Steakhouse 85
Steakhouse 85, with its handsome decor, offers not only steak, but seriously good seafood.
By Pat Tanner
Silk Road
Silk Road in Warren was designed to replicate the experience of dining in a fine Afghan home.
By Sam Kadko
Esty Street
In a setting that evokes a swank supper club from decades past, patrons enjoy food deliciously of the moment.
Ralic's Steakhouse
Most steakhouses are big, über-masculine and have liquor licenses. Ralic's is small (28-seats), has light-wood floors and cream-colored walls and is located in a dry town (Haddonfield). Go figure. Still, Jill P. Capuzzo says Ralic's steaks for the most part would do any steakhouse proud.
Bell & Whistle
This casual American bistro takes its name from its location near the town's fire siren and church bell, which follows the local focus of the menu.
By Pat Tanner
Drew's Bayshore Bistro
Its new location is more upscale, but the chow at Drew’s Bayshore Bistro is as sassy and down home as ever, and that’s reason to cheer.
By Pat Tanner
Cork
Cork, an American restaurant in Westmont, has been through three chefs in the last couple years. But the latest one, Anthony Marini, who came aboard last May, is hitting his stride, writes Adam Erace in his review.
By Adam Erace
La Focaccia
The puffy, rosemary-flecked focaccia bread at La Focaccia in Summit is wonderful, Karen Tina Harrison writes. But that isn't all that's worth eating at the restaurant.
Patria
After making his name at the original Patria in Manhattan, chef Andrew DiCataldo reinvigorates the new Patria in Rahway.
By Pat Tanner
Openings & Closings
Table Hopping with Rosie2012/02/10
Rosie has the latest news on NJ restaurant openings and closings.
Super Class of 2012 for NJ Hall of Fame
From the Editors2012/02/10
From soup to Superman to the Super Bowl-winning Giants, the Garden State’s impact on contemporary culture is clearly evident in the 2012 class of New Jersey Hall of Fame inductees, announced today. www.NJHallofFame.org.
In the Mausoleum
Plain Sight: A Jersey Photo Blog2012/02/10
You begin to notice something unusual about these memorials...photographs of the deceased...
Everything's Coming Up Super
On the Vine2012/02/09
This week everything seems to be “super” to me, from Jersey’s own Super Bowl champion Giants (hooray!) to a category of wine called Super Tuscans.
Addition by Contraction
Southern Scene2012/01/27
For the past year I’d heard rumblings that it might happen, but earlier this week the state's plans were revealed—Rutgers-Camden is going to become part of Rowan University.
