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Mother’s Day at The Frog and The Peach

It used to be that nice restaurants were closed on holidays like Mother’s Day (May 9 this year).  I was never sure why, but it seemed that the only places to eat out were big buffets or “food mills,” where the food was lousy and you felt taken advantage of to boot.  But, with the downturn … Continue reading →

Eggsactly!

Once again elements restaurant impresses, this time at Monday’s Taste of the Nation. (Thank you to all who came out and participated!) What’s in that egg?  It was spaghetti carbonara; a classic Italian pasta dish with a creamy sauce with bacon & sometimes peas.  Chef Scott Anderson made this version with asparagus foam instead of peas though, … Continue reading →

Creative Food Writing Workshop in Assisi, Italy

Be still my heart. When I win the lottery, I may do something like this.  Paulette Licitra, the publisher and editor-in-chief of Alimentum-The Literature of Food, a publication I’ve mentioned before, is giving a two week creative food writing workshop in Assisi Italy this summer (a one-week option is also available). Here’s some of the information I … Continue reading →

Kudos to Olive’s Princeton

Good work Olive’s! Olive’s did some catering at an event I ran this past weekend, and they did a great job. The baked-in-house breakfast items were very good, especially an excellent crumb-topped coffee cake.  At lunch, the sandwich trays held a wonderful variety, including one with delicious eggplant.  The potato salad was a hit, just the way I like it, with plenty of … Continue reading →

Fight Hunger with Taste on April 26

Princeton’s Taste of the Nation is Monday, April 26 at the Westin in Forrestal Village. Don’t miss out on this premier gourmet food tasting with your favorite restaurants.  While you enjoy fabulous food and wine (and much, much more), you’ll be helping to stamp out hunger in your own back yard.  100% of your ticket … Continue reading →

Vino Galore

Lots of wine tastings and dinners on the horizon – At Princeton Corkscrew on Hulfish Street, there are regular tastings in the store from 5:00-8:00pm.  April 20 brings Matt Cline from Three Wine Company of California, in a tasting of three old vines wines, and on April 29 they welcome Michel Fonne from Domaine Michel … Continue reading →

All aboard for a noshing tour!

JCC Princeton Mercer Bucks hosts a Jewish Heritage and “Noshing” Tour of New York’s Lower East Side on Sunday, May 16, 2010.  The trip will include a visit to the historic Tenement Museum, an interactive tour of a family’s apartment set in 1916, and a guided walking tour of the Lower East Side . Along … Continue reading →

Sara Moulton at Kitchen Kapers

Sara Moulton is coming to Palmer Square’s Kitchen Kapers on April 14, 11:00 am to 1:00pm.  (She visits the Moorestown store later the same day.)  She’ll be signing copies of her new book, “Sara Moulton’s Everyday Family Dinners.” Woo Hoo!  I was a great admirer of her from the early days of the Food Network, … Continue reading →

Osso Buco at Eno Terra

Hats off to Executive Chef Chris Albrecht (and the rest of the staff!) for the recent dinner at Eno Terra featuring the foods of Lombardia. (The next in the series is the Veneto, on April 21.) By the time this succulent osso buco with risotto Milanese arrived at the table, I only had room for a … Continue reading →