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Tre Piani embraces Sunday brunch and dinner
Tre Piani restaurant is offering Sunday brunch from Noon to 4:00pm, followed by a $24.95 Sunday dinner from 4:00 to 7:00pm. I always complain that there’s not much in the way of interesting breakfast or brunch dishes in our area, and chef/owner Jim Weaver’s offerings – which include a favorite comfort dish of my own – the baked … Continue reading
Hopewell Valley Restaurant Week debuts Feb 22-28
It’s hard to miss the fact that Hopewell and the surrounding area has become quite the dining destination. But if you’re playing catch-up when it comes to exploring the delicious options in the area (which includes Pennington), be sure to enjoy a meal or two during Hopewell Valley’s first restaurant week, with special menus on offer … Continue reading
Slow Food/WWCFM Indoor Market this Saturday
There’s another cozy Indoor Market this Saturday, details are below, and please note the addition of a fifth market on March 1, at Tre Piani Restaurant on Rockingham Row at Forrestal Village. (The others are all at the Johnson Education Center.) January 10, 10:00am-2:00pm D&R Greenway Land Trust’s Johnson Education Center (drgeenway.org) One Preservation Place, Off … Continue reading
Slow Food Winter Markets Start December 13 at D&R Greenway
Here’s some great news! This is the tenth year of the “Eat Slow” Winter Farmers Markets, and now they are co-organized by Slow Food Central New Jersey and the West Windsor Community Farmers Market. There will be FOUR of them, all in the same location, the D&R Greenway in Princeton. The first market kicks off … Continue reading
Set another place at the table
I love the way some food banks send out little place cards (often with children’s artwork) to solicit donations around Thanksgiving. The idea is that your donation will help bring Thanksgiving to families that might not be able to afford it otherwise, thereby setting another place at the table. Several years ago, knowing I had far … Continue reading
The Peasant Grill is a real crowd pleaser
If you are up on the local (or even national) news at all, you’ll know why I decided it was time to pay my first visit to The Peasant Grill in Hopewell. Call it a little show of foodie solidarity. I’d never been before, although I’d always heard good things, so now was the time to rectify that … Continue reading
And now, a call to support Planet Princeton
I am writing today about something I think is vitally important to our community. It has nothing to do with food. Much as that topic is near and dear to my heart, even more so is the importance of a vibrant free press to our democratic society. It’s hard times in the print newspaper business. … Continue reading
Fundraiser at Peacock Inn for Waller Educational Fund
It would have been hard to miss the recent news stories about little Eli Waller, the 4 year old Hamilton preschooler who died of Enterovirus D68 in late September. I don’t think any of us has been able to look at his sweet image without feeling a tug of emotion. Since then, his parents. Suzanne and … Continue reading
Mmmm Mmmm Good!
Congratulations to Megan Hodges who was the winner of yesterday’s apple pie contest at the West Windsor Community Farmers Market. The second place winner, Liz Scafa presented a pie with a really good crumb crust, and third place went to Pammie Wagner, who made a pretty lattice crust for her entry. What made Megan Hodges’ … Continue reading
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