Mothers Day of 2010 was the year I knew I loved food. It should be called the curse of a foodie, my mother, Melody Kettle, as most of you know is a known food blogger, she has formed me into the person that loves food and likes to blog about it.
Read MoreExecutive Chef Anthony Bucco & The Temple of Gastronomy
Armed with a zillion interview questions and my camera, I arrived at a local dining mecca, The Ryland Inn in Whitehouse Station, NJ to meet with Executive Chef, Anthony Bucco.
Read MoreThrowback Video: Maui's Dog House in N. Wildwood
Meet Michael "Maui" D'Antuono. He's a “Tubular Meat Renaissance Man” and believes the finest two words in the English language are “encased meat.” My kinda guy!
Read MoreAll Thai'd Up: Brookside Thai, Bloomfield, NJ
“I’ll have the curry” I said, pointing to the menu item, “with bamboo shoots and -- ”
“No!” The server reprimanded me without a glance, "first number, then meat!”
“Oh! Okay, then I’ll have pork with number -- ”
“No! Number first!” Daggers shot from her eyes, and she looked at where my finger was pointing, with a note of disgust, she added, “You want green curry or red?”
Read More"Montclair The Show" Premieres at Montclair Art Museum
This Thursday, February 7, 2013, the Montclair Art Museum will host the first public premiere of Montclair's docu-travel show, Montclair The Show directed by Mido Emad.
The first screening will be at 5:30 pm in Leir Hall, and the second screening will be at 9:00 pm, also in Leir Hall.
Can't make it to the premiere? No worries. Four thousand DVDs of Montclair The Show will be available for purchase in local shops and businesses.
Destination Montclair is also airing a segment hosted by Katya Wowk, where Mido and Melody (that's me!) discuss the making of Montclair The Show. Watch the segment below:
Click here to read more about the private screening of Montclair The Show, which took place in October, 2012 at Halcyon Seafood Brasserie.
Orange Squirrel Vincent Price Cookbook Dinner on Sunday, Nov. 4
UPDATE: The Orange Squirrel Restaurant in Bloomfield, NJ, will pay homage to Vincent Price's legacy on Sunday, November 4, at 5 pm.
Owner/Chef Francesco Palmieri resurrects a selection of frighteningly amazing dishes from A Treasury of Great Recipes by Vincent & Mary Price. Many of the restaurants referenced in the book have long since vanished, but Chef Palmieri has conjured an exclusive dinner where he will recreate six legendary dishes from these great restaurants of the world in his own style, paired with wines for $130 per person or $95 without wine.*