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Kiwi, an 18-year-old Senegal parrot living in Bergen County, boasts a devoted online following....
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Tell us how you're faring in these unprecedented times. We may feature your story online or in print....
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Submit a photo of yourself enjoying life in the Garden State—it may just appear on the cover of our magazine....
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Due Mari bartender Ian Alexander took top prize at the cocktail competition, beating the best bartenders throughout the state....
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Blu, the much-honored Montclair BYO, adopts gracious menu policy from now until August 31....
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Hunterdon County's first brewery since 2013 opens; Nik's Wunderbar begins serving Thursday, July 9...
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The Irish native takes over the highly-rated Princeton restaurant....
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UPDATE 2: Chef Zod Arifai's 16-year-old daughter gives him a new perspective on his big experiment....
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Only 2 NJ Holes Make Best 18!...
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The James Beard Foundation announced today that Maricel Presilla, chef/co-owner of Cucharamama and Zafra in Hoboken, will be inducted into the culinary organization's Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America....
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Have you mastered the ability to stomach faddish habanero-flavored foods without choking down a cold glass of beer, water, or even milk? If so, we applaud you. But we also warn you: don’t get too comfortable with your chili-pepper prowess. When it comes to food trends, heat is hotter than ever this year....
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Many restaurant websites make it hard to find basic info. It's the opposite of whack-a-mole: instead of smacking down things that pop up, you have to look under every lid to find fundamentals like hours, credit cards accepted, sometimes even phone and address....
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Have you ever accepted an odd artifact from a distant relative and held onto it for sentimental reasons? What if that old bag or dusty tome tucked away in the corner of the attic was actually worth a fortune. A new program on FOX Business Network has launched a new reality series, Strange Inheritance, that explores the family treasure troves that may get overlooked....
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The James Beard Foundation today named the 2015 semifinalists for its 21-category Chef and Restaurant Awards. New Jersey had four semi-finalists, all but one predictable. The one that leaped out to me was Marie Jackson of Flaky Tart in Atlantic Highlands, nominated for Outstanding Baker in the U.S....
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Executive chef Jean-Paul Lourdes, who brought new heights of artistry to Restaurant Latour at the Crystal Springs Resort, has stepped down. The native New Zealander is nearing the end of a three-year work visa, so the move is not unexpected. The new executive chef, already on the job and managing the transition, is Anthony Bucco. Over the last decade, Bucco, 39, has earned critical acclaim as executive chef of restaurants including Stage Left in New Brunswick, Uproot in Warren and the Ryland Inn in Whitehouse Station....
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Early in Saturday night's American premiere of a work by the South African choreographer Robyn Orlin, the dancers of the all-male Senegalese troupe Jant-Bi begin to advance steadfastly toward and then literally into the audience--standing on the backs and armrests of occupied seats and striking a pose of invincible, unyielding bravado. At that point, who could guess that this pinwheeling, sometimes perplexing, affair at Montclair State's Kasser Theater would culminate in a flood of joy uniting audience and performers?...
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Dispatches from Light of Day’s “big show” — a multi-artist concert held annually at Asbury Park’s Paramount Theatre that closes a weeklong, statewide music festival — generally center around a single burning question: Did Springsteen show up to play?...
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Cakebread Cellars, for four decades a well-regarded Napa Valley winery, has a colorful name that is actually the name of the family that founded and runs it. On February 10, Dennis Cakebread will team up with Josh Thomsen, executive chef of Agricola in Princeton, for a dinner featuring several rare Cakebread wines....
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