We’re down to the wire for ordering Thanksgiving dishes. A lot of the better restaurants and caterers are offering all sorts of delicious sides and desserts to go with your turkey. Don’t stress, just augment your own dishes with some that are purchased, but made with quality ingredients. For instance: Wooden Spoon Catering at The Cooperative … Continue reading
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Family Dinner at Tre Piani
I had dinner with family recently at Tre Piani, my first visit in a while, I blush to admit. To the left you see a photo (sorry it’s not better) of the entrée that three of the four of us had, lamb from Neptune Farm, an organic farm in south NJ, prepared three ways, roasted (shoulder … Continue reading
Calling all Slow Foodies
This will be the last Slow Food Central New Jersey Winter Farmers Market for the season-sob! Don’t miss out, come to Tre Piani on Sunday, 2/28, 11:00am – 3:00pm to celebrate all things local. An updated list of vendors is on the Slow Food Central New Jersey website. If you’re not a Slow Food member, please … 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
Thank You Tre Piani
FROM SOUP (er, oysters) TO NUTS (okay, this isn’t the pecan pie, but the entrée), GOOD JOB JIM! Thanks from my family to you and yours, and your great staff!
Thanksgiving Notes
We’re closing in on turkey day, and here are some options I’ve received information about for dinner in area restaurants: Dinner is served at Tre Piani in Forrestal Village (I’ll be there with my family again this year!), Noon to 6:00pm, $49 per person (less for kids). Their dinner last year was so good, heirloom turkey … 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
How about Mother’s Day brunch or dinner at…
Brothers Moon in Hopewell (and check out their seasonal asparagus dishes). Tre Piani in Forrestal Village is open Noon-6:00pm, a la carte with special additions. Chauncy Conference Center in a beautiful setting in Princeton. The Frog and The Peach in New Brunswick. While you’re there, check out the new menu, which includes a 3-course Frugal … Continue reading
Easter Brunch or Dinner
If you’re not into cooking for Easter on April 12, here are some dining out ideas at some of the area’s finest restaurants. Tre Piani, at Forrestal Village in Plainsboro, is open for Easter (and Mother’s Day on May 10) from 11am to 4pm, $49 per adult ($14.99 for kids up to 12, free for 6 … Continue reading
Where Venice and New Orleans Collide
Jim Weaver couldn’t have put it better, when he described his upcoming Carnevale Celebration at Tre Bar as a collision of Venice and New Orleans. His culinary focus is Italian, but he appreciates the flavorful cuisine of the The Big Easy too, so the two worlds shall collide in the tastiest of ways, as he … Continue reading
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