Author: Rosie Saferstein

Rosie Saferstein brought Table Hopping to New Jersey Monthly in 2001 and wrote it through the end of 2016. She now posts her Rosie Report in Table Hopping on the last Friday of each month. Rosie is often asked to participate in food discussion panels and has served as a judge for food competitions, including Ultimate Chef Bergen County and TV's Throw Down! With Bobby Flay.

Openings & Closings

April 6, 2012

Rosie has the latest news on NJ restaurant openings and closings.

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Betsy Alger and Jim Black, who founded the famed New Brunswick restaurant in 1983, have decided to retire--and have sold the restaurant to Bruce Lefebvre, the restaurant's executive chef since 2001.

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A moonlight tour of Grounds for Sculpture and a three-course dinner at Rat’s, 16 Fairgrounds Rd, Hamilton, will be held at 7 PM; $65, members $55. Price includes tax and gratuity, but beverages are extra. Reservations: 609-586-0616.

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Restaurant News

April 4, 2012

This week Rosie tells us about Nico Kitchen + Bar in Newark, Brian’s in Lambertville, Verde in Morris Plains, and much more news about NJ restaurants.

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Chefs on the Move

April 3, 2012

Rosie has the latest news on where NJ chefs are manning the stoves.

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Michael Carrino, previously chef/owner of Passionne in Montclair, will open Pig & Prince, a Gastro lounge and restaurant at 1 Lackawanna Plaza, Montclair, this summer. The restaurant will feature creative unpretentious modern American cuisine with an emphasis on seasonal and local ingredients.

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Openings & Closings

March 30, 2012

Rosie has the latest news on NJ restaurant openings and closings.

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Food Events

March 29, 2012

Hudson County CASA’s sixth annual wine tasting, Sweets & Eats, will be held in the Atrium in the Harborside Financial Center, Jersey City. 6 to 9 PM; $70. For more information and tickets, visit www.hudsoncountycasa.org.

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Restaurant News

March 28, 2012

This week Rosie tells us about corkage fees in NJ restaurants, Just Restaurant in Old Bridge, a summer cooking camp for kids, and much more news about NJ restaurants.

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Openings & Closings

March 23, 2012

Rosie has the latest news on NJ restaurant openings and closings.

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