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AGRICULTURAL & MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS THE ARTS AT LAFAYETTE | Lafayette, Easton, PA. | the-arts.lafayette.edu FOODSHED ALLIANCE | foodshedalliance.org JERSEY FRESH | findjerseyfresh.co - [Lessons of Rest + Renewal](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/lessons-of-rest-renewal/) - A new type of leadership based on ancient tenets. - [Planting Seeds of Stability](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/planting-seeds-of-stability/) - Fostering Farmers is building opportunities for foster youth - [Hi-Vibes in Hi-Nella](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/hi-vibes-in-hi-nella/) - Bring a little pizzazz—and jazz—closer to home. - [Making the Market](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/making-the-market/) - Behind the hustle and bustle of this weekly outdoor grocery store is the market manager - [Happy Hour And History](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/happy-hour-and-history/) - Taverns and restaurants that predate the Declaration of Independence. - [Food as Function](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/food-as-function/) - Personalized nutrition can help lead the way to optimal health - [Global Influence: Chef Olivier Burgos, Trout National](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/global-influence-chef-olivier-burgos-trout-national/) - Respect, Dignity and Honesty - [Raising the Voices of New Jersey Farmers](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/raising-the-voices-of-new-jersey-farmers/) - Have fun, gather people, do good - [Jersey’s New Dairy Diplomats](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/jerseys-new-dairy-diplomats/) - Our small-but-mighty dairy and cheesemaking industry - [How to Eat a Tomato](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/how-to-eat-a-tomato/) - Tomatoes are neither fruit nor vegetable; they are divas. - [Edible Jersey CSA Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-csa-guide-jersey/) - CSA [community supported agriculture] programs help farms to be more financially sustainable while providing consumers with access to fresh, healthy food. Members of a CSA commit to supporting the farmer before or during the growing season, either with payment of a one-time fee or a series of installments. In exchange, the farmer provides an abundance of Jersey Fresh produce and other add-ons, usually in weekly boxes, to members during harvest. - [New Jersey Farmers’ Market Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-new-jersey-farmers-market-guide-by-edible-jersey/) - findjerseyfresh.com For those of us who live for local food, farmers’ market season is the best time of year. Over 120 farmers’ markets are happening across the Garden State this summer and we’ve compiled this guide to help you experience ones near your community or discover new ones this year. You’ll find Jersey Fresh produce along with baked goods, pastured meats, artisan cheeses—and the spirit and flavor of the Garden State’s local communities. - [Edible Jersey Destination Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-edible-jersey-destination-guide/) - A guide to exploring, experiencing and enjoying the Garden State this season TRAVEL LOCAL - [Tea Time: Sally Lunn’s Tea Room](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/tea-time-sally-lunns-tea-room/) - A much-loved tea shop and restaurant has remained a staple for more than 30 years - [Local Food Breeds Local Dog](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/local-food-breeds-local-dog/) - In Montclair, a dog-loving small-business owner launched a fresh-food brand built on community support - [Subscribe to Edible Jersey](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/about-us/about-us-subscribe-edible-jersey/) - Never miss an issue! Give a gift... they will enjoy it all year long! Celebrating the local, seasonal food of the Garden State, Edible Jersey will be published four times in 2025: Spring (March), Summer (June), Fall (September), and Holiday (November). - [Sharing Opportunity: Cathedral Kitchen](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/sharing-opportunity-cathedral-kitchen/) - For nearly 50 years, Cathedral Kitchen in Camden has nourished its community by providing meals, training, and hope for those it serves The sparkling blue mosaic is the first thing you notice when visiting Cathedral Kitchen in Camden. In it, a dove spreads its wings in flight among a collection of utensils, an image symbolic - [Rancocas Valley Regional High School: Learning with a Side of Mushrooms](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/rancocas-valley-regional-high-school-learning-with-a-side-of-mushrooms/) - At Rancocas Valley Regional High School, learning goes far beyond sitting at a desk. When science teacher Michael Green first collected left over mushroom blocks from Mycopolitan Mushroom Co. in Philadelphia, he thought it’d be a great way for students to learn some hands-on environmental science around growing mushrooms. Now, three years later, the Rancocas - [Native Plants Put Their Best Blooms Forward](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/native-plants-put-their-best-blooms-forward/) - Flower arranging competition at Monmouth County Fair gives NJ’s native wildflowers their red-carpet moment - [The Vintage Touch: Retro Finds Bring Kitsch, Fun, and Character to Kitchen Design](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/the-vintage-touch-retro-finds-bring-kitsch-fun-and-character-to-kitchen-design/) - Vintage collections are built-in conversation starters. - [Unionville Vineyards: Washington and Wine](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/unionville-vineyards-washington-and-wine/) - Three wines celebrating the winery’s connection to the American Revolution - [The Restaurant Landscape: Navigating an Industry Changed by Covid](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/the-restaurant-landscape-navigating-an-industry-changed-by-covid/) - A Major Shift in Habits and Expectations - [King of Caviar](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/king-of-caviar/) - South Jersey was once known as the Caviar Capital of the World - [In Season: Arugula](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/in-season-arugula/) - Arugula’s peppery tang and deep, lobed leaves give it a distinct profile that sets it apart from other leafy greens. - [New Jersey Restaurants: In with the New](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/new-jersey-restaurants-in-with-the-new/) - New Jersey is one of the most diverse dining destinations in the country. - [Knowing Your Farmer](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/knowing-your-farmer/) - CSAs in the Garden State Community-supported agriculture (CSA) programs have become essential to many New Jersey farmers and consumers, helping farms become more financially sustainable while providing people with access to fresh, healthy, locally grown food. A typical CSA is structured like a membership: You commit at the start of the year or growing season, - [What's Cooking: Sustainable Cookware and Utensils in the Kitchen Add Everyday Wellness](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/whats-cooking-sustainable-cookware-and-utensils-in-the-kitchen-add-everyday-wellness/) - Your cookware and kitchen utensil choices have a surprising impact - [More than Muscle: Protein Packs a Punch When it Comes to Functional Health](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/more-than-muscle-protein-packs-a-punch-when-it-comes-to-functional-health/) - Protein is the champion of so much more. - [Fun for Kids – Thank you, Earth!](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/fun-for-kids-thank-you-earth/) - The earth gives you so many wonderful gifts - [NEW JERSEY RESTAURANT GUIDE](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-new-jersey-restaurant-guide/) - Restaurants and cafés throughout New Jersey “go local” to create the very best dining and imbibing experience for their customers. Their efforts to showcase local ingredients and products help sustain the farmers, fishers, food producers and beverage artisans of our Garden State community. The establishments listed here off er a uniquely flavorful, locally inspired culinary experience. - [Michael Clifford is On a Quest to Preserve and Share the Flavors of New Jersey’s Apple Past](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-michael-clifford-quest-preserve-and-share-flavors-new-jersey-s-apple-past/) - In 1886, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) undertook an ambitious project: the creation of a national register of historic and newly developed fruits. Over the next 56 years, a team of artists created 7,497 watercolor paintings that captured, in exquisite detail, images of America’s principal commercial fruit crops, including 3,800 paintings of cultivated varieties (cultivars) of apples. These paintings were part of a widespread effort to standardize the naming of fruits by giving American orchardists a centralized reference—and common understanding— of the physical qualities that defined specific apple cultivars. - [Good For Your Bones](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/good-for-your-bones/) - Stand tall at any age with good nutrition - [Beyond the Beach Days](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/beyond-the-beach-days/) - Coastal beach towns have much to offer in the off-season - [Edible Jersey 2025 Holiday Food & Gift Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/edible-jersey-2025-holiday-food-gift-guide/) - A collection of locally sourced entertaining & gift ideas for the season - [Does the World Really Need Another Bottle of Wine?](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/does-the-world-really-need-another-bottle-of-wine/) - SPONSORED We are not Big Wine. - [Vintages & Vinyls: Consigliere in Newark](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/vintages-vinyls-consigliere-in-newark/) - A fine-tuned wine list with a curated music selection to bring a new kind of space to the booming city - [Good Folks, Good Food: Good Folk Supper Club](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/good-folks-good-food-good-folk-supper-club/) - Finding your people - [Choosing Hope: The Community FoodBank of New Jersey](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/choosing-hope-the-community-foodbank-of-new-jersey/) - Unique gift ideas for any reason - [New Jersey’s Own Weihnachtsmärkt](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/new-jerseys-own-weihnachtsmarkt/) - New Jersey’s largest annual Christmas market - [December Cookies](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/december-cookies/) - Grief and identity are complicated - [Seasonal Spices](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/seasonal-spices/) - Winter recipes are about home-cooked, hearty dishes—and they’re often enhanced by a variety of spices. This season, Edible Jersey contributors share the spices that are always hiding in their cabinets come those cool winter months. —Ifrah Akhtar ✅ “On cold winter days, I add cinnamon to oatmeal with bananas, baked apples, or toasted nuts. The - [In Season: Sweet Potatoes](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/in-season-sweet-potatoes/) - Not to be mistaken for yams, sweet potatoes are a classic Thanksgiving staple. Although sweet, the orange root vegetable makes for great desserts and salty sides alike. Check out your nearest grocery store or farmers’ market for this colorful treat during the colder months! —Claire Wang season: Sweet potatoes are at their peak from early - [Panaderya Salvaje: Filipino Flavors, Jersey City Roots](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/panaderya-salvaje-filipino-flavors-jersey-city-roots/) - Friends, family, and community - [Maricel’s Kitchen - East Brunswick](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/maricels-kitchen-east-brunswick/) - Food is more than a meal—it’s a mix of culture and tradition. - [In My Grandmother's Kitchen - Merchantville](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/in-my-grandmothers-kitchen-merchantville/) - Spreading the joy of cooking to others - [Rachana Rimal - The League of Kitchens: Nepali Immersion Workshop](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/rachana-rimal-the-league-of-kitchens-nepali-immersion-workshop/) - Rachana Rimal is on a quest to share her heritage - [Fun for Kids – Help Your Community!](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/fun-for-kids-help-your-community/) - What is one way you can help yours? - [Adding Color to the New Jersey Brew Scene](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/adding-color-to-the-new-jersey-brew-scene/) - Opening a microbrewery comes with its challenges - [GO with your GUT: A balanced gut microbiome begins with a balanced diet](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/go-with-your-gut-a-balanced-gut-microbiome-begins-with-a-balanced-diet/) - Putting wholesome, nutritious food into your body helps it function at its fullest potential. - [The Bluffs of Bay Head (1954-1996)](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/the-bluffs-of-bay-head-1954-1996/) - Home to Anarchists, Darts, and Flirts - [A Taste of Two Jerseys](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/a-taste-of-two-jerseys/) - New Jersey has no shortage of wineries worth visiting. But 3,400 miles away, on the Isle of Jersey, sits a six-acre winery. Scott Donnini of Auburn Road Vineyards set out to explore Wine is fascinating—from its 8000 years of history to the regional nuances in a present day sip. If you have a little curiosity - [Global Flavors, Local Roots: Kasia Market](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/global-flavors-local-roots-kasia-market/) - Kasia Market brings international ingredients to the heart of New Jersey - [The Aroma of Shade: Matcha](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/the-aroma-of-shade-matcha/) - Matcha isn’t just a drink—it’s a living connection to land, craft, and culture - [The Forgotten Fruit: Jenny Lind Melon](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/the-forgotten-fruit-jenny-lind-melon/) - Dedicated revivalists are giving the Jenny Lind muskmelon its name back - [Blue Food, Bold Future: Falling in Love with Seafood](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/blue-food-bold-future-falling-in-love-with-seafood/) - It’s time to change. - [In Season: Melon](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/in-season-melon/) - Does any fruit say “summer” quite the way melon does? New Jersey growers offer an enormous variety of melons, including classics such as watermelon, honeydew, Crenshaw, and cantaloupe. For a real treat, look for intensely flavored—and often evocatively named—heirloom melons at your farmers’ market. Then, on a syrupy evening, take a big, luscious bite and - [World Class Wines Crafted with Love in the Garden State](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/world-class-wines-crafted-with-love-in-the-garden-state/) - The New Jersey wine industry is entering a golden era. - [A New Day for Dairy: Hun-Val](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/a-new-day-for-dairy-hun-val/) - With tenacity and passion, Hun-Val Dairy is bringing direct-from-the-farm bottled milk back to the Garden State - [2025 Craft Brewery & Cidery Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/2025-craft-brewery-cidery-guide/) - New Jersey’s craft brewers and cider makers are breathing new life into today’s local drinks scene. - [2025 New Jersey Drink Local Winery Guide ](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/2025-new-jersey-drink-local-winery-guide/) - Across the state, wineries are producing standout wines that are earning national and international recognition - [2025 Makers Profiles: New Jersey’s Local Drinks Movement](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/2025-makers-profiles-new-jerseys-local-drinks-movement/) - Spotlight on our local makers - [Fun for Kids - Apple Cider](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/fun-for-kids-apple-cider/) - Apple cider has been a treat for humans for thousands of years! - [The State of the (Beer) State](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/the-state-of-the-beer-state/) - A conversation with Brie Devlin, the new executive director of the Brewers Guild of New Jersey - [The Basics of Beer](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/the-basics-of-beer/) - Each of these steps is necessary to deliver that heavenly delight we like to call BEER. - [New Jersey Wineries for Wining and Dining](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/new-jersey-wineries-for-wining-and-dining/) - Many NJ wineries now boast full kitchens and dining menus, but the wine always comes first - [May I See Your Wine List?](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/may-i-see-your-wine-list/) - As New Jersey vineyards thrive, restaurants are refreshing their wine lists to showcase homegrown labels - [Keeping Nj’s Precious Waterways Clean](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/keeping-njs-precious-waterways-clean/) - River Friendly Farm - [Covered Wagon Tours: Beer for Your Bulls & Wine for Your Horses](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/covered-wagon-tours-beer-for-your-bulls-wine-for-your-horses/) - We are back! - [What's in Season: Scallions](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/whats-in-season-scallions/) - Nothing quite garnishes a dish like a sprinkle of chopped scallions, also known as green onions. Crispy and fresh with a little bit of a kick, biting through the green refreshes one’s palate while adding an earthy flavor. Whether you enjoy the vegetable in small or large quantities, let scallions be part of your fall - [Mocktails](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/mocktails/) - Some of the most unique and exciting mocktails around the state. - [Hunterdon Beer Trail](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/hunterdon-beer-trail/) - Immerse yourself in all Hunterdon County has to offer— including an abundance of quality craft breweries The Hunterdon Beer Trail was established by Hunterdon County breweries as part of a larger effort to raise awareness of the county’s explorable and enjoyable landscape. Whether visiting the Round Valley Reservoir, hiking the Columbia Trail, or strolling through - [New Jersey’s Wine Expo Returns](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/new-jerseys-wine-expo-returns/) - Calling all wine connoisseurs, or just casual enjoyers of the drink. - [Hundred Year Films Presents Good Grain](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/hundred-year-films-presents-good-grain/) - Exploring the grain economy - [The Best: Mav's Top Buns](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/the-best-mavs-top-buns/) - Would anyone like to buy some cinnamon buns? - [Introducing the Terroir New Jersey Wine Showcase](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/introducing-the-terroir-new-jersey-wine-showcase/) - An international panel of judges weighs in on new jersey wines. - [LOST & FOUND: The Search for the Harrison Apple](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-lost-found-search-harrison-apple/) - Photos courtesy of Chuck Shelton, Albemarle Cider Works, and Diane Flynt, Foggy Ridge Cider - [Pete Genovese: Food / Features Writer](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-pete-genovese-food-features-writer/) - Pete Genovese stands out in this age of Google-searched and PR-fed food stories. This is inarguable—no one has written more words and logged more miles within the state’s borders to tell the story of New Jersey food than Genovese. He has gone to great lengths, and distances in his trusty Jeep, traversing the Garden State many times over for 25 years. - [Strawberry Simple Syrup](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/strawberry-simple-syrup/) - Here is something we like to do with strawberries (which are a U-pick crop on our farm). It’s easy to make—if you can boil water, you can make this recipe! It’s also a great use of berries that are going past their prime. Use the simple syrup to sweeten lemonade, cocktails, and mocktails.—Jennifer LaMonaca, Walking Bird Farm Courtesy - [About Edible Jersey](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/about-us/about-edible-jersey/) - Edible Jersey tells the story of food, from source to table. Published five times per year, we spotlight the growers, producers, retailers, artisans, chefs, home cooks, and others who energize our community with authentic, regionally-based food choices. Why? Because we believe that an understanding and enjoyment of local foods provide the critical path to a healthier and more sustainable world. - [Experience the Culture and Flavors of Two of the World’s Best Regions for Food and Wine](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-experience-culture-and-flavors-two-world-s-best-regions-food-and-wine/) - From tapas to churros, wine tastings to agriturismo dinners, olive oil to Prosecco, feed your wanderlust and treat your tastebuds with these outstanding food and wine experiences. - [Beyond the Bloom: Lavender Fields Forever](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/beyond-the-bloom-lavender-fields-forever/) - Florals, Fragrance, and Flavor - [Terhune Orchards at 50](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/terhune-orchards-at-50/) - A family legacy of learning and growing - [What's in a Name? Why Organic and Regenerative Matter](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/whats-in-a-name-why-organic-and-regenerative-matter/) - Organic and regenerative are agricultural buzzwords. What do they mean and why do they matter? In the Garden State, we’re lucky to have no shortage of farms and farmers’ markets overflowing with beautiful summertime fruits and vegetables. You don’t have to travel far to find a juicy Jersey-grown tomato. But if you’re concerned about how - [A New Paradigm: Sowing Change in the Garden State](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/a-new-paradigm-sowing-change-in-the-garden-state/) - Time to focus on what’s possible. - [New Jersey Parks & Picnics](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/new-jersey-parks-picnics/) - The Garden State has a ton of beautiful, well-maintained parks that are free to take advantage of. - [Benny's Down the Shore](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/bennys-down-the-shore/) - The ruminations of a shoobie on hollandaise - [Conor Quilty Never Left](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/conor-quilty-never-left/) - He’s been here all along, quietly developing his next role: general manager and winemaker at Meadowbrook Winery. - [Hank Sauce: Three Friends, Four Sauces and Counting](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/hank-sauce-three-friends-four-sauces-and-counting/) - Creating a secret sauce - [Dandelions Descended: Italian Roots](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/dandelions-descended-italian-roots/) - A weed to some, a culinary tradition to others—how this flavorful plant bridges the gap between generations of Italian-American cooking - [Faces of our Farmers](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/faces-of-our-farmers/) - Farming in New Jersey has many faces. Some farmers farm full-time; others hold additional jobs. Some farmers own their land; others lease. Some farmers share a family’s generational legacy; others are new to the pursuit. Some farms stretch out farther than the eye can see; others flourish on an urban quarter-acre. No matter the face - [Fun for Kids - How Does a Farm Grow?](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/fun-for-kids-how-does-a-farm-grow/) - Help this farm grow! - [Let’s Twist: Federal Twist Vineyard Opens a New Tasting Room in Stockton](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/lets-twist-federal-twist-vineyard-opens-a-new-tasting-room-in-stockton/) - After a long wait, Federal Twist Vineyard officially opened its new tasting room in Stockton this May. Nestled between the steep rolling hills of Hunterdon County and the Delaware River, it’s already shaping up to be a popular destination. Federal Twist Vineyard is the dream of Paul and Hattie Dorko, who purchased the land in - [Cream of the Crop: Hun-Val Dairy Farm](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/cream-of-the-crop-hun-val-dairy-farm/) - The old saying goes that if you want something done right, do it yourself. - [Going Natural: How Adaptogens Can Help Us Stress Less](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/going-natural-how-adaptogens-can-help-us-stress-less/) - When it comes to stress, we all experience a little—or a lot—each day. From rushing out the door after hitting “snooze” too many times to being barraged by bills or breaking news, stress can affect us on a mental, physical, and physiological level. While there are many ways to seek relief, some people are opting - [EJ Kids: It's Strawberry Season!](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/ej-kids-its-strawberry-season/) - These little bumblebees are helping to pollinate the strawberry flowers! Can you find all 8 bees? - [Reflecting on Ramadan](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/reflecting-on-ramadan/) - “How much longer ’til iftar?” Eight-year-old me places my hands on the table as my mother sets out plates. This is my first time fasting for Ramadan, a holy month for Muslims where we strengthen our spirituality by abstaining from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset. Mother smiles at my impatience, “We have 10 - [Health: Shifting Gears](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/health-shifting-gears/) - It’s a topic talked about regularly and ever more openly. From celebrities and talk show hosts to books and podcasts, the conversation on how to navigate menopause continues to grow—because, frankly, there’s a lot to discuss. For one, it’s a multi-layer process consisting of fluctuating hormonal changes that can impact women in several ways. “Perimenopause - [In Season: Swiss Chard](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/in-season-swiss-chard/) - Versatile and mild-mannered, this leafy vegetable partners well with garlic, lemon, nuts, white wine, and cheese. Sauté Swiss chard (or simply call it chard) and toss with pasta, bake in a casserole or quiche, or add to brighten up soups and stews. In any of its guises, chard offers a healthy way to warm up - [Date Madeleines](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/date-madeleines/) - Date Madeleines 7–10 pitted dates ((depending on how large they are))½ cup butter½ cup sugar3 eggs (room temperature)1 teaspoon vanilla1¼ cups flour¼ teaspoon salt1 teaspoon baking powder Soak the dates in hot water for 1 hour, until softened. Pat dry and chop.Brown the butter in a saucepan. Once browned, remove from heat and add in - [Road Trip: Burlington City](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/road-trip-burlington-city/) - Burlington City is bustling with shops, restaurants, and plenty of fairs and festivals - [Sea & Taste](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/sea-and-taste/) - An artisanal salt maker creates a new product from an ancient source - [Expanding the Grapevine](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/expanding-the-grapevine/) - A Rutgers professor is helping to give an extra boost to an industry poised for growth. - [Celebration of Balance](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/celebration-of-balance/) - Pru Thai creates community with its satisfying flavors and genuine warmth - [All That Jazz—and a Menu](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/all-that-jazz-and-a-menu/) - Jersey’s musical talent has always paired well with its culinary chops. Here are a few restaurants where you can jazz up a night out - [Couple Capital](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/couple-capital/) - Couples consider how they succeed in running their food business together, while maintaining a healthy marriage. - [Simple Spring Radicchio and Citrus Salad](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/simple-spring-radicchio-and-citrus-salad/) - For those of us who believe “bitter is better,” here is a wonderfully delicious and colorful salad. In spring and early summer, when greens are abundant, I love to make this as a departure from my everyday baby greens garden salad.—Karley Corris, Jeff’s Organic Produce Courtesy of Jeff’s Organic Produce61 Rues Rd., Cream Ridge | - [Contact Us](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/about-us/contact/) - Thank you for your interest in the Edible Jersey community. Questions, comments, or suggestions? We’d love to hear from you. Ray Painter Publisher Teresa Politano Editor Edible Jersey 973.763.6691 info@ediblejersey.com - [Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/know-your-farmer-know-your-food/) - CSAs help form a direct relationship between farmers and customers Community-supported agriculture (CSA) has become a mainstay of New Jersey’s local food movement over the past few decades. The term refers to farm-based harvest subscription programs whereby customers pay farmers for a season’s worth of produce, meat, eggs, or other specialty products in advance with - [Rainbow Swiss Chard](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/rainbow-swiss-chard/) - I cooked Chard for the first time while in Colorado and have been a Rainbow Swiss Chard fan ever since. - [Spring Checklist: Strawberry Days](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/spring-checklist-strawberry-days/) - Spring is a reawakening full of bright colors, sunny days, better moods— and the start of strawberry season. These strawberry-inspired items will help you make the most of the moment. ✔ DIRT ROAD RED FRUIT WINE This strawberry-infused wine is nothing short of unique. Rebel Sheep Wine Co. ferments fresh strawberries, then pairs them with - [Fishtown Seafood: Haddonfield’s Fresh Catch](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/fishtown-seafood-haddonfields-fresh-catch/) - In the late 2000s, Bryan Szeliga took up fly fishing while living in Portland, Oregon, and attending culinary school. He was looking for steel-head and salmon but caught something much bigger: a desire to turn the seafood industry into everything it could—and should—be. “That’s when I realized the gap between what’s said about seafood and - [Eataly Comes to NJ](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eataly-comes-to-nj/) - Following the tremendous success of their inaugural American market in Manhattan’s Flatiron District back in 2010, Eataly, the global Italian marketplace and retail concept founded in Torino, Italy, has opened its only New Jersey location at The Mall at Short Hills. The concept has only a handful of locations around the United States. “If you’ve - [Feeling Hoppy](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/feeling-hoppy/) - “When life deals you shagbark hickory trees, make hickory syrup” is not quite how the saying goes, but it is what first-generation farmers Jarred and Ann Bush turned their agricultural adventure into. Setting out in 2016 to establish a hop farm in Califon, they looked for a use for over 80 fully matured shagbark hickory - [Bell’s Mabel](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/bells-mabel/) - Coastal European cuisine has found a new home in Holmdel: Mabel at Bell Works. Opened in mid-November 2024, the bright, bustling restaurant offers lunch, dinner, and brunch and seats 185 (including the bar). Grace Crossman, who is Mabel’s co-owner and co-executive chef along with Laura Brahn, describes the vibe as “a neighborhood spot—casual, approachable, not - [Ancestral Gifts: The Revitalization and Rematriation of the Maycock & Nanticoke Squash](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-ancestral-gifts-revitalization-and-rematriation-maycock-nanticoke-squash/) - In the first growing season at Princeton University’s Seed Farm, Nate Kleinman, co-founder and co-director of the Experimental Farm Network cooperative in Elmer, asked Seed Farm Director Tessa Desmond to grow Nanticoke squash—a highly diverse winter squash that Kleinman has been refining over the past decade by saving and replanting seeds from the most flavorful squash of each year’s crop. - [Rabbit Hill Farms - Good Beer Starts with Quality Barley and Good People](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-rabbit-hill-farms-good-beer-starts-quality-barley-and-good-people/) - Good craft beer and spirits start with quality barley and malt. In New Jersey, many producers believe it also starts with good people. - [Restaurateur-Farmer Cookie Till Connects the Dots between Farm, Table, and Community](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-restaurateur-farmer-cookie-till-connects-dots-between-farm-table-and-community/) - Caroline “Cookie” Till has many personal stories to tell— some involving a 40-year-old former social club on the water, a brand new regenerative-agriculture farm, and three decades of blueberry pies—but she’d rather talk about everyone else. Till is the restaurateur behind Steve & Cookie’s By the Bay, a mainstay of shore dining that’s heading into its 25th year, and is nearly as legendary as Margate City’s other claim to fame, Lucy the Elephant. - [Alexandra Bottone, Sommelier - Ninety Acres at Natirar](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-alexandra-bottone-sommelier-ninety-acres-natirar/) - Growing wine regions have one thing in common: synchronicity with the best of the local restaurant and retail scene. Tuned-in sommeliers, chefs, shop owners and staff are often the most credible sources of up-to-the-minute input on wines from near and far. Alexandra Bottone is on the front line as sommelier at one of the state’s top fine-dining destinations, Ninety Acres, in Peapack. - [Devon Perry, Executive Director - Garden State Wine Growers Association](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-devon-perry-executive-director-garden-state-wine-growers-association/) - Everyone involved in wine in New Jersey admits that the Garden State has a non-garden image problem—created, many speculate, by the turn-pikes and the areas nearest New York City. Even when people “shop local with tomatoes, blueberries, corn, and peaches,” says Devon Perry, head of the Garden State Wine Growers Association, “they often don’t extend that commitment to wine.” Since taking the helm of the GSWGA in 2022, Perry has been on a mission to change perceptions both in and out of the state through a broad range of marketing initiatives to put the name of New Jersey in clear view of consumers. - [Audrey Cross, PhD, Owner/Winemaker - Villa Milagro Vineyards](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-audrey-cross-phd-ownerwinemaker-villa-milagro-vineyards/) - Audrey Cross grew up on her family’s almond, peach, and grape farm in California—her father was a commodity farmer and her mother was a nurse. Cross combined the two by earning a doctoral degree in nutrition and public policy, along with a law degree, eventually rising to work for the administration of President Jimmy Carter. She wrote the nation’s first dietary guidelines in 1983, and later became a successful television personality, but says that “at some point I started thinking about returning to the farm.” - [Robin Shreeves, Freelance Journalist - Barrington](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-robin-shreeves-freelance-journalist-barrington/) - “I am a Jersey Girl through and through” says wine writer Robin Shreeves, “and when I say that, it is the only time a refer to myself as a girl.” Shreeves lives in the town she grew up in, eight blocks from her parents’ house in Barrington. She chose to stay in the state to give her children the same kind of small-town upbringing she had and began some freelance writing to supplement the mom-time nearly two decades ago. An early gig at the Mother Nature Network led to writing about food and wine, and the realization that New Jersey wines—and East Coast wines in general—can be wonderful. - [New Jersey's Women in Wine Caucus](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-new-jerseys-women-wine-caucus/) - The Women in Wine Caucus serves as a community and a forum for women working in New Jersey’s wine industry. Launched in 2021 in partnership with the Garden State Wine Growers Association by Victoria (Tori) Reader, it provides opportunities for women to network with and learn from others in the industry. Membership is open to women at all levels of the winemaking and marketing process—tasting room managers, GMs, owners, winemakers, journalists, wine shop owners, sommeliers—as well as women with a keen interest in pursuing a career in wine. - [Julianne Donnini, Winemaker/Co-Owner- Auburn Road Vineyard and Winery](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-julianne-donnini-winemakerco-owner-auburn-road-vineyard-and-winery/) - Little did Julianne Donnini know, but her legal career prepared her well for a life of winemaking at Auburn Road Vineyard and Winery in Pilesgrove. She and her husband, Scott, were lawyers living and working in Philadelphia and wanted a lifestyle change. To mark their wedding anniversary in 2003 they did