Green Olive
The fundamentals of one of the prized cuisines in the Mediterranean vernacular are disgraced at a new Greek restaurant in a charming town that deserves much, much better.
LB’s Lunch Box
A seafood salad sandwich, a taco, an ice cream sandwich and even lemonade: Not exactly unfamiliar eats, but at this seasonal getaway run by chef Joselin Oudemans on Belhaven Lake in the heart of the Pine Barrens they are exalted rather than merely elevated. It’s that style of cooking that lifts LB’s into TPW’s canon of Favorites.
Suiting the Season
Peachy blueberries, watermelon, a veg-dressed noodles dish, calamari and the best-ever shellfish sandwich top the charts of this two-week span. Aren’t they all what you want to eat right now?
Spiced Watermelon
Is it a hand-held salad? A refreshing hors d’oeuvre for an outdoor party? A snack, a light lunch, a treat to bring to the beach or park picnic? A supplement to popcorn on movie night? It’s a favorite, gone jazzy.
Patidar Supermarket, Bridgewater
The new flagship store of this small chain of Indian markets is not just a stock-up spot for South Asian ingredients, but a place for shoppers less-versed in the region’s cuisines to be educated – and entertained by the excitement of the unfamiliar.
Lucky Star Tasty Food
The foods of Fuzhou in China’s Fujian Province are the marquee dishes at this minuscule storefront that takes its comforting classics seriously.
Café at Patidar Bridgewater
Stifle the hunger pangs that can lead to less-than-optimal impulse buys by taking a break to eat Indian classics at a café conveniently cloistered within a new mega-market in Somerset County.
The Power of Blueberries and Time Travel
When Chef Andre de Waal’s Blueberry Buckle is in a nearby oven, no one has a right to sing the blues. Read on, be inspired and bake this lasagne of desserts to his specifications.
Lan Ramen
Chinese sauerkraut shines at a noodles specialist where the marquee dish can be lackluster. Is it time to break out the bubbles and feature a trend that’s thousands of years old?
Memelas and Memelitas
From villages in Mexico to Garden State restaurants come an antojito in forms that range from a comely tart to an open-face giant of a sandwich. We tip you to two.
Most Approachable Exotics
Nothing as-per-usual in TPW’s latest round of favorite eats. No, this time it’s all about the less-familiar done enticingly right.