Maplewood Restaurant Week

Get ready for one of the better Restaurant Weeks in New Jersey—Maplewood Restaurant Week, March 21 to 27.

Posted March 2, 2011

About 30 restaurants are expected to participate (maplewoodvillagealliance.wordpress.com) in this year’s event, from March 21 to March 27, including these notables:

Verjus: Chef Charles Tutino is offering a $39 prix-fixe menu that his wife, co-owner Jane Witkin, says will return for most of the summer. Witkin says the menu will be similar to one they offered last year and represents savings of more than $15 from the à la carte menu. Last year included choice of soup, salad or paupiette of house-cured salmon; entrée choices included salmon en croute, chicken breast stuffed with honey-glazed carrots and savory mushroom sauce, fillet of salmon and salmon mousse in puff pastry, or beef bourgignon with garlic mashed potatoes, salsify and mushroom sauce; desserts included caramelized apple crepes with whipped cream, chocolate mousse with whipped cream and berries, or ice cream terrine. 1790 Springfield Ave, 973-378-8990, verjusrestaurant.com

Lorena’s: À la carte entrées at this tiny, elegant BYO range from $34 to $42. During restaurant week, chef/co-owner Humberto Campos Jr. will be offering a three-course prix-fixe menu priced even less than last year’s $32. “I might do a $27 or $28 menu, because people are trying to cut back,” he says. Last year’s included an appetizer choice of duck confit rillettes or salmon tartare; short ribs or fish for entrées; and panna cotta or chocolate cake. 168 Maplewood Ave, 973-763-4460; restaurantlorena.com

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