something most people don’t do: They bought property to start a vineyard. Donnini soon realized her interests and strengths were in the winery, not in the vineyard. There was one hitch: She did not have winemaking experience. - [Susanne Wagner, Wine Director - Crystal Springs Resort and Restaurant Latour](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-susanne-wagner-wine-director-crystal-springs-resort-and-restaurant-latour/) - Susanne Wagner oversees one of the most storied collections in the country as the wine director at Crystal Springs Resort and Restaurant Latour in Hamburg. One might expect a certain level of attitude from a person in such a role, but Wagner is warm, friendly, and engaging as she manages wine cellars holding up to 45,000 bottles. Many of these wines are considered rare “unicorns,” but this is not some museum. She has injected new life and contemporary thinking into the program. - [Beverly Tepper, PhD - Rutgers University, Department of Food Science](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-beverly-tepper-phd-rutgers-university-department-food-science/) - Putting classroom theory into real-world practice, Beverly Tepper, PhD in nutrition and professor of sensory science at Rutgers, became a vineyard owner and winemaker in 2016. Tepper and husband Mark Pausch, a yeast molecular biologist, were “looking for the next chapter,” she says. Her academic specialty is the science of taste, and the couple’s compatible, wine-oriented skill sets, plus a piece of available agricultural property down the road from their house, inspired them to start developing Avventura vineyard and winery. - [Aamira Garba, CEO/Winemaker - LoveLee Wine](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-aamira-garba-ceowinemaker-lovelee-wine/) - Orange native Aamira Garba loved her exploration into wine so much, she decided to apply her experience as a corporate marketing executive in a more entrepreneurial direction. Her brand, LoveLee Wine, focuses on celebrating wine culture and making it more approachable and inclusive socially and professionally for Black women. “Wine is so universal, yet it still feels untouchable and inaccessible for many in marginalized communities,” says Garba. “I am proud to be a part of the shift that is making wine accessible and diverse.” - [Christine Zubris, Owner - Versi Vino](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-christine-zubris-owner-versi-vino/) - A chemistry major with a career in science technology and self-proclaimed “zero” experience in the restaurant industry is an unlikely candidate to launch New Jersey’s most exciting new wine bar, but that’s just what Christine Zubris did in 2020. Versi Vino—the name loosely translated means “you pour wine”—on the Jersey outskirts of Philadelphia is revolutionizing the concept. Its owner has “a wicked palate” and “caught the wine bug” in her 20s, she says. - [Pinelands: Natural Splendor & Flavors Abound in South Jersey](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-pinelands-natural-splendor-flavors-abound-south-jersey/) - As a native “Jersey Girl,” I admit that I love this state. I have called other states home, traveled to many parts of the world, and have always returned to my home base. A big part of what intrigues me about New Jersey is its diversity of landscapes, and that diversity is what brings me to our story. After moving to Brigantine Island two years ago with my partner, we started exploring the Pinelands. It is an area that I have read about over the years, but this is my first chance to really explore it. - [Considering the Details](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-considering-details/) - Advice from the pros for personalizing your special day. While the setting plays a big part In the general aesthetic and flow of the day, here are other ways to add personality and spirit to your wedding gathering. - [Capturing the Heat](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-capturing-heat/) - Blame a fierce New Jersey storm, which felled a tree in Weehawken. Suddenly, Maricel Presilla’s garden, once a shady respite, was bathed in sunlight. Thus Presilla began to grow peppers. Today, more than 600 varieties grow in that garden in Weehawken, which is now a vibrant edible wonderland. “It’s overrun by peppers, absolutely. But it’s so pretty. “Thank God I love peppers.” - [JERSEY BOY, MANHATTAN CHEF](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-jersey-boy-manhattan-chef/) - Telepan is the Jersey boy who became one of the first true believers in locavore cuisine, religiously advocating farm-to-table before it became a catchphrase. Bill Telepan, one of Manhattan’s most iconic chefs, is waving and making goofball faces at his kitchen staff. It’s a holiday weekend, and the lunch crowd at Oceana, the Michelin- starred seafood restaurant in midtown, is unusually light. - [Juan Placencia Starts Over Again](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-juan-placencia-starts-over-again/) - “It’s happening,” says Juan Placencia. “Everything is moving fast.” Placencia, a revered and beloved chef known in New Jersey as much for his ceviche as his ambition, spent the summer of 2020 being whisked to impromptu business meetings in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Montclair, Philadelphia, Chicago. His top-tier business network includes experts from all aspects of the hospitality industry—people who have consistently squeezed success out of withering situations, despite strangling rents, despite the increasing difficulty of finding and keeping staff, despite an aloof, fickle, and demanding customer base. - [A New Phase](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-new-phase/) - I walked this summer in the dark along the beach until I could see nothing but the moon and the sea. I never feel insignificant at the ocean; I feel bold, empowered. This summer, my position at Edible Jersey became a casualty of the coronavirus. I will be moving on. In reporting the story of chef Juan Placencia (page 28), I have been inspired. Placencia, like so many others in this industry, like so many other courageous immigrants, is steering toward another future, one that he envisions as more fair, equitable, and sustainable. - [Toques in Black: 101 Black Chefs in America - New Cookbook Features New Jersey's Chef Jesse Jones](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-toques-black-101-black-chefs-america-new-cookbook-features-new-jerseys-chef-jesse-jones/) - Black chefs are rare in the fine-dining world. In his decades of work in New Jersey, Chef Jesse Jones often was the only Black man in the kitchen. “I didn’t see a lot of people of color doing big things in restaurants.” Today Jones, and his lamb recipe, are featured in Toques in Black: 101 Black Chefs in America, published late last year by The Chefs Connection. The book features the stories and recipes of chefs across the nation—”from chicken and waffles to foie gras brûlée”—and showcases beautiful photographs by Alan Batt, the photographer known as Battman. - [Hunterdon 579 Trail](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-hunterdon-579-trail/) - Say hello to the cows and llamas of Hunterdon County. Thanks to a new initiative, the work of the farmers, winemakers, and culinary artisans along and near scenic County Road 579 is being celebrated and promoted. - [Editor's Letter: Transformation](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-editors-letter-transformation/) - This summer, the summer of face masks and seismic shifts, I find myself unexpectedly captivated by Francesca Colussi, a textile artist whose work graces the cover of the summer issue of The Paris Review. Colussi embroiders postcards. The practice was a tradition in the early 20th century. Colussi, who lives in North Wales, buys her postcards at local antique shops. On some postcards, she brings life to the trees with her vivid green clusters of French knots; on other cards, she overlays abstract, colorful lovers. The work is painfully beautiful, nostalgic and intimate, yet also forward-thinking and provocative. - [Danny Childs Nominated for IACP Award](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-danny-childs-nominated-iacp-award/) - We are pleased to share some exceptionally good news—at a time when good news is especially welcome. - [Quarantine & Tests](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-quarantine-tests/) - When lockdown began, I dreamt of Thanksgiving. My children were coming home. In my dream, the sun was bright and my neighbors carried canoes to the river for a pleasant excursion. Later in the pandemic, I dreamt of death. The people and creatures in my care were suddenly gone and I could do nothing to save them. Now I do not dream. - [Cannonball Cuvee Aims to Save the Planet, One Wine at a Time](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-cannonball-cuvee-aims-save-planet-one-wine-time/) - Chris Cannon is back with another big idea. Cannon, of Jockey Hollow Bar & Kitchen in Morristown, has launched his own wine label. Cannonball Cuvee will bring attention to deserving winemakers while also helping to save the planet. - [Eat Clean and Gluten Free](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-eat-clean-and-gluten-free/) - Nicole LeTorre makes a rich lobster bisque. Her clients also love her sesame noodle salad, walnut-crusted salmon cake and Southwest mac and cheese. Even better? Everything is gluten-free. Eat Clean Org is an up-and-coming meal prep food service company in South Jersey. LeTorre’s company prepares a number of dishes weekly (it’s a rotating menu) using organic meats, wild-caught fish and local and organic produce. All meals are prepared in a certified gluten-free kitchen and are available for pickup or delivery. For more information, see eatcleanorg.com. - [Tacos & Sustainability](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-tacos-sustainability/) - Chef Fred Martinez (named after his grandfather, who was named after Fred Astaire) is a Mexican food historian and chef. “Mexican food is not just tacos,” he says. “We eat them every day,” he admits, “but it’s not the only thing.” - [New Book - Dinner at the Club: 100 Years of Stories and Recipes from South Philly’s Palizzi Social Club](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-new-book-dinner-club-100-years-stories-and-recipes-south-philly-s-palizzi-social-club/) - The rules of the Palizzi Social Club In South Philly are specific: Members Only & Cash Only. Proper Attire Required. Do Not Linger Outside The Front Stoop. Eat A Lot, Drink More, And Mostly: Be Social. Dinner at the Club is almost impossible to secure. Dinner at the Club, however, an Italian cookbook and an ode to family from one of the state’s premier chefs, allows us a peek inside. For Chef Joey Baldino, the cookbook is an especially poignant offering this holiday season. Baldino’s father died this fall. - [New Jersey Beer Exclusive at Drumthwacket](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-new-jersey-beer-exclusive-drumthwacket/) - From this day forward, only beer from Jersey will be served at Drumthwacket. - [Sweet Potatoes: In Season Recipes](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-sweet-potatoes-season-recipes/) - MASHED The trick is to think sweet potato mash instead of mashed sweet potatoes. You want to retain texture and energy. Roast unpeeled sweet potatoes at 375°F until super tender (an hour or more). Scoop flesh into a bowl. Mash with a fork, adding in butter, nutmeg, salt and pepper. - [NEW JERSEY'S WINE AMBASSADOR: FIRST LADY TAMMY MURPHY TALKS WINE](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-new-jerseys-wine-ambassador-first-lady-tammy-murphy-talks-wine/) - Indignant. Well, not exactly indignant, as Tammy Murphy seeks to clarify, to find the right word. But surprised. Guests of the State of New Jersey are most definitely surprised by the first lady’s insistence that only Jersey wines be served at Drumthwacket, the governor’s mansion in Princeton. Only wines from New Jersey? - [See You in the Piazza: A Travel Narrative of Italy by Frances Mayes](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-see-you-piazza-travel-narrative-italy-frances-mayes/) - FINDING ITALIA When author Frances Mayes came to Piattino restaurant in Summit earlier this year to promote her new book, her first editor was in the room. Charlie Conrad was in his first week with Broadway Books in 1996 when an agent sent him Under the Tuscan Sun. He read the book in two days and immediately recognized its breakout potential. “This is one of those undiscovered gems. This has ‘woman reinvents her life’ done in a very poetic way.” Under the Tuscan Sun was on the best-seller list for more than two and a half years. - [A Jersey Girl and the Disappearing Recipes of Italy](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-jersey-girl-and-disappearing-recipes-italy/) - Katie Parla invites me to meet at L’Angolo Divino, a small but lively wine bar near the Pantheon, close enough for a tourist’s convenience, yet not easily discovered amid the tangle of narrow streets that is the heart of Rome. L’Angolo Divino is a popular spot for ex-pats, with 40 seats, give or take, and jazz on the sound system. - [Two Italian Artists and an Orange Tree in Savannah](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-two-italian-artists-and-orange-tree-savannah/) - A jar of pickled pigs’ feet and a kettle of boiled peanuts sat near the cash register at a convenience store along Skidaway Road, as if pigs’ feet and peanuts were an impulse buy. - [Conclave Brewery Is Not a Secret](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-conclave-brewery-not-secret/) - Is it a brewery or a storage unit? Conclave Brewery, as part of Raritan Trade Center on Minneakoning Road in Flemington, appears to be just another efficient-but- modest business amid a collection of efficient-but-modest businesses. Co-owner Carl Alfaro is even a modest tour guide. “Every brewery is almost the same.” - [Living and Learning in Hunterdon County](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-living-and-learning-hunterdon-county/) - “Living and learning.” Chef Josh DeChellis uses the phrase often. In returning to his childhood home, the chef has discovered a network of farmers and artisans. Here are a few of his favorites. ASPARAGUS, RHUBARB AND FIGS Figs are growing in Clinton Township. - [No Place Like Home](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-no-place-home/) - Chef Josh DeChellis of Juniper Hill shares the treasures of Hunterdon County Chef Josh DeChellis, in Ray-Ban sunglasses and his signature Adidas sneakers, surges along County Road 617 in his 2013 Jeep. The windows are open wide, and a hustle of a May breeze churns the morning. DeChellis, barely slowing, abruptly turns, and the Jeep bounces and lurches. The path feels like a secret, so narrow as to be nearly invisible, the deeper ruts bolstered by clusters of field stones. Back in the day, DeChellis drove a MINI Cooper through the streets of New York. It’s clear that he loves every off-road minute. - [TOM COLICCHIO: Top Chef, Food Security Advocate](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-tom-colicchio-top-chef-food-security-advocate/) - PRIORITY: ELIMINATING HUNGER IN AMERICA “They are playing politics with farmers who need insurance against disaster. They are playing politics with people who are hungry. I don’t think having more hungry people is the answer.” Hunger in America is an urgent problem. Yet, we could solve it—overnight—if we had the will to do so, says Top Chef’s Tom Colicchio. - [Love Among the Vines at William Heritage and Sharrott Wineries](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-love-among-vines-william-heritage-and-sharrott-wineries/) - Nichole Bambacigno and Kevin Bednar fell in love while making wines for California’s historic E & J Gallo Winery. After leaving Gallo, they spent a year working vintages in New Zealand and Austria, an experience that Bednar says “was really formative for us in terms of how we approach winegrowing and the techniques that we both use.” - [Re-Thinking Sweet Wines](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-re-thinking-sweet-wines/) - “We have something for everyone,” says Ollie Tomasello, owner of Plagido’s Winery in Hammonton, NJ. “We want to be able to please everyone’s palate instead of just a select few.” At the 2020 Annual Finger Lakes International Wine and Spirits Competition, Plagido’s 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, a dry red, won Best of the Competition in its category. The win gave Tomasello’s winery some serious bragging rights. Yet he’s proud of his wines that are on the sweeter side, too. - [It's Time To #OPENLOCALWINE: A Virtual Event](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-its-time-openlocalwine-virtual-event/) - Editor’s Note: The COVID-19 crisis has hit us all; we have been heartbroken, uplifted, unmoored. To help document the moment, Edible Jersey is sharing stories from our community. Here, Robin Shreeves invites us all to join in for a virtual wine tasting. I had an agonizing decision to make: What bottle would I open on March 28 for the first national #OpenLocalWine night? I fretted over which New Jersey wine in my cellar I should share on Instagram. - [Vines Online](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-vines-online/) - Editor’s Note: The COVID-19 crisis has hit us all; we have been heartbroken, uplifted, unmoored. To help document the moment, Edible Jersey is sharing stories from our community. Here, Robin Shreeves writes about a new approach to a favorite tradition. Laurin Dorman looks into the video camera. “I love this wine,” says the sommelier and general manager of Old York Cellars, speaking of the winery’s 2018 Riesling. - [Passport to Discovery](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-passport-discovery/) - The grand prize is a trip to one of the world’s great wine regions. But the real winner of the Garden State Wine Growers’ Passport Program may be New Jersey itself. The Garden State Wine Growers Association created a Passport Program more than a decade ago as a marketing tool for New Jersey wineries. The passport is a challenge for wine lovers to visit the 40-plus wineries in the book for a tasting. Those who complete the challenge earn a chance to win a trip to wine regions around the world. - [Cape Character](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-cape-character/) - Cape May wines will now be differentiated from wines in other parts of New Jersey because of the shore region’s unique growing conditions. The recently designated Cape May Peninsula Viticultural Area, a sub-region of the existing Outer Coastal Plain, is the fourth officially designated American Viticultural Area (AVA) in the state. - [Road Trip: Holiday Magic in Haddonfield](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-road-trip-holiday-magic-in-haddonfield/) - One historic town knows how to make the season sparkle Haddonfield can seem downright Dickensian at times, particularly on December nights when luminarias line the sidewalks and a horse and buggy chauffeur visitors around town. From Thanksgiving weekend until New Year’s Eve, Haddonfield revels in the holiday spirit with a charm that attracts throngs of shoppers, diners and families. “Haddonfield is a destination during the holidays,” says Julie Beddingfield, owner of the independent Inkwood Books in Haddonfield. “It’s festive and a throwback.” - [Cooper River Distillers Turns Castoffs Into Signature Spirits](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-cooper-river-distillers-turns-castoffs-signature-spirits/) - Drinks: Three Cheers for Recycling Interesting things are happening with New Jersey’s locally produced spirits, beers and wines at Cooper River Distillers. Owner James Yoakum and his small crew of distillers in Camden are working with regional breweries and wineries to distill one-of-a-kind single batch whiskies and locally produced brandy—saving beer and wine that might otherwise go to waste. Yoakum calls it “salvaging.” - [New Jersey Winemakers Embrace New Options Including One Ancient Technique That’s New Again](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-new-jersey-winemakers-embrace-new-options-including-one-ancient-technique-s-new-again/) - There’s been a welcome shift in the way U.S. wine drinkers perceive sparkling wine. Where it was once thought of as a special-occasion sipper, it’s now enjoyed every day, suitable for both toasting a newly married couple and pairing with Tuesday night dinner. Where there was once an impression that anything that wasn’t French Champagne was lesser than, there’s now the understanding that quality sparkling wine can come from anywhere around the world. - [The Positive Champion: Remembering Tom Cosentino](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-positive-champion-remembering-tom-cosentino/) - The last phone conversation I had with Tom Cosentino began with Tom gushing about finally getting to travel to meet his new granddaughter, something the pandemic prevented when she was first born. He was over the moon about being a grandfather, and it took a while for us to finally get down to business. That was fine. The information needed for an article about New Jersey wine could wait. His enthusiasm about being a grandfather could not. - [Food & Brew: The American Craft Beer Cookbook](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-food-brew-american-craft-beer-cookbook/) - Let's get right to it: this is a fun book. Whether you're a long-time craft beer connoisseur, a recent convert, or simply someone who just enjoys a good brew on occasion, you'll find something to quench your thirst – and your appetite – in The American Craft Beer Cookbook, arriving this fall. - [Sweet Tidings](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-sweet-tidings/) - As I write, November’s chill has arrived, and I find it astounding that 2021 is nearly at its end. - [Everything You Need to Know about Pizza](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-everything-you-need-know-about-pizza/) - Anyone who has ever seen Dan Richer in action knows that this is one passionate pizza maker. From the dough, to the sauce, to the cheese, to the toppings, he is famous for testing, tweaking, and fine-tuning every note that goes into composing an outstanding pie. His never-ending quest for perfection has earned him a dedicated following of pizza fans who travel from across the country as well as from across town to his Razza Pizza Artigianale, the Jersey City restaurant he opened in 2012. - [Atlantic City Vegan Food Festival 2021](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-atlantic-city-vegan-food-festival-2021/) - Event organizers Marisa Sweeney and Kendra Arnold thought their company had arrived when tickets sold out for their Valentine’s Weekend VegFest at Asbury Park’s Convention Hall in February 2020. - [Editor's Letter: Rapture & Renewal](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-editors-letter-rapture-renewal/) - One evening last April, I left my computer and headed out for a walk. It was the early days of what would become a pandemic habit for me. Those evening walks while it was still light—earphones in place, listening to music or a podcast—became a way to clear my mind of the workday and contemplate everything that was happening in our world. The news was dire that week: Covid-19’s numbers were climbing, and the panic and anxiety of everyone around me seemed palpable. - [CSA: The Importance of Community-Supported Agriclture](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-csa-importance-community-supported-agriclture/) - A year of Covid-19 pandemic has increased the importance and popularity of community- supported agriculture (CSA) harvest subscription programs across the Garden State and the nation. The CSA model, which has been gaining momentum since the 1980s, helps farmers by giving them an early-season infusion of operating cash while benefiting consumers by assuring them a reliable supply of fresh, local, quality food. - [Seed Saving](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-seed-saving/) - If you usually spend the winter months dreaming of your summer garden and perusing seed catalogues, consider using some of that time to learn about New Jersey’s seed libraries. The concept of saving and sharing seeds is nothing new. Historically, seeds were shared between neighbors, farmers, and within communities for generations, but the practice fell out of fashion with the rise in mail/online ordering and mega-suppliers. Unfortunately, as people stopped saving and sharing local seeds, the diversity of local produce varieties began to disappear. - [Gingerbread Wonderland at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Dec. 5-31](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-gingerbread-wonderland-frelinghuysen-arboretum-dec-5-31/) - Like everything else this holiday season, the Gingerbread Wonderland at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum in Morristown will look a little different this year. The 29th annual event will take place entirely online, featuring photos and video of gingerbread displays. Novice and expert bakers alike are invited to enter creations on or before November 30, and virtual viewing and voting will take place December 5—31. Before logging on for a visit, we recommend having some gingerbread treats nearby so you can enjoy the smell and tastes as well as the sights of this annual event. - [This Year](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-year/) - Last night, as I was preparing to write this letter, I asked Ray, my co-publisher (and husband), what five words he would use to describe 2020. “The Year from Hell” was his quick reply—with a word to spare, no less. Then, a few seconds later, he changed his mind. “The Year of Being Grateful,” he said. - [Better Meat Sources in New Jersey](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-better-meat-sources-new-jersey/) - The statement “know your farmer, know your food” is never more apt than when applied to the purchase and consumption of meat. The spotlight shed by Covid-19 on the industrialized meat system is only the latest in a long history of disturbing looks behind the curtain at our nation’s meat supply. Fortunately, in recent years an increasing number of New Jersey farmers have dedicated themselves to the humane production of beef and pork, but it is not an easy task. - [New Beginning for B&B Farms](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-new-beginning-bb-farms/) - Amid the throes of the pandemic, one of the state’s most respected farms marked a new beginning when Jennifer and Ryan LaMonaca purchased B&B Farms from lifelong farmers Art and Carolyn Brown. - [Restaurants Hit Hard by COVID-19](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-restaurants-hit-hard-covid-19/) - New Jersey’s restaurant industry has been devastated by the Covid-19 crisis. Our state is home to more than 19,000 eating and drinking establishments which, pre-Covid-19, employed 350,000 people, approximately 8% of NJ’s workforce. Tens of thousands of jobs have been lost across the industry. - [College of St. Elizabeth's Food Recovery Program](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-college-st-elizabeths-food-recovery-program/) - More than 40% of food in the US ends up in the trash, while millions of Americans struggle daily with hunger and food insecurity. The Campus Kitchen at the College of Saint Elizabeth in Morristown recently launched an initiative to help address this disconnect. - [Earth Day Events](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-earth-day-events/) - On April 22, 1970, an estimated 20 million Americans—10% of the US population at the time—turned out on college campuses and in communities nationwide to protest environmental ignorance and demand a new way forward for our planet. In an era of oil spills, smog, and waterways so polluted that many literally caught fire, the combined voices of that first Earth Day made a positive difference and sparked a world-wide movement. Many events are planned across New Jersey to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, including our short selection here. - [Edible Jersey 2020](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/about-us/about-us-edible-jersey-2020/) - Since launching in 2007, Edible Jersey has celebrated local food of the Garden State. In the nation’s most densely populated state, it’s important to understand where our food comes from, how it’s produced, and the challenges and opportunities inherent in its creation. - [Cooking Companions: Jewish Family Service](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-cooking-companions-jewish-family-service/) - More than 9 percent of U.S. seniors (age 60+) are considered food insecure, according to the Food Research and Action Center. Reasons for senior hunger and undernutrition vary and can include low income and the inability to get out and shop for food. Home-bound seniors, especially, are at risk of suffering from hunger as well as isolation. - [The Eternal Feast: Exhibit at Princeton University Art Museum](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-eternal-feast-exhibit-princeton-university-art-museum/) - As we prepare our feasts this holiday season, the Princeton University Art Museum offers visitors an opportunity to look back at the significant role played by feasts in another era. - [CHOWDERFEST 2019](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-chowderfest-2019/) - Spoons Up - [OATLY OAT MLK RETURNS](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-oatly-oat-mlk-returns/) - (Oat) Milk with Your Coffee? If you’ve jumped on the oat milk trend, the Swedish brand Oatly has likely been your drink of choice. Launched in the 1990s, the vegan, plant-based milk alternative made from gluten-free oats is distributed in more than 20 countries throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Its familiar cartons became nearly ubiquitous at upscale coffee shops and grocers throughout the U.S. - [CIDER WEEKS](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-cider-weeks/) - The resurgence of the hard-cider industry in the Northeast over the past 10 years is closely related to today’s local food movement. Consumers want products that evoke a sense of place and have ties to local agriculture. In Pennsylvania and New York, farmers and distillers have been busy for years turning out a multitude of hard-cider brands to quench the demand. But cider makers and aficionados in New Jersey had to patiently stand by until the state’s restrictive liquor laws changed in late 2013, making it easier for artisan distilling in the state. - [HELPING THE HUNGRY: ACTION AGAINST HUNGER FOOD DRIVE](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-helping-hungry-action-against-hunger-food-drive/) - On Sunday, October 6, locations throughout Bergen, Essex, Passaic and Morris counties will be accepting donations of non-perishable foods to help feed the hungry. The Action Against Hunger Food Drive, administered by the Foundation of Northern NJ Inc (formerly North Jersey Media Group Foundation), aims to address the pervasive problem of food insecurity which affects one in 10 New Jersey residents. Since launching in 1991, the community service initiative has become the largest one-day food drive in the metropolitan area. - [SAVORING SIMPLICITY – CANAL HOUSE: COOK SOMETHING](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-savoring-simplicity-canal-house-cook-something/) - Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton are well known for Canal House Cooking, their award-winning series of seasonal cookbooks. This September brings the release of their new hardcover opus, Cook Something. - [New Jersey Peaches](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-new-jersey-peaches/) - PEACH PARTY - [Fresh Churned Ice Cream at Readington, New Jersey's Profeta Farms Organic Market](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-fresh-churned-ice-cream-readington-new-jerseys-profeta-farms-organic-market/) - FARM TO CONE If you notice lines queued up outside Profeta Farms Organic Market this summer, there is likely some scooping going on. The market’s fresh-churned ice cream has become so popular that management recently set up an outdoor “Ice Cream Social” food truck to alleviate some of the demand at the store’s inside ice cream counter. - [Farm Surge – The Number of Farms in New Jersey Continues to Grow](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-farm-surge-number-farms-new-jersey-continues-grow/) - An April report by the US Department of Agriculture shared some positive news for New Jersey. According to the Department’s 2017 Census of Agriculture, the number of farms in the Garden State rose by more than 800 since the previous census in 2012. New Jersey now has 9,883 farms. The land devoted to agriculture in the Garden State also increased by almost 20,000 acres for a total of 734,000 acres. NJ’s rise in number of farms and land in farming went against the national trend which saw decreases of 3.2 percent and 1.6 percent, respectively. - [Winery Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-winery-guide-new-jersey/) - Edible Jersey celebrates all things grown and made in New Jersey, and that includes wine. From the sandy soils of South Jersey to the cool climate along the Delaware River to the rocky regions of the North, our state is producing higher quality wine than ever before. New Jersey wineries are growing in number, and in prestige. Seasoned and novice viticulturists alike are discovering what New Jersey farmers have known for generations: New Jersey is a wonderful place to grow and produce delicious food and drink. - [Burgers on the Fly: Newarks Terminal A](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-burgers-fly-newarks-terminal/) - Airport terminals are rarely considered meccas of quality dining. The plethora of eateries one usually finds post-security seem to offer one of two benefits: a quick bite or a comfortable bar stool. - [New Jersey Malls: Forums of Entertainment](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-new-jersey-malls-forums-entertainment/) - From Paramus to Cherry Hill, indoor malls have long been hallmarks of New Jersey’s shopping experience. The role of malls has been changing, however, over the past decade with the rise of online shopping. By the time pandemic restrictions lift ed in 2021, it was clear that stores alone would not bring customers back. Enter experiences. From craft festivals to popup cooking demos to dance competitions, malls are becoming forums of entertainment—and restaurants are playing a major role with a number of big-name culinary players heading to the mall with new ventures and expansions. - [CSAs: Eating is an Agricultural Act](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-csas-eating-agricultural-act/) - “I begin with the proposition that eating is an agricultural act,” wrote Wendell Berry in his 1989 essay The Pleasures of Eating. The sentence was the opening fanfare to the Kentucky farmer, writer, and poet’s ongoing call for Americans to better understand the deep connection between eating, the land, and the people who grow our food. - [Dalton Farms 5th Annual Tulip Festival](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-dalton-farms-5th-annual-tulip-festival/) - The Netherlands may be the largest producer of tulips in the world, but there’s no need to travel that far to see fields full of spectacular color this spring. Dalton Farms, a family-owned and run farm in Swedesboro, invites one and all to their 5th Annual Tulip Festival. With an estimated starting date of March 30, the festival offers pick-your-own tulips (and daffodils) seven days a week; the activity picks up on the weekend with a farmers’ market, beer garden, food and wine vendors and live music. Tickets available online beginning mid-March. - [AN INN FOR ALL SEASONS](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-inn-all-seasons/) - An Edible Voices Online Exclusive Travel feeds the soul. New sights and sounds, a change in scenery, a new adventure, even for a short time, lifts us up in countless ways. Tucked away just up the hill near the bank of the Delaware River in Stockton, NJ, is a Georgian-style inn offering just that type of reprieve any time of year. - [Pete Napolitano: They Call Me Produce Pete](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-pete-napolitano-they-call-me-produce-pete/) - Pete Napolitano has been talking weekly about the virtues of vegetables and his fondness for fruit on NBC’s “Saturday Morning in New York” as “Produce Pete” for 30 years, making it one of the longest-running segments in television history. Over the decades, viewers have tuned in for the New Jersey native’s professional and personal take on buying, storing, and preparing produce of all kinds. It has earned him a legion of admirers, drawn to his conversational manner that makes everyone feel as if they know him. - [Grand Central New Jersey](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-grand-central-new-jersey/) - “Today, we settle the decades-old debate once and for all: Central Jersey exists,” said Governor Phil Murphy upon signing bill S3206 in August. The legislation requires NJ’s Division of Travel and Tourism to redraw state tourism maps to designate a “Central Jersey” region and to identify it in all regional marketing campaigns and materials. According