Hot Lettuce Summer
Lovely leaves of the season deserve more than a nominal toss in dressing. Chef Andre de Waal paves a path for these wavy, curly, crunchy or simply undulating sheaths to have more than a moment as the “It Vegetable.”
Getaways In Bounds
Fill-’er-up isn’t a phrase we much like using these days, with gas prices this month much higher than they were a year ago and likely to fluctuate all summer. For food-thrill seekers, however, relief comes via the fact that there are culinary treasures to be found within the borders of our small, yet endlessly diverse state. In other words: Travel near for adventures far-reaching and save the bucks for the eats.
LBI North End Options
Pit-stopping at Birdy’s, Viking Fresh Off the Hook and Mustache Bill’s yields one clear winner in the daytime eats department. And for a bonus: An ice cream flight, at the island’s center.
Season Opener
The Pizza Kitchen at Windy Brow Farms in Fredon is open for a new season of hits under a pergola that sits astride a bakeshop/market, ice creamery and an expanse of orchards.
Spicing Strawberries
A strong and long season for everyone’s favorite red berry is extending our time with them this spring and giving us cause and plentiful crop to experiment. Let savory spices show their affinity for the fruit.
Jersey ReFresh
Given the current threats to agriculture in the Garden State, it’s time to secure our collective commitment to keeping farming not merely viable, but flourishing in our home state. It's time for a Jersey ReFresh.
Gaamthi
Get with the new programs in exhilarating Indian food eating at this renamed and rejuvenated spot in the emerging Little India on Route 46 in Morris County. It’s veg-centric and a detour off routes tried-and-tired.
Melick’s Beverage Program
What started with sweet cider and expanded to hard cider now includes wines made from classic grapes as well as the heritage farm family’s apples and peaches. Sample all at a festival Saturday, May 30, at the Cider Mill in Oldwick.
When the Excitement Builds
Each favorite in this quintet of best eats thrills thanks to layered-in flavors that show no fear of overwhelming. That’s because the maestros in these kitchens know exactly what they’re doing.
Puri Plus: An Hors d’Oeuvres Idea
These lovely spherical shells are the exact-right vessels for party-starting light bites. Stuff them fancy – as here, with smoked salmon, chive sour cream and caviar – or with everyday leftovers. Cheers!
On the Farm, Diversification Grows
While extremes in weather without question have hurt our Garden State’s fruit growers, legacy farms are taking the lead in expanding what they offer. Farm-to-table ain’t seen nothing yet.
Stockton Inn
The rebranding of a multipronged restaurant into an establishment with one menu for all dining spaces fails to address issues of imprecise cooking, poor sourcing and inadequately trained service. Money, and PR, isn’t buying needed improvement for this historic spot in one of Hunterdon County’s River Towns.