New Brunswick
By Karen Tina Harrison -
March 13, 2012
Zod Arifai, wizard of Montclair’s Blu and Next Door, revives and reinvents a proud New Brunswick marquee.
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By Pat Tanner -
February 2, 2012
Steakhouse 85, with its handsome decor, offers not only steak, but seriously good seafood.
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By Jill P. Capuzzo -
January 25, 2012
Co-owner: Mark Pascal, New Brunswick; Nonna Catherine Lombardi, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.
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By Dylan Runco -
January 17, 2012
Feb 4: From the treacherous cliffs of Mount Doom to the golden forests of Lothlorien, Charlie Ross is ready to conjure up Middle Earth. Ross, the actor behind One Man Star Wars, returns to the State Theater with One Man Lord of the Rings.
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By Drew Anne Scarantino -
August 15, 2011
The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museumin New Brunswick is one of the largest university art museums in the country.
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Zod Arifai, chef/owner of Blu in Montclair--one of NJM's Top 25 restaurants and winner of the Readers' Poll Best of the Best category for the North region--said today that he will be reopening Daryl in New Brunswick with a new menu and a new look.
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By Eric Levin -
July 11, 2011
Long gone are the days when New Jersey, sandwiched between two imposing cities, could only look outward for its best food. Now the top restaurants in the state stand shoulder to shoulder with the finest in the region.
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By Drew Anne Scarantino -
April 11, 2011
New Brunswick isn't just for college students out on the town—world-class dining and premier theater experiences present a tempting reality for romantic couples eager for entertainment-laden evenings.
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April 11, 2011
Love is in the air. Here’s where to get romantic in the Garden State.
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At a wedding shower in New Brunswick...
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By Brian Yarvin -
December 13, 2010
Authentic African restaurants are popping up all over New Jersey. Find out where the closest ones to you are located.
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By Tammy La Gorce -
December 13, 2010
Randy James, president of Dance New Jersey, makes an effort to raise dance awareness and appreciation.
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Walking on them tickles the toes...
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In a parking garage in New Brunswick...
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In the window of a beauty supply store...
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In a drugstore window in New Brunswick...
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July 12, 2010
For the best Jersey chefs, fresh, local, sustainable, and farm-to-table are not just buzzwords but delicious keys to creativity, style, and value.
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By Deborah P. Carter -
April 4, 2010
By Emily Faherty -
March 15, 2010
Apr 26: Lee Woodruff, author of In an Instant and contributing editor for Good Morning America, is the featured speaker for the Smart Talk Connected Conversations series at the State Theatre.
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By Emily Faherty -
March 15, 2010
Apr 9–10: The teen idols who made the girls swoon in the ’50s and ’60s are back, though no longer teens.
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February 25, 2010
Can eating at a particular establishment in New Brunswick be considered a gamble? One of our dining critics certainly thinks so.
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By Linda Fowler -
December 14, 2009
George Street Playhouse artistic director David Saint's innovative vision has helped the venue become one of the most popular in the state.
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By Drew Anne Scarantino -
December 6, 2009
By Deborah P. Carter -
August 19, 2009
A college town elevates its preppy profile with fine dining and cultural attractions.
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By Emily Faherty -
August 11, 2009
Sept 4–Nov 8: The New Jersey Film Festival at Rutgers University returns this fall to showcase even more original films by talented filmmakers.
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By Emily Faherty -
July 22, 2009
Identical twins Helena and Maria Mehalis of Flemington have merged their singing and songwriting talents into the free-spirited pop-rock duo HelenaMaria. Can’t tell them apart? Here’s a clue: Maria plays guitar left-handed.
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July 13, 2009
Our experts scoured the state to find elite dining establishments old and new. How did they fare? Read our Top 25 Restaurants list to find out. Feel free to comment on their findings.
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June 16, 2009
Emphasizing seafood, Due Mari (“two seas”) joins its Bernardsville sibling, Due Terre (“two lands”), to form a dynamic duo.
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By Emily Faherty -
May 3, 2009
This past week Greg, from the Art Department here at NJM, attended an evening performance of Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy at the State Theatre in New Brunswick. Although he claims to "suck at writing," Greg's words convey his positive response to the experience of Cirque with an honest and straightforward simplicity. Without further adieu and straight from the horse's mouth...
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By Brett Savage -
December 9, 2008
By Stan Parish -
July 10, 2008
Few restaurants last a quarter century. Fewer still navigate the shifting winds of public taste and the unforgiving shoals of the business to emerge—as the Frog and the Peach has—still on top and on course.
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By Stan Parish -
July 9, 2008
The Frog and the Peach has been among the state’s best restaurants for 25 years. Meet the visionary couple behind this long-running hit.
