Author: Eric Levin
38 Amazing Tap Rooms You Need to Check Out
March 2, 2015
Thirsty? We've re-vamped our 2013 list of tap rooms and added 17 hopping new spots for you to wet your whistle.
Seen in: Bars, Beverages, Eat & Drink, Jersey Living
Night Light
February 25, 2015
Shining from a snow valley by a church...
Seen in: Plain Sight: A Jerseyan's Photo Blog
Water, Water, Everywhere But Here
February 24, 2015
Our pipes have been frozen, no water in the sinks or toilets. Yesterday, this heating and water system team came in...
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BREAKING NEWS: Blu and Next Door to Close August 30
February 19, 2015
Chef/owner Zod Arifai announced today that he will close his two lauded Montclair restaurants, Blu and Next Door, on August 30. "Montclair has been wonderful to me for the past 10 years," Arifai said in a press release. "We have some great eaters here who truly enjoy food, and it's been a pleasure cooking for them."
Seen in: Table Hopping
Flaky Tart Makes Beard Short List
February 18, 2015
The James Beard Foundation today named the 2015 semifinalists for its 21-category Chef and Restaurant Awards. New Jersey had four semi-finalists, all but one predictable. The one that leaped out to me was Marie Jackson of Flaky Tart in Atlantic Highlands, nominated for Outstanding Baker in the U.S.
Seen in: From the Editors
Snow Cones
February 12, 2015
In their own little house on the (suburban) prairie.
Seen in: Plain Sight: A Jerseyan's Photo Blog
New Chef, New Friendly Focus, at Top 25 Restaurant Latour
February 4, 2015
Executive chef Jean-Paul Lourdes, who brought new heights of artistry to Restaurant Latour at the Crystal Springs Resort, has stepped down. The native New Zealander is nearing the end of a three-year work visa, so the move is not unexpected.
The new executive chef, already on the job and managing the transition, is Anthony Bucco. Over the last decade, Bucco, 39, has earned critical acclaim as executive chef of restaurants including Stage Left in New Brunswick, Uproot in Warren and the Ryland Inn in Whitehouse Station.
Seen in: From the Editors
We shovel, they plow; it keeps adding up. Soon these will be ziggurats...
Seen in: Plain Sight: A Jerseyan's Photo Blog
Unchain My Heart
January 27, 2015
Thought about buying a tractor, prior to the storm. Glad I didn't.
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Out of Africa…With a Frenzy
January 25, 2015
Early in Saturday night's American premiere of a work by the South African choreographer Robyn Orlin, the dancers of the all-male Senegalese troupe Jant-Bi begin to advance steadfastly toward and then literally into the audience--standing on the backs and armrests of occupied seats and striking a pose of invincible, unyielding bravado.
At that point, who could guess that this pinwheeling, sometimes perplexing, affair at Montclair State's Kasser Theater would culminate in a flood of joy uniting audience and performers?
Seen in: From the Editors