Author: Pat Tanner

Chris Young, principal co-author with Nathan Myhrvold of Modernist Cuisine—that groundbreaking, 2,438-page, innovative bible of cooking in the 21st century—was in Princeton recently. Over coffee at Small World, we talked about ChefSteps, the new free online culinary school he has launched with fellow Modernist Cuisine alums. Its step-by-step lessons incorporate video, photography and precise instructions that go far beyond what any physical book can offer.

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This has been a breakthrough year for Maricel Presilla. As chef/co-owner of Hoboken’s celebrated pan-Latin restaurant Cucharamama, she was nominated for the James Beard Foundation’s Best Chef Mid-Atlantic Award four of the last five years before finally winning it last May.

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With all due respect to the green bean casserole, it and other traditional holiday sides are fat-and-carb bombs that cause many eager eaters nodding off on the couch after dinner. Here are some lighter—and, I think, tastier—sides to serve with the holiday gobbler or ham.

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Just

October 31, 2012

Hidden behind a discount gas station on a gritty strip of Route 9 in Old Bridge, Just restaurant surprises you when you walk through the door—it's a glamorous supper club, pricey too. In her review, Pat Tanner takes its measure, especially on the plate.

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Marsilio’s Kitchen

September 26, 2012

Marsilio's, an institution in Trenton's famed Chambersburg, long but no longer a predominantly Italian neighborhood, closed in 2007 but is back as Marsilio's Kitchen in Ewing. Owner Alan Meinster still greets his customers, but reviewer Pat Tanner notices that some things have changed, not always for the better.

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Azure by Allegretti

August 30, 2012

Azure by Allegretti, one of the signature restaurants at the new Revel Resort in Atlantic City, impressed reviewer Pat Tanner on her first visit, soon after it opened. But by her second visit, certain things had changed. Did Pat's impression change? Read on to find out.

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410 Bank Street

July 24, 2012

"Fasten your seatbelt if you love this Cape May juggernaut," writes Pat Tanner in her review, "because it will be a bumpy ride." Our readers love 410 Bank, but Tanner, who fondly remembers the one-time innovator, was chagrined to see what it has become.

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Brian’s

July 17, 2012

After folding his highly praised place in (215), Brian Held moved here, ditched formality and is winning new fans.

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New Jersey wines hold their own against prominent French vintages.

Seen in: Jersey Living

Saluté Brick Oven Bistro in Montclair has a look—and taste—intended to suggest an Italian farmhouse. Good things do come out of that oven, Pat Tanner writes in her review, but not everything would do an actual Italian farmhouse proud.

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