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Restaurant Revue HACKETTSTOWN

Pandan Room

Yes, there’s Thai at this long-established local hero in Warren County. But there also is a lineup of Indonesian classics to take you down eating roads less traveled.

Strawberries

Ripe strawberries need no help; grab and eat. If by some unfortunate circumstance you find yourself with less-than-ripe berries, there is a mix and a method that can help.

Restaurant Revue HILLSBOROUGH

El Wadi Grill

Lovable Middle Eastern staples deserve top billing at a modest storefront where hospitality reigns. Shopping at nearby Duke Farmers’ Market on a Sunday? Check off your list there, then take a hop 5 minutes south and catch juicy kofta kebabs – and more.

Restaurant Revue COLLINGSWOOD

Haddon Culinary and Dulce

Saturday morning in Collingswood, and where it’s happening from May till Thanksgiving is at the borough’s Disney World of a farmers’ market. Once you’ve secured a parking spot, filled your bags and baskets with market wares, and planned your meals for the week, no sense in leaving town without stopping for lunch and a sweetie pie of a snack.

Handiwork: 05.08.23

What do all these favorites have in common? Deft workmanship, precisely when it’s needed.

Same, Just Different

Familiar ingredients can take on new accents, new forms and new uses. Spice things up in order to change things up.

Restaurant Revue STATEWIDE

An Eating Holiday

North of the border, Cinco de Mayo is the day we go all-in for Mexican fare. Where to do just that? We offer tips today to some of the best. Review them in our Restaurant Revues.

The New Jersey Cookie

Baker extraordinaire Valerie Mangan is known for her iced cookies. One in particular captures New Jersey’s heart.

Restaurant Revue SOMERVILLE

Boulevard Seafood Company

The marquee ingredient at this downtown mainstay shows up in many forms to suit many moods of dining.

Spiced Trout Dip

While it’s in season, catch the opportunity to make a party dip that stars a fish at peak in our local waters.

Kara Decker, 100 Steps

The newest inductee into TPW’s elite chef-picks-chef club of top toques in the Garden State hails from the same Union County community where she’s leading a kitchen today – and pushing boundaries to deliver detail-centric takes on the modern seasonal vernacular.

Restaurant Revue PARSIPPANY

Shan Shan Noodles and Sweet Shansations

First came the hand-pulled noodles and then the bakery that also uses flour and water in ways magical and majestic. Two for sensational eating.


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