Author: Jill P. Capuzzo

Ready For Prime Time?

February 13, 2012

New Jersey has all the ingredients for a booming wine industry—and a new law to help clear the way. Find out what the buzz is all about.

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Co-owner: Mark Pascal, New Brunswick; Nonna Catherine Lombardi, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.

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Chef | Rosaria Iovino, Girasole, Atlantic City Mamma | Concetta Conti, Afragola, Naples, Italy

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Chef Francesco Palmieri of The Orange Squirrel learned a lot about cooking from his mother, Consiglia Palmieri.

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Thursday was family pasta night at Grandma Emma Melker’s.

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Ralic’s Steakhouse

January 6, 2012

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.

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Dublin Square

September 29, 2011

"We can't make ourselves any more authentic, other than being in Dublin," says Ian Whitfield, executive chef of Dublin Square in Cherry Hill, Bordentown and Washington Township. Jill P. Capuzzo visits the Cherry Hill branch and finds nearly all the dishes "generous...hearty and satisfying."

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Street People

September 13, 2011

Cranford’s sidewalk scarecrows attract a curious crowd.

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It’s a buyer’s market—for those who can get the financing.

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Milford Oyster House

August 7, 2011

At Milford Oyster House in Milford, you naturally expect to get sparklingly fresh oysters. And you do. But are there other reliable choices? Read Jill P. Capuzzo's review.

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