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The dining room at Richie Cecere's This is restaurant week in Montclair! From January 24th through February 5th, Montclair restaurants are offering outstanding choices at unbelievable prices.
Richie Cecere's, 2 Eerie St., Montclair, is offering a Three Course prix fixe, with choices, at $31 person.
Some appetizer choices include steamed Little Neck Clams, Pear salad with walnuts and goat cheese, and quattro formage beggars purse, among others.
Palisades CEO, Ed Fernandez and Duff Goldman
“In a cake contest or any other aspect of life, it’s really whoever has the most fun that wins.”
That’s what the Ace of Cakes, Duff Goldman, had to say when I asked him what he would be looking for in the cake decorating contest that took place this past Friday at The Four Seasons Diner in Toms River.
As part of the Palisades Drive with a Smile Initiative, Palisades car insurance company recently conducted the first-ever Palisades “Jersey Diner’s Choice Awards.” The Four Seasons Diner was named the overall most popular Jersey diner by those who logged on to Palisades.com to nominate and vote for their favorite New Jersey diners.
In celebration of the victory, Four Seasons hosted an afternoon event on January 21, 2011. Randomly chosen voters who participated in the Jersey Diner’s Choice Awards program were selected for a cake decorating competition to be judged by the enormously talented, motorcycle riding, bass playing, cake decorating guru Duff Goldman.
Unfortunately I was unable to attend the event, but I did have the opportunity to chat with the very affable Chef Duff over the phone.
Each time I go to Mesob Ethiopian Restaurant, I find myself warmed from the inside out.
Of course this can be explained on a chemical basis. Ethiopian cooking is dominated by warming spices like ginger, cinnamon, clove, and cardamom, not to mention the capsaicin packing spice mixture, berbere.
There's an intangible warmth at Mesob resonates beyond food science.
If you've ever hesitated about going to Mesob, or any ethnic restaurant that suggests eating without utensils, do yourself a favor, put the knife and fork down, use a moist towelette, and dig in.
Tear the injera, and with a claw like motion scoop combinations of wots. Then mix and match as you like, perhaps doro wot (tradtional Ethiopian stew) along with farmer's cheese or greens. It's delicious fun!
Spelletich Cellars An evening of sumptuous food and copious wine is a good thing. But when the evening also benefits charity – it’s a great thing!
This past Tuesday evening, January 18, 2011, The Park Avenue Club in Florham Park, hosted the tenth annual Taste of Madison.
The epicurean bacchanal was sponsored by Gary’s Wine & Marketplace, along with The Park Avenue Club, Super Stop & Shop, the Leegis Group, Madison Honda, Madison Jaguar, Fairleigh Dickinson University, L’Allegria Ristorante, and Whitehorn Financial, among others.
The charitable wine and food event was organized by members of the Rotary Club of Madison, the Madison Chamber of Commerce, and the Downtown Developent Commission. The proceeds from the event will be contributed to fund local projects, scholarships for Madison High School seniors, and grants to various local non-profits and charities.
Take a walk through the Taste of Madison with me and owner of Gary’s Wine & Marketplace, Gary Fisch.
We're in luck! I hear there's a storm brewing and it's headed our way.
This winter we've shoveled our way through quite a few snowy, gray, sleeticeish days. So many in fact that I'm beginning to fear the onset of cabin fever, or even worse, the dreaded S.A.D.
But I'm a nester with more fight than flight, so my fridge and pantry will be plentifully prepared.
Some professionals recommend vitamin B12, and amino acid rich proteins, while others say that carb cravings are an absolutely sensible evolutionary development. Still others suggest winter walks, and if you really want to protect yourself against a hellacious bout of winter madness, you can purchase a full spectrum S.A.D. lamp!
So I'm curious, which foods, (and possibly beverages), do you rely on to stave off cabin fever?
The first time Hot From The Kettle went “Down Neck”, we were joined by Baristaville locals, Anne Prince, Donato DiGeronimo, and Frank “Frank GG” Gerard Godlewski.
My companions and I visited Fornos of Spain, discussed the history of the Ironbound section, and enjoyed a pitcher (or two) of Sangria.
In today’s segment, we meet the owner Camillo Rodrigues and his son, Andres. Andres, the manager of Fornos, explains to us how their paella is made.