to the bill, Central Jersey is comprised of Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, and Somerset counties. - [Table for 92—Cooking Through the Periodic Table of Elements](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-table-92-cooking-through-periodic-table-elements/) - When Thor Giese whips up a meal, the periodic table of elements is inspiration. Yes, the same periodic table from high school chemistry. “Science is a way to help make sense of the world,” says the trained archaeologist. “I believe the fundamental order of the universe can be explained in the periodic table of elements. Many elements are found in the foods we eat every day, while others are found in the way food is processed and preserved.” - [New Jersey’s Two River Mushroom Broth](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-new-jersey-s-two-river-mushroom-broth/) - New Jersey’s Two River Mushroom Broth was recently named a 2023 sofi™ Gold Product of the Year award winner in the annual competition hosted by the Specialty Food Association. The awards, announced in June at the association’s Fancy Food Show in NYC, are considered a top honor in the $175 billion specialty food industry. Nearly 2,000 domestic and international products were entered in 53 food and beverage product award categories. Two River Mushroom won in the Soup category. - [Douglas H. Fisher, New Jersey’s Secretary of Agriculture](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-douglas-h-fisher-new-jersey-s-secretary-agriculture/) - Three administrations. Hurricane Sandy. A global pandemic. Headwinds of climate change. Rapidly evolving technology. Food insecurity. Rising land values. These are just a few of the factors that have directly affected food and farming in the Garden State over the past 14 years. And they are just a few of the issues that have been the backdrop of Doug Fisher’s tenure as New Jersey’s Secretary of Agriculture, a role he has held since 2009 and will step down from on July 1. - [New Jersey Breweries Bring Home Top Honors from the 2023 World Beer Cup](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-new-jersey-breweries-bring-home-top-honors-2023-world-beer-cup/) - Ready for an award-winning brew? Four New Jersey breweries recently brought home top honors from the prestigious 2023 World Beer Cup: - [CSA: The Importance of Community-Supported Agriculture](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-csa-importance-community-supported-agriculture/) - The bounty never ceases to amaze: asparagus, parsnips, squash, lettuce, onions, strawberries, spinach, peppers, eggplants, tomatoes, peaches, and on it goes. Locally grown, freshly picked food, full of flavor and nutrition. I’ve watched the march of the seasons in my weekly CSA boxes. - [In Search of a Steward: Bobolink Dairy & Bakehouse](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-search-steward-bobolink-dairy-bakehouse/) - When Jonathan and Nina White purchased Stamets Farm in Milford in 2010, they knew they were taking over stewardship of an agricultural legacy. The property had only been farmed by two families since the American Revolution and was designated as preserved farmland. The Whites, who had been leasing farmland in Vernon, had already built a devoted following for their full-flavored raw milk cheeses, 100% grass-fed meats and artisan breads. Their new Hunterdon County property soon became home to an expanded grass-fed cattle operation, creamery, and woodburning oven for breadmaking. - [Norman’s Shuck Oyster Vodka](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-norman-s-shuck-oyster-vodka/) - Google the term “vodka and oyster drink recipes” and it will likely come as no surprise that the search engine instantly serves up over 3 million results. Vodka and oysters have long been considered a natural pairing, whether served a la carte, in a shot glass, or combined in a cocktail. But what if you took it one step further? What if you created an oyster vodka? - [New Jersey’s Wine Industry has Grown Up— and it’s Poised for an Exciting New Era](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-new-jersey-s-wine-industry-has-grown-and-it-s-poised-exciting-new-era/) - The view was spectacular and the wine was delicious. The year was 2007 and I was standing high on a hillside in Warren County, looking down upon rows of lush vines bursting with grapes. A picturesque stone barn served as tasting room and wine cellar; in the fields, a farmer’s work was under way. A “city girl” at the time, it was not lost on me that the spot where I stood was equidistant between New York City to my east and Philadelphia to my south, a mere 70 miles in either direction. To me, it was paradise. - [Senator Cory Booker](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-senator-cory-booker/) - Cory Booker is on a mission. In his view, America’s food system is broken—and he’s going to fix it. “We have a crisis that is threatening humanity in every imaginable way,” he told the podcast Talking Feds last November, during a panel discussion titled “Making Ends Meat: Farmers Get Raw Deal.” He was referring to a system that he sees as, literally, killing us with corporate consolidation, misplaced subsidies, and overuse of antibiotics and chemicals, to name just a few of its many ills. - [CSA](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-csa/) - Kale, parsnips, rutabaga, lettuce, onions, and sweet potatoes. These were just a few of the items that I pulled from my family’s first CSA bag two decades ago, and half of them I had never cooked with before. Little did I know, I was embarking on what would become a lifelong edible adventure. - [Personal Essay: Simple as Soup](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-personal-essay-simple-soup/) - I clutched my grandfather’s ragged photo album to my chest as I peered into the kitchen looking for my grandmother, Bà ngoai. Per usual, she hovered over a large pot, which was emitting the distinct aroma of pho throughout the house. My mind was abuzz with questions as I tiptoed towards her. I did not want to distract her from the delicate seasoning of the boiling broth, but my inquisitive 10-year-old self couldn’t wait. When I blurted out my stream of questions about Vietnam, Bà ngoai looked at me with eyes reflecting a million memories and indicated the stool beside her. - [A Slice of Life: Bonvini's Pizza](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-slice-life-bonvinis-pizza/) - It’s Friday night and the pizza orders are coming in fast. Behind the counter, members of the Bonvini family bustle around the kitchen, moving thin-crust pies in and out of the hot oven like clockwork. On the other side of the register, customers wait with big smiles, chatting about how happy they are that their takeout pizzeria is back in town. The Livingston folks, thin-crust aficionados, are used to picking up their pizza and heading out to enjoy it at home, in their car, in the park, or at a picnic table—it doesn’t matter. What matters is what’s in the box. - [Backyard Fruit](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-backyard-fruit/) - Sponsored by If “good fences make good neighbors,” what does a fedge make? - [Growing Gourmet Edible Mushrooms](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-growing-gourmet-edible-mushrooms/) - Sponsored by - [Growing Herbs for Tea: Sunshine in a Cup](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-growing-herbs-tea-sunshine-cup/) - Sponsored by - [Planting a Potager Garden](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-planting-potager-garden/) - Sponsored by The flavor of a fresh carrot. The fragrance of flowers and herbs. The crunch of a cucumber and the snap of peas just plucked from the vine. When you grow food in your backyard, your senses rejoice in so many ways at the astonishing beauty and magnificence of the natural world of plants and pollinators, sunshine and fresh air. - [Crimes and Cocktails](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-crimes-and-cocktails/) - In fiction, a proper gimlet (or a red wine) revels character Spade sat in the green chair. The fat man began to fill two glasses from bottle and siphon . . . . “We begin well, sir,” the fat man purred, turning with a proffered glass in his hand. “I distrust a man that says when. If he’s got to be careful not to drink too much it’s because he’s not to be trusted when he does.” Spade took the glass and, smiling, made the beginning of a bow over it. - [Yogurt and Almonds and Akdamar Island](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-yogurt-and-almonds-and-akdamar-island/) - In 1996 I took a job teaching English at a university in Istanbul, and I wound up living there for some nine years over the next 26. Turkey is decidedly rich in culture—upwards of 40 distinct peoples have inhabited some part of it over the millennia, including Urartians, Hittites, Assyrians, Persians, Greeks, Lydians, Kurds and Armenians. - [Tasting IRAQ](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-tasting-iraq/) - People tend to think and talk about food in broad strokes, especially in terms of geographic origin. Many Americans, for example, know the cuisines from the countries of western Asia as “Middle Eastern” food. But what does that term mean? These countries are east of whom, and in the middle of what? There are scholars today who question whether we should even use the term, which British colonizers may have invented and imposed on the residents of the region. - [Home-Cooked Burmese Classics in Maywood](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-home-cooked-burmese-classics-maywood/) - On a chilly, misty winter day, I set out with two companions to Amayar Kitchen in Maywood. We craved the steaming bowls of soup and stew that have made the restaurant famous. Despite many visits to Southeast Asia between us, we knew little of Burmese food or culture. Amayar Kitchen greeted us with an aroma of simmering curry and stewed chicken, touched with a light, sharp dash of fresh cilantro. A gentleman with red-framed glasses and a smile that filled his whole face approached us and shook our hands, greeting us newcomers as if we were old friends. - [Savoring Salteñas](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-savoring-salte/) - From the lush green rainforest canopy in the Amazon to the turquoise lakes and crystalline glaciers of Patagonia, South America is known for its immense beauty. It is also known for its food, and hungry travelers will certainly come across the ubiquitous South American street food of choice: the empanada. - [Island Flavors: Jay Chai’s Pandan Room Brings Indonesian Cuisine to Hackettstown](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-island-flavors-jay-chai-s-pandan-room-brings-indonesian-cuisine-hackettstown/) - Indonesia is a vast archipelago comprising over 17,000 islands that stretch between mainland Southeast Asia and Australia. It is perhaps best known for the popular tourist destination Bali, but the incredible variety of culture and experiences goes far beyond what one island can offer. Due to its geographic formation, Indonesia has developed great diversity, as culture, landscapes, language, religion, and food often have regional differences—sometimes subtle, and sometimes complex. When it comes to food, the regionality is both a source of pride for locals and a treasure to be discovered by travelers. - [Dumplings & Deities: Namaste Momo Cottage](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-dumplings-deities-namaste-momo-cottage/) - Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth and purity, stands guard from inside a framed painting above the open kitchen window at Namaste Momo Cottage as the stinging, peppery scent of sautéing chilis floats through the room. Her watchful presence follows the Nepali tradition of decorating homes, businesses, and public spaces with beloved deities. Lakshmi is supposed to bring wealth and prosperity to the restaurant, a goal buoyed by the delicious food cooked in its kitchen. - [Put Some Crimson in Your Summer with Troegs' IPA](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-troegs-ipa-summer-crimson/) - If the recent wave of heat has you beat, don't fret! Tröegs Independent Brewing has crafted an IPA perfect for easing your summer woes. The Crimson Pistil IPA is brewed with hibiscus flowers, lending it a tangy berry flavor with notes of passionfruit and grapefruit zest. The ale was designed specifically to cater to a summertime flavor palate. By utilizing Tröegs' lovely "food notes", we created a menu for an outdoor meal that complements, contrasts, and enhances the Crimson Pistil's distinct flavors. - [Cooking Up Change](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-cooking-change/) - It has been 100 years since the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, granting women the right to vote in the United States. To celebrate this anniversary, Rider University has created a cookbook to honor the women who fought for this right and to demonstrate how they achieved it. - [New Jersey Food Tour Trail Makes Its Debut](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-new-jersey-food-tour-trail-makes-its-debut/) - As we look forward to a vaccinated and reopening world, there are many things to be excited for, especially on the food and drink front. Food tours are an ideal way to experience the travel and flavors that we’ve all been craving. A new service launching this spring will make it easier for food lovers to explore the Garden State. - [Eco-Friendly Chopsticks](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-eco-friendly-chopsticks/) - Sustainability is the new black and ChopValue has just the thing to keep you trendy. This Canadian company makes an array of products out of recycled wooden chopsticks that would otherwise go to waste. With a mission to “make a difference, one chopstick at a time”, the company reports it has recycled and transformed 32,710,373 chopsticks as of February. Check out their home décor, kitchen accessories, games and more on their website or at Nordstrom statewide, and help reduce waste in style. - [Italian Ice, DiCosmo's Style](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-italian-ice-dicosmos-style/) - DiCosmo’s, the beloved family-owned Italian ice shop in Elizabeth for over 100years, will open a second location this spring in Metuchen. After four generations of making delicious ice, the company’s new outpost will be operated by Eileen O’Connor, great-granddaughter of the founders. - [In Season: Sweet Potatoes](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-in-season-sweet-potatoes/) - The harvesting of sweet potatoes signals the transition to fall on the farm and the arrival of cooler weather. Sweet potatoes are planted in late May or early June in zone 7,* and so they spend a lot of the year quietly growing through the busy hustle and bustle of the season. Above the ground, the plants produce beautiful, sprawling, almost ivy-like vines. Under the ground, the tubers grow in clusters of varying shapes and sizes. When they're ready to be harvested in mid- to late September, you must embark on what feels like an archaeological excavation. - [Motherhood While Farming](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-motherhood-while-farming/) - Pregnant in Carhartts When I was first starting my farming adventure in 2010, my husband Scott and I took a class called “Exploring the Small Farm Dream.” This class, put on by the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey, helps prospective farmers explore various aspects of what it might be like to run a farm. One of our assignments was to make a list of things we thought we’d have to sacrifice in order to begin a farm. Most notable of the things I listed was starting a family. - [Siblings Bond Through Various Writing Assignments](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/drink-siblings-bond-through-various-writing-assignments/) - Have Brother, Will Travel Through 10 years of journalism, siblings learn to appreciate each other (almost) as much as their subjects Photos by Justin Nurin - [Gourmet Dinners](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-gourmet-dinners/) - From the time I was 7, our parents hosted gourmet dinners for friends at our house, the dining room transformed, a Japanese tea room, a Roman banquet hall, a Greek taverna. We kids got to stay downstairs only long enough to taste one small bite—a cocktail meatball, maybe, or one tiny dumpling, and marvel at the way shag carpeting, the faux Tudor windows receded to make way for Chinese lanterns, Swiss fondue sets, Caribbean fruit boats and platters of shrimp. - [eating refrigerator magnet poetry](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-eating-refrigerator-magnet-poetry/) - (with apologies to Mark Strand) - [COCKTAIL CULTURE: NEW BRUNSWICK BAR SCENE IS ALWAYS CUTTING EDGE](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-cocktail-culture-new-brunswick-bar-scene-always-cutting-edge/) - When I transferred to Rutgers University in 1981, I was eager to find New Brunswick’s coolest bars. Having spent previous summers as a waiter at one of the best restaurants at the Jersey Shore, I had developed an early fondness for imported beers like Harp Lager and Pilsner Urquell. A number of students recommended a bar on George Street. I’ll never forget the first—and last—time I pulled up a stool and inquired about the beer selection. The bartender gestured to two taps. “Michelob and Mich Dark,” he said. “That’s it?” I said. “That’s it,” he said. - [Home Bakers Unite - Fighting New Jersey's Ban on a Cottage Industry](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-home-bakers-unite-fighting-new-jerseys-ban-cottage-industry/) - Growing up in Brazil, Martha Rabello, who now lives in Fanwood with her husband and three young children, loved the coffee and sweets that her grandmother served every day at 3pm. - [The Cookie Queen Joanne Gronikowski Shares Holiday Baking Tips](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-cookie-queen-joanne-gronikowski-shares-holiday-baking-tips/) - The mingled scents of cinnamon, cocoa and vanilla create a tantalizing homespun perfume that fills the Chesterfield kitchen of Joanne Gronikowski. As the fragrance drifts through the room, the cheerful chatter of children and the merry sound of Christmas carols provide the background music for the culinary event of the season in the Gronikowski household: Baking thousands of cookies to give to extended family, friends, doctors, mail carriers, hairdressers, dentists, favorite pizza makers and anyone else Joanne likes and respects. - [The Bee's Knees Welcomes All Who Must Be Careful of What They Eat](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-bees-knees-welcomes-all-food-allergies/) - Cooking with Empathy Amy Olexa-Hammer has watched other chefs cringe and listened to them swear when handed a business-style card proclaiming “I Have a Food Allergy” and listing foods a customer can’t eat. Since opening The Bee’s Knees in West Amwell last spring, Olexa-Hammer has sworn never to become that kind of chef. Her mission is to satisfy hunger without harm. She welcomes anyone with food allergies or sensitivities with the assurance that, yes, she will accommodate all requests as best she can. “I want people to come here and feel free to ask me anything,” she says. - [Plant Base In Jersey City Is Determined To Change The Way We Shop](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-plant-base-jersey-city-determined-change-way-we-shop/) - Walk into Plant Base Market, and you’ll see much of what you’d find at any grocery store: Piles of produce, neat shelves of pantry staples, household goods, a café counter at the back. Look a little closer, and you’ll notice what’s missing: There are no mesh sacks encasing shiny onions or leathery skinned avocados, plastic containers of pasta or glossy tubes of toothpaste. Absent are rolls of crinkly plastic baggies to pack up fruits and vegetables. You won’t find disposable tubs filled with prepared foods or foil-topped cups of yogurt in the refrigerated case, and there’s nary a snack pack in sight. - [8 Reasons to Join A Community Supported Agriculture Program](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-8-reasons-join-community-supported-agriculture-program/) - Members of the community financially commit to supporting the farmer before the growing season, either with the payment of a one-time membership fee or a series of installments. Ever since the Community Supported Garden at Genesis Farm was founded in 1988, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs have been plentiful throughout New Jersey. An estimated 100 programs or more are now available, from the top of the state in Sussex County to its sandy bottom in Cape May. - [The Benefits of CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-benefits-csa-community-supported-agriculture/) - CSA [community supported agriculture] represents a direct relationship between a community and its farmers. CSA programs help farms to be more financially sustainable while also providing consumers with access to fresh, healthy food. In CSA, members commit to financially support the farm before the growing season, either with the payment of a one-time membership fee or a series of installments. In return, farmers provide their CSA members with an abundance of Jersey Fresh products, usually in weekly boxes, during the harvest season. Many CSAs off er add-ons to their member boxes, such as fresh eggs or flowers. - [Italy Wants New Jersey Wine, Seriously?](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-italy-wants-new-jersey-wine-seriously/) - This past summer, Jules and I joined Italian sommelier Sally Semeria in Rome for the U.S. Embassy’s Fourth of July celebration. Our mission: to introduce the U.S. Ambassador and his guests to Garden State wine. And it was a great party. Wow, what a party. But for Garden State wine, it was way more than that… - [EARTH WEEK 2021: 4 Ways to Make a Difference](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-earth-week-2021-4-ways-make-difference/) - As the world returns to normal, we can’t go back to business-as-usual on the environmental front. NOW is the time when commitment and action can make a long-term difference. Here are a few ways to make your life and your home more earth-friendly. - [Appeasing the Kitchen God](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-appeasing-kitchen-god/) - As the Year of the Tiger roars in, many Chinese households seek to please the Kitchen God. According to folklore, this domestic god is a spy for heaven, reporting to his fellow gods all the family’s activities of the prior year. Some Chinese families hang up a poster of the Kitchen God and smear his mouth with honey to guarantee that he only speaks sweet things about them to his fellow gods and good fortune will be bestowed upon the household. - [One Woman's Reasons for Using, Not Storing, Heirloom Dishes](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-one-womans-reason-using-not-storing-heirloom-dishes/) - Setting the Table with Heirloom Pieces I am thirty-six, and I have a china cabinet now. This isn’t something I ever expected to own, let alone fill. But life has a way of bringing us what we need. Through the years, I’ve known many homes where the “good china” only came out for holidays, if at all—and God help anyone who drops a saucer—but now that some beautiful china has found its way into my hands, I have no intention of letting it gather dust. - [Creating a Holiday Wreath with Edible Decorations](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-creating-holiday-wreath-edible-decorations/) - Remember all those Christmas parties we used to host and attend? It’s time to do it again! As a food lover at heart, I propose you kick off the holiday season by holding an edible wreath-making party. This is the perfect excuse to gather friends and family to make memories and share some holiday cheer. Wreaths are an accessible craft for all ages. Make it a parent and child evening with cocoa and marshmallows, a girls night in with sparkling wine or host a simple brunch for extended family. - [A New Season for Jersey Scallops](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-new-season-jersey-scallops/) - Ernie Panacek, longtime general manager of Viking Village Seafood in Barnegat Light, remembers a time 50 years ago when bay scallops were harvested in abundance at the southern Jersey Shore. Things have changed with Barnegat Bay since then. - [Livestock Legacy: Smith Poultry and Pigs](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-livestock-legacy-smith-poultry-and-pigs/) - “Back in the day, we were all farmers,” Kyle Smith reminded us during a presentation at last year’s Northeast Organic Farmers Association Conference at Rutgers. Fast forward 18 months and, if he gets any busier, Smith may have to change the name of his Williamstown farm from Smith Poultry to Smith Poultry and Pigs, because he’s carved another niche for himself with his free-range hogs. - [A Sicilian Specialty in Hamilton Square](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-sicilian-specialty-hamilton-square/) - The Real Corleone If there could ever be a Harlequin novel about pizza, this would be the story for it. The story would start in Sicily, in the town of Carini, some 40 years ago. Young Marcello Mandreucci would be there, a little boy helping out in the local barbershop near the town’s piazza. - [Pumpkin Brews](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-pumpkin-brews/) - DRINKS: The Great Pumpkin By the time the frost is really on the pumpkin, you’re likely to have seen enough pumpkin beers to make your eyes glaze over. Pumpkin beer can be copycat brewing at its worst— but when it’s good, it is very good, and New Jersey boasts a few pumpkin brews that rise above the sickly-sweet, spice-loaded versions that make most beer geeks cringe. - [Christmas Eve in Cranford is More than Seven Fishes](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-christmas-eve-cranford-more-seven-fishes/) - A Holiday Tradition with Global Flavors Family takes many forms and can be flexible and expansive, especially during the holidays. This time of year brings people together, sometimes in unexpected ways, creating lasting relationships over platters of food, glasses of wine and pints of beer. - [New Jersey: Hot Dog Nation](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/things-do-new-jersey-hot-dog-nation/) - For hot-dog aficionados across the country, New Jersey is the center of the universe Photos by Jim Ferigno No simple pleasure quite compares to the first bite and the sensual snap of a juicy hot dog swabbed with mustard and swaddled in a fresh, steamed bun. The appetite for this humble delicacy bridges every age, ethnicity and economic background. Hot dogs rank at the top of America’s list of favorite foods (second only to pizza), but in New Jersey, they’re more than that. In New Jersey, hot dogs are a religion. - [A Garden Can Help Sprout Family Wellness](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-garden-can-help-sprout-family-wellness/) - When Kara Richardson Whitely took her five-year-old daughter for a routine wellness test, she was confronted with a problem. Whitely had struggled with her own weight for most of her life after experiencing a childhood trauma. It had not occurred to her that her issues with food may someday become issues for her children. - [Trenton, New Jersey Farmers' Market - A New Day for a Long-Running Farmers Market](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-trenton-new-jersey-farmers-market-new-day-long-running-farmers-market/) - The red, 15-foot sign above the Trenton Farmers Market is a familiar sight for shoppers. But over the last few months, a friendly new face has become familiar at the historic indoor market, which is actually located in Lawrence Township. Chris Cirkus has taken on the role of market manager. Prior to accepting this position, Cirkus managed the West Windsor Community Farmers’ market and the Greenwood Avenue Farmers’ market in Trenton and held a part-time position with the Farm-to- School program for the NJ Department of Agriculture. - [Grown Wild: Toddler at Market](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-grown-wild-toddler-market/) - My arms are laden with bags full of potatoes, Asian pears and turnips. The afternoon sun shines over the farmers' market and illuminates its patrons. My son, Beren, a few months shy of 2 years old, navigates around a stroller loaded with crusty bread. I watch his little hand shoot up and grab a Winesap apple. Before my burdened arms can stop him, he takes a bite. Beneath the dull skin of the fruit lies cream-colored flesh. It's tart, crisp and, by my standards, one of the best-tasting apples. He takes another bite. "OK, I'm going to put this in my bag," I tell him, reaching for the Winesap. - [Grown Wild: Into the Bramble](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-pick-your-own-berries/) - When I was a kid in elementary school, summertime had its pleasures. School was out, the YMCA pool was open and wild berries were in season. My closest friends and I would exit the confines of the pool’s fences in search of sweet fruits growing along the wood’s edge. We exited those bramble patches with our fingers sticky and our bellies full. We hid our harvesting activities from other classmates with code words, saving all the berries for ourselves. One girl claimed to understand our invented language. Yet she never joined us, nor did any other competing groups form to harvest from our patches. - [The Collaborators: the Businessman, the Farmer & the Chef at Root of Agricola](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-collaborators-businessman-farmer-chef-root-agricola/) - Chef Josh Thomsen is something of an oddity among Americans – he has been eating beets (and loving them) since he was 3 years old. In light of this, perhaps it's not surprising that beets have become a mainstay on the menu of Princeton's Agricola, where he has been executive chef since the restaurant opened in spring 2013. Thomsen's menu offers not only entrées in which the beets are immediately recognizable, such as slow-roasted beets with goat cheese and potato terrine, but also burgers served with beet ketchup. - [Somerville: A Culinary Renaissance In Central Jersey](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-somerville-culinary-renaissance-central-jersey/) - I had been living in Atlanta for about 15 years when I read this quote by Richard Ford, whose most famous novels are set in Central Jersey: “You either think you live at the center of the universe, or else you think you live on Pluto.” Wow, I realized, I’m living on Pluto. - [“Sip & See Somerset” Makes Its Debut](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-sip-see-somerset-makes-its-debut/) - After a huge effort on the part of Somerset County Tourism and the Somerset County Business Partnership and its associates, the ‘Sip and See Somerset’ passport program is now underway. Visitors and locals are invited to sign up for the passport and explore the County in a completely unique way this summer, discovering new businesses and revisiting favorites. - [Tearooms Offer a Genteel Oasis in These Overheated Times](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-tearooms-offer-genteel-oasis-these-overheated-times/) - Twelve years ago, I departed corporate life in fast-paced Singapore to open my tearoom in deepest Wiltshire, England. My reasons were varied: to do something I loved, to be able to walk to work, and to be engaged in something resoundingly ‘English’, a true antidote on all counts to corporate life in Asia. - [Ryland Inn's Rebirth Enjoys Critical Acclaim and Success](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-ryland-inn-rebirth-success/) - Return to Ryland Can a legendary restaurant be reborn? This is the question facing the Ryland Inn, made famous by Craig Shelton – perhaps the most celebrated New Jersey chef of all time. "This is a property that eclipses all others in our great state," says Anthony Bucco, the new executive chef here, charged with the task of working in Shelton's long shadow. Indeed, the chefs at the helms of many of New Jersey's top restaurants first came through this kitchen, among them Scott Anderson of elements, Humberto Campos of Lorena's, and James Laird of Restaurant Serenade. - [The First Ladies of Cape May at the Chalfonte](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-first-ladies-cape-may-chalfonte/) - At the Chalfonte, a legacy of southern cooking The Chalfonte Hotel has been open continuously since 1876—its fascinating history includes owners whose families fought on both sides of the Civil War and another family, the Dickersons, who have worked at the Cape May hotel for five generations. At ages 87 and 85, sisters Dot Burton and Lucille Thompson—known to everyone as The Ladies; also “the queens of the Chalfonte”—still hold domain over the kitchen. - [Meet the Smith Restaurant Group](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-meet-smith-restaurant-group/) - The restaurant group that re-imagined Asbury Park is ready for its next act Smith. It’s the long and short of the name chosen by a dynamic group of entrepreneurs who, beginning in 2006, played a key role in the rebirth of Asbury Park, especially its downtown and especially its hospitality industry. As the group prepares to take on a few other Jersey downtowns in need of a reboot, it’s a name to remember. - [School Work in the Garden](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/food-thought-school-work-garden/) - Memories grown in a Waldorf school garden Nine-year-olds wielding scythes working side by side in a wheat field. Third-graders harnessed eight at a time to a wooden plow, like oxen. Grade-schoolers making sachets of dried blood to ward off deer, and burying animal horns in the earth to feed the soil. These are some of the memories my daughters have of their time as students at the Waldorf School of Princeton. - [Meet the Kitchen Twins Lyla and Emily](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/eat-meet-kitchen-twins-lyla-and-emily/) - Pint-sized foodies cook up a healthy business In many ways, twins Emily and Lyla Allen of Lawrenceville are typical twelve-year-olds. They participate in after-school sports, do their homework, have dinner with their parents and are in bed most nights by nine-thirty, where they giggle together about the day’s events and snuggle with their pet cats, Sapphire and Pearl. They’re bubbly, love to talk and blush when asked about boys. - [The Avventura of a Lifetime](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-avventura-lifetime/) - What happens when two accomplished biologists from NJ fall prey to the lure of owning a vineyard? For a long time, a common retirement fantasy was to open a cozy bed-and-breakfast. These days, that dream seems to have been uprooted by another: to own a vineyard and make wine. - [At LoRé Pasta Two Brothers Bring American Noodles to New Jersey](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-lore-pasta-two-zeck-brothers-bring-american-noodles-new-jersey/) - PASTA MAKES PERFECT For as long as the Zeck brothers can remember, holiday meals have taken place at the New Brunswick home of their Sicilian-born grandmother, Emily Saienni. This year, for the first time, those festive family meals will undoubtedly include fresh pastas from the brothers’ own nascent enterprise, LoRé Pasta. - [Tasting Rome by Katie Parla](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-tasting-rome-katie-parla/) - Jersey girl made good, real good - [How Does a Garden Grow at Princeton Day School?](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-how-does-garden-grow-princeton-day-school/) - Princeton Day School’s Pam Flory shares her green thumb with the next generation - [Focus on the Feeling](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-focus-feeling/) - Tips for planning the wedding of your dreams. Congratulations! You’re engaged. Now the hard work of planning your wedding begins. The process can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. In fact, planning your wedding ought to bring you joy. After all, you are orchestrating one of the biggest events of your life. The way you craft your nuptials reveal who you and your partner are as individuals and, more importantly, as a couple. - [One Hand Clapping](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-one-hand-clapping/) - Wisdom after the fall I have always used my hands. A lot. My mom used to proudly recount how I, at age three, found a needle and thread, and sewed her pajama legs together. At age four, I visited Colonial Williamsburg with my family, which sparked my love of all homesteading crafts—embroidery, sewing, knitting, cooking, gardening. To my young mind, homemade and old-fashioned was always better. - [The Tradition of Sourdough](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-tradition-sourdough/) - In my life as a bread baker, I have been told so many wonderful stories of family baking traditions. It always makes me so happy when a customer shares that our breads remind them of their childhood, of their grandmother, of their country of origin. - [Understanding the Sourdough Starter](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-understanding-sourdough-starter/) - Starters are a means of hosting beneficial yeasts for the purpose of baking bread. When these microbes have food, water and ideal temperatures, they will multiply and breathe. Their breathing makes tiny bubbles of carbon dioxide, and then these bubbles expand to make bread rise. - [How-To: DIY Sourdough Starter](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-how-diy-sourdough-starter/) - Many articles and books describe how to make a homegrown wild yeast starter. Creating a wild culture from scratch can be a risky proposition. While it may be a satisfying concept, it can take a week or two (or forever) to get the yeasts started and bubbly. Worse yet, there is a chance that you will culture something that doesn't taste good at all. (It’s unlikely that you're going to produce something harmful, but you might produce something stinky that won't raise bread.) - [Farmers' Market Finds](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-farmers-market-finds/) - PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY OF: KICK SAMBAL, OM CHAMPAGNE TEA, BUCK WILD BISON - [COVID Victory Garden](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-covid-victory-garden/) - Editor’s Note: The COVID-19 crisis has hit us all; we have been heartbroken, uplifted, unmoored. To help document the moment, Edible Jersey is sharing stories from our community. A garden now grows where my children once played. Under a partially dismantled playset, wrapped safely in plastic deer fencing, lies a respectable “crop” of green beans and flowering tomato plants. - [Food & Design Create a Delicious Combination in Summit, New Jersey](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-food-design-create-delicious-combination-summit-new-jersey/) - Every summer, my family and I would drive up from Monmouth County to my cousin Franny’s home in Summit, meet up with two dozen relatives and spend an enjoyable afternoon watching the kids splash around an inflatable pool, while eating oversized shrimp and steaks under a white canvas tent. The barbecues that Franny and her husband hosted for our extended family allowed us to get familiar with this charming northern New Jersey town. - [Nicholas Creamery](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-nicholas-creamery/) - When Nicholas Creamery opened in Atlantic Highlands on Memorial Day weekend 2018, Chef Nicholas Harary scooped his house-made ice cream for three-hours straight before he realized there was a cop outside to direct traffic around the long line. - [Un Platado de Arepas](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-un-platado-de-arepas/) - Editor’s Note: The crises of the past weeks have hit us all; we have been heartbroken, uplifted, unmoored. To help document the moment, Edible Jersey is sharing stories from our community. In our house, we awake Saturday mornings to find un platado de arepas on the dining table. Platado is the Spanish word for a plateful. Technically plato is the Spanish word for plateful, but our language is extra. - [Edible Jersey's 2016 Local Heroes](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/eat-edible-jerseys-2016-local-heroes/) - Every year, we ask Edible Jersey readers to vote for some of their heroes in the local food movement— farmers, chefs and food entrepreneurs who have made a positive impact in their communities. Congratulations to the class of 2016, and thanks for your good work. - [2017 Local Heroes](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-2017-local-heroes/) - Every year, Edible Communities magazines around the country ask you, our readers, to name Local Heroes in six categories. Here in New Jersey, there is no shortage of worthy candidates for the title. We have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to local ingredients. Please remember there are many, many more local food heroes than the ones you’ll see highlighted on these pages. The spirit of the Edible Communities Local Heroes award program honors them, one and all. Featuring these food champions is one of our favorite things to do each year. Meet your 2017 Edible Jersey Local Heroes— and congratulate them next time you see them. - [True To His Roots at Hoboken Farms](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-true-his-roots-brad-finkel-hoboken-farms/) - A guy from Hoboken, 30 farmers’ markets and the little big sauce that could It may not be lightning, but Brad Finkel has definitely bottled nostalgia. The owner of Hoboken Farms, Finkel began his business as a twentysomething delivering a taste of the old neighborhood to friends and family who’d left Hoboken for other areas. “I’d be going somewhere and they’d say, ‘Hey, can you bring some of that great bread from Marie’s Bakery?’ Hoboken has this great culture of specialty food,” he says. - [Tips for Shopping Farmers' Markets](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-tips-shopping-farmers-markets/) - Farmers’ markets aren’t just a great way to eat locally—they also offer the opportunity to get to know the farmers and artisans behind the products. “There is a person behind every table who is knowledgeable about what they are selling, which is not as likely at a grocery store,” says Nelson Li, manager of the Metuchen Farmers’ Market. “Shopping at a local farmers’ market is not just about buying food, but also catching up with friends and neighbors or getting in touch with community groups that may be doing an event there,” he adds. - [Food Truck-Turned-Restaurant is Jammin'](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-food-truck-turned-restaurant-jammin-crepes-princeton/) - Everyone knows farmers’ markets are the best place to pick up local goods. But behind the scenes, these community markets also double as incubators for many food-based businesses. That was certainly the case for Hoboken Farms, and it’s also true of Jammin’ Crêpes in downtown Princeton. - [The Artisans of Chester](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-artisans-chester/) - A country town relishes its distinct reputation “Friends don’t let friends shop at chains.” The sentence is scrawled on a sign perched at the entrance to one of historic Chester’s winsome shops, but it might as well function as an unofficial motto. Walk along Main Street and you’ll find a number of shops peddling everything from handmade jewelry and crafts to homemade doggie treats. Nestled in Morris County, Chester is a unique country destination just an hour’s drive from NYC, says Kathy Barbieri, president of the Historic Chester Business Association. “A visit here is an experience.” - [The Spice Evangelist](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-spice-evangelist/) - May Fridel may have grown up in a home where fresh food was prepared at every meal, but after a move to America 25 years ago and a demanding Wall Street career, she found herself in the same trap as many other busy professionals. “I was buying processed foods for convenience,” she explains. After the birth of her son, Fridel began to notice he was afflicted with a variety of ailments. “From asthma to allergies, he had it all” His health issues prompted a dramatic course change for Fridel, who quit her job and returned to her roots. - [2018 Local Heroes](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-2018-local-heroes/) - Every year, Edible Communities asks you, our readers, to name Local Heroes in six categories. For this year’s awards, Edible Jersey partnered with our many writers and associates to select nominees—and then you voted. Your picks are celebrated on the following pages. Each winner helps to sustain the healthy bounty that defines and flavors our Garden State. - [2019 Local Heroes](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/about-us/about-us-2019-local-heroes/) - 2019 Local Heroes sponsored by - [Beer Paradise at Cloverleaf Tavern in Caldwell](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-beer-paradise-cloverleaf-tavern-caldwell/) - Tonight’s step toward an MBA is a summer farmhouse ale from Flying Fish Brewery in Somerdale, Camden County. But I’m not in business school. I’m at Cloverleaf Tavern, whose MBA (Master’s in Beer Appreciation) program gives drinkers a rigorous education by furnishing a list of 45 vastly different brews and rewarding patrons who try them all. - [New Jersey Farmers' Market Memories](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-new-jersey-farmers-market-memories/) - While doing a little nostalgic surfing, I came across a page in Edible Jersey depicting Trenton Farmers Market and a bit of the market as it looks in the 21st century. It prompted me to share a photo (below) with you that I took there one Saturday in the mid-1950s. In those days, there were three buildings, with trucks backed up to overhead doors on both sides. Under the roof of each building was a sheltered asphalt walkway, where customers walked between the rows of tables that displayed the produce right in front of the trucks’ tailgates. - [Jersey City Farmers' Market - A Bumper Crop](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-jersey-city-farmers-market-bumper-crop/) - A tour of Jersey City’s eight farmers’ markets, which emphasize local sourcing and diversity - [Bread Stand in Cape May Offers Local Loaves Plus Veggies](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-bread-stand-cape-may-offers-local-loaves-plus-veggies/) - At a bread stand in Cape May, the line winds down the street A few years back, I'd heard via word of mouth about this little, pop-up, roadside bakery and farm stand that is open only on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from April to early December. Local lore had it that, although the stand opened at 10am, long lines started forming an hour earlier. So, on a spring morning, I hopped on my bicycle and headed down to Cape May Point to see it firsthand. - [A New Chapter for Newark](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-new-chapter-newark/) - The city’s survival story: preserving a legacy while pursuing a renaissance Vonda McPherson is pushing to save Newark’s legacy. Vonda’s Kitchen, McPherson’s seven-year-old brick storefront restaurant, stands like a hybrid monument to the city’s rich history of jazz music and factory work, but also to the gentrification that surrounds it. In the airy dining room, men, women and children crowd at tables for heaping helpings of Southern dishes with a healthy twist, while nationally known enterprises move in and change the tone of the city’s Central Ward. - [A Prime Perch: Catbird Asbury Park](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-prime-perch-catbird-asbury-park/) - Fans of the artisanal pizza from former restaurant Medusa in Asbury Park are enjoying it again…now with a view. Last spring, chef/owner Aimée McElroy renovated the landmark 1959 Sunset Landing restaurant on the banks of Deal Lake in Asbury Park. Now, she offers a menu with the same love—and eye for local, seasonal food—her customers have missed. - [To Your Health: Seraphim Social Beverage](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-your-health-seraphim-social-beverage/) - Combine botanical, all-natural blends plus a commitment to sustainability—minus alcohol—and you’re sipping Seraphim Social Beverage. Vegan and gluten-free certifications are the garnishes on this drink. - [Brewery Meets History: Triumph Brewing Company](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-brewery-meets-history-triumph-brewing-company/) - Something’s been brewing at Triumph Brewing Company, the longtime Princeton mainstay: a stunning renovation of the former post office in Palmer Square, aka their new digs. “This is a historical preservation project, marrying the modern restaurant and brewery with a historic 1930s post office,” says Eric M. Nutt, Triumph corporate sales manager. “We wanted to do it thoughtfully.” The venue opened its basement bar, Der Keller, at the end of June, with plans to open the remaining space in September. Various menus will be available upstairs in the new dining space. - [Cran-Fabulous: the Annual Chatsworth Cranberry Festival](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-cran-fabulous-annual-chatsworth-cranberry-festival/) - Cranberries have been cultivated in Chatsworth, the capital of the Pine Barrens, since the late 1800s. Today, hundreds of cranberry lovers enjoy them at the Annual Chatsworth Cranberry Festival, to be held this year on Saturday, October 19 and Sunday, October 20, from 9am-4pm. This exciting family event includes a juried craft show with over 100 vendors, over 10 food vendors, and live music. Rain or shine. - [Sweet Inspiration: A Princeton Baker Nurtures Young Chefs with a Cookbook Written Just for Them](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-sweet-inspiration-princeton-baker-nurtures-young-chefs-cookbook-written-just-them/) - LiLLiPiES Bakery (Princeton) chef-owner Jen Carson grew up in a big Italian family, one that took great joy in cooking together. “Every holiday all the ladies would cook and chat,” she says. “When I was a little girl, I felt like I was part of a very exclusive club when I was able to join in the preparations. I treasure the memories of cooking and baking with my mom, aunts, grandmothers, and great-grandmother.” A pivotal event in Carson’s culinary education occurred on a visit to her school’s library in the first grade, and the power of that experience recently inspired her to write a cookbook for children. - [What's in Season in New Jersey in Summer - Corn](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-whats-season-new-jersey-summer-corn/) - This summertime darling has affinities with lots of ingredients—think beans, chilies, and tomatoes, for starters—making it a welcome addition to any meal. But it’s also delicious on its own, simply boiled and lavishly slathered with sweet butter and salt. No matter how you enjoy fresh corn, above all remember that winter is long. Don’t let the season slip by without eating your fill. season: Available fresh from NJ growers from mid-summer through early fall. - [New Jersey Ice Cream Tour](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-new-jersey-ice-cream-tour/) - Got a sweet tooth? Put it into overdrive this summer at the second “I Licked My Way Through the New Jersey Ice Cream Tour,” taking place June 1 through August 18. 12 participating ice cream shops across the state—members of the New Jersey North American Ice Cream Association—have their scoopers poised and ready! - [Rocking the Region: Sourland Mountain Festival](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-rocking-region-sourland-mountain-festival/) - Bring a lawn chair and stay for the day at the 19th annual Sourland Mountain Festival on Saturday, July 13 from 3–8:30pm, at Unionville Vineyards, Ringoes. Four bands keep the atmosphere hopping, while you sample great food, wine, spirits, and craft beer from local vendors. - [This Floss is Boss: The Asbury Park Cotton Candy Company](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-floss-boss-asbury-park-cotton-candy-company/) - Billie Rama, owner of The Asbury Park Cotton Candy Company, has reimagined the typical festival treat and it’s earned high praise: her version of cotton candy, spun with plant-based colors and all-natural flavors, has been described as “the cashmere of cotton candy.” This 100% USDA certified organic, kosher, vegan, non-GMO cane sugar confection has been wowing customers since 2018 and really hit its stride in 2021. Catchy flavor names like “If You Like Pina Colada” and “Root Beer Float Yer Boat” just add to the fun. - [All Fired Up: 14th annual Rock, Ribs, & Ridges Festival](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-all-fired-14th-annual-rock-ribs-ridges-festival/) - Pitmasters from near and far, including Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Texas, will light their grills and feed the barbecue-hungry masses at the 14th annual Rock, Ribs, & Ridges Festival, June 28-30 at the Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta. Eat your fill, lick your fingers, then cast your votes for Best Ribs and Best Sauce. Then rock out (or relax) to the tunes of 11 bands, all weekend long. - [JBJ Soul Kitchen is Addressing Food Insecurity](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-jbj-soul-kitchen-addressing-food-insecurity/) - “Until you experience it, I can’t explain it to you. You can really feel it when you go there. You’ll see.” Those are straightforward words from JBJ Soul Kitchen founder and director Dorothea Bongiovi about the feeling her restaurants generate, and she was spot-on: Just setting foot in the flagship Red Bank location on a recent Sunday morning felt warm and calming. It wasn’t just a contrast from the sub-freezing temperature outdoors; it was a thoughtfully considered and well-articulated vibe. - [Joanne Canady-Brown: The Gingered Peach, Lawrence Township](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-joanne-canady-brown-gingered-peach-lawrence-township/) - “PEOPLE WENT OUT OF THEIR WAY TO WRITE NOTES OR TO SAY, ‘I WISH THIS WAS A LITTLE CRUNCHIER.’ BECAUSE THEY CARED. BECAUSE THEY WANTED US TO MAKE IT.” “When I started The Gingered Peach, I didn’t have enough money to do it,” says owner and head baker Joanne Canady-Brown. “I was delusional. And I’m still delusional!” She grins. “I thought, ‘I’m just going to go for it, because if I don’t do it now, it’s never going to happen.’” - [Matthew Rosenzweig: The Baker’s Grove, Shrewsbury](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-matthew-rosenzweig-baker-s-grove-shrewsbury/) - “For me, a lot of baking is nostalgic,” says owner and pastry chef Matthew Rosenzweig. “It goes back to baking with my grandmother, and when I was young and inspired to try things.” The entrepreneur launched the bakery in 2021. There he and his team regularly combine nostalgia (butter-rich crumb bars and dense brownies) with setting inspiration in motion (avid community support). It’s a combination that feels natural to him. - [Scratch-Made Jamaican Sauces from Morgan's Island Grill](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-scratch-made-jamaican-sauces-morgans-island-grill/) - “This is home cooking. It’s not a restaurant; it’s coming over to my house. We have an open kitchen. If we have to hide, we’re doing something wrong.” That’s Kenroy Morgan of Morgan’s Island Grill in Hightstown, and his conviction is genuine. The Jamaican-born chef takes an almost mythical pride in the Caribbean dishes he offers, including scratch-made Jamaican sauces. - [In Celebration of Barns at Terhune Orchards](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-celebration-barns-terhune-orchards/) - Barns are steadfast farm workhorses and often serve as the farmer’s headquarters. The iconic image of a barn is a slice of life—past, present, and future. On the heels of last year’s successful exhibit at Terhune Orchards, themed “Celebrating Old Trees,” this year the Mount family farm in Princeton will be hosting “Celebration of Barns,” an art show and sale to honor the unique role of barns in history and folklore. - [Danny Childs Invites Readers to Explore the World of Slow Drinks](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-danny-childs-invites-readers-explore-world-slow-drinks/) - Anthropologist, ethnobotanist, and long-time bar manager at locavore restaurant The Farm and Fisherman Tavern in Cherry Hill, Danny Childs has added another professional title to his resume: book author of Slow Drinks. The book invites readers to explore the natural world for ingredients for “meads, country wines, beers, sodas, tinctures, shrubs, and more.” It taps into techniques both ancient and modern. And along with unexpected and exquisitely fresh flavors, readers can gain powerful benefits from incorporating locally foraged plants in their drinks. - [Support Growing Locally with Fresh-Cut Organic Flowers from North Slope Farm](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-support-growing-locally-fresh-cut-organic-flowers-north-slope-farm/) - Many folks across the state embrace locally and sustainably grown produce. It’s time to widen the net to include flowers, grown the same way. Colleen Harrington and Mike Rassweiler of North Slope Farm in Lambertville grow produce as well as lush organic flowers, ideal for dressing up fall and Thanksgiving Day tables. “The best way to invest in your community is to support your local economy,” says Mike. “And the flowers come from an environment that is treated with respect and care.” - [Foraging for Food: Walk on the Wild Side](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-foraging-food-walk-wild-side/) - It’s a drizzly day, but June is my busiest month, and so I lace up my Timberlands, toss on my ancient bucket hat, grab a worn muslin bag, and head out. Maybe the rain will thin the shore crowds. By the time I get home, I’m damp, stained, muddy, scratched, and sleepy. But I also have the immense satisfaction that comes from relying on my own abilities to provide for myself—even just a bit—and the treasure to prove it. - [No Matter How You Slice It: Hightstown Pie Maker Chelsea Frost](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-no-matter-how-you-slice-it-hightstown-pie-maker-chelsea-frost/) - Right off the bat, the question had to be asked: butter or lard? Every professional pie maker has a preference for their crust, and Chelsea Frost certainly does. “Butter. It just gives more flavor,” she says. “I even-have a butter churn tattooed on my leg. I love butter that much.” This is Frost’s eighth Thanksgiving cutting butter into dough for pies as Pie Girl (@piegirlnj) and second as a full-time pie maker. Currently a one-woman operation, she has big dreams that she’s shaping as carefully as she does her fillings and dough. First up: She’s signed a lease to open a shop in 2023 at 117 W. Ward St. in Hightstown. - [Edible Jersey Invites You to Spend the Day in the Atlantic Highlands](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-edible-jersey-invites-you-spend-day-atlantic-highlands/) - Bordering on Sandy Hook Bay, with the New York skyline in the distance, Atlantic Highlands is a gateway to the Jersey Shore. Visitors traverse this vibrant little town coming off the SeaStreak ferry from the city on their way to the beaches of Sandy Hook, Sea Bright, and points south. But in any season it’s an ideal spot to pause, shop, taste, and indulge in family as well as food-loving fun. In the past year or two, several ambitious new shop owners have joined the mainstays of the business district, soothing Covid-weary customers with their optimism and cheerful energy. - [SEA THE LIGHT: Asbury Park, resurrected, shows off its biggest flavors](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-sea-light-asbury-park-resurrected-shows-its-biggest-flavors/) - To see Asbury Park today is to be continually surprised, at least for a local like me. I grew up during the city’s downtrodden years, and to stand now amid the throngs of visitors blissfully shopping, snacking, playing and sunning is to bear witness to a most welcome miracle. - [Crust N Fire is the Best Pizza in South Jersey](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-crust-n-fire-best-pizza-south-jersey/) - Lip-smacking congratulations to Crust N Fire, local chain of artisanal pizza shops in South Jersey! In September, its Maple Shade location was voted best pizza in town by eventgoers at the second annual Pizza Fest, hosted by MSBA (Maple Shade Business Association). The small Burlington County community is home to lots of pizza shops, and Pizza Fest was established to celebrate them and raise money for MSBA Charities and Maple Shade’s graduating seniors. Crust N Fire launched in early 2023 and now has six locations across Burlington and Camden Counties. - [A New Commercial Kitchen Space in Milford](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-new-commercial-kitchen-space-milford/) - Up until recently, New Jersey farmers and food producers couldn’t easily access a commercial kitchen to turn their fresh produce into value-added products such as jam, cured meats, and baked goods. And finding space for other key aspects of processing—like food safety training, recipe development, enterprise planning, packaging and labeling, and market access—was also a challenge, says NOFA-NJ (Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey) Executive Director Devin Cornia. - [The Gingered Peach is Bringing Rojo Roastery to Trenton](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-gingered-peach-bringing-rojo-roastery-trenton/) - Joanne Canady-Brown, owner of The Gingered Peach and Melba in Lawrence Township and Rojo’s Roastery in Princeton, will be adding a new Rojo’s location—South Warren Street in Trenton—to her expanding queendom of artisanal treats. - [In Season: Beets](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-season-beets/) - Earthy, wonderfully sweet, and nutritious, the humble beet deserves better than its reputation for turning small fingers (and anything else it touches) bright red. This holiday season, set the record straight: Put aprons on the youngsters and ask their help in prepping a dinner that features beets. If the chance to colorize their fingers doesn’t sell those kids, the tender sweetness of the beets will. —Marisa Procopio - [In Season: Figs](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-season-figs/) - These delicate divas have fragile skins and thus don’t ship well when ripe. That’s the best argument for choosing figs that were grown right here in New Jersey. Local, tree-ripened figs are a revelation—soft, plump, and mellow-sweet—and fall is their season. It’s easier to cope with summer’s end knowing we can look forward to figs. —Marisa Procopio - [Brewers Unite](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-brewers-unite/) - Since officially merging earlier this year, the New Jersey Brewers Association and The Brewers Guild of New Jersey are operating under the name of the latter. - [Farmers Markets 101 for Kids](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-farmers-markets-101-kids/) - Farmers' Markets are great places to try fresh, delicious foods! Ask an adult to bring you to a farmers' market and see what you discover! - [A Gardening Activity Sheet for Kids](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-gardening-activity-sheet-kids/) - Here's a gardening activity sheet for kids! - [Summer Farmers' Market Worksheet for Kids](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-summer-farmers-market-worksheet-kids/) - Use this worksheet to teach your kids about farmers markets and the beauty of fresh, local food. - [Sustainability Activity Sheet for Kids](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-sustainability-activity-sheet-kids/) - [Teach Kids What Eating Local Means](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-teach-kids-what-eating-local-means/) - Teach your kids what it means to eat local with this activity sheet found where they can learn to draw, make instruments and even dream up their ideal meal. - [Holiday Activity Sheet for Kids](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-edible-jersey-kids-holiday-activity-sheet/) - Holidays are a time to be with your family and friends and to share happiness with the people you love! Print out this sheet to do these activities this holiday season. - [Autumn Treats Puzzles for Kids](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-edible-jersey-kids-autumn-treats-puzzles/) - New Jersey has some very yummy treats that arrive each fall. From apple cider to pumpkin pie to hot chocolate, there is something sweet made by someone special near you! What is your favorite treat? - [Traveling Puzzle and Activities for Kids](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-edible-jersey-kids-traveling-puzzle-activity/) - It's fun to travel to new places! You can learn more about the people and the culture of a place by trying traditional foods of that area. The best part about traveling is that when you get home, you appreciate your hometown even more! - [Fun for Kids - Watermelon](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-fun-kids-watermelon/) - Download a copy to print out and enjoy! - [Fun for Kids - Plastic-Free is the Way to Be!](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-fun-kids-plastic-free-way-be/) - Download a copy to print out and enjoy! - [Fun for Kids - Cookies!](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-fun-kids-cookies/) - Download a copy to print out and enjoy! - [Fun for Kids - Leave the Leaves!](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-fun-kids-leave-leaves/) - Download a copy to print out and enjoy! - [Fun for Kids - Blueberries!](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-fun-kids-blueberries/) - Download a copy to print out and enjoy! - [Fun for Kids - Super Soil!](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-fun-kids-super-soil/) - Download a copy to print out and enjoy! - [Fun for Kids - The Science of Snowflakes](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-fun-kids-science-snowflakes/) - Download a copy to print out and enjoy! - [Apples: Did You Know?](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-apples-did-you-know/) - Download a copy to print out and enjoy! - [Fun for Kids - A Trip to the Farmers Market](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-fun-kids-trip-farmers-market/) - Download a copy to print out and enjoy! - [Fun for Kids - Food is Too Good to Waste!](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-fun-kids-food-too-good-waste/) - Did you know that in the United States, we waste about 1/3 of all the food that we make? This is a big problem, because wasting food also wastes all the land, water, effort, and energy it took to make that food. Food in landfills creates methane gas, which is bad for the environment. - [Fun for Kids - Sharing Our World with Wildlife](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-fun-kids-sharing-our-world-wildlife/) - Helping wildlife by improving and protecting areas of land - [Fun for Kids - We all Live Downstream](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-fun-kids-we-all-live-downstream/) - As a river flows to the ocean, it travels through forests, farms, small neighborhoods and big cities. Rain and melting snow flow over the land and enter the river all along the way. Each of these environments affects the health of the water in the river in different ways. In the forest, leaves and twigs fall into the river, providing food and shelter for the critters that live in the water. In areas where people live, pollution like litter, pet waste and road salt can make their way into the river too. - [Fun for Kids - Just Peachy](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-fun-kids-just-peachy/) - Help this little peach find her way back to the tree. - [Fun for Kids - Honey Bees](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-fun-kids-honey-bees/) - Honey bees play an important role in farming - [Maple Syrup for Kids](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-maple-syrup-kids/) - This is a story from the Anishinaabe Tribe of Canada A long time ago (and still to this day) the villages of people were not paying mind to the traditions of the Earth. The people had become lazy, and could be found laying underneath the sugar maples, drinking the sweet syrup which used to flow straight from the trees. - [Fun for Kids - Winter Solstice](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-fun-kids-winter-solstice/) - The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year. - [Fun for Kids - Lemonade](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-fun-kids-lemonade/) - If life gives you lemons, make lemonade! - [Fun for Kids - Under the Sea](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-fun-kids-under-sea/) - Oceans and seas cover about three-quarters of the Earth's surface. Over 96% of the water on Earth is salt water, found in oceans, seas, and in some lakes, wetlands and underground locations. Did you know that less than 5% of the Earth's oceans have been explored? - [Fun for Kids - Lightning Bugs](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-fun-kids-lightning-bugs/) - Lightning bugs make summer nights glow all over the world! These special insects need our help due to habitat loss and pollution. There are some simple things you can do at home to help lightning bugs, such as turning off your outside lights at night and planting native plant species in your yard. Check out firefly.org for more information! - [2019: Year of the Pig - Games for Kids](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-2019-year-pig-games-kids/) - The Story of the Chinese Zodiac. - [Travel - Word Games for Kids](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-travel-word-games-kids/) - EJ for Kids: Travel! - [Did you Know: Chocolate](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-did-you-know-chocolate/) - EJ for Kids: Chocolate! - [We All Need Healthy Oceans!](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-we-all-need-healthy-oceans/) - More THINGS TO DO More from the FALL 2018 ISSUE - [Sharing Food with Others](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-sharing-food-others/) - More things to THINGS TO DO More from the HIGH SUMMER 2018 ISSUE - [Traveling for Kids](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-traveling-kids/) - Traveling is a great way to see unique places - [Night Sky in Winter](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-night-sky-winter/) - Winter is a great time to stargaze. - [In the Pinelands](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-pinelands/) - Teaching kids about the Pinelands - [EJ for Kids High Summer 2017](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-ej-kids-high-summer-2017/) - [Fun for Kids - Turkey Time!](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-fun-kids-turkey-time/) - Download a copy to print out and enjoy! - [Fun for Kids - Be River-Friendly!](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-fun-kids-be-river-friendly/) - Download a copy to print out and enjoy! - [Kefir Offers More than Just a Healthy Dose of Probiotics](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-kefir-offers-more-just-healthy-dose-probiotics/) - Go With Your Gut Kefir (pronounced kuh-FEER) is a fermented dairy drink common in Eastern Europe. In recent years, it’s been steadily gaining popularity in the United States. Hailed for its digestive benefits, kefir is typically made from cow’s milk but can also be made from goat’s milk, and there are non-dairy versions. - [The Principles of Good Farmers' Market Design](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-principles-good-farmers-market-design/) - Pile it High Though delicious local produce on a summer’s day might seem like it could sell itself, a lot goes on behind the scenes to create a successful farmers’ market. To learn the tricks of trade, I conversed with a number of vendors at the summit farmers market, one of the state’s most successful and bustling. here are some of the secrets these food magicians were willing to reveal. - [Raw Milk Remains Controversial in New Jersey](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-raw-milk-controversial-new-jersey/) - Unpasteurized Uncertainty - [Raising a Glass of Water](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-raising-glass-water/) - Water is a crucial part of our daily diet Remembering to sip water can be difficult, especially when you’re busy enjoying the sunshine on a hot summer day. However, as the temperatures rise, so does our need to stay hydrated. Drinking enough water is vital for our bodies to function properly and maintain optimal health. - [The Refreshing Health Benefits of Mint](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-refreshing-health-benefits-mint/) - Pungent and peppery, mint offers refreshing health benefits Nothing wakes the senses quite like the smell of freshly crushed mint. This common herb offers an invigorating boost to food and drink, and many health benefits as well. Mint is a wetland plant, and can easily be spotted growing in abandoned meadows or along waterways. Hoary mountain mint (Pycnanthemum incanum) “is widespread along the East Coast, including New Jersey,” says Johann Rinkens of Fields Without Fences in Frenchtown, a certified organic farm that grows and sells medicinal herbs. “It’s a native wildflower, and pollinators love it.” - [Black Walnuts: Nutritious Native Nut Worth Cracking](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-black-walnuts-nutritious-native-nut-worth-cracking/) - Wild Harvest It’s hard to miss black walnut season. The tennis-ball-sized vermilion fruits hang like ornaments from the tree’s branches and can easily be spotted in the wild along roads and tree lines. “Black walnuts primarily grow in the central and northeast United States and are widely found throughout New Jersey,” says Jared Rosenbaum of Wild Ridge Plants in Pohatcong. “They thrive in disturbed landscapes that are associated with old river systems and creeks because they love deep rich soils.” - [Lavender Benefits Beyond the Bouquet](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-lavender-benefits/) - You might hesitate to reach for lavender in the kitchen. Its floral scent can be pungent, and it’s often used in skin care, soaps and aromatherapy. Because of its distinct aromatics, a little lavender can go a long way to add panache to food or drink. Hailing from the mint family, lavender is an herbaceous perennial native to the Mediterranean. As far away as that is from New Jersey, lavender farms seem to