Table Hopping

The Jersey Shore Chefs Association is doing good and celebrating New Jersey at the same time. At its annual fund-raiser… Read the rest

Chef Randy Forrester and Ally Forrester, who own the small-place, big-tastes Osteria Radici in Allentown, found out via text from… Read the rest

The platter of house-made Taiwanese sausage is set before us, and we’re suddenly aware we’re not in the Kansas of… Read the rest

One of New Jersey’s most celebrated pastry chefs is stepping out on his own with a new eponymously named bakery.… Read the rest

These are summer rolls as I’ve never had summer rolls: Sliced and served like chic sushi rolls, both crisp lettuce… Read the rest

The legendary and beloved chef Joseph Romanowski, who mentored and worked with some of the top stars in New Jersey… Read the rest

A pioneering restaurant shuttered for two years is being revived as a pop-up in a partnership with a theater known… Read the rest

Randy Forrester is talking about the kingfish out of Point Pleasant that he’s getting from Local 130, talking about the… Read the rest

New Restaurants to Savor

February 8, 2018

The Shore is welcoming a new fast-casual poke spot, while a restaurant-centric North Jersey ‘burb is toasting a thoroughly modern… Read the rest

Customers at Annie’s Hot On D Spot Roti Shop keep an eye on the Australian cricket match playing on the… Read the rest

Events of Note

February 6, 2018

What can you do deep in the heart of winter in New Jersey? Get acquainted with the wines of the… Read the rest

Lambertville mourns the death of Jim Hamilton, an iconic figure on the local restaurant scene. From pioneering farm-to-table dinners at Hamilton's Grill Room to teaching cooking classes in his home, he's lauded as a luminary....
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It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and I’m making my own personal resolution for romance. I’m going to swap roses for Rosenthals.… Read the rest

It’s the sweet plantains, those maduros, that are calling to me, for these slices of tender, caramelized fruit will warm… Read the rest

Craig Polignano, the celebrated chef now at the helm of culinary operations at Jockey Hollow Bar and Kitchen in Morristown,… Read the rest

Katrina Ramos is going to be on TV. Count on it. “Ellen is going to want to meet me,” Ramos… Read the rest

Cafe Mumford’s, the restaurant located at the mecca known as Mumford’s Culinary Center, 33 Apple Street in Tinton Falls, is… Read the rest

Renee Dorski, high-fashion model and high-style chef, is working her favorite trends into her popular, toddler of a restaurant. Since… Read the rest

The Rosie Report

January 26, 2018

PUCCIARELLO’S ITALIAN KITCHEN, EAST HANOVER Chef Anthony Pucciarello, who formerly owned Cielo in Fairfield, which we always enjoyed, has opened… Read the rest

Openings and Closings

January 25, 2018

Open: Mighty Quinn’s Barbeque, One Garden State Plaza in Paramus, opened this week at the mall, expanding this chain’s presence… Read the rest