The DePersios Open a Second Restaurant

The DePersio family, who own and operate one of the most successful, and well reviewed, BYO restaurants in Essex County will be opening a second restaurant in January. They've been looking for the right location at the right price for three years, and they say they've now found it on Broad Street just north of Watchung Avenue in Bloomfield... 

How They S'pose to Eat?

Stone crab claws are coming to New Jersey from Florida. Nothing is ever done with the rest of the crab, which is thrown back into the water, where, if the crab is lucky, its claws will regrow. But how are they supposed to grasp their food before their claws grow back?

Fine Dinering, Anyone? Shelton at the Skylark 2

As noted the other day, chef Craig Shelton, formerly of the Ryland Inn, has landed as "guest chef" at the Skylark Diner in Edison. He has introduced an upscale but modestly priced lunch and dinner menu that supplements, rather than supplants, traditional burgers and salads and the always-available breakfast menu.

That reminds me of a Steven Wright joke, he being the deadpan, postmodern Henny Youngman, master of the one liner. (Wright plays the Wellmont in Montclair next Friday, Oct. 30). Wright says, "I passed a restaurant. It had a sign in the window, said 'Breakfast Any Time.' So I went in and ordered French Toast in the Renaissance." Maybe you have to hear him tell it. Anyway, on to Shelton's menu, which I recently sampled...

Tags: Edison | Diners | Skylark Diner

New York Giants Intercept Hunger

They may be Giants…but they do much more than simply play football. A Taste of the NFL charity event was held at the Stadium Club at Giants Stadium on Monday night. Fans and players (current and former) mingled amid a sprawling array of food sampling stations from premium metropolitan restaurants.

Tags: football | sports | Sports | New York Giants | Giants Stadium

Not A Misprint: Chef Craig Shelton Now At Skylark Diner

Craig Shelton's career has taken some surprising turns since (and including) the demise of his Ryland Inn following a water main break in 2007. He started a high-end coffee company, teamed up with chocolatier Diane Pinder to create a line of uniquely complex chocolates, consulted for the upscale catering company Ome, and developed a TV series, yet to be shot. Now comes what at first seems the most surprising twist of all...

The Pink Pack

This spring, my older sister Claire and I set a goal: Run at least one charitable 5K race each month for an entire year. We’ve been right on track so far, but Sunday was our biggest event yet, with a mission that hit close to home.

Tags: Jackson | breast cancer | Six Flags Great Adventure | cancer | Breast Cancer Awareness Month | Race for the Cure