New Hot From The Kettle Wine Blogger and German Riesling Review

by Melody Kettle


Sara LehmanPlease meet the new Hot From The Kettle wine contributor, Sara Lehman.  You may remember Sara as the former manager at Blu in Montclair.  Sara has choosen to follow her passion and pursue a career in wine.

Check out Sara's first Hot From The Kettle post, a review of 1998 Dr. Bürklin-Wolf Wachenheimer Rechbächel Spätlese Trocken Riesling. 

For more, visit Sara's oenophile blog, Fashionable Palate.


Top Five List: BBQ Sauces for Memorial Day Grilling

by Elizabeth Palmer Starnes


North Star Grilling Sauce by Heartbreaking Dawns on left. Nothing says the start of summer like Memorial Day, and nothing says Memorial Day quite like BBQ. Though I’ve found homemade Barbeque sauce both easy to make and rewarding to eat, sometimes time or circumstance just doesn’t allow it. Store-bought BBQ sauce to the rescue!

Choose wisely though, or you’ll end up with a gloppy mess of sauce and some unhappy guests. The five sauces I’ve selected below promise to fill all your BBQ sauce needs this season, and might even let you fool people into thinking you made the sauce yourself.

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Thursdays at Tap features Charlie Jones

by Melody Kettle


 

Tapastry Restaurant proudly presents the legendary Charlie Jones on May 31st from 7-10pm as part of Meg's Music Series "Thursdays at Tap",
hosted by Meg Beattie.

Read more on the new Hot From The Kettle page,  North Jersey Music!

Check out the new Hot From The Kettle calendar of Live & Local Music Dates! If you are a NJ based music artist and would like to be featured on North Jersey Music or have your performances posted on our calendar please send us an email using the "Contact Me" form in the right sidebar.


New Jersey Lunch: The Best of Montclair Restaurants 2

by Melody Kettle


 

Costanera, Cocina Peruana located at 511 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair, makes the HFTK Lunch Hot Spot List!

Read more on Montclair Restaurant News.


Tuscany Restaurant Opens in Montclair Today

by Melody Kettle


Tuscany formally opened its doors on May 22, 2012 to bring homemade Italian faire to Upper Montclair.

Details on John Lee's slideshow on Montclair Restaurant News.


Uncle Moustache Moves In

by Melody Kettle


Montclair get's a new relative: Uncle Moustache!

Read more on Montclair Restaurant News!