Over the years, I've lived in San Francisco, Manhattan and Brooklyn, and I'm used to having people coo longingly about my geographic choices. When I moved to the Jerz, I was faced with a surprising amount of negativity. I realize I'm not telling you anything you don't know, but still. I was and am shocked with the amount of socially sanctioned Jersey slamming.

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My name is Allison Fishman and I am thrilled to be writing Soup to Nuts, our new food blog. I am new to New Jersey; I grew up on Long Island (but don't hold that against me), lived in Manhattan and Brooklyn for most of my life, and am now a proud and hungry Jersey resident.

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Read the predictions here, from top food and restaurant professionals and websites...

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Margaret Noon's Sustenance Events company recenty held a benefit for the New Jersey Slow Food movement at the Griggstown Quail Farm, near Princeton. Prior to an excellent four-course dinner under a white tent in a vast grassy field, the patrons received a tour of the farm and were introduced to some of its feathered inhabitants...

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Does any celebrity chef spread him-self thinner than Wolfgang Puck? He commands an empire of four Spagos, eight other fine-dining restaurants, four Wolfgang Puck Grand Cafes, and thirteen Wolfgang Puck Express eateries, to say nothing of TV shows, cookbooks, cookware, frozen pizzas, soups, and catering. more