In spite of December’s surfeit of traditional holiday foods, I still managed to get in a variety of other dishes, including some ethnic finds. The month started with a very good oyster po’boy at ONE 53 for lunch one day when my nephew brought down my months old grand-nephew Sammy for a visit. I ordered several … Continue reading
This is the time of year that the food industry releases surveys about dining trends and what consumers are interested in eating/drinking, whether at home or out. I always love to hear from the Specialty Food Association, which puts on the Fancy Food Show each summer (New York) and winter (San Francisco). A recent e-newsletter from … Continue reading
I had an eventful November, including a very nice Thanksgiving dinner with family at the new Seasons 52 at MarketFair. My “official” review of this new hotspot comes out in a few weeks, I’ve been three times now (counting an early media dinner), and have yet to be disappointed. Others apparently agree, the place was packed … Continue reading
The historic Washington Crossing Inn (originally a home, dating to 1817) has upped their culinary game by hiring executive chef Mark Valenza. I first ran into Mark when I reviewed Triumph Brewing Company in Princeton in early 2002, one of my first-ever reviews. I fell in love with his food then, and continued to enjoy … Continue reading
I keep forgetting to post these photos from a late October dinner I enjoyed at Hamilton’s Grill Room in Lambertville. I’m sorry they are so murky but it goes well with the fact that it was indeed a “dark and stormy” night! I hadn’t been there in so long, although my late father’s friend John Lasley, a good friend of … Continue reading
I always like to get news from Jim Weaver, owner of Tre Piani and Tre Bar in Forrestal Village, and author of Locavore Adventures. Over the years, the restaurant has been the site of many of my family celebrations and dinners, including a couple of parties in their private 3rd floor room. (Would that be … Continue reading
There are things you can do ahead of time to prepare for Thanksgiving and other holiday dinners (besides make reservations at a restaurant!). Some of these things involve the food itself – scroll down for a make-ahead gravy recipe and give thanks if you don’t have to wrestle with that task on turkey day. But another … Continue reading
October was another busy month of delicious tastes, both at home and out on the dining trail. Besides the places I’ve already posted about (Like Peasants Grill and Seasons 52), here’s a gallery of the rest. I’d bookmarked a recipe I found online for a crock pot dish of Cornish game hens cooked with fig preserves … Continue reading
If the recent preview dinner for the media I enjoyed at Seasons 52 last week is any indication, Princeton and the surrounding area will embrace this new addition to the local dining scene. Yes, it’s in a mall, and yes, it’s a chain, but the resemblance to typical mall dining ends there. MarketFair is handy to town, decidedly … Continue reading
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
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