CHEFS NICHOLAS HARARY AND NICHOLAS WILKINS
Chef/owner Nicholas Harary and chef de cuisine Nicholas Wilkins from Restaurant Nicholas, 160 Route 35 S, Middletown will present a six-course Tastes of the Sea dinner on August 27. The following menu will be presented:
Cape May Salt Oyster, "Bloody Mary"
Jersey Canyon Tuna Sashimi, Wood-Fired Tomato Compote, Cucumber
(2012 Pouilly Fume, Domaine Tinel-Blondelet)
Barnegat Light Sea Scallop, Sea Bean, Brown Butter, Meyer Lemon
(2011 Meursault, Domaine Henri Germain)
NJ Black Sea Bass, Corn, Clams, Bacon
(2012 Russian River, Chardonnay, Benovia)
NJ Fried Fish Platter, Squid, Flounder, Shrimp
(2009 Willamette Valley, Pinot Noir, Bethel Heights)
Orange Creamsicle
Zeppoles, Funnel Cake Ice Cream, Blueberry Jam
(2011 Maury, Vintage Reserve, Mas Amiel)
7 PM; $135; with wine pairings, $185. Reservations: 732-345-9977.
MATT GROTE
Chef Matt Grote, a graduate of Johnson & Wales is the chef/owner of Velo Eatery, offering contemporary American food. 1616 Rt 9, Toms River (732-569-6153); BYO.
JUAN SANTAMARIA
Juan Santamaria, is the chef at Momma’s Kitchen, a casual Italian restaurant, which has opened at 15 West Grand Ave, Montvale (201-746-9777); BYO. He was previously the chef at 15 Grand, Montvale, which was in the same space as Momma’s Kitchen.
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