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6 Tasty Vegetarian Thanksgiving Recipes to Add to Your Table

November 19, 2018

A meatless Thanksgiving menu can be done, and it can include more than just salads, dinner rolls, and desserts. This year, try out one of these vegetarian thanksgiving recipes. ...
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“It’s not all about money,” says Rodrigo Duarte of the purebred alentejano pigs he raises on his farm. “I want to show people here what good food is about.”

Rodrigo Duarte, The King of Hams

November 1, 2018

Rodrigo Duarte spared no effort to bring the prized pig of his native Portugal here. His long quest nears completion....
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Oldest Form of Bubbly Is on the Rise

October 17, 2018

Pétillant-naturel—pét-nat for short—is both a sexy debutante in today's wine world and a form of sparkling wine that predates Champagne by centuries....
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Susan Carter displays one of her namesake honeycakes, a honey-and-spice cookie. This one, a Russian pryaniki, takes the shape of a samovar.

‘Baking is in Your Blood’

October 10, 2018

Guided by the women who came before her, Susan Carter devoted herself to her Hungarian heritage, launched her own business and deepened it with a pilgrimage....
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Carlos Ruiz of Somos in North Arlington takes top prize at Iron Shaker 2018.

Carlos Ruiz Returns to Iron Shaker, Wins Competition

October 9, 2018

The annual Iron Shaker cocktail competition, held at the House of Independents in Asbury Park, was a spirited affair....
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NJM Top 30 Chef Robbie Felice to Open Second Restaurant

Osteria Crescendo, in Westwood, will feature Italian street food and, unlike Felice's Viaggio in Wayne, will have a liquor license. ...
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Hitting New Jersey’s Wine Trails

October 4, 2018

Care for a refreshing chardonnay? A marvelous merlot? You'll find plenty to sample on these trails, linking some of the state's top wineries....
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Japan Rises to Rival Scotch

September 19, 2018

Japanese whisky (which adopts the Scotch spelling) isn’t exactly new. But it’s taken off as a category in recent years, and demand has outpaced what was already a limited supply....
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Bob and Michelle Swisher with daughter Maura at the Lunch Break food bank in Red Bank.

Foodstock is a Food Drive with a Rock Beat

September 13, 2018

As bands play, the Swisher family’s Foodstock fest aims to pull in 100,000 pounds of donated goods this year....
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22 Jersey Shore Breweries Not to Miss

August 23, 2018

Craft brewers have turned the Jersey Shore into a haven for beer lovers....
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At the Abeles & Heymann production facility in Hillside, CEO Seth Leavitt stands behind his best-selling product. A&H also makes “glatt” kosher pastrami, salami and corned beef.

Abeles & Heymann Make the Most Law-Abiding Dog

August 22, 2018

Seth Leavitt’s hot dogs follow the strictest kosher standards, but you don’t have to be Jewish to love them. Now if he could just win over Trader Joe’s....
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Good news for teetotalers as well as those who just want to lighten up: Mixologists are putting as much thought and creativity into their alcohol-free cocktails as their regular ones. The results are delicious....
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Harold "Skeeter" Heritage and his son, Harold "Skeeter" Heritage Jr. in front of the old dairy barn.

This Dairy Store is True to Its Heritage

August 13, 2018

Heritage's Dairy Stores is a family-owned convenience-store chain that has served the South Jersey area longer than industry giants Wawa and QuickChek....
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