With thanks to Princeton Public Library’s Janie Hermann, here is the link for the photos from the Crazy For Cookbooks event at the Princeton Public Library earlier this month at which panelists, including area food writers, chefs and publishers, discussed what makes a good cookbook and revealed their personal favorites. The panel included Yours Truly; Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa … Continue reading
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We’re serving up some fun for you!
Here’s the flyer for our December 2, 7:00pm Crazy For Cookbooks panel at the Princeton Public Library – we hope to see you there! We’re looking forward to dishing about our favorite cookbooks, but remember to bring along your favorite to show off at the photo booth after the discussion (photos will be shared on social … Continue reading
Crazy For Cookbooks! December 2 at the Princeton Public Library
Do you love cookbooks? We do, and we want to talk about it! Come to a panel discussion with area food writers, chefs and publishers who will reveal their personal cookbook favorites, past and present, what makes a good cookbook, and their top holiday gift picks. We’ll also discuss the future of cookbooks, whether print … Continue reading
September Best Bites – a mash-up of home and out and about
While I took a break for a few days thanks to that flu, I still enjoyed some nice late summer meals in September, including lunches at Seasons 52 and Ricky’s Thai, and a nice dinner at the newish La Rouge 23 in Allentown – fantastic wings and fries there (and more), my review should be in … Continue reading
Food writers & photographers at West Windsor Farmers Market this Saturday
August 29 marks the second annual Food Writers and Photographers Panel and Tasting at the West Windsor Community Farmers Market, which brings together food writers, bloggers and photographers to discuss the joys of eating, living and writing food. The panel members are described below; the fun starts at 11:00am and runs to 12:30pm. (UPDATE 8/25: Rachel Weston, … Continue reading
April’s Best Bites – Pulp Vegetarian Café & Juice Bar in Frenchtown, Maria’s Homemade Perogies in Milford
With the end of winter, I’m getting out more, and April even included an excursion to Frenchtown and Milford with two food-writing friends, Pat Tanner (NJ Monthly, Edible Jersey, Princeton Echo & more) and Susan Yeske (Times of Trenton, Edible Jersey, Bucks County Herald & more). Susan wanted to introduce us to Frenchtown’s Pulp Vegetarian Café … Continue reading
March Best Bites – better late than never
I’m backed up this week, with several writing deadlines for print articles, but wanted to at least post photos of some of the delicious dishes I enjoyed last month. A high point was a cassoulet dinner put on by Carolyn Edelmann, with luscious lemon tarts by Pat Tanner for dessert. So, with no more commenting, here’s a slideshow, … Continue reading
A thank you to Pat Tanner
When I started writing about food for the Princeton Packet, Pat Tanner had already been at it for several years. She’s now a top New Jersey food journalist, writing for many illustrious publications (see her website for the latest places her articles have appeared). Her plate is so full (ouch!), in fact, that she recently … Continue reading
October Best Bites
October was another busy month of delicious tastes, both at home and out on the dining trail. Besides the places I’ve already posted about (Like Peasants Grill and Seasons 52), here’s a gallery of the rest. I’d bookmarked a recipe I found online for a crock pot dish of Cornish game hens cooked with fig preserves … Continue reading
Mmmm Mmmm Good!
Congratulations to Megan Hodges who was the winner of yesterday’s apple pie contest at the West Windsor Community Farmers Market. The second place winner, Liz Scafa presented a pie with a really good crumb crust, and third place went to Pammie Wagner, who made a pretty lattice crust for her entry. What made Megan Hodges’ … Continue reading