be taking hold in some regions of the Garden State—with a little help in mimicking its native terrain. - [Why More People Are Eating Less Grain](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-why-more-people-are-eating-less-grain/) - Against the Grain It’s the beginning of a new year, and after all that wonderful holiday eating, resolutions are under way. Many people resolve to make changes to their eating habits, like consuming fewer baked goods. These treats are often high in calories, carbohydrates, and a protein becoming more commonly avoided: gluten. Gluten-free foods have been taking up the shelves in grocery stores, especially in the health food aisle. But is avoiding gluten part of a healthy diet? - [Edible Health: The Epitome of Eggs](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-edible-health-epitome-eggs/) - Eggs have been a staple of our diet for centuries. They bind together baked goods, pasta and quiche, and are the main attraction of morning skillets. However you crack them, eggs are wholesome, satisfying and simple to prepare. However, not all eggs are created equal. Unless you've been cooped up recently, you've probably heard that free-range eggs are better for you than conventional eggs. Why is this so? Because their nutrition starts at the source: the hen. - [Edible Health: Garlic Gusto](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipe-edible-health-garlic-gusto/) - Stinking rose. Nectar of the gods. Camphor of the poor. Garlic goes by many names honoring its pungency. Whether roasted, steamed or sautéed, it adds a distinct flavor to any dish – and carries an amplitude of health benefits when eaten raw. - [Eating Healthy for the Holidays](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-eating-healthy-holidays/) - The chill in the air can only mean one thing: The holidays are fast approaching. Pumpkins turn into pies and potatoes become au gratin, and it can be difficult to resist the festive decadence that surrounds us this time of year. Before you dive in fork first, here are some ways to navigate the holiday table and keep you healthy, satisfied and feeling great. With holiday gatherings abounding this time of year, many are easily enticed to overdo it. - [WHERE FARM MEETS CITY: URBAN FARMING INITIATIVES](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-where-farm-meets-city-urban-farming-initiatives/) - Editor’s Note: We are pleased to highlight three unique urban initiatives in this issue, as examples of the many collaborative,efforts statewide to effect change, one seed at a time. - [EATING DURING PREGNANCY](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-eating-during-pregnancy/) - While a proper diet is key to maintaining overall health, for a woman who is pregnant, being mindful of the foods she consumes takes on dual importance. Though she has to consider the baby’s needs, choosing foods that will nourish and support her throughout her pregnancy are just as vital. “It’s never too soon to be mindful about what you’re eating once you discover you’re expecting,” says Barbara Lubischer, MS, RDN, of Overlook Medical Center in Summit. “The focus should be on a healthy, balanced diet that includes a variety of foods so that the baby can get all the nutrients they need.” - [The Health Benefits of Plums](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-health-benefits-plums/) - PURPLE PICKS In the hot, lazy days of summer, nothing is more refreshing than a sweet treat fresh from the orchard. Though they share the seasonal spotlight with other favorites like peaches and nectarines, plums never go unnoticed, despite their relatively short season. Plum season begins in mid-July and continues through September, depending on the variety. - [Did You Know New Jersey Schools are Eligible for Gardening Grants?](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-did-you-know-new-jersey-schools-are-eligible-gardening-grants/) - HOW DOES YOUR (SCHOOL) GARDEN GROW? Instilling a love of gardening and nature at an early age is an admirable task; teaching children to grow their own food can have life-long benefits. Enter the New Jersey Agricultural Society’s Learning Through Gardening program, designed to bring the great outdoors directly to the classroom. - [Color Palate - Local New Jersey artist explores our relationship to the midday meal](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-color-palate-local-new-jersey-artist-explores-our-relationship-midday-meal/) - Inspiration often hits unexpectedly. For one visual artist, hip-hop and happenstance combined to bring a food-inspired body of work to the table. Eating is a common thread, binding us together. What we consume reveals who we are—our habits, lifestyle and culture. Chesterfield artist Lora Marie Durr explores these subjects in her series of paintings titled What’s For Lunch, a collection that’s part visual essay, part visual feast, all centered around this daily meal. Durr, an artist and art educator, began this series after a point in her career where she felt making art simply wasn’t enough. - [Backyard Bounty - Purslane](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-backyard-bounty-purslane/) - Purslane is a nutritional powerhouse hiding in plain sight Acai and avocados may be popular, but it’s nice to know that some superfoods can be found in your own backyard. Purslane, regarded by some as a common garden weed, is coveted by others as a nutritional powerhouse. - [Spring Spears - Asparagus Starts the Season with Healthy Abundance](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-spring-spears-asparagus-starts-season-healthy-abundance/) - After months of cold temperatures and hearty meals, nothing is quite as satisfying as the lush green taste of a fresh spring vegetable. Asparagus is one of the harbingers of the season, and its growing power, and nutritional profile, is exceptional. While asparagus can be planted in the fall, most prefer to start it in the spring when the soil can be worked. “You can plant asparagus by seed, but many opt to start with an asparagus crown, which is a cluster of roots,” says Alec Gioseffiof Cherry Valley Cooperative in Princeton. - [Wholesome Gathering - Chestnuts are a Healthy Snack](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-wholesome-gathering-chestnuts-are-healthy-snack/) - Over a fire, or in the oven, chestnuts are a healthy snack In the cold and snowy months, comfort food turns functional, since it both satisfies cravings and warms you up. Chestnuts are seasonal, nutritious and easy to prepare. And the native species is experiencing a revival in the Garden State. - [Great Grains - Oats provide a warm and hearty dose of nutrition](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-great-grains-oats-provide-warm-and-hearty-dose-nutrition/) - On a chilly morning, nothing is quite as comforting as a warm bowl of oatmeal. Oats are a simple grain, easy to prepare and easily dressed up with healthy toppings. Oats may seem humble, but lots of care and attention go into their production. Oats are sown in the spring and ready for harvest in late July, but may factors contribute to a successful crop. - [Fall Fruit](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-fall-fruit/) - Sweet and juicy, pears offer a lush bounty of benefits As the season’s hues start shifting from green to gold, many begin looking forward to the enticing delights from the state’s abundant orchards. While apples are the mainstay of the fall fruit spotlight, pears are just as plentiful and offer an equal dose of nutrition. There are a few reasons you’ll find pears in the company of apples, and that’s because they have similar needs. - [Wild Fruit](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-wild-fruit/) - Elderberries: A Native Berry with Benefits In the height of summer, you may be lucky enough to spot the boisterous, lacey white flowers of elderberry brightening up the brightening up the seasonal landscape. The flowers have both culinary and medicinal uses, but it’s the berries that receive the most attention—touted for their immune-boosting qualities to combat cold and flu. There are two types of elderberry (or elder) plants that are typically found growing in our area—one that’s native, and one of European descent. - [Twice the Spice](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-twice-spice/) - Cilantro does double duty when it comes to health A staple in the herb garden, as well as in many Latin, Asian and Indian dishes, cilantro is easy to grow and provides a whole season of flavor. “Cilantro is best planted in the springtime to get multiple harvests that can be enjoyed throughout summer and beyond,” says Stephanie Spock of Rolling Hills Farm in Lambertville. “It’s generally cut 3 inches above the crown, where it can then re-grow,” she says, adding that both the leaves and the stems can be chopped and used in cooking. - [Wild Greens](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-wild-greens/) - Stinging nettles: a nutritional boost from the backyard While anything described as “stinging” may be last on your list of foods to try, stinging nettles can be nutritious leafy greens when picked and prepared correctly. Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) grows throughout the mid-Atlantic and Northeast and comes up in early spring. Nettles are often found in wet areas alongside brooks and streams, or amid high-nitrogen environments such as the rich, mucky areas along the edges of your compost pile. Nettles are best harvested in the springtime when they are young and the leaves are most tender. - [Stock Up](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-stock/) - Bone broth and its benefits “Your body uses amino acids as building blocks for all the functions that it needs protein for . . . like skin integrity, bone formation, joint health, wound healing and muscle repair and maintenance.” —Rosemary Logue, RD, MS Hunterdon Healthcare’s Center for Advanced Weight Loss, Clinton - [Peppercorns](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-peppercorns/) - Whole, cracked or ground pepper adds a dash of health to any meal Pepper is one of the most commonly used kitchen spices, and an essential staple in the spice cabinet. Black Pepper (Piper nigrum) is a plant from the Piperaceae family and grows natively in India and other tropical regions. The plant produces a fruit that’s dried and later used as the spice we all know. Though black pepper is what you’ll likely see in the spice aisle, you may have seen other versions of a colorful hue. - [Fertile Ground](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-fertile-ground/) - Community grows at Gravity Hill Farm - [Cracking the Nut](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-cracking-nut/) - The nutrition and fiction behind the coconut You won’t find coconuts growing in New Jersey, but one look in the grocery store may have you thinking otherwise. Coconuts and coconut products have staked their claim in the shopping aisles due to their rising fame as a “superfood.” Though there are many healthy aspects of consuming coconut, some factors ought to be heeded. - [Garlic Scapes](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-garlic-scapes/) - A Short-Season Crop with Long-Term Health Benefits With a bit of planning and a dash of luck, you may be fortunate enough to enjoy garlic scapes before they’re gone. A scape is the stalk and flowering part of the garlic plant, and resembles a long scallion topped with a tapered bud. Because they are only harvested once during the growing season, the time to enjoy them is brief: they are only available for a few short weeks, typically in mid to late June. - [Food Culture: The Delicious Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-food-culture-delicious-benefits-mediterranean-diet/) - Olives, walnuts, dark leafy greens, plump ripe berries: while this might sound like the ingredients list for a healthy spring salad, they are just a few of the many nutritious foods featured in the Mediterranean diet. - [Skin Food: What to Eat for a Healthy Glow](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-skin-food-what-eat-healthy-glow/) - It’s a well-known fact that what we eat impacts our health. From vitamins that benefit our bones to minerals that help us get a good night’s sleep, our bodies have many nutritional requirements to keep us healthy and running smoothly. While the focus may often be internal, our diets can also show themselves at surface level— through our skin. - [Foods for a Better Night’s Sleep](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-foods-better-night-s-sleep/) - “EATING A HIGH-CARBOHYDRATE DIET REDUCES SLEEP QUALITY, WHEREAS A DIET HIGH IN FIBER IS ASSOCIATED WITH BETTER SLEEP QUALITY.” It goes without saying that the foods we eat directly impact our health. While our daily diet tends to lean toward foods that nourish, energize, and sustain us during the day, we don’t often think about the impact they can have on our bodies at night when it comes time to rest and recharge. As far as foods to avoid before bed, some are commonly known. - [Visit Frenchtown](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-visit-frenchtown/) - When a road trip leads you to your destination by way of River Road, you know you’re in for a scenic treat. Whether traveling along the Pennsylvania or New Jersey side, there are ample opportunities to glimpse the glistening Delaware River with its edges lined with oak, alder, and sycamore, where it’s common to spot ospreys or eagles surveying the scene for their next meal. Situated in Hunterdon County, the town received its name in the late 1700s when Swiss-born landowner Paul Henri Mallet-Provost moved to the area along with other early settlers who all spoke French—thus locals dubbed it Frenchtown. - [Six Herbs for Summer](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-six-herbs-summer/) - It’s the most bountiful of seasons! While this time of year tends to focus on farm-fresh favorites to nourish the body, herbs are sometimes overlooked as part of the equation. From helping with hydration to supporting the immune system, here are six herbs to always have on hand—especially in the summer. - [Beans Mean Business When It Comes to Health and Nutrition](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-beans-mean-business-when-it-comes-health-and-nutrition/) - From soup to salad to hummus to chili, beans are a staple of a hearty meal. Readily available and simple to prepare, they make an easy and nutritious addition to any dish no matter what season. Botanically speaking, legumes fall under the Fabaceae family, which includes foods including beans, peas, and lentils. More specifically, the dried seeds from legumes that grow in a pod are referred to as “pulses” (derived from puls in Latin, which means soup or broth). Some familiar examples include kidney, lima, mung, cannellini, peas, and black beans. - [Chocolate Benefits Both Brain and Body](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-chocolate-benefits-both-brain-and-body/) - From cookie to candy, to bar and brownie, chocolate is a staple of our diets. It’s such a popular treat, in fact, that the average American consumes nearly 9½ pounds of it per year. Chocolate comes from the dried beans of the fruit pod produced by the cacao tree (Theobroma cacao), which is native to South and Central America. The beans are ground into a paste, and made into chocolate’s commercial form with the addition of sugar, cocoa butter, vanilla, or milk powder (to create milk chocolate). While all varieties are delicious, dark chocolate takes the cake when it comes to health. - [How Hot Peppers Benefit the Body](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-how-hot-peppers-benefit-body/) - Experiencing the heat of a spicy meal is hard to forget. The burning feeling on your tongue leading to watering eyes and the urgent need to quell it with something— anything—that will ease the pain. For some, it’s something that’s tried one time only. For others, it’s an exciting challenge that dares the palate. For Tom and Kristin Spies, owners of Cross Country Nurseries in Stockton, it’s much more the latter. “Some peppers are so intense that they take over your mouth instantly,” says Tom. “Some are a slow build, while others have a heat that feels sharp as a needle.” - [Basil Adds a Healthy Boost to Summer Meals](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-basil-adds-healthy-boost-summer-meals/) - There’s nothing like the taste of fresh basil. Its tender, fragrant, and versatile leaves shout “summer,” whether layered with freshly sliced Jersey tomatoes, or transformed into pesto, or providing herbal undertone to homemade pasta sauce. It’s no wonder it seems to wake the senses: Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) is an annual herb in the mint family, and if harvested right, can give you many months of zesty culinary enjoyment. In New Jersey, basil season typically runs from June through September, but many farmers get a head start to meet the demands of market goers. - [Backyard Beekeeping](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-backyard-beekeeping-0/) - New Jersey wouldn’t be called the Garden State if it weren’t for all the pollinators that make it possible, and with the state insect being the honeybee (Apis mellifera), it’s no surprise there are so many passionate beekeepers. According to the New Jersey Beekeepers Association, there were 1,511 registered members last year, a number that continues to grow thanks to the support of an increasing number of clubs, associations, and networks available to support aspiring beekeepers. Here are the stories of four beekeepers who caught the buzz, and how you can too. - [A Woman & Her Hive](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-woman-her-hive/) - It was July 2013, and I was helping my friend unload her storage unit into a big box truck to move into her new apartment. Our skin shone under the summer sun as we piled in boxes, dresser drawers, assorted lamps, and trunks of clothing however best they’d fit. After we were done, she reached alongside the driver’s seat and unveiled a little thank-you gift. - [Benefits of a Nutrient-Dense Diet](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-benefits-nutrient-dense-diet/) - When it comes to healthy eating, not all foods are created equal. Though eating whole, unprocessed foods will always be your best bet, some have a greater nutritional payoff than others—and it all starts at ground level. “Soil fertility has a lot to do with the amount of nutrients a plant can absorb in the first place, and it’s worth noting that many of the nutrients needs for plants are the same for humans,” says Stephanie Murphy, director of Rutgers Soil Testing Laboratory in New Brunswick. - [The Humble Potato](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-humble-potato/) - The season’s crops have been pulled in and are turning into meals that warm and comfort. While any vegetable can be steamed, roasted, or made into a hearty soup, none is so versatile as the potato—a staple ingredient of winter meals, whose health benefits may surprise you. Potatoes are a late-season vegetable that get their start in early spring. “April is the best time to plant potatoes,” says Liam Clifford, of Clifford Family Farm in Pittstown. “Temperatures start to warm up and there is plenty of natural rainfall.” - [Pawpaws](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-pawpaws-0/) - Pawpaw: A native fruit brimming with benefits It may come as a surprise that a tropical-tasting fruit like the pawpaw (Asimina triloba) grows right here in New Jersey. The fruit, though nearly the size of a mango, is not easy to find, yet has a flavor that’s hard to forget. - [Staying Hydrated](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-staying-hydrated/) - As we swelter during the long hot days of summer, we can sometimes find it challenging to stay properly hydrated. While drinking water is the first step to replenishing fluids, consuming foods like fresh fruits and vegetables contributes to our daily needs while providing an added boost of nutrition. - [Cucumbers: Summer's Crisp, Cool - and Healthy - Refresher](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-cucumbers-summers-crisp-cool-and-healthy-refresher/) - As the temperature rises, so does our appetite for foods that keep us cool. For such respite, nothing compares to cucumbers—a long-season vegetable that’s good for your body, inside and out. Cucumbers are cucurbits, in the same family as winter squash, pumpkins and zucchini, and they travel by vine along the ground—a trait that requires supervision. - [Food to Fight the Seasonal Blues](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-food-fight-seasonal-blues/) - Nutrition influences your life in a major way. What you consume literally makes up who you are. Being in a funk or feeling off can be an indicator that you’re not getting the right nutrients. While it’s always a good idea to diversify the foods in your diet, certain foods deserve a closer look, especially when you consider your mental health. - [How Sweet It Is: Tips from the Pros on Reducing Your Sugar Intake](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-how-sweet-it-tips-pros-reducing-your-sugar-intake/) - Consuming excess sugar can lead to unsavory effects on your health. Here’s what to know to help keep your system in check. Sugar is pretty much everywhere. Whether in the snacks and treats where we’d expect to find it lurking, or in the healthier-seeming food and drink where we normally wouldn’t, it can all add up quickly—especially as we approach the holiday season. Sugar has many names, and not all are equal. - [Next Chapter: Mazur Café & Chocolate Lab](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-next-chapter-mazur-caf-chocolate-lab/) - The most surprising changes can happen in the face of the unknown, especially when that change is based on necessity. For Hank Reid and Steve Mazure of Mazur Chocolates in Hackettstown, timing and circumstance aligned to bring together an unlikely yet perfectly paired partnership, tethered by a passion for new beginnings, the love of learning, and lovingly made artisanal chocolate. For founder Steve Mazure, the thought of becoming a chocolate maker began simply as that: an idea. - [Intermittent Fasting: Eat. Break. Feel Great.](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-intermittent-fasting-eat-break-feel-great/) - Within the pages of a publication that celebrates all the fresh delicacies New Jersey has to offer, it might seem contrary to even suggest putting down the knife and fork. But while a wholesome, nutritious diet is critical for optimal health, research shows that it can be good to take a break from eating. - [Be A Weed Eater: Seaweed is a Sustainable Food that Offers a Boatload of Nutrition](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-be-weed-eater-seaweed-sustainable-food-offers-boatload-nutrition/) - Whether it’s floated past you at the Jersey shore or hugged the shrimp in your Godzilla sushi roll, chances are you’ve encountered seaweed in some shape or form. A popular - [Eating Through Illness](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-eating-through-illness/) - There’s no denying it: Facing a chronic illness takes ample amounts of courage, patience, and strength. While no one is ever truly ready to face a battle of such intensity, there is some comfort in knowing nutrition can play a role in helping to aid the body in the healing process. - [How Diet and Nutrition Contribute to a Healthy Head of Hair](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-how-diet-and-nutrition-contribute-healthy-head-hair/) - From color to texture to style, hair is something unique to everyone that we all can relate to, and is a part of us from a very early age. “Hair follicles begin forming in fetuses around 14 weeks of age, and by 20 weeks downy hairs begin to grow,” says Deborah Cohen, associate professor of clinical and preventive nutrition science at Rutgers University School of Health Professions in Newark. - [Well-Crafted Mocktails are Raising the Bar when it Comes to Alcohol-Free Options](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-well-crafted-mocktails-are-raising-bar-when-it-comes-alcohol-free-options/) - From a round of beers after work to a perfectly paired wine with dinner to a celebratory champagne toast, alcohol is a big part of many people’s lives. In fact, this year, the United States alcohol industry was valued at a whopping $283 billion and that number is expected to rise. - [Teen Nutrition](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-teen-nutrition/) - From forming friendships, to coping with growth spurts, to figuring out what to wear—being a teenager can be confusing. One thing that’s constant, especially as a teen, is the need to eat. Eating right is crucial during this time of development but can have its challenges. A teen’s busy schedule can often become overloaded with study, social, and athletic obligations. However, with a little prep and planning—and understanding why nutrition is so critical at this age—it is possible to instill good eating habits that will last a lifetime. - [Plant Medicine: CBD](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-plant-medicine-cbd/) - As recreational marijuana dispensaries continue to open up throughout New Jersey, so have conversations about the plant and its impact on mental and physical health. However, for those who want to reap the plant’s benefits without the high, there’s CBD. CBD is an abbreviation of cannabidiol, which are natural compounds found in the Cannabis sativa plant. However, it’s worth noting that there’s a big difference in the plant that’s bred to make you feel “high” versus the plant that’s used to extract CBD. - [Swords to Plowshares: War Veterans Turn to Farming](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-swords-plowshares-war-veterans-turn-farming/) - There are currently 441,820 war veterans who call New Jersey their home. Some of them served their country as far back as World War II, others as recently as Iraq. One of them is Matthew Smith, a 26-year-old combat engineer who spent a year each in Iraq and Afghanistan. Another is 72-year-old George Madosky, who describes himself as a "disabled Marine from the Vietnam era." These gentlemen have yet to meet, but when they do they will find they have a great deal in common. For one, upon returning to civilian life, they were both drawn to the therapeutic benefits inherent in growing plants as a means of healing themselves – and others. - [Basil Bonanza](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-basil-bonanza/) - Editor’s note: The COVID-19 crisis has hit us all; we have been heartbroken, uplifted, unmoored. To help document the moment, Edible Jersey is sharing a few stories from our community. Here, Mary Ann Castronovo Fusco writes about the miracle of basil. - [Old-World Hogs: One Farmer's Quest to Bring Portugal's Coveted Alentejo Ham to New Jersey](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-old-world-hogs-one-farmers-quest-bring-portugals-coveted-alentejo-ham-new-jersey/) - Crafted to stringent quality controls and centuries-old traditions, Italy’s prosciutto di Parma, Spain’s jamón ibérico, and Portugal’s presunto do Alentejo are among Europe’s most coveted artisanal, dry-cured hams. But while the gourmet delicacies from Italy and Spain can be imported for sale in the United States, Portugal’s exquisite presunto cannot. For that reason, Rodrigo Duarte, a Portuguese butcher trained in charcuterie and the science of meat, decided to make his own authentic presunto alentejano right here in the Garden State. But first, he had to make some VIPs—very important pigs—fly. - [Poetry: Christmas Cookie Pictures](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-poetry-christmas-cookie-pictures/) - I remember cinnamon; the kind that tickles your rosy November nose and kisses your cheek. Entering the house with the red door, Greeted with a hug from the sweet and spiced aroma of pie, Grandma’s apple pie. Christmas cookies a week before. The 6-year-old girl who could barely reach the counter Standing on her tippy-toes for a picture. Rolling out dough in her favorite red checkered apron. Raspberry, apricot, prune. The jam sweet but tart like autumn. - [The Notorious RLB - Cake Bible author Rose Levy Beranbaum releases another classic](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-notorious-rlb-cake-bible-author-rose-levy-beranbaum-releases-another-classic/) - Nestled on a tree-covered mountainside in Warren County is the home of award-winning pastry chef and cookbook author Rose Levy Beranbaum. She shares the house with her husband, Dr. Elliott Beranbaum, but it’s also home to her test kitchen: a baker’s wonderland of seven different ovens, 30 rolling pins, more than 70 whisks and hundreds of pounds of chocolate, sugar and flour. - [DINNER BY DESIGN: MONTCLAIR DESIGN WEEK](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-dinner-design-montclair-design-week/) - Montclair is well known for its variety of food venues, from Brazilian to Ethiopian to a great cheeseburger On Thursday, October 24th, as part of the second annual Montclair Design Week (October 18–27, 2019), the community will share a dining experience like no other. For one night only, Montclair will come together for an experimental evening where a community of cooks, artisans, and foragers will create a multi-course dinner from, literally; the dishes on up— and everyone is welcome to participate. - [15 Years of Edible Communities](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-15-years-edible-communities/) - As Edible Communities celebrates its 15 anniversary, Marion Nestle looks back on the organization’s impact on the local food movement – and where we need to go from here. Edible Communities began in 2002 with the launch of Edible Ojai (CA), a magazine that chronicled the rising interest in farm-to-table/local, organic and natural foods. Since that time, the organization started by Tracey Ryder and Carole Topalian has grown into a revolutionary, award-winning media network that encompasses over 90 independently-owned and operated magazines and websites across the United States and Canada, including Edible Jersey…. - [Why Restaurants Matter](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-why-restaurants-matter/) - OVERNIGHT, THINGS CHANGED. Our children, the freedom we have sometimes taken for granted, food, shelter, and someone to share our ups and down with. These are our common threads. Covid-19 has tangled or severed many of these threads, notably those that involve sharing meals or drinks in public spaces. We spend countless hours in many types of restaurants, bars, and meeting spaces. These places are the backbone of our communities. They feed the mind, body, and soul as we travel through our daily lives. Local restaurants are more than places where we share a meal; they are where we share our lives. - [Building a Better Meat System](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-building-better-meat-system/) - HARRIS BELIEVES THAT IF CONSUMERS SHOP THEIR VALUES, MEANINGFUL CHANGE CAN HAPPEN. - [Reflections in the Time of the Pandemic](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-reflections-time-pandemic/) - Editor’s Note: The COVID-19 crisis has hit us all; we have been heartbroken, uplifted, unmoored. To help document the moment, Edible Jersey is sharing stories from our community. A minute before midnight on New Year’s Eve, as I pondered what I might wish for the year and the decade to come, all I heard in my mind were the words of a poem by Antonio Machado, Caminante, no hay Comino. - [The Secret Life of a Goat Farmer](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-secret-life-goat-farmer/) - Some mornings, you’ll find me leaving the house in a suit, rocking high heels and makeup, dressed to impress. No, I’m not heading back to the goat barn, I’m ready to present to my CEO. This is my dual life: a R&D scientist by day and a goat farmer all the rest of the time. In my off-farm job, I manage a team of scientists to create innovative food ingredients. You might find my team’s creations in your favorite snacks, cereals, and ready meals. My degrees in biochemistry and human nutrition landed me in this role. - [What I Learned at Kings](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-what-i-learned-kings/) - EDITOR’S NOTE: The COVID-19 crisis has hit us all; we have been heartbroken, uplifted, unmoored. To help document the moment, Edible Jersey is sharing stories from our community. - [A Look at Garden State Nutrition Assistance Programs, Who Qualifies, and How to Apply](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-look-garden-state-nutrition-assistance-programs-who-qualifies-and-how-apply/) - Here in the Garden State, we have an abundance of beautiful farmland and fresh produce. As New Jerseyans, we all want to provide quality, healthy food for ourselves and our families, and having access to local produce is essential. However, fresh and healthy choices are not always the most affordable option, which can be a hurdle for those living on a limited budget, and the Covid-19 pandemic has only exacerbated food affordability issues. - [Screamin’ Hill Brewery at Bullock Farms](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-screamin-hill-brewery-bullock-farms/) - From Grain to Glass A round the turn of the last century in a town called Cream Ridge, the Coward family had two boys who were known around town as a pair of hellraisers. One day, one of the brothers found God. He became a fervent preacher at the little church on top of the hill, right near the Bullock family farm. From then on, every Sunday morning, locals could hear his loud and boisterous sermons for up to a mile away. - [SIGNATURE MOVES: Does New Jersey have a signature grape? Does it need one?](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-signature-moves-does-new-jersey-have-signature-grape-does-it-need-one/) - New Jersey feels like it’s on the verge of something big—of taking the next step. Its wine industry is far from nascent, but the offerings have never been better. Importantly, a small-but-growing number of wineries are doing the necessary work in the vineyard and the cellar to earn a spot at the top of East Coast wine, next to wineries from New York or Virginia. But there is one thing that New Jersey wine doesn’t have: a “signature variety,” which many in the industry think would propel the state’s industry forward. - [Melting Pot: Expanding Your Child's Palate While Dining Out](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-melting-pot-expanding-your-childs-palate-while-dining-out/) - A World of Flavors in Central NJ Chicken nuggets. Mac and cheese. French fries. Sound familiar? If you dine out with children, then you are probably well acquainted with these “kiddie menu” mainstays. These dishes are ubiquitous because, too often, restaurants (and parents) assume children won’t like full-flavored foods. Meals for kids are lumped into a separate category, with offerings that are bland, devoid of seasoning and completely unrelated to the restaurant’s specialties. - [A Bright Ramen](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-bright-ramen/) - Ramen Nagomi opened for business quietly last year. No fanfare, no massive public relations schedule, no social media campaign. Even a year later, the ramen restaurant, nestled in the heart of New Brunswick, barely catches a passerby’s attention with its simplistic, black-and-white sign. Ramen Nagomi wants its quality to speak for itself. - [I, Too by Langston Hughes](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-i-too-langston-hughes/) - I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Tomorrow, I’ll be at the table When company comes. Nobody’ll dare Say to me, “Eat in the kitchen,” Then. Besides, They’ll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed— - [Hackettstown: Jersey's Brew Town](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-hackettstown-jerseys-brew-town/) - With three new breweries and a school for homebrewers, Hackettstown sees the rise of an industry Downtown Hackettstown has the same vintage feel as the vinyl section of a record store. Shop windows display antiques, used books, bicycles and period furnitute. And yet, there is a prevailing sense that a new trend is on the rise. Within a span of five months, three breweries will have opened in Hackettstown, two of them within a few blocks of an also-new homebrew store. Hackettstown, quite suddenly, has become a New Jersey craft beer destination. - [Five Craft Beer & Spirits in Fairfield](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-five-craft-beer-spirits-fairfield/) - When I first met the guys behind Magnify Brewing Company last November, it was five months after they’d kegged their first batch, and 20 minutes before they took the Best Beer award at the Beer BBQ Bacon Showdown at Waterloo Village in Stanhope. Eric Ruta, the 23-year-old founder, was telling me about the saison he’d just poured as crowds swarmed around his and 13 other brewery tents serving up everything from pale lagers to double chocolate imperial coffee stouts. I visited Magnify a few months later and discovered that Fairfield is quietly becoming a craft brew and spirits destination in New Jersey. - [Craft Beer & Spirits: Beers from the Pines](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-craft-beer-spirits-beers-pines/) - Last