Hot From The Kettle ®
Around 11:30 am the signs begin to appear on the sidewalks: Lunch Special! Up and down Bloomfield Avenue, along Valley Road, on Church Street, and throughout Watchung Plaza the chalked blackboards reveal the reasonably priced lunch offerings at our local restaurants! (Read: Good eats on the cheap.)
Take it from me: take advantage. Lunch specials are the equivalent of gastronomic gold – a midday score. So get out and dine at lunchtime - there are just too many bargains to pass up.
Where has Chef Mike Carrino been? Hot From The Kettle has the answer. Lackawanna Railroad Station!
For the past several months Chef Michael Carrino, formerly of Passionne, has been working on one of the most historical restaurant projects in New Jersey. The renowned chef plans to open his new restaurant concept this summer at the historic Lackawanna Railroad Station, located at 1 Lackawanna Plaza.
"The Lackawanna Railroad Station was built in 1912 and designed by William Hull Botsford, a 25 year-old architect who died on the Titanic before construction began. He also designed stations in Basking Ridge, Hopatcong, Watessing, Bloomfield and Hoboken to name a few. The station also accommodated one of the original tracks featuring the electric train."