Author: Melody Kettle

Meat purveyor Pat LaFrieda and food distributor SYSCO stepped in to help set up an open-air market in the restaurant's parking lot.

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The New Ice Age

April 23, 2015

In ice cubes, bigger is better—and clarity has cachet. A “leaf” in your cube could mean your bartender isn’t trying hard enough.

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Food for Thought

February 13, 2015

Denville Meat Shop Chef Jeffrey Orel opened the Denville Meat Shop & Micro Grocery seven months ago.

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Openings and Closings

February 12, 2015

Cross & Orange Restaurateurs Bob and Chris Fahey, who also own and operate Edgar’s Pub in Manasquan (and are affiliated with the Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park), will open the doors to their newest restaurant, Cross & Orange, on Thursday, February 12 at 4 PM, with executive chef Sam Byrne.

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Restaurant News

February 11, 2015

Charity Dinner with Bryan Gregg and David Viana About four months after opening Escape Montclair in April of 2013, chef and owner Bryan Gregg began to co-host charity dinners with other New Jersey chefs to benefit the Carol G. Simon Cancer Center. As a result, Gregg, 10 years in remission himself, has donated over $8,000.

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Food Events

February 10, 2015

Scrambling for Valentine's Day ideas? Any of these events are sure to make your "heart day" a happy one!

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Chefs in the News

February 9, 2015

Rapid Fire . . . with Maricel Prisella Ph.D, of Zafra, Cucharamama and Ultramarinos.

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Food for Thought

February 6, 2015

Union Republic, Jersey City There was no stopping Noah Sexton. At a recent press dinner and cocktail exhibition, attorney-cum-bartender and co-owner of Jersey City’s industrial-hip eatery, Union Republic broke out a vacuum pot, a tea infuser and a bunsen burner. If that spirited lesson in lab equipment wasn’t enough, Sexton used a centrifuge the size of a Xerox machine to create an impossibly smooth parsnip juice for a cocktail appropriately named Harvey Parsnip.

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Openings and Closings

February 5, 2015

Read about all the latest restaurant openings and closings around the Garden State, including Nicoletta Pizzeria opening in Bernardsville.

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Restaurant News

February 4, 2015

Lunch with a View: Battello, Jersey City Floor-to-ceiling windows and sweeping views of Manhattan always make for nice lunch. Add cuisine from acclaimed chef Ryan DePersio and menu full of creative cocktails, and that’s Battello!

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