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Purple Yams

TPW’s ever-intrepid Ella, intrigued by the idea of learning more about a member of the potato family put into the spotlight through its uses in Filipino sweets, heads into the kitchen to experiment and emerges with something far more than just dessert.

Soup Dumplings

At Authentic Shanghai Dumpling in Edison you’ll find a real-deal, properly made, properly served version of a classic.

B2J Fish

Maybe “Chinese Sauerkraut Fish” doesn’t sound like a dish you’d put on your must-try list. But you should. Soon. And then eat it for the rest of your life. There’s now a place in New Jersey where it’s the specialty. We are the lucky ones, once again.

Trouble in the River Towns?

Anchor restaurants currently are shuttered in Lambertville, Stockton, Frenchtown and Milford while owners and operators shift gears, pause or look for answers. One thing is certain: There’s strength in identity.

Restaurant Revue SOMERVILLE

Kyma Greek Cuisine

One of the anchors of a diverse downtown restaurant scene is this true-to-its-school BYOB where straightforward classics merge with house spins.

Citrus for the Save: 1-16-23

With zest, verve and an indomitable energy, winter’s sunniest fruits elevate foods sweet and savory and brighten even the grayest of days. They’re the champs that make this quintet the favorites of the first two weeks of 2023.

Lemon Focaccia

Lemon gives a home-baked bread a lift that rockets it to new-favorite status. Ella shares her experiments as she makes good on a resolution.

The Convenience of Market Cooking

By shopping a pair of new winter farmers’ markets, we find meal ideas and inspirations anew. Refresh your cold-weather menus in a flash.

Breaking the Lock on Liquor

Can the Garden State come out from under the grip of laws nearly a century old that hamstring many of New Jersey’s most talented chefs? The governor thinks so – and so does one of the state’s top toques.

Pineapple Dipped in Chocolate

The symbol for hospitality welcomes a cloak of the cacao bean’s revered progeny at Carol’s Creative Chocolatez in Somerville.

Restaurant Revue LAWRENCEVILLE

Maximus Polish Cuisine Empire

The normally heartily seasoned, bold and warming classic dishes of Poland do not get their due at a restaurant-cum-banquet facility with a Latin name that translates as “greatness and power.” Orchids that garnish plates can’t hide across-the-board lackluster preparations and routine technical lapses.

Ethiopian Breakfast Scramble

After a dinner of doro wat at Ada’s Gojjo in Asbury Park, TPW’s ingenuous food-upcycling wiz takes an idea from the restaurant’s chef-owner and spins it into the breakfast of champions.


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