Author: Emily Bell

Emily Bell has been writing about really good food and really good drinks, and the really good people who produce all of it, for nearly ten years. Before becoming a food writer, Emily worked at various local delis as a teenager, and so has had the pleasure of both preparing and eating an absurd number of Italian subs and Taylor ham, egg and cheese sandwiches. As a writer—and, most emphatically, as an eater—she loves the "Jersey cornucopia" of regional classics mixed with an incredible variety of cultures and cuisines. And as a proud New Jersey native, she knows there is nothing better than a late night spent poring over a massive diner menu and finally ordering just coffee. And possibly Disco fries.
Plus: Other openings and restaurants in the works in Morristown, Long Branch, Merchantville and South Orange.

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From modern fluffy buns to traditional stuffed dumplings, the Garden State boasts an endless supply of bao variations.

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Plus: Other events in South Orange, Asbury Park, High Bridge and beyond.

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The chef of Halifax in Hoboken explains why we should embrace more locally-sourced heirloom and ancient grains like eikorn and emmer.

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Plus: Other openings and closings in Sea Isle City, Atlantic City, Hoboken and Haddon Heights.

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Here's seven restaurants where you can find the fleeting wild spring onion.

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Here's where to dine for brunch, lunch or dinner in the Garden State on Easter.

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Last month, the executive chef of Porta won the popular TV culinary competition. Now, he's looking to open a small restaurant in Jersey City that will showcase the West Indian flavors of his parents' native Antigua.

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Plus: Other openings and restaurants in-the-works in Maplewood, Barnegat, Montclair and more.

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Plus: other food and wine events around the state.

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