summer day. This year, we fried a few of last year’s favorites along with new items. Here’s what my brother-in-food, Danny Chin of Eat with Dan, and me served our 13 guests: […]
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In New Jersey, we have some of the best corn to be found anywhere. Farm stands and various stores offer sweet Jersey corn from late summer into the fall and I enjoy finding new ways to savor it. One new way used farm-fresh corn this weekend was by making an easy succotash with lima beans, […]
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Grissini is celebrating its 21st anniversary this month and will be featuring a special five-day promotion. The critically acclaimed contemporary Italian restaurant known for “Vera Cucina Italiana” (true contemporary Italian cuisine) will take 21% off your lunch or dinner food bill from Monday, 8/25 – 8/29 (alcohol and other beverages not included.) The 21% discount may […]
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Every few weeks, a group of us meet for dinner at a BYO (New Jersey’s great for those) and bring killer wines to share. This time, I opted to have the 5 couples over at my home for a summer dinner outdoors. The evening was spectacular, the food admittedly tasty and the wines just unbelievable. […]
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This weekend, I hosted a group of wine lovers and was pondering what to serve as a quick amuse-bouche that would scream “SUMMER”. Jersey tomatoes came to mind and I opted to serve a tasty gazpacho with a grilled shrimp sprinkled with Pork Mafia Memphis Mud rub blend. It’s a killer little dish that can […]
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Demetri Malki of beloved Table 8 and D’metri’s, is opening De Novo European Pub at the Upper Montclair Train Station in late August. The space was previously occupied by the defunct 12 West. De Novo will be styled after the family-oriented casual pubs of Europe with menus created by Executive Chef Marika Villik, who headed […]
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