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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Ryan DePersio & Dinner with the Baristas

by Melody Kettle


Ryan DePersio, owner of Fascino, 331 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair, and Bar Cara, 1099 Broad St., Bloomfield, spent an evening giving the Baristas a cooking lesson.

We worked along side the Chopped Chef as he taught us how to make Ricotta Gnocchi, Sweet Sausage Bolognese and Tuscan Fish Stew.

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