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Restaurant Revue POINT PLEASANT BEACH

Pop’s Corner

The concept of this daytime luncheonette is exactly what a Shore destination requires. But poor execution of personalized twists on the familiar too often ruins promising ideas, leaving dishes in need of fixes.

Sepesi’s Cinnamon Swirl Sourdough

If you think warmer weather doesn’t merit the warm embrace of a spiced-right boule, meet Nicole Sepesi’s favorite baked good – and think again.

Ma-De’s Chat Shop

An uncommonly common spot for life’s old-school eats exists in this northernmost of Hunterdon County’s River Towns. Set a spell. Talk to your dining companion or your next-stool neighbor. You’ll always want to come back.

Farms’ Freshest

Three members of spring’s brigade of top-flight produce and dainty eggs with extra-rich yolks lead the pack of favorite eats of the past two weeks. There’s also Turkish pide, which begs a side of something newly harvested and green.

Good Tidings from Spring Garlic

Mild, gentle and even somewhat sweet, this infant allium can be used in vibrant condiments such as chimichurri – or wherever you might find regular raw garlic too harsh to handle. Here’s a how-to.

Restaurant Revue Tinton Falls

Nettie’s House of Spaghetti

Not all that long ago, this staunch Italian-American fine-tuned classics with care and craftsmanship. Today, servers bumble and the kitchen too often stumbles. And all the while, the crowds party on.

Collaborative Ginger Ale

Cream Ridge Winery and Ramblin’ Sol Farm are neighbors in Upper Freehold Township. With a new project to produce a farmstead soda, they’re becoming partners in an enterprise that promises innovation and great taste.

Restaurant Revue Statewide

A Mother’s Day for All the Moms

You’re allowed a restaurant that suits a desire for all-around lovely – food, setting, attitude. You’re also allowed to let you be you and toast the day in the manner you wish, with the kinds of eats you most love. We’ve broken down recommendations in categories that might not all be conventional, but we hope prove helpful.

Asparagus Salad with Dried Salmon

Early stalks of a top crop of spring are partnered with a less-common incarnation of a staple fish to make for a toss suited for an in-season supper.

Restaurant Revue NEWFIELD

Sweet Amalia Market and Kitchen

It’s the little restaurant that could, and did, grow into a must-stop spot on America’s national map. But its co-owners – a farmer, a chef and an entrepreneur – have no interest in laurel-resting. Just see how the menu at this destination in the Garden State’s Deep South is growing.

Lizzie’s Love Cake (The One with the Lemon)

Ultimate lemonness is found in a cake from Cassandra Burnett. There’s ultimate goodness, as well, in it and everything else the lawyer-cum-baker touches.

Restaurant Revue Edgewater

Tosun Mediterranean Cuisine

Home-style Turkish dishes dominate a classy neighborhood spot that sits apart from the increasing number of Asian eateries in a food-centric borough astride the Hudson River. Its spotlight favorites – pida, manti, kebabs – beckon when a change-up from pizza, dumplings and barbecue is on the dine card.


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