Mrs. G’s Appliances’s First Annual Chef Challenge to benefit The United Way takes place Thursday (June 25), 5:30pm, at their Route 1 showroom. That’s part of said showroom you see at left, sadly, not my kitchen! My colleague Pat Tanner, one of the contest judges, previewed this event earlier this month in our Packet In The Kitchen … Continue reading
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Montgomery Farmers Market
The Montgomery Market started up again last Saturday, and that’s where I took this pretty shot of some great Jersey Fresh goodies at the C&M Produce/Catalpa Farms table. The market is held every Saturday, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the parking lot of the Village Shopper, Route 206, just north of Route 518 … Continue reading
Still my favorite
I still like the airy cupcakes at Sugar+Sunshine best of the various ones I’ve tasted over the last year or so. I brought these home (chocolate, lemon, mocha, strawberry) after a very pleasant visit to the Plainsboro Village Center Saturday evening. My friend and I had a nice dinner (salad and pastas) in the little café inside A&G … Continue reading
Happy Hour at a Mozzarella Bar?
Always an interesting new idea from Jim Weaver, owner of Tre Piani and Tre Bar out at Forrestal Village. Here’s his latest: “Tre Bar at Tre Piani has launched a new addition to the menu. A new mozzarella bar is now being offered from 5:00 pm Monday through Saturday. The mozzarella bar menu consists of a … Continue reading
Sustenance for Readers
Good books and good food join hands on Thursday, June 4 when Dispensa, the new Terra Momo run Café, opens in the Princeton Public Library. The Grand Opening Celebration runs from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The event will feature fresh local produce, baking and dough demonstrations, and a book drive to benefit the library’s used book sale … Continue reading
Farmers Markets
The season is upon us! Here is a quick, by no means complete, list of local farmers markets. Some are already open for the season, some not yet. Be sure to patronize your local market and support local farmers and producers. Plus, it’s a great way to buld community in your little piece of paradise! … Continue reading
Nostrano @ Bistro Soleil
Jim Hayes, owner of Bistro Soleil restaurant in Hightstown, is a busy bee. Not only does he run his restaurant and catering business, he is also hard at work sourcing produce from local farms and the Hightstown wholesale produce market for his Nostrano line of foods. (That’s the Tri-County Co-Operative Auction Market, no website found but info. on past … Continue reading
Olive Oil Tasting
Last weekend I attended a tasting of organic olive oils at the Whole Earth Center in Princeton. It was run by Carlo Momo, of the Terra Momo Restaurant Group (Mediterra, etc.). First Carlo discussed olive oil in general (a product, he reminded us, that is not made locally, due to climate). He discussed what to … Continue reading
Welcome BT Bistro!
One of our area’s most popular chefs, Bobby Trigg, owner of the Ferry House in Princeton, opens his newest venture, BT Bistro, today. Located in the Clarion Palmer Inn, at the corner of Emmons Drive and Route 1, the restaurant will be open for lunch weekdays, dinner daily, and Sunday brunch. (Princetonians can access the … Continue reading
5-Star Bars
I am so smitten with the Lake Champlain Chocolates 5-Star Chocolate bars. This is my favorite, fruit and nuts enrobed in dark chocolate. I’m not usually a fan of dark raisins, but don’t mind them here. The website describes the bar as “Tart cherries, pecans, and raisins (unsulfured) in an all-natural hazelnut praline center, covered in dark … Continue reading
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