summer, the brewers at Flying Fish Brewery in Somerdale went for a hike in the New Jersey Pine Barrens in search of special flavors for their latest creation—a brew dedicated to the forest. “I love the idea of foraging, and being able to make a product that’s uniquely Jersey and uniquely Pinelands,” says Flying Fish’s head brewer, Barry Holsten. “But we had to think, what would translate into a beer?” - [Bresse of Blairstown: A Chicken of Tradition](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-bresse-blairstown-chicken-tradition/) - In the wooded hills of Hardwick, just south of the Appalachian Trail, 20 white chickens with scarlet combs and dark-blue feet peck at the grass sprouting up through the leaves. It’s early May, and Voodoo Farm’s most elite flock has just been rotated into a fresh patch of woods, in time for the first eggs of the season to hatch. They’re known as American Bresse, and much like California “Champagne”, these American-born birds trace their origin to a particular region of France, where a famous 19th-century gastronome once entitled the breed “queen of chickens, and the chicken of kings.” - [Family Heirlooms: The Next Generation of Dreyer Farmers](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-family-heirlooms/) - The next generation of Dreyer farmers - [Creative Juices](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-creative-juices/) - Tasting notes from Twin Elephant Brewing Company - [On the Road to Metuchen](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-road-metuchen/) - Wedged between the larger townships of Woodbridge and Edison, Metuchen serves as a suburban oasis no larger than three square miles. Like me, you’ve probably passed through Metuchen a dozen times zipping up and down Route 27, but this small town is on its way to becoming a prime food and drink destination. Two very apparent things are woven throughout the fabric of Metuchen: family and community partnerships. No matter which generation is leading the charge, you can bet that the businesses or restaurants you visit will invite you to share in something very personal to them: recipes, reputation, and tradition. - [Exploring Morristown, New Jersey](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-exploring-morristown-new-jersey/) - (from left) cocktail at Jockey Hollow Bar and Kitchen; blueberry tart at Coniglio's - [Hackettstown: Small Town Charm and Local Flavor](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-hackettstown-small-town-charm-and-local-flavor/) - With its small town charm and local flavor, Hackettstown is booming on the food and drink front. Tucked away in northwest Jersey, Hackettstown has quietly grown into a vibrant hub of culinary experiences and entrepreneurial energy. As you drive into town, the scenic countryside gives way to quaint streets lined with historic brick buildings—homes, boutique shops, and busy cafés, giving the area a nostalgic yet lively feel. - [Dumplings or Dialect?](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-dumplings-or-dialect/) - Exploring the entangled magic of identity - [All the President's Peppers](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-all-presidents-peppers/) - Rowan University president Ali Houshmand has an unconventional passion: Homemade hot sauce. When the university realized some of its students were having a hard time paying for classes, Houshmand, with the help of some of Rowan’s administrators, took matters into his own hands and began bottling his sauce for a good cause—an emergency scholarship fund for students in need of monetary help. Suddenly, Houshmand’s Hazardous Hot Sauce was born. - [Naughty or Nice](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-naughty-or-nice/) - When Erin Cross took over as owner of The Dessert Plate in Somerville, one of her many decisions was whether to continue the well-known, years-old tradition of the annual naughty or nice gingerbread race. Of course, the tradition would stay. Initially created to get customers more involved during the holidays, the premise of the 16-year-old race is simple: Two types of gingerbread are created, and whichever sells the most wins. - [From One Brew to Another](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-one-brew-another/) - The idea that beer and coffee are a perfect pair has led to the rise of alcohol-infused coffee houses popping up nationwide, especially on the West Coast. Now, Chuck Garrity and Dan Natkin have taken the plunge to bring the brewery and coffeehouse concept to the Garden State with Death of the Fox Brewing Company, which opened in Clarksboro in late August. - [Home-Grown Vodka](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-home-grown-vodka/) - A good place to be. That’s how Heathermeade Distilling founders Rich Bentrewicz and Michael Maggio describe the whimsical Tree City, the name they’ve given to their 100 percent Jersey-made corn vodka. “We were having cocktails on the deck a couple years ago and got the idea to experiment to see if we could make a good vodka,” Bentrewicz says. The two launched Heathermeade Distilling in Kenilworth in 2015 as a side project, then eventually left their careers to pursue distilling full time. - [In Hoboken, Good Times Never Seemed so Good](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-hoboken-good-times-never-seemed-so-good/) - Picture a modest storefront in one of New Jersey’s most bustling cities, where customers are greeted by retro outdoor furniture, where 2017 rewinds to 1970 and where the line cooks sing “Sweet Caroline” while charring a ribeye inside an oven the size of a Manhattan studio. Welcome to Antique Bar & Bakery in Hoboken. - [LAST BITE: HAND-CRAFTED DOUGHNUTS, SOMETIMES THOUSANDS A DAY](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-last-bite-hand-crafted-doughnuts-sometimes-thousands-day/) - Brown’s, a beloved Jersey Shore ritual Schoolteachers Marjorie and Harmen Brown wanted a little business to run during the summer, and decided to open a doughnut shop in their favorite New Jersey shore town, Ocean City. - [A GUIDE TO NEW JERSEY OYSTERS](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-guide-new-jersey-oysters/) - NEW JERSEY OYSTERS CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: 100 Steps, Cranford 16th Street Seafood, Ocean City A Toute Heure, Cranford a.kitchen, Philadelphia Allen’s, New Gretna Aquagrill, New York City The Arlington, Ship Bottom Asbury Oyster Bar, Asbury Park Avenue Le Club, Long Branch Bahrs Landing, Highlands Battello, Jersey City Beach Creek, Wildwood Beach - [ICE: SEPARATING THE GOOD FROM THE BAD](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-ice-separating-good-bad/) - Crushed or cubed, spheres or squares, ice is the foundation of a good drink. Which begs the question, “Does ice matter?” Indeed. Ice is what separates the good drinks from the bad, according to Francis Schott, cofounder and beverage director of New Brunswick’s newly rebranded Stage Left Steak (a sharpening of focus for the 25-year-old restaurant) and Catherine Lombardi, the Italian-American restaurant next door. “In every drink you make that would be considered a cocktail, water is going to be an ingredient. How water gets into that drink is through ice and two processes: shaken or stirred.” - [TIDBITS: NEW JERSEY, BY THE NUMBERS](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-tidbits-new-jersey-numbers/) - In the past 10 years, demand has intensifi ed for local food and drink. In 2007, New Jersey had a smattering of farmers’ markets and 16 breweries. Restaurants with a farm-to-table emphasis were just beginning to open (A Toute Heure in Cranford, which opened in 2007, was one of the fi rst.) That has all changed today. The food culture of New Jersey is booming as the Garden State enthusiastically supports its farmers, chefs, vintners, brewers, food artisans and purveyors. Edible Jersey takes a look at the numbers as we celebrate our 10th Anniversary. —EJ - [Rhythm and 'Cue at Sweetwater Marina and Riverdeck](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-rhythm-and-cue-sweetwater-marina-and-riverdeck/) - Sweetwater Marina and Riverdeck, nestled in the Pine Barrens, is getting ready for its second season under new owners Mike and Kimmie Iles, who transformed the spot from a tiny, unremarkable snack bar to the fully renovated dining destination it is today when they took over in 2015. Whether you’re arriving by car, motorcycle or fishing boat, this waterfront spot on the Mullica River is the perfect place to watch the sunset, listen to a band and enjoy a bite to eat from newly hired Chef Robert Braddock’s burger-meets barbecue menu. - [Spice Up Your Summer with the Hop Sauce Festival](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-spice-your-summer-hop-sauce-festival/) - In 2016, more than 6,000 people headed to Long Beach Island’s Hop Sauce Festival for food, brews, and some of the best hot sauce around. The event, organized by Jetty Clothing, Spice it Up and Shore Point Distributing, is in its fourth year and will run from 11am-7pm on June 3 at Beach Haven’s Taylor Avenue Waterfront. Hop Sauce Festival is all about getting the community together for a fun day of craft beers and hot sauces, hanging out with friends…and raising some money to help the community,” says Jetty Clothing co-founder Cory Higgins. - [Bluff City Barbecue: From Memphis to Montclair](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-bluff-city-barbecue-memphis-montclair/) - They say that if you love your job, you’ll never work a day in your life. That’s why Scott Hermo, owner of Bluff City Barbecue in Montclair, left his career as a bond trader on Wall Street to follow his true passion—Memphis-style ‘cue. - [Holiday Baking Days](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-holiday-baking-days/) - ’Tis the season for preparing those holiday baked goods that friends and family swoon over. Before you fire up your oven, liven up your baking routine with these local finds. - [Edible Jersey Wins "Best Feature Story"](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-edible-jersey-wins-best-feature-story/) - Edible Jersey was recently honored with the 2022 Edible Communities “Best of Edible” award for Best Feature Story. “Heart and Soil,” written by Jill Waldbieser and published in the magazine’s Summer 2021 issue, tells the story of Free Haven Farms, a 1-acre Camden County farm run by Micaiah and Cynthia Hall, who are growing produce, teaching their techniques, and working to end systemic racism and build a new generation of Black farmers. - [Local Food for Schools](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-local-food-schools/) - Earlier this year, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture was awarded a nearly $5 million Local Food for Schools grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which will be allocated to New Jersey schools that currently participate in the National School Lunch program—a concept that offers free or low-cost school lunches to kids around the U.S. The grant’s goal is to obtain locally grown foods unique to the New Jersey area and help increase local food consumption within schools. - [Wicked Cool Wellness Encourages a Holistic Lifestyle](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-wicked-cool-wellness-encourages-holistic-lifestyle/) - Steven Van Zandt, veteran rocker also known for his role as Silvio Dante on the iconic New Jersey–based TV show “The Sopranos,” has gone from the small screen to small business owner. Van Zandt has launched a line of wellness products, aptly named Wicked Cool Wellness, featuring coffees, teas, pops, and candles that are meant to boost the immune system and encourage a holistic lifestyle. Van Zandt was inspired to create the line after learning how Covid-19 could impact a weakened immune system. - [Support Local New Jersey Food Banks through the Bake for Good Initiative](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-support-local-new-jersey-food-banks-through-bake-good-initiative/) - Andrea Lekberg of Morristown’s The Artist Baker had long sought a way to bring awareness to local bakeries and also help families in need. After discussing with other local bakers a way to “bake for good”—donating a portion of bakery sales to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey or a local food bank of choice, Lekberg launched the initiative this past September during Hunger Action Month. - [Mediterranean Meets Mexican in The Taco•ish Food Truck](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-mediterranean-meets-mexican-taco-ish-food-truck/) - Like many restaurateurs, Chef Constantine Kalandranis of The Greek•ish in Harrison and Nyack and TT’s in Montauk, NY, took the pandemic as an opportunity to try something new. Now, he’s bringing the farm-to-table concept to new heights alongside Stokes Farm in the form of The Taco•ish, a Mediterranean-meets-Mexican food truck, which parks on the grounds at Stokes Farm and serves dishes made with its farm-fresh ingredients. - [A Hard Tea That's Shore to Please](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-hard-tea-thats-shore-please/) - For years, Wawa has been South Jersey’s go-to convenience stop—and its iced teas remain a store staple. The brand recently paired with Cape May Brewing to take its typical tea up a notch, in the form of a peach-flavored alcoholic beverage appropriately named Shore Tea. - [Brewing Controversy](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-brewing-controversy/) - New Jersey breweries want change. A new ruling by the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control includes 18 “special conditions” to which all breweries in the state must adhere, including no collaboration with food vendors, limitations on events, and required brewery tours for patrons. Though the ruling was established in part to draw a finer line between restaurants (which are required to have a liquor license to serve alcohol), and breweries (which fall under different licensing regulations), it’s drawing pushback instead. - [Cocktail Hour](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-cocktail-hour/) - Whatever your libation occasion—a long-awaited gathering with friends or just a solo toast to the end of a weary week—here are a few ways to step up your beverage game this fall. - [Dining Al Fresco in New Jersey](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-dining-al-fresco-new-jersey/) - Soak up those summer nights on the patio or deck with these warm-weather items for the perfect al fresco dinner party. - [ProStart Invitational gives Students the Chance to Earn Culinary-and Hospitality-Based Scholarships](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-prostart-invitational-gives-students-chance-earn-culinary-and-hospitality-based/) - For more than a decade, New Jersey’s ProStart Invitational has given high school students the chance to earn thousands of dollars in culinary-and hospitality-based scholarships. This year’s competition, which took place in February, featured two segments: a culinary arts contest and a restaurant management competition. - [LocalShare NJ Rescues and Distributes Surplus Food from Farms](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-localshare-nj-rescues-and-distributes-surplus-food-farms/) - LocalShare NJ, a program of the Foodshed Alliance, has one main mission: rescue surplus food from farms and provide it to families in need. LocalShare works with more than 100 New Jersey-based programs to help curb food insecurity, and recently, thanks to a local community action board grant through Atlantic Health System, the organization received funding for a brand-new wrap for its van—a vehicle that coordinator Christina Parauda considers “critical” to LocalShare’s purpose. - [The New Ferry Park at the Cape May Ferry Terminal](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-new-ferry-park-cape-may-ferry-terminal/) - Since 1964, the Cape May–Lewes Ferry has transported passengers across the Delaware Bay. Now, Jack Wright of Cape May’s Exit Zero Hospitality is launching Ferry Park—and turning a terminal into a destination. “It felt so exciting that we had the opportunity to have a blank slate with an incredible waterfront location,” Wright says of his decision to take on the project. “That opportunity doesn’t come along very often.” - [New Jersey's Sustainable Spring Essentials](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-new-jerseys-sustainable-spring-essentials/) - Start the warm-weather season by going green. In celebration of Earth Day on April 22, Edible Jersey spoke with refill markets around the state to bring you this sustainable, spring-essentials checklist. - [Restaurateurs are Coming to Terms with their Post Covid-19 Reality](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-restaurateurs-are-coming-terms-their-post-covid-19-reality/) - Almost two years after Covid-19 nearly shattered the industry, restaurateurs are coming to terms with their new reality. In March 2020, what should have been a season of awakening after a long winter quickly devolved into a life-changing global shift: The world found itself in the throes of the Covid-19 pandemic. As Americans were forced to adapt to remote work schedules, homeschooling, and social distancing, the hospitality industry faced an onerous challenge: remaining afloat in a world where nobody wanted to be in public. - [Pandemic Babies - Despite the Challenges, Many New Food Businesses were Born](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-pandemic-babies-despite-challenges-many-new-food-businesses-were-born/) - In early March 2020, small-business owners were unaware that they were about to face one of the most economically and mentally strenuous years in modern history. During the first six months of the Covid-19 pandemic, more than 400,000 small businesses across the country permanently shut their doors. Still, a number of venturesome risktakers opted not to let the pandemic eclipse their visions of establishing their own businesses. - [Upcycled - Design Hacks from Restaurant Professionals](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-upcycled-design-hacks-restaurant-professionals/) - Modern restaurateurs increasingly approach design from an eco-friendly lens. It’s about respecting both the past and the future, and it speaks to priorities. We share a few clever tips for reusing, recycling and repurposing. - [Exploring Gingerbread: History and Events](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-exploring-gingerbread-history-and-events/) - Ginger root was first cultivated in Ancient China around 2000 BC, but the gingerbread man we know today didn’t get its start until the Middle Ages, when Europeans developed their own means of using ginger—in the form of cookies, cakes and other dessert treats. Those baked goods became a staple throughout Europe, and over time, began to develop shapes. Queen Elizabeth I of England entertained guests with the spiced dessert and asked her bakers to shape the gingerbread into figures that resembled the people in her court; so began the concept of the gingerbread man. - [A Fresh New Look](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-fresh-new-look/) - In 1984, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture decided state residents should have clear access to locally grown New Jersey produce. Jersey Fresh was established, and its logo helped consumers differentiate between produce imported into the state and produce grown within state lines. Nearly 25 years later, Jersey Fresh continues to be at the forefront of New Jersey agriculture with a brand new, redesigned website, FindJerseyFresh.com, to help consumers get the most of what the Garden State has to offer. - [Sweet and Salty Summer](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-sweet-and-salty-summer/) - Taylor ham ice cream. At Windy Brow Farms, it’s become reality. Windy Brow, in Fredon, a small township in Sussex County, has been an operable farm since 1946. It offers pick-your- own fruits, seasonal vegetables and a full service bakery teeming with pies and pastries. When managing partner Jake Hunt realized he had a knack for ice cream, the farm’s next step was clear: a creamery. - [2021 MAKERS PROFILES](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-2021-makers-profiles/) - A close-up look at a few of the people, products and techniques energizing New Jersey’s drink local movement. WINE MAKERS PROFILES - [A Passion For Salumi](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-passion-salumi/) - A Modern Chef, Old World Techniques An unassuming white refrigerator, hidden in the corner of a basement office in Wayne, is the secret to success for Robbie Felice, one of New Jersey’s rising-star chefs. Time spent in Manhattan and Las Vegas helped Felice carve out a passion for salumi, which he’s made the focus of Viaggio Ristorante—a rustic Italian restaurant tucked in a modest North Jersey strip mall. Inside that basement refrigerator, rows of Felice’s hand-crafted cured meats sit, aging. “If you have an Italian restaurant, you have to be doing your own salumi,” says Felice. - [How Sweet It Is](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-how-sweet-it/) - Penza’s Pies at the Red Barn Café in Hammonton Nestled among acres of blueberry farms on the outskirts of Hammonton’s town center sits a venerable red barn with a history as rich as the fruit pies it serves. Behind the counter stands Evelyn Penza, vivacious always, but a baker who started out as anything but. The photographs on a nearby wall tell a story that dates back to the late 1800s—a story with a modern-day chapter that centers on the barn. - [Back to School Days: Getting the Academic Year Off to a Great Start](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-back-school-days-getting-academic-year-great-start/) - Fall means one thing for kids: back to school. From school lunch ideas to educational activities, here are a few ideas to get the academic year off to a grest start. —Julia Mullaney - [Exploring the Local Bounty in Ocean City, New Jersey](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-exploring-local-bounty-ocean-city-new-jersey/) - My grandparents stumbled upon Ocean City nearly 70 years ago, when my grandfather was assigned to an Air Force base in Cape May County. It’s a place my family has called a second home ever since; when my parents retired to the area in 2022, it became that much more a part of me. Whether you’re yearning for a day at the beach, an afternoon of shopping, or an evening stroll on the boardwalk, there’s no shortage of activities, eateries, and mom-and-pop shops for adults and children alike. - [A Summer to Savor: What to do, see and eat in New Jersey this Summer](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-summer-savor-what-do-see-and-eat-new-jersey-summer/) - New Jersey is one of the best places to celebrate summer. This season, step out and enjoy everything the state has to offer with outdoor restaurants, seasonal cocktails, and can’t-miss festivals. Here, a few recommendations. - [The New Jersey Devils are Taking a (Slap) Shot at Hunger](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-new-jersey-devils-are-taking-slap-shot-hunger/) - The Devils Youth Foundation, the philanthropic branch of the New Jersey Devils, has been tackling food insecurity in Newark head-on—starting with a community refrigerator initiative offering no-barrier access to nutritious food for those in need. - [New Jersey Food Tours](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-new-jersey-food-tours/) - New Jersey’s food scene is teeming with different cultures, techniques, and plenty of history. Spend a day touring one of these tasty towns to whet your appetite; guests have given these guided food tours top-notch ratings. - [How to Load Up a Holiday Charcuterie Board](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-how-load-holiday-charcuterie-board/) - A charcuterie board loaded with savory and sweet elements like meats, cheeses, and jams is always a show-stopper for holiday entertaining. This year, load up your holiday board with some local favorites. — Julia Mullaney - [Meals on the New Jersey Trails](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-meals-new-jersey-trails/) - Autumn is a perfect time to explore New Jersey’s plethora of hiking trails, from the Appalachians in the northwest to the Pine Barrens farther south. Of course, a hike also offers a chance to enjoy a picnic with a view. Here, a few suggestions to help make the most of meals on the trails. - [Route 40: Exploring South Jersey](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-route-40-exploring-south-jersey/) - This stretch of highway cutting across South Jersey offers food, culture, history and more. - [Jersey Shore Boardwalk Bites](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-jersey-shore-boardwalk-bites/) - These tasty classics got their start on Jersey Shore boardwalks— and can still be enjoyed there today. Traveling north to south, check these novelty New Jersey treats off your “must-try” list this summer. - [On the Road to Montclair](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-road-montclair/) - (left)White Rabbit Black Heart; (right)Van Hook Cheese Less than 20 miles west of Manhattan stands New Jersey’s bustling town of Montclair. Nearly 40,000 people call this six-square-mile space home, but the friendly faces and mom-and-pop shops make you feel like you belong from the moment you cross the town line. - [Artisan Fever](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-artisan-fever/) - ✅ HANDCRAFTED CUTTING BOARDS Jeff Rosolen took to woodworking full-time after practicing it as a hobby for years, and each of his carving and cutting boards is made using sustainably harvested wood sourced directly from local, independent NJ sawmills. All pieces are available through The Rose Hammer’s Etsy shop. The shop’s newest board (pictured) is crafted from solid New Jersey hard maple. 9”x14”x1.5,” $75. etsy.com/shop/therosehammer - [OYSTER INNOVATION: BUILDING REEFS, BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-oyster-innovation-building-reefs-business-and-community/) - Oyster habitats crucial to the ecosystem When fifth-generation bayman Dale Parsons Jr. thinks about the reef he’s building in Little Egg Harbor Bay, he thinks about his 3-year-old daughter. What kind of environment will he leave for her? What will the family business look like, should she take it on? Certainly, the Parsons family, whose work on these waters dates to 1909, has seen its share of changes. - [HEALTHY BARNEGAT BAY, HEALTHY MARKET](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-healthy-barnegat-bay-healthy-market/) - Farmers’ alliance invigorates industry When Scott Lennox of Forty North looks out over his newest farm location in the Barnegat Bay, he sees more than a place to grow oysters. He sees the potential to tell a story about the watershed. When you’re steeped in all things Jersey grown, it’s easy to forget that the state can get a bad rap. “Jersey oysters, really?” some say. To that, locals might reply: “It’s your loss.” Plenty of New Jersey restaurants are clamoring to sell them these days. But visionary farmers like Lennox and partner Matt Gregg are taking the high road, and tackling the issue head on. - [SPECIAL REPORT: Oysters](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-special-report-oysters/) - Perhaps no food conveys a sense of place like the oyster. To tip back a Cape May Salt or Forty North Rose Cove and sip its brine is to kiss its native waterway on the lips, in a paraphrase of French poet Léon-Paul Fargue. It is to commune with season and location, a humble creature transformed by salt and time into something far more grand. It is to taste the point where river gives way to sea, the best of two ecosystems colliding. - [Road Trip: LBI Like a Local](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-road-trip-long-beach-island-like-local/) - New life mingles with seaside traditions on Long Beach Island The story of Long Beach Island, better known among NJ local as LBI, is a story of the water. As you cross the Route 72 Causeway, the view opens up in stages. There are the salt-marsh homes of Beach Haven West, some still bearing Sandy’s scars. There is the strange absence of the bayman’s shack that used to hold court in the reeds. Finally, the vista opens onto a union of water, land and sky. - [In the Kitchen: Local Eating with Blue Moon Acres](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-kitchen-local-eating-blue-moon-acres/) - Growing up, Ashley Lyons Putman’s lunchbox wasn’t quite like the other kids. When you’re the daughter of organic farmers Jim and Kathy Lyons of Blue Moon Acres, Lunchables don’t make the cut. “So I’d take out this big, black orb,” Ashley says with a laugh. Brown rice balls filled with pickled plum paste were common. While she fared poorly in lunchroom trades, Putman learned about healthy food early on. That made her and her brothers adventurous and mindful eaters. It was perfect preparation for her work as the farm’s director of sales and marketing today. - [Growing The Next Generation of Jersey Farmers](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-growing-next-generation-jersey-farmers/) - Baby boomers are ready to pass the torch, but are today’s young farmers ready to take it? Rose Robson always follows this rule: If a crop crosses her path more than once, she investigates. This is how the fourth-generation farmer discovered pawpaws, a greenish tree fruit that has tropical notes of banana, mango and citrus. First, they came up in a Rutgers organic agriculture class she was visiting. Then she read about them in Modern Farmer. - [In The Kitchen with Neilly Robinson](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-kitchen-neilly-robinson/) - Making a good mess with Heirloom Kitchen’s Neilly Robinson - [Dennis Foy's Enduring Roots](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-dennis-foys-enduring-roots/) - New Jersey’s own farm-to-table founding father As the sun climbs up toward the windows of chef Dennis Foy’s Lawrenceville art studio, it fills the space with a honeyed light. Brush in hand, the chef mixes colors and then turns his attention to the line between land and sky. When he is not at d’floret, the 24-seat Lambertville restaurant he owns with wife and business partner Estella Quiñones-Foy, you can often find him here. - [Chia Star Offers Chia-Based Drinks](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-chia-star-offers-chia-based-drinks/) - In his 2009 book, Born to Run (Vintage, 2011), Christopher Mc-Dougall examines the centuries-long extreme-running culture of Mexico’s Tarahumara people. On rugged trails threaded across the Sierra Madre, runners cover hundreds of miles at a stretch. The secret to their stamina? Iskiate, a drink made from soaked chia seeds. - [Global Grace Café Offers Variety of Cuisine](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-global-grace-cafe-offers-variety-cuisine/) - When food historians seek insight into time and place, they often turn to church cookbooks. With the November 2016 release of The Global Banquet Cookbook: Recipes from the Global Grace Café Community, the Reformed Church of Highland Park is opening a delicious window onto its diverse constituency. - [East Coast Distilling Specializes in Jersey Shine Moonshine](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-east-coast-distilling-specializes-jersey-shine-moonshine/) - Long before Prohibition, Jersey saw a brisk trade in illicit spirits. There was even a lady in the mix: Nancy the Moonshiner, who distilled applejack in a Warren County hillside in the 1880s to avoid taxation. Today’s distillery-friendly environment would likely come as a surprise to drinkers of that era. - [Hudson Kitchen Offers Food Business Bootcamp](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-hudson-kitchen-offers-food-business-bootcamp/) - From Resolution to Reality Food brands that make it tend to share two qualities, according to Hudson Kitchen’s Djenaba Johnson-Jones: a great product and the roll-up-your-sleeves tenacity to stick with it, no matter what. Beginning January 24, would-be entrepreneurs can take their New Year’s resolutions to the next level during Hudson Kitchen’s new series, Food Business Bootcamp: From Concept to Farmers’ Market in Four Months. Taking a nuts-and-bolts approach to business planning, seven sessions cover everything from marketing to food law. - [Sift Bake Shop](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-sift-bake-shop/) - In one of Cara Griffin’s earliest memories, her mother is piping royal-icing roses. Filling orders for her Port Angeles, Washington, cake business, she baked with her daughter at her knee. The gorgeously handmade roses serve as a metaphor for Griffin’s philosophy in the kitchen: Baked goods should be beautiful, but they must above all be delicious. She would know the difference, having trained in the art of the perfect sugar cookie from childhood. “My mom had vintage cookie cutters in a glass jar, and we would pick through them,” Griffin recalls. “Then she would set us up and we would decorate.” - [Jersey By The Glass](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-jersey-glass/) - A bourbon trail rises When you think bourbon, New Jersey may not be the first place that comes to mind. Yet interest in “granddad’s spirit” is rising, especially among younger imbibers. Stop into any bar worth its salt, and you’re bound to encounter riffs on the Manhattan or Boulevardier alongside new creations. And these days, Kentucky isn’t the only game in town. An increasing number of Jersey distilleries are offering their spin on the Bluegrass State’s most famous export, so those classic cocktails may just be crafted with a hometown spirit. - [In the Kitchen: Shannon Sarna](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-kitchen-shannon-sarna/) - Modern Jewish baking with Shannon Sarna Jewish baked goods have brought families together around the table for centuries. In food writer and editor Shannon Sarna’s childhood home, that tradition came with Italian accents. Yiddish quips and rugelach mixed with her mother’s Christmas cookies. The December holidays overlapped. - [From Appalachia to Bourbon Country](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-appalachia-bourbon-country/) - Seeing American flavor in Kentucky One of the eye-opening things about exploring America by car is witnessing the changes, natural and cultural, that give rise to sense of place. In that way, Kentucky is singular. From the gray-tinged mountains of Appalachia to the stately fields of bourbon country, high and low intersect by the mile—and the genesis point for elegance isn’t simply demarcated. - [Shared Meals, Shared Humanity](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-shared-meals-shared-humanity/) - At the table with the Syria Supper Club In the city of Daraa, in southwest Syria eight miles north of the Jordanian border, familial bonds have shaped communal rhythms for generations. Relatives typically lived in family compounds, where lines between kin and friend blurred. Generations shared knowledge and domiciles, sharing tables and stories amid the demands of daily life. And strong community means feasts, for which Daraa is rightly famous. - [The Jersey Girl Who Transformed American Cuisine](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-jersey-girl-who-transformed-american-cuisine/) - Alice Waters traces her journey in Coming to My Senses One tends to think France-by-way-of-California when considering Alice Waters and her prix-fixe Berkeley temple, Chez Panisse. Yet the mother of American farm-to-table cooking spent her grade school years in Chatham. In her memoir; Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture Cook [Clarkson Potter; 2017, with Cristina Mueller and Bob Carrau], Waters traces the unconventional path to her now-legendary restaurant’s 1971 opening. Spoiler alert: It begins in the Garden State. - [A Christmas Kaffeeklatsch in Collingswood](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-christmas-kaffeeklatsch-collingswood/) - This June, a slice of Germany came to Collingswood when Franziska (Franzi) and Stephen Kramer opened Amber Grain Bakery. The shop places European-style, naturally leavened bread center stage. Steven studied under master baker Thomas Johne in Franzi’s hometown of Dresden. “Bread brings everyone together,” Franzi says. - [Drinking slow with The Farm and The Fisherman’s Danny Childs](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-drinking-slow-farm-and-fisherman-s-danny-childs/) - The story of a cocktail, and of the ingredients that create its internal harmony, is one of nature and agriculture. Distillation and fermentation stop ingredients in time, the elements of season and place suspended. The spirit captures what the earth provides so that it might be used to heal, to entertain or to console. - [High Voltage, Zero Proof](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-high-voltage-zero-proof/) - Crafting coffee cocktails in Asbury Park Looking for the kick of a cocktail without the booze? Head to Asbury Park. Opened in June after a 2016 pop-up run, High Voltage Seafront Cafe is part of a caffeinated wave gaining steam in the city. Devoid of alcohol but high on flavor, their coffee cocktails bring the latest in brew culture to the boardwalk. - [Phil Murphy Talks Environment, Sustainability and Health](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-phil-murphy-talks-environment-sustainability-and-health/) - Talks Environment, Sustainability and Health Regardless of one’s political leanings, a focus on environmental and sustainability issues unites Edible Jersey readers. We share those values, which is why we celebrate the state’s innovators, from the mom-and-pop restaurant to the organic farm. Yet keeping a vision-driven enterprise afloat in New Jersey is tough, and the intersection of doing well and doing good can be hard to find. - [Proud to be Pinelands Brewing Company](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-proud-be-pinelands-brewing-company/) - A sense of place by the pint On an August evening, as night fell, I found myself seeking moths in a clearing near a stand of pitch pines. Flittering insects descended, some the size of one’s fingernail, others the size of one’s palm. They tickled my shoulders and neck as they careened past, undaunted in a journey towards light. Moths, it turns out, use the moon for navigation and get confused by artificial sources, which were set up intentionally to lure them. It’s kind of like us, with our phones. - [Not a Drop to Spare](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-not-drop-spare/) - Pinelands Preservation Alliance urges us to “save the source” In a state that boasts 1,792 miles of coastline when you count bays, offshore islands, sounds, rivers and creeks, it’s strange to think of water as a scarce commodity. This is ever more so the case after a summer marked by frequent rain. Yet water here has always required careful management. It’s why the New Jersey Water Supply Management Act was passed in 1981. - [IN THE KITCHEN (10 YEARS LATER)](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-kitchen-10-years-later/) - Connecting farm and fork with Mikey Azzara of Zone 7 To sit with Mikey Azzara for any length of time is to watch his mind at work. You sense that he is zooming in and out between macro- and micro-level details, considering them with equal intensity. He’s a man who thinks before he speaks. This makes sense. For Azzara’s company, Zone 7, to work, obsession with high-level quality and nitty-gritty logistics must collide. - [THE OVERLOOKED HISTORY OF THE BAYSHORE](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-overlooked-history-bayshore/) - The area was once among the wealthiest in the nation “Everyone knows about the Chesapeake Bay, and the romanticism of the Chesapeake. But there is definitely a disconnect between people on land and on water, especially along the Delaware Bay.” Rachel Dolhanczyk would know. As curator for the Delaware Bay Museum at the Bayshore Center in Bivalve, she spends her days sharing the stories that reveal the region’s rich history. The word “rich” is key: Though it may surprise a bayside road-tripper today, many millionaires were christened along these waters a century back, courtesy of the oyster. - [HOW RUTGERS REVITALIZED AN INDUSTRY](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-how-rutgers-revitalized-industry/) - Researchers continue to rescue the species The next time you dive into a plate of Eastern oysters—the species known as Crassostrea virginica, native to the Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast—tip your half-shell to Rutgers before you recycle it. Were it not for the late Harold H. Haskin, university researcher and namesake of the Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory at the Rutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, that raw bar that just moved into town might not be there. - [OLD STOCK, NEW GENERATION](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-old-stock-new-generation/) - The Maxwell legacy, wild oysters and Bridgitte Well before the average 26-year-old has even thought about hitting snooze, Bridgitte Maxwell is up and heading out onto the bay with her Dad, John, and her “Poppop,” Donald, on the Captain Curtis Maxwell, a dredge named for her paternal great-grandfather. You want to see the definition of hustle? Spend time with a rising oysterwoman. This is good, old-fashioned work. - [Clams: A Cook's Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-clams-cooks-guide/) - Clams are not nationally regulated, so sizes may vary slightly by municipality. What’s important is that you (a) don’t poach anything illegal and (b) match clam type to proper cooking method. Also , the number of clams each person will eat will vary with age, hunger and enthusiasm. Gauge your crowd accordingly. STEAMER - [Where to Savor Jersey Clams](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-where-savor-jersey-clams/) - Clams are a year-round crop in New Jersey. In season, watch for locally harvested clams at area farmers' markets. You can also find them at the following establishments: MARKETS Belford Seafood Co-Op Belford facebook.com/Belford-Seafood-Co-Op-1629503433953612 Blacky’s Clam Stand Manahawkin Boulevard Clams Surf City*+ boulevardclams.net - [Hard Clam Aquaculture 101](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-hard-clam-aquaculture-101/) - - [New Jersey Clamming Memories](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-new-jersey-clamming-memories/) - “I remember going down to the dock with my dad when I was eight or nine years old, and we’d see guys coming in, tongers, with 12- to 14-foot tongs and a boat full of clams. I’d tell him I’d like to do that, like any kid would. He looked at me—and he was right—and said, ‘Well, you couldn’t even pick the tongs up.’ Then I realized that people went overboard and caught them with their hands and feet, too. And then I really wanted to do it.” - [Writing the Clam's Next Chapter](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-writing-clams-next-chapter/) - Aquaculture is the wave of the future for NJ’s iconic bivalve “Mother Nature, she’s the boss.” Billy Mayer looks at the bay, his eyes taking on the deep blue hue of the waters where Obes Thorofare and Steelmans Bay meet. “You have to look at the moons. You have to look at the tides. All that knowledge? Nobody is going to teach you that. You can’t describe that. It’s just something that you pick up over time.” - [Surf. Sip. Explore.](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-surf-sip-explore/) - September is officially the sweetest season at the beach. Those lucky enough to live there year-round call it Locals Summer; the magical time when long work hours subside, weekly renters pack up and the beach is reserved for the hometown team. - [This Doughnut is a Peach](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-doughnut-peach/) - If you’ve been on social media of late, you know that doughnuts are having a spotlight moment. Come July, however, one’s attention is best rewarded by a sweet treat of another stripe: a Jersey-grown doughnut peach. - [ROSE ROBSON: Robson’s Farm, Wrightstown](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-rose-robson-robson-s-farm-wrightstown/) - PRIORITIES: SUPPORT FOR BEGINNERS, SPECIALTY CROPS “Capital-intense farming needs to be an attractive pursuit to generational farmers as well as beginning farmers.” - [CARRIE LINDIG: State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-carrie-lindig-state-conservationist-natural-resources-conservation-service/) - PRIORITIES: PROTECTING FARMLAND, WATER AND SOIL “We’ve lost so much to development and subdivisions.” In 2002, New Jersey had more than 805,000 acres of farmland. By 2012, the date of the last Census of Agriculture, that number dropped to 715,047, a loss of 11.2%. - [Cheesecake with a (Healthy) Twist](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-cheesecake-healthy-twist/) - April Harris-Holmes is Keeping You Sweet As part of the platinum-selling girl-group Seduction, April Harris-Holmes filled dance floors the world over. On R&B-inflected tracks such as “Heartbeat,” circa 1989, her voice was pure honey, belting lyrics like: “Our love is so sweet, sweet enough to eat.” Perhaps those lyrics were a form of foreshadowing. These days, Harris-Holmes is “Keeping You Sweet” in a different way. Her all-natural cheesecake company, launched in Newark, has expanded to more than a dozen Whole Foods stores in less than a year’s time. - [Within the Ironbound](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-within-ironbound/) - It would take many hungry days to do justice to the Ironbound, home to Newark’s Iberian community and a ten-minute walk from the Prudential Center. Important to note is the wealth of worthy spots off of Ferry Street. Throughout the neighborhood, you’ll find Brazilian bars, Portuguese grocers and lively crowds who maintain connections to their roots. - [A Taste of Newark](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-taste-newark/) - Newark’s Four Corners, where Market and Broad Streets meet, was dubbed the busiest intersection in the world in the late 1920s. It’s still a city nerve center, especially on weekdays when sirens and traffic and voices create a distinctly urban song. “It is like walking into a time-warp of what New York must have looked like in the ’70s, small businesses and street vendors selling anything you can think of,” says Newark transplant Julie Godfrey. Walk a mile in any direction, and the same can be said about the food. - [Bordentown](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-bordentown/) - Fresh, creative energy permeates this historic city Fresh fig jam pizza at The Vault Slices of cheese bread at Mastoris Diner - [America’s Favorite Companion](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-america-s-favorite-companion/) - A chat with Smitten Kitchen’s Deb Perelman The beauty of home cooking lies in its ability to be delicious, unpretentious and—dare we say—triumphant, all at the same time. That’s the conviction explored by beloved food blogger and Jersey native Deb Perelman, with her trademark wit, in her second cookbook: Smitten Kitchen Every Day: Triumphant & Unfussy New Favorites (Knopf, 2017). - [A Conversation with Alice Waters](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-conversation-alice-waters/) - Slow-Food Values in a Fast-Food Culture Alice Waters speaks with the cadence of a poet. She talks of food the way one might of a treasured companion, with warm reverence. And while she is most associated with California, her formative experiences happened here, in Chatham, NJ. Alice Louise Waters was born in April 1944, the daughter of a stay-at-home mom with a love for gardening and brown grains and a father who worked for Prudential and who adored jazz and coconut cake. - [Collingswood](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-collingswood/) - Main Street is friendly, and offers urban sophistication When people hear that you live in Collingswood, there is a near-universal response: “Collingswood! Amazing restaurants, and we love that they’re BYOB.” Nestled between Haddonfield and Camden, the town draws eaters of all stripes, and for good reason. Restaurants that ascend the state’s best-of lists share street space with funky-fresh upstarts like Constellation Collective, which offers a DIY spin on seasonal eats. Bonus: Philly is only a 12-minute train ride away. - [Beneduce Vineyards introduces Acqua Pazza](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-beneduce-vineyards-introduces-acqua-pazza/) - With demand on the rise for more natural and lower-alcohol beverages that still convey a sense of fun, the search oft en ends with mass-produced hard seltzers or modern-day versions of wine coolers. A better-made alternative is now available from Beneduce Vineyards in Pittstown. Their recently released “Acqua Pazza,” Italian for “crazy water,” is better known as piquette, and piquette should become better known. - [Meet Mike Beneduce - Vineyard Manager and Winemaker](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-meet-mike-beneduce-vineyard-manager-and-winemaker/) - Mike Beneduce, vineyard manager and winemaker of Beneduce Vineyards in Pittstown, has a lengthy and an impressive resume. - [Emma Laperruque: Food Editor and Author, Food52](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-emma-laperruque-food-editor-and-author-food52/) - Food52 has gone beyond social media juggernaut to become an indispensable daily resource for kitchen and home aficionados. Launched in 2009, the cooking, food, and housewares website has a reach of 25 million people every month across its different platforms. Emma Laperruque is Food52’s food editor and author of the site’s award-winning “Big Little Recipes” column since 2018. She recently adapted and built on the column to produce a book, Big Little Recipes: Good Food with Minimal Ingredients and Maximal Flavor, to be released in November. - [Lievita is an All-Star New Jersey Brew](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-lievita-all-star-new-jersey-brew/) - An Edible Jersey Online Exclusive From its development to its flavor profile, Lievita, a new brew from Jersey City, is an all-star NJ collaboration. What do a pizza maker and a craft brewer have in common? The answer, of course, is yeast, an essential ingredient for fermenting beer as well as creating pizza crust. - [Charles Rosen: Founder & CEO, Ironbound Farm](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-charles-rosen-founder-ceo-ironbound-farm/) - A conversation with Charles Rosen is like a ride in a time machine, going from the past to the present day to the future in the flip of a switch - [Continuing the Legacy of Home Winemaking](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-continuing-legacy-home-winemaking/) - Home winemaking has been a family tradition passed from one generation to the next. Who will continue the legacy? As a kid, you remember the smell on those weekends when the summer was morphing into autumn. And the bees. There were always bees getting their share of the grape juice. Collecting that juice was a tradition, a ritual, an important task, a gathering, that played out in the homes of many communities across New Jersey where immigrants from different cultures and their succeeding generations lived. - [The Restaurant Life](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-restaurant-life/) - The pandemic—as well as pandemic fatigue—has wrought unheralded change within the restaurant world and will continue to impact the industry for years to come. - [Q & A with Marilyn Schlossbach](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-q-marilyn-schlossbach/) - An Asbury Park dining pioneer downsizes to grow - [New Jersey’s Wine Industry has Deep Italian Roots, and a Next Wave is Under Way](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-new-jersey-s-wine-industry-has-deep-italian-roots-and-next-wave-under-way/) - The great wave of Italian immigration slowed to a trickle in the 1920s, but its cultural significance in New Jersey is perhaps greater today. One in six state residents claim Italian heritage. By some accounts there are 2,000 pizzerias and 600 Italian restaurants in the state, although not all are Italian-owned. The Italian impact on commercial winemaking, however, is not as apparent. It has been there from the early days of that fruitful immigration period, but a next wave now seems to be exerting more obvious influence on the industry. - [Where's the New Jersey Wine?](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-wheres-new-jersey-wine/) - More wine is being made in New Jersey, with new wineries coming on board every year and more vineyard acreage being planted. Better wine is being made, as accolades and positive press grows for many individual producers and the state overall, and as wineries grow their loyal followings. So why, then, don’t consumers see more New Jersey wines on restaurant lists and on retail shop shelves? To use relationship parlance: It’s complicated. - [Q&A with Neilly Robinson and David Viana](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-qa-neilly-robinson-and-david-viana/) - “IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I WAS WORKING WITH SOMEONE WHO COMPLETELY TRUSTED ME.IT FELT DIFFERENT. IT GAVE ME COURAGE AND BALANCE.” - [Robin & Jon McConaughy: Double Brook Farm](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-robin-jon-mcconaughy-double-brook-farm/) - “WE WANT TO TAKE WHAT WE LEARNED OVER THE YEARS AND SHARE THAT KNOWLEDGE TO BENEFIT OTHER FARMERS.” - [Meet the Zizaks: Ottoburger](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-meet-zizaks-ottoburger/) - If Robin and Jon McConaughy have had a longstanding commitment to a food system that better serves the Hopewell community, Otto and Maria Zizak—friends, neighbors, customers, and partners with the McConaughys—are now leaving their own imprint. - [Orley C. Ashenfelter](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-orley-c-ashenfelter/) - WINEGROWER • PROFESSOR • PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF WINE ECONOMISTS - [4th Annual Newark Restaurant Week, Oct. 25 - Nov. 3](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-4th-annual-newark-restaurant-week-oct-25-nov-3/) - In a season that has seen the city highlighting its place in the arts world and technology sector, the celebration of its culinary diversity and prowess, Newark Restaurant Week has finally arrived. This year’s incarnation, the fourth annual, launches on Friday, October 25 and runs through Sunday, November 3, 2024. It is once again brought to you by Invest Newark, the city’s Economic Development Corporation. Through their efforts, over 65 food establishments throughout the city, representing all five wards, are signed on to provide diners with special offers, signature dishes and fixed price menus. - [A New Look at an Old Nut](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-new-look-hazelnuts/) - Location can be an economic blessing or a curse. Or, as New Jersey’s farmers know, it can be a bittersweet combination of both. Squeezed between two major cities, farming in New Jersey means ready access to millions of home cooks and chefs. At the same time, development pressure swallows up farms—driving up the cost of purchasing and managing the farmland that remains. To survive, New Jersey’s farmers try to get the most out of their land by raising high-demand, high-value crops. - [Story of a Dish: Seared Barnegat Inlet Scallops](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-story-dish-seared-barnegat-inlet-scallops/) - Chef: Corey Heyer Restaurant: The Bernards Inn Location: Bernardsville Britain’s poet laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, once noted that “the moment of inspiration can come from memory, or language, or the imagination, or experience—anything that makes an impression forcibly enough for language to form.” For Corey Heyer, executive chef at the Bernards Inn in Bernardsville, such a moment occurred when, cutting open a canvas bag of fresh day-boat scallops, he was hit by the aroma of creamed corn. - [Mikel Cirkus, the New Jersey Taste Maker](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-mikel-cirkus-new-jersey-taste-maker/) - The New Jersey man who knows the future of food Five hundred years before the birth of Christ, King Croesus of Lydia asked the Oracle of Delphi if he should wage war on the Persians. If he did, the Oracle foretold, he would destroy a great empire. The prophecy was fulfilled when the Persians crushed Croesus’s army—a graphic reminder that how we interpret and act on information determines its ultimate value. - [Story of a Dish: Duck Leg & Spätzle](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/recipes-story-dish-duck-leg-spatzle/) - CHEF: EHREN RYAN RESTAURANT: COMMON LOT LOCATION: MILLBURN With a cooking résumé that spans three continents—and several highly acclaimed kitchens—it is not surprising that Ehren Ryan defines his cuisine as globally inspired. “To stick to one genre is, for us, impossible,” Ryan says. As executive chef and owner of Common Lot in Millburn, he focuses instead on “good food that we enjoy cooking and eating.” - [Story of a Dish: Lobster Corn Risotto](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-story-dish-lobster-corn-risotto/) - CHEF: Josh Bernstein RESTAURANT: Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas LOCATION: Clifton - [Princeton Theological Seminary Explores Intersection of Faith and Food](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-princeton-theological-seminary-explores-intersection-faith-and-food/) - Kneeling on Earth Twizzlers seem an unlikely lens through which to contemplate the word of God. Yet one Princeton Theological Seminary student recently found that contrasting the electric-red licorice sticks with home-grown produce helped her test the limits of author Norman Wirzba’s pronouncement that, “To receive food as a gift and as a declaration of God’s love and joy is to receive food in the theological manner.” - [Story of a Dish: Oxtail and Tomato Stew with Orecchiette](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-story-dish-oxtail-and-tomato-stew-orecchiette/) - CHEF: Craig Polignano RESTAURANT: Ryland Inn LOCATION: Whitehouse Station The Landmark Hospitality website doesn’t list the bios of key personnel under typical headings such as “Our Staff ” or “Our Chefs.” Instead, the restaurant group offers those profiles under the title “Memorymakers”—a designation that Craig Polignano, executive chef at Landmark’s Ryland Inn in Whitehouse Station, takes to heart. “It’s our job to create memories for people by giving them something amazing,” he says. - [Story of a Dish: Garlic-Glazed Halibut over Ratatouille](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-story-dish-garlic-glazed-halibut-over-ratatouille/) - CHEF: Andre de Waal RESTAURANT: Andre’s LOCATION: Sparta Andre de Waal was barely a teen when he had a gastronomic epiphany: It is cooler to like all foods than it is to be a fussy eater. From that moment forward, the future executive chef and co-owner of Andre’s in Sparta began whittling away at his list of food aversions, knocking off the final two items—hard-boiled eggs and bananas—when he was well into adulthood. - [The Return of Newark Cider](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-newark-cider-jersey-ciderworks/) - There is no greater honor for a writer than to have one’s words inspire a reader to action. That is precisely what happened when, two-plus years ago, Stephanie Greenwood, sustainability officer for the City of Newark, placed my article about the Harrison cider apple (EJ Fall 2010) into the hands of Charles Rosen— a Montclair resident who, heeding the Judaic call to participate in the repair of the world, was exploring how he could help reengage the Newark economy on behalf of the people of Newark. This once-abundant apple and its celebrated cider, Greenwood suggested, could be the foundation on which to begin that work. - [The Bottleneck: NJ Dairy Farmers](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-bottleneck-nj-dairy-farmers/) - New Jersey dairy farmers have milk to sell and local customers who want to buy it — but no way to make the direct sale Breanna Fulper Lundy is concerned about the number of children who don’t know where milk comes from. - [The Suppers Programs Reroutes the Road to Healthier Eating](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-suppers-programs-promotes-healthy-eating/) - Supper for All When Cindy Foss talks about the physical and emotional challenges she has faced, it is difficult to reconcile the gravity of her words with the lightness of her demeanor. - [Story of a Dish: Egg in a Nest](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-story-dish-egg-nest/) - CHEF: Greg Vassos RESTAURANT: Brick Farm Tavern LOCATION: Hopewell - [Story of a Dish: Lobster and Crab Stuffed Mahi-Mahi](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-story-dish-lobster-and-crab-stuffed-mahi-mahi/) - CHEF: James Costello RESTAURANT: Ohana Grill LOCATION: Lavalette - [Tasting History in Chipping Campden at Chef's Dozen](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-tasting-history-chipping-campden-chefs-dozen/) - Culinary craftsmanship at England’s Chef’s Dozen restaurant Years ago, I worked with a recipe editor who claimed that she always packed cookware when she traveled. Not just a chef ’s knife and a few treasured culinary tools—full-on cookware. The burden of extra luggage was worthwhile, she said, because appreciating local ingredients required proper equipment—not that rubbish you find in the kitchens of holiday rental units. - [Story of a Dish: Chicken Pot Pie](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-story-dish-chicken-pot-pie/) - CHEF: PAUL BAZZINI RESTAURANT: HEARTH & TAP LOCATION: MONTVALE Paul Bazzini has presented himself and his staff with a sizeable challenge. As executive chef of Hearth & Tap in Montvale, he’s promised his customers that no entrée or special will be priced above $25—ever. He makes good on that promise, he says, by maximizing the flavor of stellar yet humble ingredients with precise, classic cooking techniques. - [The Right to Know: Food Labeling](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-right-know-food-labeling/) - On a sultry evening in mid-July, I joined a group of South Jersey residents in the community room of the Collingswood Library to engage in some old-fashioned grassroots activism. Having navigated through the oppressive heat and a car rally that shut down the town's main drag, we gathered at this monthly meeting of GMO Free NJ to write letters to state officials demanding action on a highly contentious issue – the mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods. - [eJ For Kids: Pumpkins](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-ej-kids-pumpkins/) - Many farmers in New Jersey let you go out into the pumpkin patch to pick your own pumpkin. Big pumpkins are perfect for carving into scary or silly jack-o'-lanterns, but they aren't very good for eating because the flesh is stringy and doesn't have much flavor. If you want to make a pumpkin pie or pumpkin soup, ask the farmer for smaller pumpkins that were grown especially for cooking. And pick ones with dull skin – shiny skin means they aren't ready to be picked. - [The Bio-Rational Orchardist: Gary Mount of Terhune Orchards](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-gary-mount-terhune-orchards/) - Gary Mount grew up in an era when America dominated the international apple market. His father's apple orchard was one of the specialized, modern farms that enabled our growers to outproduce and outcompete all other nations on earth. It was a farm where science was put to work battling the Old World pests and New World diseases that plague apple orchards, especially in the eastern states. - [Meet Chef Ruby Felix-Curtis Of The Fox & Falcon](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-meet-chef-ruby-felix-curtis-fox-falcon/) - At the time that Ruby Felix-Curtis began dating her now-husband, she was a self-described picky eater who had been raised— quite contentedly—on a diet of chicken and rice. On a dinner date, however, politeness forced her to ignore her limited flavor preferences and sample a Thai curry dish. For Felix- Curtis, the executive chef at the Fox & Falcon in South Orange, that proved to be the first of a series of life-changing meals that set her on the path to becoming a chef. - [Meet Jen Carson of LiLLiPiES, Princeton](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-meet-jen-carson-lillipies-princeton/) - BAKER: Jen Carson RESTAURANT: LiLLiPiES LOCATION: Princeton Jen Carson’s exploration into sourdough began with a simple question asked by a baking instructor on the opening day of culinary school. “What’s the most memorable bread you ever had?” - [SOMOS: PERUVIAN CEVICHE](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-somos-peruvian-ceviche/) - CHEF: Juan Placencia RESTAURANT: Somos LOCATION: NORTH ARLINGTON A lifetime spent immersed in the flavors and culture of Peruvian food has left Juan Placencia unable to single out a specific dish that transports him back to childhood. “I was spoiled in having the variety,” says Placencia, the owner and executive chef of SOMOS in North Arlington and Costanera in Montclair. “If I were to put a name on it, it wouldn’t be a dish, it would be the cuisine. I love it, I live it, and I breathe it.” - [The Diving Horse: Baked Oysters](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-diving-horse-baked-oysters/) - CHEF: John Boswell RESTAURANT: The Diving Horse LOCATION: Avalon A quick Google search for the term “Oysters Rockefeller” yields almost half a million results revealing countless variations on this intensely rich pre-dinner treat. John Boswell, executive chef at The Diving Horse in Avalon, has his own ever-evolving version, which he changes with the seasonal progression of local produce. Boswell’s original version of baked oysters, however, sprang from his cooking style, which focuses on making maximum use of what’s on hand. - [STORY OF A DISH: Grilled Octopus & Chorizo](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-story-dish-grilled-octopus-chorizo/) - CHEF: BEN POLLINGER RESTAURANT: THE HILL LOCATION: CLOSTER - [STORY OF A DISH: Buttermilk Fried Chicken](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-story-dish-buttermilk-fried-chicken/) - CHEFS: CHRIS DAVIN and JILL MEERPOHL RESTAURANT: MODINE LOCATION: ASBURY PARK Jill Meerpohl and Chris Davin began their married life pursuing a food-lover’s dream. In the four months following their wedding, the chef/partners at Modine, in Asbury Park, crisscrossed the American South—from coastline to mountains and back again—deepening their understanding and experience of Southern foodways. - [Slow Cooked Salmon](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-slow-cooked-salmon/) - CHEF: JUAN JOSE CUEVAS RESTAURANT: 1919 RESTAURANT LOCATION: SAN JUAN , PUERTO RICO - [Kombu Mushroom Consomme’ at Laurel & Sage](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-kombu-mushroom-consomme-laurel-sage/) - CHEF: SHAWN DALZIEL RESTAURANT: LAUREL & SAGE LOCATION: MONTCLAIR - [Grilled Tuna with Charred Escarole & Tomatillos, Pickled Raisins & Salsa Macha](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-grilled-tuna-charred-escarole-tomatillos-pickled-raisins-salsa-macha/) - CHEF: PATRICK LACEY RESTAURANT: TWO SEVENS LOCATION: PRINCETON If you want to make Patrick Lacey cringe, describe his food as fusion. “Don’t say fusion,” says the executive chef at Two Sevens in Princeton. “It is definitely not fusion.” - [Juliette’s Moussaka](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-juliette-s-moussaka/) - CHEF: MENY VAKNIN RESTAURANT: MISHMISH LOCATION: MONTCLAIR “(My mother) is always the inspiration. I take it wherever I want to take it, but it starts with her.” —Meny Vaknin - [Amber Waves](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-amber-waves/) - The Struggle to Rebuild a Hub for Local Grains - [American Red Snapper Crudo](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-american-red-snapper-crudo/) - CHEF: PHIL MANGANARO RESTAURANT: PARK PLACE CAFE & RESTAURANT LOCATION: MERCHANTVILLE Manganaro features three or four crudos on his menu each weekend. He notes that as long as one starts with top quality, superfresh fish, crudo presents endless opportunities for creativity. - [Flay Mignon with Saint Agur Blue Bearnaise](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-flay-mignon-saint-agur-blue-bearnaise/) - CHEF: ARIANE DUARTE RESTAURANT: ARIANE KITCHEN & BAR LOCATION: VERONA - [French Onion Flatbread](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-french-onion-flatbread/) - CHEF: TOM CARLIN RESTAURANTS: GLADSTONE TAVERN, GLADSTONE • THE CASSIDY BAR + KITCHEN, MAPLEWOOD Chef Tom Carlin is ambivalent about the French onion soup served in most restaurants. “Usually they’re not that good, but I do like them,” says the chef-owner of Gladstone Tavern and Cassidy Bar + Kitchen. “I can’t say that I’ve ever had one that blew me away. It’s just that there’s something about it that I know I like—and I know other people like.” - [Ricotta Gnocchi with Charred Corn & Tomato Sauce](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-ricotta-gnocchi-charred-corn-tomato-sauce/) - CHEF: CRAIG LEVY RESTAURANT: ROCCA LOCATION: GLEN ROCK The passage of fifteen years has done little to diminish chef Craig Levy’s memory of one particular honeymoon dinner in Italy. That evening, the three-cheese gnocchi in light cream sauce at Ristorante Le Vecchie Mura, in the small Tuscan town of San Gimignano, became his Holy Grail of gnocchi perfection. Inspired by the flavor and texture of that meal, Levy is on a constant quest to produce equally memorable gnocchi dishes at Rocca—his farm-to-table Italian restaurant in Glen Rock. - [Heritage Turkeys](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-heritage-turkeys/) - Double Brook Farm turns to an old-school model Most farmers view a patch of ragweed as both a nuisance and a liability. Not Jon McConaughy. As the owner of Double Brook Farm in Hopewell, he sees that ubiquitous native plant as an essential ingredient for a tasty Thanksgiving meal. - [Stracciatella](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-stracciatella/) - CHEFS: CLAUDETTE HERRING & LAUREN PHILLIPS RESTAURANT: VIA 45 LOCATION: RED BANK - [Story of a Dish: Fleur de Provence](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-story-dish-fleur-de-provence/) - CHEF: JAMES LAIRD • RESTAURANT: RESTAURANT SERENADE • LOCATION: CHATHAM In the Disney film Ratatouille, restaurant critic Anton Ego is transported back to his childhood by a classic dish that celebrates summer’s concurrent bounty of zucchini, eggplant and tomatoes. Those same ingredients transport James Laird, executive chef and co-owner of Restaurant Serenade in Chatham, back to the lessons he learned in the early days of his culinary career. Fleur de Provence is his homage to that beloved peak-of-summer triad—and to the seasonally driven, geographically defined cooking of France. - [TIDBITS: LOCAL WHEAT, LOCAL FLOUR](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-tidbits-local-wheat-local-flour/) - A restored grist mill makes it possible A search for poultry feed inadvertently landed Jon McConaughy at the epicenter of the newest locavore craze—the quest for locally grown and milled grains. As the owner of Double Brook Farm in Hopewell, McConaughy found a feed supplier in Zeng Farm, an organic grain grower just up the road in Ringoes. Their business relationship quickly expanded beyond barnyard feed to include organic grains that are milled into fresh flour for McConaughy’s Brick Farm Tavern and Brick Farm Market. - [The Seed Farm](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-seed-farm/) - A researcher’s fascination with rare seeds and the people who keep them has inspired a new initiative. Welcome to Princeton University’s Seed Farm. - [Old Friends at Riamede Farm](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-old-friends-riamede-farm/) - Over time, apples, like hemlines, cycle in and out of fashion. Modern apple-growing techniques allow for a quicker start to fruit production, giving orchardists greater flexibility to change varieties to fit the times. But old apple trees, the ones that grow to over 25 feet and are depicted on the pages of our favorite children’s books, constitute a much longer time commitment—one that spans generations. At Riamede Farm in Chester, owner Ashley Asdal works to retain the farm’s beloved old apple trees while navigating the logistical and economic realities of running a modern pick-your-own orchard in the Garden State. - [Retooling Reality: A New Day at Chesterfield Organic Orchards](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-retooling-reality-new-day-chesterfield-organic-orchards/) - On Chesterfield Organic Orchard’s Facebook page, farmer Sherry Dudas posts updates on availability of their organic fruits, collaborations with other farmers, and upcoming on-farm events. The social media feed is full of photos showing budding trees, open fields, and baskets of just-picked fruits. - [Small World Coffee is Building Community in Princeton](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-small-world-coffee-building-community-princeton/) - When author Eric Baum sent a thank-you copy of What is Thought? to Jessica Durrie, co-owner of Small World Coffee in Princeton, he included a personal note expressing gratitude for the “stimulating, friendly environment” and “delicious coffee” that fueled the writing of his book. “It’s a pleasure,” he wrote, “to work surrounded by art, by people reading Heidegger and Wittgenstein, by people chatting about subjects deep or frivolous or both.” - [In Marksboro, Ruthie Perretti Brings New Attitudes to Ancient Ways of Growing, Milling, and Baking](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-marksboro-ruthie-perretti-brings-new-attitudes-ancient-ways-growing-milling-and-baking/) - In her 2021 Wall Street Journal article about the new grain mill that Ruthie Perretti was building in Warren County, reporter Leslie Brody explored the aspirations and challenges of reintroducing small-scale grain growing and milling to the region. Under the headline “A Pizzeria Owner Who Wants to Reinvent Local Farming—and Still Sling a Tasty Pie”, Brody examined Perretti’s desire to grow grains on her farm in Marksboro, a tiny hamlet in Frelinghuysen Township, and have them milled for use at Ruthie’s BBQ & Pizza, the now-shuttered Montclair restaurant she co-owned with her chef-husband, Eric Kaplan. - [Shaking Up the Future of Farming at Recklesstown Farm