Montclair Fall Food Classic

by Melody Kettle

Local Star Chefs Will To Support the Second Annual “Montclair Fall Food Classic” to Benefit The Salvation Army November 15, 2013

For the second year running, local chefs will be coming together to benefit The Salvation Army hot lunch program at the Citadel in Montclair.

A seasonal lunch will be served with a menu devised by some of the areas finest restaurants and chefs—the Orange Squirrel, Uncle Moustache, SO Tasty Vegan and Osteria Giotto. Ingredients have once again been donated generously by Kings Food Markets as part of their Act Against Hunger initiative.

 

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Huong Viet, Nutley: 3, 16, 24, and 69

by Melody Kettle

Before we go any further, remember these numbers:  3, 16, 24, and 69.  Those are the lucky numbers at Huong Viet in Nutley.

On to the story:  a couple of weeks ago, it was Lou Palma's birthday.  I wanted to take the maestro-of-all-things-pork out for a celebratory lunch.  Criteria like ambiance, service, and good lighting, didn't really matter to the gastro-mechanic or myself.  The only criteria worthy of consideration was the food - particularly, the deliciousness of it.   I thought about  the usual lunch suspects, namely,

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The Queen Mother of Fall Carbs: Butternut Squash Risotto

by Melody Kettle

As the days become chilly, my senses demand warmth. I want bread baking in my oven, down comforters on my bed, and carbohydrates – particularly the creamy, starchy, make-me-sleep-good-at-night kind of carbs.  So what could be a more satisfying epicurean union then to combine the queen mother of all starches, risotto, with autumn’s iconic gourd, the Butternut Squash?

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Jockey Hollow to Open in Vail Mansion, Morristown

by Melody Kettle

A couple of weeks ago, I went to see The Waterboys  at the Mayo Performing Arts Center, in Morristown, with my good friend, Sharon.  As it was impossible to find street parking in Morristown on a Saturday night, we followed  signs to one of the many public decks, an in doing so, we passed a most stunning mansion, with a long reflective pool in the front.  

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Stamna, Little Falls & Bloomfield: Holy Mackerel, The Sardines!

by Melody Kettle

Lunching at Stamna Greek Taverna is as good for my coronary health as it is for my husband's financial well-being.   Both Stamna locations, Bloomfield and Little Falls, are BYOB, and offer a reasonably priced lunch menu, where you'll find the Americanized Greek standards, like Moussaka, Gyro, Halloumi pita, and Spinach pie, but it's the other menu items - like grilled sardines - that make Stamna a desirable lunch spot for Mr. Hot and myself. 

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HAVEN Riverfront Restaurant & Bar Opens in Edgewater

by Melody Kettle

Last night,  Jerry Maher and his partner, Kerri-Ann Sweeten, hosted a preview walkthrough of their new waterfront restaurant, HAVEN Riverfront Restaurant & Bar.  The waterfront restaurant will open today,  October 9, in the new Edgewater Harbor development. 

Executive Chef Peter Larsen, a graduate of the Royal Culinary Academy of Copenhagen, Denmark,

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