The Windlass
Hard on the shores of Lake Hopatcong is this spot where nature’s gifts, creature-made comforts and a range of worthy food converge. Grab a glider booth, a cocktail and ponder the edible options.
Mathis House
There are temptations in teapots, food that’s pristine and a setting that inspires nod-to-your-neighbor propriety at this historic mansion where posh reigns.
Not to Be Taken Lightly: 9-13-21
There are a lot of bold tastes in this cycle’s favorites, including a BLT that’s destined for widespread greatness, a huuuuge cookie, a powerful pet nat, a game-changing clam roll and a bowl of unexpectedly potent ramen.
It’s Easy Using Greens
Fall heralds another season of favorite greens. Use them to make a spread and dip you’ll be proud to set out as you gather ’round the TV for football-watching.
Bamboo House
The shape’s familiar. So is the stately presentation on a pretty platter. But what’s inside the Black Rice Roll at this Japanese-Thai BYOB in Frenchtown diverges from the norm.
The Grand Tavern
Calvin Trillin, a seminal writer with four-star ideas about food, long has campaigned to have pasta carbonara replace turkey as the centerpiece of Thanksgiving dinner. As usual, he’s spot-on correct. But there’s a new contender in the “86 the Bird” movement: the cavatelli BLT at this pub-by-the-Shore.
Bahay Kubo
This is one fun way to eat, this communal-style Filipino feast known as kamayan. Easy, too. Except for figuring out how to stop.
An Apple Today
Pie is mighty fine, but this fruit is too versatile to be one-note. Think apples and cabbage, apples and sweet potatoes, apples and chilies (salsa!), apples and sausages, apples and (stuffed) squashes, apples and ground meats. For starters.
Sweet Amalia’s Oysters
Even in their lean season, these hand-harvested slurpers are the queens of our waters.
Manu’s Kitchen Bar and Sushi Lounge
Portuguese and Japanese plates co-exist and co-mingle at a distinctive destination in the Ironbound.
The Porch Crepe Cafe
A Bonus Brief RR: Bid the season adieu this week with crepes savory and sweet at an outdoor café that’s tres charmant.
Taqueria Rendon
Chef Marco Rendon’s birria specialist slipped into town on Cinco de Mayo, putting into the spotlight takes on the sensation that are destined to make it even more sensational.