Capuzzo, Jill P.
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April 10, 2012
Zeppoli—hot Italian doughnuts—are just part (the last, best part) of the sublime experience of feasting at Zeppoli.
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April 9, 2012
For quality and quantity, the ocean is one of the Garden State’s richest gardens.
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February 13, 2012
New Jersey has all the ingredients for a booming wine industry—and a new law to help clear the way. Find out what the buzz is all about.
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January 25, 2012
Co-owner: Mark Pascal, New Brunswick; Nonna Catherine Lombardi, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.
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January 18, 2012
Chef: Rosaria Iovino, Girasole, Atlantic City;
Mamma: Concetta Conti, Afragola, Naples, Italy
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January 18, 2012
Chef: Francesco Palmieri, The Orange Squirrel, Bloomfield;
Mamma: Consiglia “Nanette” Palmieri, Corigliano Calabro, Calabria, Italy, and Bloomfield
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January 18, 2012
Chef: Zachary Melker, Toscano Ristorante, Bordentown;
Mamma: Mariellen Melker, Hamilton;
Nonna: Emma Melker, Chambersburg, Trenton
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January 6, 2012
Most steakhouses are big, über-masculine and have liquor licenses. Ralic's is small (28-seats), has light-wood floors and cream-colored walls and is located in a dry town (Haddonfield). Go figure. Still, Jill P. Capuzzo says Ralic's steaks for the most part would do any steakhouse proud.
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September 29, 2011
"We can't make ourselves any more authentic, other than being in Dublin," says Ian Whitfield, executive chef of Dublin Square in Cherry Hill, Bordentown and Washington Township. Jill P. Capuzzo visits the Cherry Hill branch and finds nearly all the dishes "generous...hearty and satisfying."
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September 13, 2011
Cranford’s sidewalk scarecrows attract a curious crowd.
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By Jill P. Capuzzo -
August 15, 2011
It’s a buyer’s market—for those who can get the financing.
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July 11, 2011
On LBI, a couple’s dream blooms along with their black-eyed Susans.
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May 9, 2011
Dinner goes swimmingly at Fish, a bank building turned seafood entry in Asbury Park’s restaurant revival.
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November 23, 2010
Chef Joe Brown's mom, born in Tennessee, influenced his cooking, as did his several trips to New Orleans. Jill P. Capuzzo reviews the tasty results of that background, Brown's restaurant, Melange @ Haddonfield.
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September 15, 2010
It’s quiet down the Shore now, but not at Anjelica’s, where the year-rounders know the Italian food is always worth turning out for.
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August 18, 2010
Jersey Fresh products are being extended to packaged foods that are using only Jersey-grown ingredients.
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August 2, 2010
This American tapas restaurant in Haddon Heights offers a calm and simple ambience and friendly and accommodating service.
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June 25, 2010
Dream Cuisine Cafe, a Provencal-influenced French restaurant in Cherry Hill, stands up to its competing big boy restaurateurs.
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By Jill P. Capuzzo -
May 10, 2010
Baker Sue Compton created a dessert called "Mini Ice Cream Cookie Cups" and won $1 million dollars...find out how she did it.
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April 28, 2010
This subdued Italian restaurant on Main Street in Moorestown offers traditional meals with a plentiful array of seafood options.
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By Jill P. Capuzzo -
April 20, 2010
With duck decoys, porcelain ducks, duck paintings, even duck coasters gracing surfaces throughout the sprawling country inn, the Wooden Duck Bed and Breakfast never leaves you wondering how it got its name.
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By Jill P. Capuzzo -
April 20, 2010
The Woolverton Inn sits on a vastly upgraded 10-acre property in Stockton and features two structures—one that mimics the look of an old barn, and one resembling a carriage house. It's a quaint bed and breakfast in a pastoral setting.
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By Jill P. Capuzzo, Nick DiUlio, Lauren Payne, Robert Strauss, Molly Tully, Drew Anne Scarantino, and Ashley J. Cerasaro -
April 12, 2010
New Jersey bed & breakfasts come up big in charm, amenities, and hospitality.
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February 9, 2010
After earning his stripes with restaurant royalty, chef Chris Albrecht triumphs at home.
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By Jill P. Capuzzo -
January 12, 2010
A century ago, after crossing the Atlantic, pizza crossed the Hudson and established itself in Trenton as the tomato pie—and you can still get the real deal.
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By Jill P. Capuzzo -
December 14, 2009
Childhood obesity has reached epidemic levels. What’s a parent to do?
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By Jill P. Capuzzo -
November 10, 2009
Camden's venerable Cathedral Kitchen has been producing some accomplished chefs.
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By Jill P. Capuzzo -
November 10, 2009
While other Shore restaurants hibernate,
Tomatoe’s in Margate kicks into holiday gear
—and keeps the festive fires burning all winter.
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October 13, 2009
The plush style harkens back to a time before casual was the mantra, but the food is fully contemporary.
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By Jill P. Capuzzo -
September 16, 2009
At this summer’s Fancy Food Show in New York City, 108 companies featured gluten-free products, everything from pizza and lasagna to chocolate chip cookies and English muffins, all minus the offending gluten protein.
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July 29, 2009
From the moment you enter its castle-like wooden doors, Shogun Legends in Wall showers the senses.
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July 2, 2009
If not for the luxury cars crowding the parking lot on Saturday nights, Andrea Trattoria in Newfield would look like any number of South Jersey roadside taverns.
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May 19, 2009
The Red Rooster, a four-and-a-half-year-old restaurant in a converted Victorian in Flemington, is trying hard to bring big city sophistication to Hunterdon’s county seat.
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March 31, 2009
Like the European bistros this cozy restaurant seeks to emulate, Oliver has an identity that can be linked directly to its owners.
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January 23, 2009
Swanky Bubbles Restaurant and Champagne Bar in Cherry Hill offers a hip, world-themed abience and specialty martini cocktails.
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December 9, 2008
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November 11, 2008
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November 10, 2008
Bleeding? Choking? Poisoning? Here's how to deal with your pet's health crisis.
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October 6, 2008
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August 18, 2008
Almost anywhere down the Shore it’s easy to drop $20 on a cheesesteak, fries, soda, and a sundae. But in North Wildwood, just three blocks from the roar of the roller coaster, there's a great alternative.
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August 11, 2008
Millburn High School grabs the top spot in the 2008 New Jersey Monthly rankings. Here’s why it’s the state’s best public high school.
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July 16, 2008
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June 9, 2008
Calandra’s Bakery started as an immigrant’s dream. Today it is a regional brand—and growing.
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June 6, 2008
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February 19, 2008
One person’s misfortune is another’s chance of a lifetime. Here’s what you should know before you bid on a house in foreclosure.
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By Jill P. Capuzzo -
February 19, 2008
As buyers lick their chops, sellers get cold feet. But while the housing market has dipped (and hasn’t hit bottom), some towns are escaping the pinch. Welcome to the new state of real estate in New Jersey.
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