I love that a vegan peach pie won the blue ribbon – and $300 – for best North NJ entry in the recent “Perfect Peach Pie” contest run by the New Jersey Peach Promotion Council! More than 50 “perfect peach pies” were submitted to judges at ten farmers markets across the state, competing for two grand prizes … Continue reading
Pet charity alert! I have been a fan of Mercer Street Friends and their Food Bank ever since they were one of the beneficiaries of Princeton’s annual Taste of the Nation. I volunteered with Taste for many years, and while we don’t have that event in our area any more, my family and friends have gotten into … Continue reading
Follow me up to Morristown, where good friends Humphrey and Angela Chang recently hosted me and fellow food-writer Pat Tanner at lunch. They’ve become friends with the personable John Lin, owner of Lin’s Palace, right across from the Morristown Hyatt, for 31 years and counting. To the average Western customer this might appear to be a typical … Continue reading
Watch out – here come the mooncakes! People give the traditional gift of mooncakes to celebrate the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. They are often jokingly referred to as Chinese fruitcakes, because most people either don’t eat them, or just have an obligatory taste. Plus there have been numerous stories about adulterated ingredients and recycled fillings over … Continue reading
Time flies and summer is gone! Finito! 86’d! (Okay, not technically until Sept. 22, but still…) Ironically, the first week of September brought our first real heat wave of the summer with high humidity to match temperatures in the high eighties-90° range. UGH! The better weather today made me feel like a kid out of … Continue reading
Come to Thursday’s Literacy Readathon at the Princeton Public Library and hear yours truly read three short poems about food. I’m on at 1:10pm, and just before me, at 1:00pm, you can also hear my colleague Pat Tanner read! Really, how lucky can you get? AND, you can enjoy the Princeton Farmer’s Market on Hinds Plaza that … Continue reading
Since it hasn’t gone online yet (maybe after Labor Day), I am posting the text of my recent review of Due Mari in New Brunswick. When it does go online, it will appear here. It was a wonderful meal and I want to be sure to share it with you: Due Mari Review for TimeOff … Continue reading
Jamaican jerk places have been popping up in the last couple of years, but for some reason I’ve only recently realized that! One such is the endearing Little Island Cuisine, which I discovered at the Saturday Montgomery Farmers Market this summer. They started doing the market because people weren’t finding the restaurant, which is tucked away with several … Continue reading
Those who know me well know that I’m addicted to cookbooks. Even before I wrote about food, I could never resist a title that promised delicious, and (as an adult) often boldly flavored, food. As I grew up, I progressed from the Better Homes and Gardens Jr Cookbook, to Joy of Cooking, to Julia Child, … Continue reading
Tickets are on sale now for the 14th annual Epicurean Palette – on September 14 – at Grounds for Sculpture. As the website promises: Deliciously woven throughout the beautifully landscaped sculpture park, this crowd pleasing event is renowned for featuring more than 20 of the finest area chefs and the extraordinary culinary offerings they prepare … Continue reading
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