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.
Topos Teas founders explain how prebiotic differs from probiotic and how they got their onetime class project into Whole Foods.

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Plus: Other openings and closings in East Hanover, Cherry Hill and Hoboken.

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Plus: A vegan pop-up in Asbury Park, scotch dinner in Morristown and more.

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Started in an apartment kitchen in Queens, 2 Chicks with Chocolate has evolved into a full-time business with two Jersey locations that offer handmade sweets, classes, parties and more.

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Plus: Other openings and closings in Jersey City, Glassboro and Maple Shade.

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There's a variety of ways for you to celebrate with your loved one this year.

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Burnt out from working in high-pressured kitchens, New Brunswick native Jorge Arriola switched gears to open Lokal Coffee Co. in Iselin.

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Plus: Restaurant and brewery news in Hackensack, Barrington and Westmont.

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Plus: Other dinners in Princeton, Verona, Montclair and Sea Bright.

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Is malt having a moment? Malt Products Corporation, headquartered in Saddle Brook, says yes.

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