Or some Puccini with your pasta? Opera is on the menu at the Rocky Hill Inn Eatery & Tavern on Friday and Saturday, April 2 and 3, when Liana Brooke Guberman, a one-time employee of the restaurant, performs the works of Puccini, Mozart and Gounod, starting at 7 pm. Liana attended Westminster Conservatory in Princeton during … Continue reading
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Lombardia via Eno Terra
I haven’t been to Eno Terra in a while, so I’m really looking forward to their Thursday night dinner featuring the foods of Lombardia (part of their regional Italian series), where my grandmother was from. But Granny may not have eaten quite this well back in Villa Marioli, where life for her family was hardscrabble poor. The … Continue reading
Havoc!
Dear foodies – what do you eat when the lights are out? I hope you didn’t do too badly in our storm. I am going on 24 hours with no electricity at home in Montgomery Twp., and anticipate another 48. Last night I made a pb&j, today I ventured out for a sandwich at McCaffreys, and visited … Continue reading
Taste of the Nation Princeton
Princeton’s Taste of the Nation (part of a nationwide series with the goal of eradicating childhood hunger) has become our area’s premier hunger-relief fundraiser since it’s inception here in 1992. I worked on the event myself for a number of years, even chairing it twice, and I think the world of the parent organization, Share Our Strength. … Continue reading
Earthquake
A terrible start for the Chinese New Year, a year of the tiger, which is said to be an inauspicious year of natural disasters. First Haiti (right before the lunar new year), and now Chile. (Makes our blizzards pale in comparison, right?) People are already lining up for food, as in the Reuters photo of a line … Continue reading
Rock on Rocco
On March 3, 7:00pm, Barnes & Noble Princeton hosts chef Rocco DiSpirito in an author discussion & signing event with his new cookbook, “Now Eat This!: 150 of America’s Favorite Comfort Foods, All Under 350 Calories.” Already a highly-rated chef, DiSpirito catapulted to television fame in 2004 with his NBC reality television series “The Restaurant,” which followed … Continue reading
Calling all Slow Foodies
This will be the last Slow Food Central New Jersey Winter Farmers Market for the season-sob! Don’t miss out, come to Tre Piani on Sunday, 2/28, 11:00am – 3:00pm to celebrate all things local. An updated list of vendors is on the Slow Food Central New Jersey website. If you’re not a Slow Food member, please … Continue reading
From Argentina to Italy to Greece
So many events and so little time. On Tuesday, Feb. 23, 6:00pm, Eno Terra in Kingston hosts a taste of Argentina and Bodega Norton wines. Chef Christopher Albrecht will serve light fare to accompany the wines. $25.00 per person (excludes tax and gratuity). Call Eno Terra for reservations (609) 497-1777. The very next evening (2/24), their … Continue reading
DIY Candy
Now here’s a sweet treat – and these holiday candies were home made! Maybe you’ll whip up a few DIY candies for your sweetie on Valentine’s Day, or save the idea for future inspiration. Either way, here is proof that it can be done in a home kitchen, so make your resolution to learn something … Continue reading
Reminder – Foodies at the Library
Groundhog day swooped right by me, but I’ve been meaning to share this photo of adorable hedgehog breads from Witherspoon Bread Company. I took it when Terra Momo opened their Dispensa cafe in the Princeton Public Library; as with everything the Momo brothers do, it was a lovely, tasteful (ha!), opening. (THIS EVENT, AND THE ONE … Continue reading
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