Rosie Saferstein is a food writer for njmonthly.com, the Web site for New Jersey Monthly magazine. Her column "Table Hopping With Rosie" features New Jersey restaurant news, food event listings, information about New Jersey chefs, and a list of New Jersey restaurants that have recently opened or closed. The page is updated Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
8/7: A lobster tasting dinner will be held at Rosemary and Sage, 26 Hamburg Tpk, Riverdale. $64 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations call 973-616–0606.
8/7: Katie Lee Joel (yes, she’s Billy Joel’s wife), author of The Comfort Table, will teach a demonstration class at Viking Cooking School, 4 Sperry Rd, Fairfield. 6:30 to 8:30 PM; $69. For more information call 973-244-1311 or log on to www.vikingcookingschool.com.
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TABLE HOPPING WITH ROSIE
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
BY ROSIE SAFERSTEIN
STAR CHEF AT THE BORGATA, AC
Izakaya, a cross between a restaurant and a bar (the name means “pub” in Japanese), has opened at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, under the direction of Michael Schulson, star of the Style Network’s Pantry Raid.
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Carlo Carbonaro is the chef/co-owner of Bottagra, 80 Wagaraw Rd, Hawthorne (973-423-4433).
Rich Diemer is the executive chef at Antoinetta’s, 523 Cedar Run Dock Rd, Eagleswood Township (609-978-9785); BYO.
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OPENINGS
Banzai Japanese Seafood Buffet, 560 Stelton Rd, Piscataway (732-968-6688).
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Correction: The date of Chef Jesse's event is this Sunday, 7/27: At Mona Lisa Gallery and Framing, 168 Maplewood Avenue, Maplewood, Jesse Jones, chef/owner of Heart and Soul Catering, will demonstrate the cooking of baby-back ribs; apricot chicken; buttermilk corn muffins; and more. 3 to 6 PM; $20 in advance; $25 at the door. 877-CHEF-1-US.
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7/27: At Mona Lisa Gallery and Framing, 168 Maplewood Avenue, Maplewood, Jesse Jones, chef/owner of Heart and Soul Catering, will demonstrate the cooking of baby-back ribs; apricot chicken; buttermilk corn muffins; and more. 3 to 6 PM; $20 in advance; $25 at the door. 877-CHEF-1-US.
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