Author: Suzanne Zimmer Lowery
Fifty Shades of Kale: “An Enticing Seductress”
December 30, 2013
Jennifer Iserloh wants to lead us to "an enticing seductress" with the power to "enchant and hold us prisoner." Are we talking handcuffs on the bedpost? No, says Iserloh with a wink, the action she touts in her new book Fifty Shades of Kale takes place in the kitchen.
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ShopRite Woos the Upscale Customer
December 23, 2013
With ShopRite of Greater Morristown, the supermarket chain debuts its entry into the luxe, life-is-good, stay-awhile, shopping-as-lifestyle sweepstakes.
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Like a Santa’s Workshop for Foodies
December 15, 2013
Not at the North Pole, but in an Englewood warehouse, not elves, but cooks are hustling literally 24/7 to create great edible gifts. Under one roof (called Le Gourmet Factory), pies, popcorn, baked goods, candy apples and more are pouring forth from seven different commercial kitchens.
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Finding A More Personal Holiday Party Spot
December 1, 2013
If you are looking for an intimate, casual, yet chic spot to host your holiday gathering, young entrepreneurs Sam Fertik and Aaron Nemani of Orange and Olive Caterers have just the thing.
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A Rocky With a British Accent
November 25, 2013
Making apple and pumpkin pies right now? To meet holiday demand, Rocky’s in Wharton is cranking out hundreds of traditional British meat pies, called pasties. They're experts--the family has been at it for 89 years.
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The CAKE BOSS’ Bigger Slice
November 4, 2013
Buddy Valastro, the Cake Boss, was not Jersey's original Boss, but these days he's roaring down his own Thunder Road, paved in fondant...
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Fly Your FREEKEH Flag
October 28, 2013
In 2010, when Barbara I. Fanelli heard TV’s Dr. Oz mention a wonder grain called Freekeh, she hoped it would help her husband, who had been diagnosed with Type II Diabetes and Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. The toasted wheat is low in carbs, super high in fiber, protein and calcium, and had been shown to actually help prevent diabetes.The only problem: she couldn’t find it in the United States.
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Day of the Dead: A Tasty Tribute to the Ancestors
October 21, 2013
A hearse will be parked outside Orale Mexican Kitchen in Jersey City on Friday, November 1—not as a kind of Halloween hangover, but as part of the celebration of the Latino celebration Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead. Orale will put on a true fiesta of traditional foods, music, costumes and more.
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Cru vs. Brew: A Showdown!
October 7, 2013
In Cru vs. Brew, promises Sharon Sevrens, "Three of the greatest minds in wine and beer will go head to head." Sevrens, founder and owner of Amanti Vino wine store in Montclair, organized the showdown between biodynamic wine advocate Robert Sinskey, Food and Wine 2012 Winemaker of the Year Steve Matthiasson and brewmaster Garrett Oliver of Brooklyn Brewery.
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Don’t Have to Swing a Club to Eat at This One
September 30, 2013
The most important thing about the the new Red Knot gastropub at the recently transformed Galloping Hill golf complex in Kenilworth is that it provides, as general manager Richard Spaulding puts it, "a private club experience for everyone.” Meaning not just golfers.
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