Toni’s Kitchen’s First Berry Bake Off Took A Bite Out Of Hunger

by Melody Kettle

This past weekend the gloves were off, the tension was high, and the berries were abundant in the Berry Bake-Off supporting the work of Toni’s Kitchen, a soup kitchen on South Fullerton in Montclair.
Held in the Assembly Hall of St Luke’s Episcopal Church, the event was open to all members of the community. Based on unofficial tallies participation by non-parishioners outnumbers members of the church by a 2 to 1 margin. This was a genuine community event with members of the community entering their treats, members of the local bakery community judging, all to benefit members of the community whose days have not been so easy.
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Toni's Kitchen Summer Berry Bake-Off To Feed The Hungry In Montclair

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Call for Entries! Toni’s Kitchen invites the community to its first annual Summer Berry Bake-Off and Bake Sale.

The highly competitive judging panel from our favorite local bakeries – Gina’s, Le Baker’s Dozen, The Little Daisy Bakeshop, and the Montclair Bread Company, will decide 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes for each category. All entries in the Summer Berry Bake-Off must be a type of baked good using berries.

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Preliminary Research: The Best Burger in North Jersey?

by Melody Kettle in

People are passionate about their meat - especially when it's sizzling hot and slapped between a bun. 

Hot From The Kettle is brainstorming to compile a list of the best burgers in northern New Jersey. 

The list will be transformed into a Baristanet poll containing the eight most frequently mentioned burger joints. 

Here are the rules:

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