Capuzzo, Jill P.
Subscribe to this tagAppreciating the Taken for Granted
Co-owner: Mark Pascal, New Brunswick; Nonna Catherine Lombardi, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.
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Each Generation Learns, "Only Better"
Chef: Rosaria Iovino, Girasole, Atlantic City;
Mamma: Concetta Conti, Afragola, Naples, Italy
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Highest Praise Went to Mom's Manicotti
Chef: Francesco Palmieri, The Orange Squirrel, Bloomfield;
Mamma: Consiglia “Nanette” Palmieri, Corigliano Calabro, Calabria, Italy, and Bloomfield
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On Thursdays, School Could Wait
Chef: Zachary Melker, Toscano Ristorante, Bordentown;
Mamma: Mariellen Melker, Hamilton;
Nonna: Emma Melker, Chambersburg, Trenton
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Ralic's Steakhouse
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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Dublin Square
"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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Street People
Cranford’s sidewalk scarecrows attract a curious crowd.
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Real Estate: The New Reality
It’s a buyer’s market—for those who can get the financing.
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Black Eyed Susans Café
On LBI, a couple’s dream blooms along with their black-eyed Susans.
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Fish
Dinner goes swimmingly at Fish, a bank building turned seafood entry in Asbury Park’s restaurant revival.
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Bistro 44
One of Jersey's champions from the Food Network show Chopped is chef and owner of Bistro 44 in Toms River. Jill P. Capuzzo reviews the 80-seat BYO bistro.
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Restaurant Plan B
Jeffrey Haveson wanted to open a bed & breakfast. When that idea fell through, he went to Plan B—opening Restaurant Plan B in Asbury Park. Jill P. Capuzzo reviews.
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Mélange@Haddonfield
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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Anjelica's
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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'Jersey Fresh' Takes the Next Step
Jersey Fresh products are being extended to packaged foods that are using only Jersey-grown ingredients.
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Elements Cafe
This American tapas restaurant in Haddon Heights offers a calm and simple ambience and friendly and accommodating service.
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Dream Cuisine Cafe
Dream Cuisine Cafe, a Provencal-influenced French restaurant in Cherry Hill, stands up to its competing big boy restaurateurs.
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Rolling in Pillsbury Dough
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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Thomas' Ristorante
This subdued Italian restaurant on Main Street in Moorestown offers traditional meals with a plentiful array of seafood options.
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The Wooden Duck B & B
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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The Woolverton Inn
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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Spring Getaways: Bed and Breakfasts
New Jersey bed & breakfasts come up big in charm, amenities, and hospitality.
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Eno Terra
After earning his stripes with restaurant royalty, chef Chris Albrecht triumphs at home.
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The Original
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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Keeping Kids Fit
Childhood obesity has reached epidemic levels. What’s a parent to do?
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A Soup Kitchen That Turns Out Chefs
Camden's venerable Cathedral Kitchen has been producing some accomplished chefs.
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Tomatoe's
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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Anton's At The Swan
The plush style harkens back to a time before casual was the mantra, but the food is fully contemporary.
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Gluten: Not Is Hot
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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Shogun Legends
From the moment you enter its castle-like wooden doors, Shogun Legends in Wall showers the senses.
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Andrea Trattoria
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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Matt's Red Rooster Grill
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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Oliver A Bistro
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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Swanky Bubbles Restaurant & Champagne Bar
Swanky Bubbles Restaurant and Champagne Bar in Cherry Hill offers a hip, world-themed abience and specialty martini cocktails.
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Emergency!
Bleeding? Choking? Poisoning? Here's how to deal with your pet's health crisis.
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Cheap Eats: Cafe jonpaul (North Wildwood)
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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Millburn High School Ranks Best in NJ
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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The Little Bake Shop That Could
Calandra’s Bakery started as an immigrant’s dream. Today it is a regional brand—and growing.
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Puttering Around
Cape May
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QB of the Family
Sandy Hook
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The Natural
Stone Harbor
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Pray for Surf
Stone Harbor
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Gone Goofy
Stone Harbor
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Bargains for the Brazen
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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To Pounce or Be Patient?
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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