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NJM Restaurant Reviews

Sophie's Bistro

SOMERSET

Star Rating

Peacock Inn

PRINCETON

Star Rating

Elements Cafe

HADDON

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Passionne

MONTCLAIR

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NJM: Quick Bites

Sol Mexican Cantina

Town: BRANCHBURG

Food: Mexican

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Top High Schools 2010

Proven winners stay on top of our rankings, but all New Jersey public high schools face a host of new and daunting challenges this year.

    
Plain Sight: A Jersey Photo Blog
02. Sep 2010

A Gifted Young Drummer on the Boardwalk

Set up on the Asbury Park boardwalk opposite the Stony Pony, this young drummer was playing some fascinating rhythm, not just the usual thudding. Turns out he is a 2010 graduate of Neptune High School, a member of the National Honor Society, and a drum instructor at Big Beat studio in Neptune City...

NJ My Way
02. Sep 2010

Weekend Picks: Riverfest, Anderson Park Arts, Tomato Festival

From the Delaware Valley to the Shore, there is plenty to do on this long weekend, besides packing up the beach house, and last minute back-to-school shopping.

Table Hopping with Rosie
02. Sep 2010

Food Events

9/4: An Outstanding in the Field dinner will be held at Mosefund Farm, 315 Mattison Reservoir Ave, Branchville, with executive chef Scott Anderson of Elements, Princeton, preparing the meal. 3 PM; $220. For tickets log on to www.outstandinginthefield.com.

On the Vine
31. Aug 2010

Taking My Own Advice

Txakolina, the light and spritzy Spanish wine that I wrote about last week is widely available in the Garden State. When the temperature shot back into the 90s last weekend, I took my own advice and grabbed a bottle at my local retailer to enjoy with lightly grilled chicken, corn on the cob, and heirloom tomato salad plucked right from our garden.

From the Editors
24. Aug 2010

Mirth and Menace

Just a few days left to catch the superb production of Harold Pinter's NO MAN'S LAND at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in Madison. Pinter is considered hard to understand, but this terrific cast, with insightful direction by Bonnie J. Monte, brings out all of Pinter's sly humor, air of unease and neediness, hauteur, and not least, a fey, thuggish menace, all very decorous but unmistakeable. Don't miss it.

 

 
In This Issue

Top High Schools 2010

What is the state of the Garden State's public school system? This month, we take an in-depth look at not just our most successful schools, but the myriad controversies surrounding public education in general. Read on...

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Top Doctors

Top Doctors 2009-2010

Click here to read our 2009-2010 Top Doctors list featuring 609 superb physicians in 60 different specialties.

Top Dentists

Top Dentists 2010

N.J.’s Top Dentists, as chosen by their peers, are listed in nine specialties.

New Faces New Jersey
Photo by Lisa Mazzucco.

Piano Woman

A classical pianist who was raised in South Orange prepares to release a new album—Russian Music for Cello and Piano.

By Mallory Gelert

Top Towns

Best Places to Live 2010

We’ve crunched the numbers. Now here’s our report card on the Garden State’s Top Towns.