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"Journey to Tuscany," an exhibit of recent photos by Highland Park artist Mark Chernin, will open at The Heldrich Hotel in New Brunswick this Friday from 6 to 8 pm.
Would this be Table Hopping if there were only visuals, no victuals?
Not on your life!
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They're everywhere. Strange beings with serpent's heads, raising their steely necks above the rooftops of our cities and towns.
Run for your lives!
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That's the title of a series of pictures I started in 2002. This picture was taken Friday during our visit to New Brunswick.
The full title of the series is, "I'll Be Right Back: Visits to Men's Rooms and Bathrooms."
I promise not to gross you out.
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An interesting afternoon in New Brunswick with Rutgers University staff and archivists, who are helping us find material for our July cover story, THEN AND NOW.
But getting out of New Brunswick at 4 PM on a Friday on Route 18 South....
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John Bendokas IV is the chef de cuisine at Frank’s Waterside, 7800B River Rd, North Bergen (201-861-0700).
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By Lauren Payne -
February 20, 2008
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the American Institute of Architects, the organization’s New Jersey chapter has selected the 150 best buildings and places in the state. Here are a few of the most notable, from a Gothic basilica to a funky old burger joint.
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By Teresa Politano -
February 19, 2008
If all the world’s a stage, towns with local theaters are important players on it.
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By Eric Levin -
February 11, 2008
By Cara Birnbaum -
February 11, 2008
By Bill Kent -
February 8, 2008
By Leo Carney -
February 8, 2008
By John T. Ward and Junot Diaz -
February 8, 2008
By Daria Meoli -
February 8, 2008
By Michael Callahan, David Chmiel, Antoinette DeNise, Jeff Pillets, and Rema Rahman -
February 6, 2008
By Rosie Saferstein -
February 5, 2008
By Cara Birnbaum, David Chmiel, Christopher Hann, Alexis Crisman Kelly, Jeff Pillets, Kevin C. Shelly, John Zawadzinski, and Bonnie Monte -
February 1, 2008
By Valerie Sinclair -
January 29, 2008
By Jennifer Weiss -
January 29, 2008
By Lois Levine -
January 29, 2008
By Stan Parish -
January 23, 2008
Daryl Restaurant and Wine Bar
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By Valerie Sinclair -
December 26, 2007
By Bill Cramer -
December 21, 2007
By Jennifer Melick -
December 21, 2007
By Eric Levin -
December 20, 2007
At Christopher’s, in the prime location of the Heldrich Hotel, chef Tom Drake shows he’s ready for prime-time, even if the restaurant must smooth a few rough edges.
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By Rosalie Saferstein -
December 20, 2007
Quail eggs? Frog legs? Tofu? Bring ‘em on! But leave room for peanut butter on salami.
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By Michael Callahan, Jennifer Weiss, Bruce Springsteen, and Yogi Berra -
December 20, 2007
We in the Garden State need to start demanding more. Here are a bunch who deliver.
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By Jessica Kitchin -
December 20, 2007
By Brett Avery -
December 20, 2007
By Eric Levin, Janice Perrone, Terry Golway, Jen A. Miller, Liz George, Paul Drexel, Allen St John, Jason Schwartz, Jennifer Weiss, Merrell Noden, John T. Ward, Carol Weeg, and Jennifer Melick -
December 20, 2007
By Karen Tina Harrison, Mark Konig, Stan Parish, Mindie Barnett Lichterman, and Rosie Saferstein -
December 19, 2007
Attention, foodies! Add these gustatory bastions and new sensations to your to-do list. Gentlemen, and ladies, start your forks.
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By Nancy Erickson -
December 19, 2007
Maybe it’s the volatile mix of short skirts, fishnet stockings, and naked aggression. Maybe it’s the cosmic hoot of rooting for stars with names like miss mayhem and dirty pirate hooker.Whatever the reason, women’s Roller Derby is knockin’ ’em dead in the Garden State.
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By Michael Aaron Rockland -
December 19, 2007
New Jersey Monthly contributor, and Rutgers University professor Michael Aaron Rockland ruminates on how bigtime football, and a few other things, brought change to the campus—and the state.
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By Matt Cheplic -
December 19, 2007
By Teresa Politano -
December 19, 2007
By Ashley Howard -
December 19, 2007
Coming to terms with being gay was just the first step in Zach Sweet's journey from promiscuity to fidelity, but he still charms when he tends bar.
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By Karen Tina Harrison and Stan Parish -
August 1, 2007
Anthony Bourdain, David Burke, Tom Colicchio, David Drake, and Alice Waters tell why they relish their Jersey roots.
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