Friday March 19, 2010SUBSCRIBE
New Jersey Monthly Magazine
Erace, Adam

Ebbitt Room

Curtis Bashaw recruited chef Lucas Manteca to run the Ebbitt Room, the AAA Five Diamond Award-winning restaurant at the Virginia Hotel in Cape May. more

Fornelletto

A rustic Italian restaurant in the Borgata has developed a convincing wine cellar theme. more

Blackfish

Blackfish, a breezy, beach-chic establishment in Stone Harbor, serves up New American fare for the beach-going set. more

IndeBlue

Indeblue in Collingswood does not look like your average Indian tandoor house. Small and snug, with only 31 seats, it retains the shiny-blue and hazmat-orange surfaces of its predecessor, an icy-hip crêperie called 5th Corner. more

Max's Seafood Cafe

One thing that never flusters a 97-year-old restaurant is a culinary fad. So at Max’s—a handsome tavern founded by German immigrant Joseph Fred Leisinger in 1912—you won’t find sous-vide duck breast, tapas, or powdered olive oil. more

Blue2O

Is Cherry Hill’s swank new seafood house part of a (gasp) chain? Let’s see. more

Lobianco

If a restaurant is going to defy conventional wisdom and tuck itself away in some obscure spot, it had better be good. more

Sake To You

Originally a fermented rice mash eaten like cereal, sake has been Japan’s national beverage for the last 1,200 years. more

Izakaya

In Japan, everyone eats, drinks, and socializes at casual pubs called izakayas. During a year in Japan, chef Michael Schulson fell in love with izakayas. Now he has created an eye-popping one of his own at the Borgata. more

Sage

Manna

Manna, the heaven-sent food that sustained the Israelites in the desert, was not exactly a gourmet treat. In fact, the people complained bitterly to Moses about the monotony of eating it and told him they thought they were better off in Egypt. (Nobody says he had an easy job.) more

Blackbird Dining Establishment

Chef Alex Capasso’s Blackbird takes wing on nuanced flavors, playful presentation, and attentive service. Would you like shaved black truffles on your entrée? Just say the word. more

Blueplate

Javier