Stumbling across the recipes of his mother, the family “barbecue queen,” changed Lawrence Hackney’s life. Now he keeps her spirit alive at the Wood Pit. ...
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a list of five types of sake offered at izakaya, the new restaurant in the borgata. the restaurant features 50 sakes, in total. ...
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a list of five types of sake offered at izakaya, the new restaurant in the borgata. the restaurant features 50 sakes, in total. ...
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The 25 Best Restaurants in New Jersey - New Jersey Monthly - Best of NJ...
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Eric Levin goes on a statewide pub crawl to find the brewpubs that offer the best food, drink, and atmosphere....
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Review of the Stage House restaurant in Scotch Plains NJ - NJ Monthly - The Best of Jersey...
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Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, in the role of Seinfeld’s Elaine Benes, may have stolen his secret soup recipes in one of the show’s most famous episodes, but Al Yeganeh, the real Soup Man, may have the last laugh....
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What’s a restaurant about, anyway?” asks Dean Buttafuoco, owner of Black River Barn in Randolph. “It’s about eating, sure, but it’s just as much about life. A fireplace makes an event out of the dining experience.”...
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Humorist Fran Lebowitz penned that sentiment on behalf of all those who can’t bear to hear the fish specials. Whatever cut you prefer, you won’t have a beef with this cross- section of choices:...
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Ever since Lucy hiked up her peasant skirt to stomp grapes in an Italian wine vat, home wine-making has had a reputation for fun. At Grape Beginnings Wine School (54 West Main Street, Freehold, 732-431-3313; www.grapebeginningswineschool.com), customers can “get in on the crush the old-fashioned way,” says co-owner Frank D’Aponte....
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Gourmands are relishing a new Montclair shop called Spice It Up!...
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Tim Schafer’s Cuisine has been a smash since it opened eleven years ago. Now its namesake has left to open a restaurant in North Carolina, and his sous chef, Fredy Umanzor, and partner, Nestor Bedoya, have bought the restaurant....
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A year ago, the venerable Bernards Inn was bought by John Hanson and his family, local residents who also own Station Pub & Grub down the road....
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So Frank Sinatra walked into the Bacchanal Room at Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas, and ordered steak au poivre. He was with his daughter, Tina. She wanted a broiled pork chop, but there were no pork chops on the menu....
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Ted Iwachiw could open a restaurant pretty much where he chooses. He cooked at Striped Bass in Philadelphia under executive chef Alison Barshak. He survived the scrutiny of legendary New Orleans restaurateur Ella Brennan....
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Like many people in Essex County, Tom Malanga can map his history along Bloomfield Avenue. He grew up in Newark, where it begins its thirteen-mile westward trek, and lives in North Caldwell, not far from where the avenue dissolves into Route 46....
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