Venues are organized by category: Distinguished Elegance, With a View, Grand Experience, Intimate Celebrations, Pristine Surroundings, and Culinary Pleasures. The in-depth descriptions and colorful photographs will be helpful whether you’re throwing a party for two or a thousand. For more information log on to www.toppartyplaces.com.
FIREWORKS AND DINNER
There’s no need to deal with the crowds if you have dinner at Nicholas, 160 Route 35 South, Middletown, on July 3, as you will be able to watch a post-meal fireworks display from the restaurant’s property. A three-course menu will be offered, with seatings from 6 until 7 PM; $95 plus tax and gratuity. For more information and reservations call 732-345-9977.
DINING DEALS
On Tuesdays throughout the summer, $9.95 will buy you a house-made pizza and a bottle of wine (yep, that’s correct) at the Montville Inn, 167 Route 202, Montville. For more information and reservations call 973-541-1234.
A $16.50 twilight dinner is served Mondays through Thursdays from 4 to 6:30 PM at Tortilla Press, 703 Haddon Avenue, Collingswood (856-869-3345), BYO, and Tortilla Press Cantina, 7716 Maple Avenue, Pennsauken (856-488-0005).
A three-course express lunch is offered at restaurant.mc, 57 Main Street, Millburn, Tuesdays through Fridays for $18. For more information call 973-921-0888.
VACATION NOTICES
Blu, Montclair, is closed for vacation, reopening July 8. For reservations call 973-509-2202; BYO.
The Frog and the Peach, New Brunswick, will be closed for vacation July 2 to 7.
Please send press releases and restaurant news, including information on staff changes, wine tastings, and cooking classes, to [email protected].