Tag: food
Sometimes, All You Need is Love – Lasagna Love
Life can be complicated. You’re going along just fine when an unforeseen plot twist puts you in the breakdown lane on the turnpike of life.
GAIA BISTRO WINE DINNER
It had been far too long since a group of local wine lovers got together at an area restaurant to share a multicourse tasting menu paired with interesting wines from their own collections.
A First Thanksgiving Remembered – and Tips for Making it Better
Nearly a full calendar year ago, a passing of the torch – or wishbone – unfolded when, for the first time, my wife and I welcomed family and friends into our humble Port Monmouth abode to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday.
GAIA BISTRO
My recent visit to Gaia Bistro in Monmouth Beach, suggested by a friend, was one such occasion. No small part of the pleasure was in meeting and talking with the chef/owner Michael Tornillo.
Fair Haven Says ‘Not So Fast’ to Fast Food
What is the definition of a fast food restaurant?
MAYA
Having dined with great pleasure at Maya, the recently closed, exceptional oceanfront restaurant on the Caribbean Island of St. Bart’s, with its emphasis on fresh, simply prepared local foods, I had a feeling of déjà vu to eat at Maya, located in the Wave Hotel, Long Branch, also facing the Ocean.
A Wine Dinner to Celebrate Spring
It felt like a long and surreal winter, so with the coming of longer daylight hours and warmer weather, it seemed like the right time to convene a group of like-minded food and wine lovers for a long overdue get-together and dinner on the outside terrace of Hollywood Golf Club in Ocean Township.
Beach Tavern
Seafood lovers who live at the Jersey Shore are blessed with an abundance of seafood restaurants and fish markets, many featuring local fish and shellfish; and those who reside in the Two River area, even more so.
Red Bank Couple Launch Grassroots Rescue Mission to Ukraine
Red Bank residents David and Nathalie Halbout once had dreams of retiring to Nathalie’s native city of Kyiv.
Salt Creek Grille
There’s a heartwarming American success story which took place right here in Rumson. Shortly after arriving in New Jersey from Ecuador in 2001, 18-year-old Cesar Cardenas was happy to get a job as a dishwasher at the Salt Creek Grille, overlooking the Navesink River in Rumson.
