Restaurant Reviews
Pluckemin Inn
February 11, 2008
On my first visit to the Pluckemin Inn, for a private benefit, I’m impressed, to say the least. The building… Read the rest
Masti Indian Grill
February 8, 2008
At Masti Indian Grill, a modern, simply decorated restaurant in a shopping center, cloth-covered tables are topped with glass and… Read the rest
When you enter Mama Tucci, it’s a bit like stepping into Aunt Rosalie’s house—if you grew up with an Aunt… Read the rest
Ah, tableside service—so elegant, so deft, so…Roberto Benigni? You remember, of course, the sweetly bumbling Italian comic who clambered over… Read the rest
The way you’re greeted when you enter a restaurant can determine how much you’ll enjoy your meal. A surly, officious,… Read the rest
For many years a Chinese restaurant called the August Moon stood just opposite the Morristown train station. After it closed… Read the rest
Ginger & Spice is one of the most surprising restaurants I’ve come across in a long time. Located in a… Read the rest
You know a portion is large when people at the next table lean toward you and say, “Excuse me, we… Read the rest
Pizzicato
February 7, 2008
The high ceilings and tall windows of Pizzicato invite gazing in—and out. Whether the patrons or the passersby have the… Read the rest
Flemington has needed a good restaurant for a long time, and in Matt’s Red Rooster Grill, it finally has one.… Read the rest
People who like the Tewksbury Inn and the old Chatfields in Gladstone will love the Fox and Hound Tavern. My… Read the rest
It’s just a little shoebox of a place, with 45 seats wedged into the cozy dining room, but since it… Read the rest
I’m very excited to hear that Chef Zod Arifai, whom I remember from Ten Square in Morristown, has opened his… Read the rest
Somehow I don’t expect much from a restaurant at the Westin Governor Morris. After all, none of the hotel’s previous… Read the rest
It takes more than good food and service to make a great restaurant. It takes a special awareness of clients… Read the rest
Martino’s Cuban Restaurant
February 6, 2008
On weekends, Martino Linares Sr. walks jauntily around his self-named establishment checking the tables, wearing his white fedora—bought in Colombia,… Read the rest
Beyti Kebab, New Jersey’s first Turkish restaurant, is still going strong after 23 years. It began as a halal butcher… Read the rest
Going to the Black Forest Inn for dinner is like stepping into a time warp. The spacious inn with multiple… Read the rest
Fred Cherenfant had never cooked a meal before arriving in this country from his native Haiti in 1980. But after… Read the rest
This is yet another restaurant linked to a chef with an illustrious reputation. Michael Cetrulo, who owns Scalini Fedeli in… Read the rest