Sunday is New Jersey’s Oyster Bowl XI, presented by Blue Point Grill and Nassau Broadcasting Partners. The Oyster Bowl is an annual oyster eating contest to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure Central and South Jersey. Hundreds of spectators gather each year to watch contestants devour all the oysters they can in a two-minute … Continue reading
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Valentine’s Day (& a discount on Taste of the Nation tickets)
Time’s a wastin’ foodie folks – those reservations don’t make themselves, nor do the chocolates! Reserve (or shop) now for that special day. Or buy some excellent local products and cook up something special at home. Either way, bon appétit! Buy delicious chocolates from Donna Toscana, in Cranford. Strawberry and Passion Fruit are her two … Continue reading
Local Grandmother on Rachel Ray 1/27
Watch Channel 7 (ABC) at 10:00am Wednesday morning (or catch up after online)! West Windsor resident Marie Calogero was recently taped to appear on the Rachel Ray show with her granddaughter, also named Marie Calogero. The show airs Wednesday morning, January 27. They competed in a grandmother/granddaughter cooking contest against two other couples. Producers of the show … Continue reading
Princeton Foodies at Library
Looking for the inside scoop on places that Princeton foodies like to frequent? Here’s a chance to hear some dedicated noshers talk about their local favorites on February 9 at the Princeton Public Library. I know two of them myself, Pat Tanner is my longtime colleague and fellow In The Kitchen columnist at the Packet, while Linda … Continue reading
Indoor Farmers Market
Some of my favorite events during the winter months are these indoor farmers markets put on by Slow Food Central New Jersey. It’s a chance to catch up with some of your summer farmers market vendors, run into friends, entertain the kids, listen to music, and and generally celebrate all things local. The next one takes place … Continue reading
Meat Meeting
Deborah Peterson, one of our area’s top experts on historic foodways (visit her website for all sorts of interesting information and products), has sent me an announcement of a great event for the historical set – Registration is now open for “Meat…for the use of the table,” a symposium on Saturday, February 27 (9:00am – … Continue reading
Bring on the Bubbly!
Here are some great ways to spend New Year’s Eve, plus a pre-New Year’s Eve dinner in Trenton that is part of Patriot’s Week – Dinner with Ben Franklin 12/29 @ 4 p.m. Settimo Cielo, 17 East Front St. Exactly what was Ben Franklin thinking during this historic time? Find out as his story is … Continue reading
Christmas
I take my father to my brother and sister-in-law’s for Christmas Eve, so am putting up a couple photos from a past year. They set a beautiful table without fail (the tree is gorgeous too). The second photo (right) is my brother’s seared tuna loin. It is just amazing, so rich that you could swear you … Continue reading
Welcome Hanami!
Princetonians, if you haven’t been by the old Sunny Garden location on Farber Road lately, you’re in for a surprise. The family who has owned it for the last few years has beautifully redocorated the restaurant, re-named it Hanami, after the annual Japanese cherry blossom viewing parties, and inaugurated a spiffy new Chinese/Japanese/Fusion menu. Don’t worry, … Continue reading
Female Food Power!
Just got back from a very convivial holiday open house put on by four area women in the food business. If you act quickly, you might still be able to place orders for some of the delicious goodies I sampled this afternoon, if not for Christmas, maybe for New Year’s entertaining. Chris Crawford of Wooden Spoon … Continue reading
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