Simply Nic’s artisanal shortbread bars won our hearts from the first bite. Baker Nicole Wilkins Bergman started with two flavors, Rosemary and Lavender. She hit the local farmers markets and quickly built a stong customer base. By now she has added several new flavors, such as the Orange Spice and Pumpkin Spice you see here. In … Continue reading
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The Things I Do For You
I threw myself in front of the money bus for this one, dear reader. $11.99 at Whole Foods! But I couldn’t resist this Bacon Caramel Toffee from high-end Vosges chocolatier. And the bacon is Neuske’s. It’s made with 42% milk chocolate, not dark, but that might be the right thing here, with the extra creaminess offsetting the … Continue reading
Autumn Culinaire
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer County is holding its annual Autumn Culinairefood, wine and beer tasting event October 15, 6:00-9:30pm, at the Greenacres Country Club in Lawrenceville. Over twenty of the area’s finest restaurants will be on hand to serve up tempting samplings from their menus and an eclectic collection of over 150 fine wine and … Continue reading
Jackpot at Trader Joe’s!
What you see here is the tip of the iceberg, after my inaugural visit to Trader Joe’s Princeton. I missed the early day mahem but checked Twitter and it seemed a huge crowd was there. By the time I arrived around 3:30pm, you could actually snag a cart and move around a little in the store. … Continue reading
Border Crossing (Ely Farm and Rouget)
I ran off to Pennsylvania for the day late last week. My friend Carolyn and I started the day at Washington Crossing Historic Park, where we watched the Revolutionary War movie about the Christmas day crossing (with re-enactors, of course) and gazed at their copy of Emanuel Leutze’s painting, George Washington Crossing the Delaware. The Park’s website has a great … Continue reading
Sweet Allentown
Allentown (NJ) is a sweet little town, made sweeter still by a chocolate shop and a bakery near the intersection of Church (Rte. 526) and Main Streets. I drive right by on my way to and from LBI, and recently noticed a couple of places worth checking out. I returned on a weekday morning, and … Continue reading
For the Holiday Weekend (& beyond)
Last year, 75,000 people attended the annual IndoAmerican Fair held in Mercer County Park. This year’s fair takes place on September 5 & 6, 11:00am to 7:00;pm, in the same location. The fair is a kaleidoscope of colorful crafts and other artwork, music, Indian food, and Bollywood-style entertainment. This is a great event for the whole family; … Continue reading
Dine Around on LBI
I lucked out and had great weather earlier this week when I was on LBI for a few beach-y days. My friend Carol and I go every year. We stay at the cute Jolly Roger Motel all the way down on the south end in Holgate where there is fall/winter access to the Forsythe wildlife refuge. … Continue reading
Slow Summer? Not so much.
Here’s a roundup of some of the many, many, food events going on right now, or coming up soon. Who said summer was slow? The only slow in my summer is the enjoyment of Slow Food… First of all, there’s still time to enjoy a 3-course prix fixe dinner at the venerable Lahiere’s for a mere $32. … Continue reading
Cuppa cuppa
I love my coffee, and recently bought some Thomas Sweet coffee beans (a nice winey Ethiopian) at the Montgomery Farmers Market. The Saturday market is in the Village Shopper in Skillman, on 206 across from ShopRite. In the same center you’ll find Thomas Sweet’s new coffee and ice cream shop. Some day I’ll actually have enough leisure … Continue reading
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