Fried Chicken at AlbertLast week, Cafe Amici bid adeiu to Church Street, and Albert's officially took up residence.
FYI, they've got pretty *&^%$#@ perfect fried chicken! Read more on Montclair Restaurant News!
VIDEO: The Death Seat Burger at the Old Canal Inn in Nutley
Mark Conca, Co-owner of Old Canal InnThe urban legend is true! The Death Seat Burger does exist! And it takes lives - young, beautiful, food-blogging lives!
What are you talking about, Mrs. Kettle? Well, back in April, John Lee visited Mark Conca co-owner and managing partner at the Old Canal Inn (OCI), and learned all about legend and lure of the Death Seat Burger.
I was intrigued by the story and had to see how this behemoth of burger is actually made. So, last week the Hot From The Kettle crew sojourned to the OCI.
Mark let us into to the kitchen and prepared a Death Seat Burger Platter for us. So what exactly is a Death Seat Burger? Why is it so deadly? Watch the video to find out.
Due to a rampant case of Poison Ivy, Elizabeth Palmer Starnes (poor girl), had to stand in for me on this video. And well, wait until you see what happened! Click play!
How To Make A Death Seat Burger at Old Canal Inn, Nutley, NJ from Melody Kettle on Vimeo.
Brick Lane: Vibrant, Saucy & Hot
Ritesh Patel and Chef Karthik KumarMontclair has long been a formidable food town, highly regarded for innovative new-American cuisine, and praised for the large number of ethnic restaurants. Strangely, Montclair’s culinary portfolio was lacking a serious performer in the Indian food sector.
This past July, gastronomic fortune turned in favor of Montclair when Sati Sharma and his partner, Ajit Singh Bains, opened Brick Lane Curry House at 540 Valley Road in Montclair.
The Montclair location marks the third Brick Lane Curry House, following Manhattan locations on 6th Street, and 53rd Street. The man largely responsible for this culinary blessing is Montclair resident and food enthusiast, Ritesh Patel.
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Top O' The Mornin To Ya!
I love a good Irish Pub as much as I love conch shacks and cured pork. St. James Gate Publick House, 167 Maplewood Avenue, is everything an Irish Pub should be and a wee bit more.
St. James exudes the quintessence of an Irish Pub; it s warm, inviting, convivial, comfortable, and just a little bit dark.
The story behind the restaurant is just as authentic as the floor boards, which were sourced from Guinness vats in Dublin, Ireland.
The tale goes something like this: Irishman, John Meade, spent thirty years as a beer salesman. He did well, but yearned to become a Publickan. In 2003, he did just that and transformed the location on Maplewood Avenue from a men s clothing store into St. James Gate Publick House, taking the very name from the bottle of Guinness. To make his pub as authentic as possible, Mr. Meade imported furniture from Ireland, and even integrated wood from the Guinness vats into the wooden bar floor.
Organic. Local. Sustainable. Salmon Three Ways from Market in Montclair
Last month Hot From The Kettle visited Market, now located at 12 Church Street, Montclair, to experience their new Church Street digs, and their new executive chef, Tre Ghoshal.
Chef Tre joined Market in November 2010. Chef Tre, who is of East Indian descent, has been cooking since he was thirteen. "It's all I know," he says.
And cooking is all he needs to know; he's a natural. Chef Tre is imaginative, passionate, artistic, and intuitive. He prepares his dishes with confidence and moves about the open air kitchen with fluidity and focus.
The owners of Market, Joshua Cedarbaum and Adi Hecht are committed to using local, organic and sustainable product. Cedarbaum and Hecht have transformed the physical space of Market to be just as wholesome and unique as their fare. The use of string lights and picket fence create an atmosphere reminiscent of a backyard on a summer evening, not to mention the olfactory enhancement courtesy of the open air kitchen.