Distillery](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-shaking-future-farming-recklesstown-farm-distillery/) - As one drives south along Route 206 in northern Burlington County, the challenge of balancing farmland preservation with community services in a densely populated state is on full display. A leader in protecting New Jersey agricultural land, the county has successfully maintained some increasingly rare views of sweeping farm fields that stretch from horizon to horizon. And yet, at every intersection sits a commercial enterprise—convenience store, gas station, diner—that is completely disconnected from that landscape even as it provides needed services, revenue, and jobs. - [Tasha’s Caribbean and Soul Food Cuisine](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-tasha-s-caribbean-and-soul-food-cuisine/) - All the World on Dodd Street - [Pressing On - Applejack's History in New Jersey](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-pressing-applejacks-history-new-jersey/) - Creating a Living Museum to Applejack - [Meet Chef Joseph Voller of Il Nido, Marlboro](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-meet-chef-joseph-voller-il-nido-marlboro/) - “I’VE NEVER SEEN A PASTA WITH ONLY FOUR THINGS IN IT MAGNIFY ITS WAY OUTWARD. THE SUM IS SO MUCH GREATER THAN THE PARTS.” —Joseph Voller, chef - [The (New) Newark Cocktail](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-new-newark-cocktail/) - When I moved to New Jersey from Pennsylvania as a kid, I remember being horrified when a friend’s mother told me that the whole state was built on a toxic wasteland. - [Pinelands Amaro Herbal Liqueur](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-pinelands-amaro-herbal-liqueur/) - If you’ve been following my Slow Drinks column this past year, you know that I frequently turn to the New Jersey Pine Barrens for cocktail ingredients and inspiration. I go in July to pick blueberries and huckleberries, in November to harvest cranberries. But my favorite trip is in March, when I go not to find a specific fruit, but rather for the evergreen trees themselves to make a Pinelands-inspired amaro. - [Bachelor's Jam Jack Rose Cocktail](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-bachelors-jam-jack-rose-cocktail/) - A few years ago, I stumbled upon a recipe in Pam Corbin’s The River Cottage Preserves Handbook for fruit preserved in alcohol, and it was so simple and brilliant that I’ve since adopted it into my yearly routine. - [Gin Cocktail with Cranberry Jam - How Fresh Cranberries became My Favorite Ingredient](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-gin-cocktail-cranberry-jam-how-fresh-cranberries-became-my-favorite-ingredient/) - Every year, when the calendar page turns to the month of November, I am struck with a sense of ambivalence. On one hand, I am sad that the year’s hustle to catch ingredients at their peak is coming to an end, but on the other, I’m happy for the very same reason. - [Pisco Sour](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-pisco-sour/) - The pawpaw is a fruit that grows wild in NJ. Its creamy yellow flesh, large black seeds and tropical flavor immediately took me back to the guanabana I ate in Peru. - [The Pinelands Old Fashioned](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-pinelands-old-fashioned/) - It was an early February morning in 2014, and snowflakes were falling on the roof of our tent. I climbed out from under the mountain of blankets, in my bundle of warm clothes, and began to build a fire in our wood stove. As I continued to add wood, the water glasses on our nightstands began to thaw, and the sweet smell of smoke permeated the air. Once the eggs in the stovetop skillet started to sizzle and the coffee was ready, Katie joined me for breakfast in our chairs in front of the stove. - [Mexican Rhubarb Mule](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-mexican-rhubarb-mule/) - The arrival of May brings me great joy. After winter’s long hibernation, people and plants begin to reemerge and come back to life. One of the first true signs of warmer weather is the appearance of rhubarb stalks, with their huge elephant ear leaves. - [Remembering an Editor and a Mentor: TERESA POLITANO](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-remembering-editor-and-mentor-teresa-politano/) - On January 24, 2024, the world lost an amazing human with the passing of Teresa Ann Politano. who served as the editor of Edible Jersey from 2017 to 2020. In addition to Teresa’s many professional accolades—author, editor, college professor—she was a beloved wife, mother, daughter, and sister, as well as an incredible mentor and friend to many, including myself. I first met Teresa in the fall of 2017 at the suggestion of Jenn Hall, another Edible Jersey alumna. The three of us met at a teahouse in Philadelphia’s Chinatown, where I nervously pitched Teresa an idea I had for a beverage column titled “Slow Drinks.” - [Philadelphia Fish House Punch](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-philadelphia-fish-house-punch/) - There’s a little place just out of town, Where, if you go to lunch They’ll make you forget your mother-in-law With a drink called Fish House Punch —The Cook magazine, 1885 (The Cook was a weekly culinary magazine published in New York) - [Foraging for Figs](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-foraging-figs/) - Foraging, I have learned, carries certain risks. - [ROOT BEER BARREL](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-root-beer-barrel/) - It was here in New Jersey where sassafras was transformed from a folk food and medicine into a commercial drink marketed to the masses. In the 1800s, Charles Hires, a business-savvy Quaker pharmacist from Salem County, cashed in on the budding American soda business with sassafras root beer. - [Peach Noyau](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-peach-noyau/) - At the center of every Jersey peach to be consumed this summer lies an intensely flavorful, hidden morsel that all too often ends up in the compost bin. I’m not talking about the pits themselves, but the kernels found inside of them that smell and taste like the purest almonds of your dreams. In France, they call this kernel noyau, and Europeans have been using it for centuries to make bitter almond extract, marzipan and bar staples like amaretto and Crème de Noyaux. Most commercially available versions of these ingredients have an inherent artificial taste (“faux-yau,” perhaps?). - [8 Steps to a Sustainable Yard](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-8-steps-sustainable-yard/) - My yard is my refuge—and yours probably is too, whether it takes up a good portion of the landscape surrounding your home or is just a small border by your back steps. Watching the seasons pass grounds us in time, with the awakening in the spring, bursts of color in summer, glowing golden and red in fall, and subtle structure in winter. - [Feed the Birds](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-feed-birds/) - Anyone who has watched the 1964 classic film Mary Poppins will surely recall the lyrics from one of its most famous songs: “Come feed the little birds, show them you care. And you’ll be glad if you do. Their young ones are hungry. Their nests are so bare.”* The “little old bird woman” who sang it was right: Feeding the birds is thoughtful and rewarding, especially in winter. It can be an amusing pastime and our feathered friends will return the favor by entertaining you all winter long. - [Fall Yard Clean-Up](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-fall-yard-clean/) - Leave the leaves this fall Fall is the winding down of my gardening season. Time for me to start my fall cleanup. I do it much less obsessively these days. Here’s why: Fall is also the time when the insects are winding down for the winter. - [Rain Gardens](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-rain-gardens/) - After a week of heat, humidity and sunshine, a good heavy rain is a welcome relief. But what happens when the downpour ends? Just the other day, I watched helplessly as a broad stream of silty runoff gushed down the curb. Barren dirt from my neighbor’s front lawn-in-progress had eroded in the storm, picking up road oil, grease and stray garbage on its way to the storm drain and the nearby Whippany River. - [The Importance of Insects](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-importance-insects/) - Remember when our incandescent back porch lights had zillions of bugs flying around them at night? Not so much today; there are 45% fewer insects globally than there were in 1979. Fewer bugs may seem like a good thing, but insects pretty much help us run the world. They are the unsung heroes of pest control, organic matter decomposition and pollination, which keeps our world beautifully vegetated. We need not only to accept insects, but to also invite them into our gardens. - [The Grass is Always Greener](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-grass-always-greener/) - Sponsored by A longtime contributor has her sights set on a move—and a deeper dig into supporting pollinators. - [Beyond Pretty: The Beauty of Regenerative Gardening](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-beyond-pretty-beauty-regenerative-gardening/) - Sponsored by - [Let's Get Growing: A Healthy Ecosystem Starts at Home](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-lets-get-growing-healthy-ecosystem-starts-home/) - If everyone planted native plants in a portion of their yard, we could make up for the loss in the woods. - [Nurturing and Caring for Houseplants](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-nurturing-and-caring-houseplants/) - Sponsored by In the mid ’70s, my family moved halfway across the country to New Jersey. After the movers loaded up most of our stuff, all eight of us piled into the station wagon along with all our pets. A dog, a snake, and a jade plant. - [Watching out for Wildlife](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-watching-out-wildlife/) - What Jerseyite has not been across the new Cuomo Bridge by now? Yea, I know it is in New York, but barely. It is our gateway to all things New England. It’s a beautiful structure, spanning one of the widest parts of the Hudson River, and I love driving over it on my way to visit family on Cape Cod. This soon-to-be-iconic, state-of-the-art bridge is supported by eight 419-foot towers. On the southeastern tower, the last one on your right as you cross headed east, there is a small platform protruding and a square hole facing south. - [Creating a Cutting Garden](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-creating-cutting-garden/) - A cutting garden allows you to share flowers all year long - [Are You Ready to Get Rid of Your Front Lawn?](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-are-you-ready-get-rid-your-front-lawn/) - If you’ve been reading this column for the past two years, I hope you’re finally ready to take a critical step to make your front yard more environmentally friendly. When you get rid of some— or all—of your front lawn, plant more New Jersey native plants, and stop using chemicals, you will reduce water runoff into storm drains, cut down your mowing time, and provide shelter and food for birds and pollinators. And, just as important, you will add beauty and life to your front yard. - [In Praise of Trees](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-praise-trees/) - This fall I planted a pagoda dogwood (Cornus alternifolia) in my yard. It was a gift from a friend, another tree hugger, who knew it was a favorite native of mine. This tree is hugely underplanted in our area, I believe, because of its unfortunate name. It sounds exotic. Like a beautiful Japanese pagoda. Named so because of its very horizontal branching pattern. But it is native to New Jersey, and it feeds butterflies and birds and some small mammals. It is also deer resistant. - [Why Native Plants are Important](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-why-native-plants-are-important/) - If you read this column on a regular basis, you’ve likely noticed me extolling the benefits of native plants. I, like most ecologically minded gardening writers, will tell you that native plants are good for the environment, that they use fewer resources and require less maintenance, that they preserve biodiversity … but what does all this really mean? Let’s take a look. - [Create a Butterfly Habitat in Your Yard this Summer](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-create-butterfly-habitat-your-yard-summer/) - One of summer’s pleasures is catching a glimpse of a butterfly in your backyard. As beautiful as they are to look at, butterflies are also doing important work: pollinating your landscape plants. Stories of declining Monarch butterfly populations have made the news for the last several years. But they are not the only species in trouble. Invertebrates of all sorts are declining dramatically. There are many reasons for their decline, including pesticide use and habitat fragmentation. - [Waste Not, Want Not](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-waste-not-want-not-0/) - LocalShare rescues leftover produce for those in need Think back to summer in your garden. When that first tomato ripened on the vine, you gave it a gentle tug and then gobbled it up. When the next few tomatoes turned red, you picked them and added them as colorful accents in a nice green salad. Soon, there were enough tomatoes to take center stage in a Caprese salad. There were plenty for BLTs. And gazpacho. And several jars of marinara sauce. - [When Life Gives You Lemons](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-when-life-gives-you-lemons-0/) - When Arthur Cohen was diagnosed with ALS, he decided it was crunch time for a cure. Meet the crunchy, garlicky, salty and ever-so-sweet legacy known as Pickals. Pickles should make you smile. They bring zest to the plate and the palate. Pickles are the bonus to any lunch, the perfect accessory, that little extra surprise that reminds us that we eat for pleasure as well as for sustenance. Pickles are fun. It is therefore revealing that when the Arthur Cohen began grappling with the ALS diagnosis he received in November 2013, his attention turned to pickles. - [Her Own Beet](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-her-own-beet/) - Memories of Poland resonate in Martyna Krowicka’s cuisine Martyna Krowicka knows that beets belong in borscht. At three years old, in her native Poland, she protested what she considered an inadequate number of beets in her own grandmother’s recipe. Mind you, the borscht contained beets. You can’t get that jewel-toned broth without them. But her grandmother had left out the big chunks, thinking they would not appeal to a toddler’s taste. How wrong she was. - [The Compost Guru](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-compost-guru/) - One woman’s journey to save the planet, one acre at a time Meredith Sorensen has long known the value of trash. As a child, she would smuggle banana peels home from a friend’s house and bury the treasure in the compost pile of her family’s home in Rumson. The peels would quickly lose their rubbery exterior, like schoolchildren shucking off their yellow rain slickers in a warm classroom, and the blackened remains would merge with the rest of the mush in the pile. Soon, there’d be compost, a good, nutritious meal for the garden. Secret buried treasure, made from nothing. - [Black Gold](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-black-gold/) - NJ experts offer tips for at-home composting Yes, we are on board. Yes, we want to help the environment, save our scraps from the waste stream and give our gardens a nice boost with healthier soil. Count us in. We want to compost. So, where do we begin? Composting is alchemy. You’re taking wilted, slimy expired stuff and magically transforming it into “black gold,” the affectionate gardening term for rich, supple compost. But it’s not rocket science. It’s not difficult at all. Sometimes it’s inadvertent. - [Oasis Farm](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-oasis-farm/) - A Unique Learning Environment for Adults with Autism The clink of china tea cups on saucers punctuates the murmur of conversation during afternoon tea at the Oasis farmstead in Middletown. Tables draped in white are topped by vases of purple and yellow flowers. Customers admire patterns on the china, some with dainty blossoms, others with dramatic gilding. - [Who is "@Ruth Bourdain"?](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-ruth-bourdain/) - Who is Ruth Bourdain? She's fresh and she's local, and, as you may have heard, the wit of Twitter star Ruth Bourdain is harvested right here in the Garden State. This summer, Josh Friedland, Bourdain's alter ego, at long last revealed himself to The New York Times, who outed him as a "mild-mannered freelance writer in Maplewood, N.J." Ruth Bourdain is a fictional personality, a mash-up of former Gourmet editor Ruth Reichl and chef Anthony Bourdain. Originated on Twitter, the character's true identity had been perplexing and vexing the food world since early 2010. - [Kitchen Confidence at Elijah’s Promise Culinary School](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-elijahs-promise-culinary-school/) - Inside the best-kept secret in culinary school On a Tuesday night last summer, six students buttoned up their white chef ’s coats as they filed into the classroom kitchen at Elijah’s Promise Culinary School in New Brunswick. Halfway through their 22-week program, they’ve spent hours in this kitchen together by now, learning basic knife skills, studying soups and sauces and mastering meat-cutting. After an 80-hour externship— where they’ll get real-world experience in the food industry— they’ll graduate from Promise Culinary School. - [Visiting Lambertville New Jersey](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-visiting-lambertville-new-jersey/) - Crossing the New Hope–Lambertville Bridge is my daily meditation. It’s a practical thing—connecting my home in New Jersey with the errands I run on the other side of the Delaware River—but those few minutes it takes to cross the small, sturdy bridge by foot or by car have become a practice in observing. From this vantage, I watch the grand and subtle changes of the seasons. In spring, the trees that line the river start unfurling their leaves, fresh and chartreuse. As summer deepens, so do those greens. The traffic on the river ramps up—small motorboats joined by dragon boats and crewing sculls, as well as tubers drifting south. - [Genesis Farm Celebrates 30 Years of Food and Community](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-genesis-farm-celebrates-30-years-food-and-community/) - Tucked in the hills of Warren County, just outside Blairstown, is a farm that’s been quietly paving the way for locally grown, organic food for three decades. - [Extreme Recycling - Renovating a Luxury Kitchen](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-extreme-recycling-renovating-luxury-kitchen/) - Luxury kitchens are an everyday possibility, thanks to Renovation Angel Wendy Aftab would be first to admit she’s not much of a cook. Many days she and her husband opt for a prepared meal or takeout from a local eatery. But Aftab, of Wyckoff, knows her way around a high-end brand. And she loves a bargain. That’s how she first fell in love with Renovation Angel, a Fairfield, NJ warehouse-size outlet store that specializes in reselling donated high-end kitchen cabinet systems, appliances and other furniture. - [Pandemic Shifts](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-pandemic-shifts/) - Editor’s Note: The COVID-19 crisis has hit us all; we have been heartbroken, uplifted, unmoored. To help document the moment, Edible Jersey is sharing stories from our community. - [How Brennah Lambert is Expanding the Way We Think About the Vegan Lifestyle](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-how-brennah-lambert-expanding-way-we-think-about-vegan-lifestyle/) - There are many reasons people eat vegan. Some embark on the plant-based lifestyle for ethical reasons, as a statement against animal cruelty and the industrialized food system. Some are following religious dietary restrictions, while others are following their family’s eating habits. But for many, like Brennah Lambert, eating vegan is part of the pursuit for a healthier lifestyle. - [Food Confessions of a Former dancer](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-food-confessions-former-dancer/) - Food and I don’t have a great relationship—probably because I was a dancer. It was years ago, and you likely wouldn’t guess it, judging from my slowly settling, middle-aged form. But I was. A serious dancer, performing professionally for seven years, which inevitably meant I was also anorexic. - [Potluck Dinners](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-potluck-dinners/) - Most of us start adulthood with almost nothing, often living in a city far from home. We share apartments with multiple roommates, split bills and scrounge around for cheap eats. In my early life as a performer and writer in New York City, I remember ordering seltzer at a bar so I could indulge in hearty happy-hour snacks, and a long gone East Village Indian restaurant where a three-course dinner came in under $10. - [5 TIPS FOR POTLUCK SUCCESS](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-5-tips-potluck-success/) - Potluck, in my experience, is a casual affair. Some people bring a favorite dish. Others prefer to wing it or just pick up a bottle of wine on the way. Here are a few tips I’ve picked up along the way: - [Ridgewood](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-ridgewood/) - This village is loaded with charm, plus avocado toast Clockwise from top left: Stella Artisan executive chef/pastry chef Heather Bertinetti-Rozzi with tricolor rainbow cookies; Statue of a boy in Van Neste Square; Looking down Prospect Avenue toward East Ridgewood Avenue; Vintage 61 Antiques - [New Jersey's Stokes Farm - Growing with the Times](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-new-jerseys-stokes-farm-growing-times/) - A small-town farm with big-city charm, Stokes Farm adapts to a changing marketplace Ron Binaghi Jr. wears his work boots in two different worlds: harvesting a variety of crops at his family-run Stokes Farm in suburban Bergen County, and hobnobbing with celebrity chefs and urban foodies who frequent his stand in New York City’s Greenmarkets. - [Fort Lee New Jersey](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-fort-lee-new-jersey/) - Millions of people stop in Fort Lee each year, but the vast majority haven’t seen anything more than tail lights in toll plaza traffic. This small Bergen County community is New Jersey’s gateway to the George Washington Bridge, but it’s worth getting off at this last exit for good eats and rich history. During the Revolutionary War, General George Washington selected Fort Lee as an encampment site to protect the Hudson region. In the early twentieth century, the fledgling film industry was drawn to Fort Lee for its rustic settings close to Manhattan and the Palisades cliffs for “cliffhangers”—literally. - [Cooking with Corona – the Virus, Not the Beer](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-cooking-corona-virus-not-beer/) - Editor’s Note: The COVID-19 crisis has hit us all; we have been heartbroken, uplifted, unmoored. To help document the moment, Edible Jersey is sharing stories from our community. Stocking up on good food – not toilet paper – was my priority in the early days of the Covid-19 crisis. And ultimately, comfort food became as important as the medications we took to beat the virus. - [Small Farm; Big Reach: New Milford's Fresh & Fancy Farms](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-small-farm-big-reach-new-milfords-fresh-fancy-farms/) - If you blink, you might drive right past Fresh & Fancy Farms, nestled on just one acre in suburban New Milford. It might be the smallest farm in New Jersey. But the family behind Fresh & Fancy Farms has a mission: to educate their neighbors about local growing, both for healthy food and pretty landscapes, while providing a convenient and fun-on- a-farm experience. The farm is one of just a few left in Bergen County, which once had a bounty of farms until suburban sprawl took over. - [FARMERS AGAIN PROVE THEIR RESILIENCY: On-Farm Events](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-farmers-again-prove-their-resiliency-farm-events/) - “On-farm dinners are one way for farmers to find an alternative source of income,” says Douglas Fisher, New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture. “(Dinners) allow people to experience some time on the farm, and, during the pandemic, these settings can be outdoors, making them a viable dining option. “Farm owners are scheduling events that comply with social distancing and other mandates in the governor’s executive orders,” Fisher says. “With the support of the public, it will be helpful to farmers’ bottom line and sustainability.” - [John Savittieri: The Man Who Loves Capers](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-john-savittieri-man-who-loves-capers/) - Most visitors to Italy travel to Rome, Venice, Capri, and other popular tourist sites. John Savittieri of Maple-wood took the road less traveled to the tiny Sicilian island of Pantelleria, where he fell in love with a tiny edible flower bud and his life path bloomed into a new career. Capparis spinosa plants grow wild across the island, their large white flowers growing on prickly stems. But the buds of undeveloped flowers are capers, and once cured and pickled, they are prized worldwide for their briny, tangy seasoning. Savittieri is now working to bring the world’s best capers to the United States. - [Staff Favorite Kitchen Tools](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-staff-favorite-kitchen-tools/) - Here at Edible Jersey, the staff all has recipes up their sleeves, and they certainly know a thing or two about cooking tools. Here are four of their favorite kitchen essentials and why they love them. - [Mocktail Makeover](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-mocktail-makeover/) - The Shirley Temple grows up This summer, when the spirits industry convened for its annual Tales of the Cocktail conference in New Orleans, the opening party had a twist. Celebrity bartender Julia Momose, of Chicago’s Oriel restaurant, was mixing nonalcoholic cocktails to kick off the event, a well-known booze-soaked bacchanalia. Why the change? - [The Case for More New Jersey Breweries](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-case-more-new-jersey-breweries/) - On my 21st birthday I walked into the Gaslight Brewery and Restaurant in South Orange and ordered a beer that went by three letters: IPA. To beer drinkers back then, the IPA was a badge of honor, proof that you could handle the strong, the bitter, the opposite of the American light lager that had permeated the land. - [DEMYSTIFYING THE CRAFT BREW EXPERIENCE](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-demystifying-craft-brew-experience/) - Have you heard about the new brewery in your area? More than 100 breweries now operate in NJ, and even more are on the way. It’s a good bet that you now have a hyper-local option when it comes to drinking a fresh pint. With all these new breweries come a near-endless buffet of beer styles. This is a far cry from the industrial light lager and imports that ruled the American beer aisles for decades following Prohibition, or the flashy new flavors and brands that quickly became commonplace over the past 30 years of the craft beer renaissance. - [Why isn’t Food on the Menu for New Jersey Breweries?](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-why-isn-t-food-menu-new-jersey-breweries/) - Late on a Saturday afternoon a few weeks back, I pulled into a brewery parking lot and noticed a taco truck parked near the taproom entrance. Tacos are a good decision any time of day, so before walking in I placed an order. The owner of the truck, unaffiliated with the brewery but intimately aware of the beers on offer, suggested a pint of the Mexican lager to go along with my selection. I stepped inside, ordered the beer, and waited for my food to arrive. - [Meet Jersey's Fishermen](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/food-thought-meet-jerseys-fishermen/) - Working on the Water New Jersey comes in seventh (after Alaska, Massachusetts, Maine, Louisiana, Washington and Texas) in a ranking of states by the value of their commercial catch. In 2011, New Jersey commercial fishermen unloaded fish and shellfish worth more than $220 million at docks in Point Pleasant, Barnegat Light, Cape May and elsewhere. Thanks to the growth of the local-food movement, many of us now know the face of a Garden State farmer. Few of us, however, have ever met one of the state's hard-working commercial fishermen. - [New Jersey Oysters and Knots](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-new-jersey-oysters-and-knots/) - “Here are some bags ready to be split,” says Brian Harman on a warm, sunny day last October before lifting a 40-pound bag and smiling at the tinkling sound made by the jostling of some 250 oysters. He wears black rubber boots that rise just a few inches short of the bottom of the back pockets on his blue jeans. He’s got on a T-shirt that says “Eat Oysters,” sunglasses to cut the glare, and blue work gloves. - [Oyster Castles](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-oyster-castles/) - Resembling castles made of oversized Lego-like concrete blocks, an oyster reef breakwater project meant to buffer a vulnerable shoreline has been taking shape just offshore in Cumberland County. Some 100 feet off Gandy’s Beach, oysters have begun attaching to two 20-foot-long, 10-foot-wide, seven-block-high structures. Other are beginning to grow on massed bags of recycled clam and oyster shells. In both cases, these oysters are not destined for the table. - [Sandwich](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-sandwich/) - One ingredient captures us: not just bread spread pickle pepper heat sprout oil tomato spice lettuce No, above all it’s the maestro: a chef whose hand eye love aspire feel magically to sculpt heavenly alchemies of taste - [Credits - a poem by Joanna Fuhrman](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-credits-poem-joanna-fuhrman/) - When kids write their bios for school poetry anthologies, they tend to write their favorite food as their bios. Miguel in Highbridge wrote that he loves pepperoni pizza, while Kamilia in Brownsville praised her Aunt Ruth’s channa roti. I propose adult poets start doing the same. Who cares that my last book was published by so-and-so press, that I’ve taught at university X or writing conference Y? Let it be known that I worship the crumbs of my husband’s strawberry rhubarb crisp, that when I mandoline fennel, the culinary angels lick their knives and create periwinkle - [Growing Sustainability and Social Justice at Free Haven Farms](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-growing-sustainability-and-social-justice-free-haven-farms/) - A passion fruit, coconut water, and sea moss smoothie sounds like something straight out of goop, but the man drinking (and Instagramming) it could not be any less like Gwyneth Paltrow. At 44, Micaiah Hall is four years younger than the actress and lifestyle maven, though his dark beard has a distinctive white patch. He’s lean but fit, though it’s hard to tell under the hoodie-and-overalls combo he favors. - [Atlantic City Has a Lot More Going for It Than Just Gambling](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-atlantic-city-has-lot-more-going-it-just-gambling/) - Once the East Coast’s answer to Vegas, AC has a lot more going for it than just gambling. Dining—fine or otherwise—has taken off, and for anyone who likes a good meal, a trip here is a sure winner When it comes to shore towns, Atlantic City certainly has made a name for itself, but what usually comes to mind is a casino floor, roulette wheels, and poker chips—not Michelin-grade dining. But you’ll find both here, and plenty more besides. - [Stews: A Classic Dish To Help You Avoid Food Waste](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-stews-classic-dish-help-you-avoid-food-waste/) - STEWS FROM SCRAPS - [Stepping Up to Fight Food Insecurity](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-stepping-fight-food-insecurity/) - Earlier this year, camera drones from national news outlets panned over thousands of automobiles in line for hours at emergency food distribution in Texas and California. Covid-19 had arrived, and its impact on Americans’ day-to-day lives was devastating. In a remarkably short time, a staggering number of Americans found themselves struggling to put food on the table. - [Fighting Hunger: Here's How You Can Help](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-fighting-hunger-heres-how-you-can-help/) - KNOW SOMEONE WHO NEEDS HELP? If you or someone you know are or may be at risk of food insecurity, Table to Table delivers fresh, nutritious food to daycare centers, shelters, food pantries, soup kitchens, and other organizations that assist those in need in the communities they serve. For an updated list, visit tabletotable.org/table-talk/who-receives. - [A Sprinkle of Marlene - Honoring Grandma at Dysfunctional Thanksgiving](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-sprinkle-marlene-honoring-grandma-dysfunctional-thanksgiving/) - My grandmother was an African-American woman whose parents were from the South. She was born in Harlem, then moved to a Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn when she got married. All these influences defined her dinner table for 39 Thanksgivings. My cousins and I burned the roofs of our mouths crunching into hand-sized golden latkes, grabbing them straight from oily paper towels after they swam in a well-seasoned cast iron skillet. It wasn’t unprecedented for us to eat those steamy potato pancakes along with some applesauce, crispy fried chicken skin and collard greens with smoked ham hocks. - [Salmon Run](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-salmon-run/) - A Teenager, a Life Lesson and 16,000 Pounds of Alaskan Fish I became a commercial salmon fisherman mostly because I despised the idea of a boring teenager summer job in New Jersey. I wanted to experience the soul-enriching beauty of the wild, uninhabited and natural landscape. I wanted adventure. I wanted a challenge. And I wanted money. - [Fossil Farms: Home to Exotic Meats](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-fossil-farms-exotic-meats/) - A Little Bit Unique At age 20, Lance Appelbaum was faced with a question on the minds of many his age: "What do I want to do with my life?" His father had succeeded in the jewelry business for nearly 40 years, and he was certain that he, too, wanted to work for himself. Ultimately, young Appelbaum decided to employ his entrepreneurial spirit in a somewhat different industry. He opened his own ostrich farm. - [Built By Farmers](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-built-farmers/) - Editor’s Note: The COVID-19 crisis has hit us all; we have been heartbroken, uplifted, unmoored. To help document the moment, Edible Jersey is sharing stories from our community. We did it. In the heart of the pandemic, we bought B&B Farms. Due to social distancing, we closed the deal at separate appointments on April 15th and wore masks and gloves. Still, somehow the significance of the moment was not lost. - [A Day in the Life of a Bayman](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-day-life-bayman/) - George Mathis has watched the bay change—and hung on by changing with it. You know you’re in the presence of a bayman by the way he guns his boat through a channel. That would be with confident speed, moderately alarming to a passenger in a landlocked trade. It’s hard to imagine how many times George Mathis has woven through the serpentine curves from Landing Crick out toward his aquaculture leases in Dry Bay, near Galloway in the Edwin B. Forsythe Wildlife Refuge. Thousands? Tens of thousands? - [A Tale of Two States: Hard Clam Aquaculture in Virginia and New Jersey 2015](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-tale-two-states-hard-clam-aquaculture-virginia-and-new-jersey-2015/) - Since 2002, New Jersey has produced a Shellfish Aquaculture Situation and Outlook Report similar to one produced by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS). While numbers are based on survey responses, and it is believed that hard clam statistics are underreported in New Jersey, the chart below offers a relative snapshot in scale. - [New Jersey Clams: Boom and Bust . . . and Boom?](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-new-jersey-clams-boom-and-bust-and-boom/) - Especially among outsiders, it’s common to speak of our bay system in the singular. In part, this is because the average person knows little about a secret, watery geography that reads like poetry. West of Holgate, Hither Channel leads to Soldiers Hole, which winds between Story Island and Goodluck Sedge. These hidden maps belong to those in the bay. - [New Jersey Clams: Here’s What You Can Do](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-new-jersey-clams-here-s-what-you-can-do/) - “New Jersey is known as the Garden State, but nobody even knows about the gardens on the water.” —Billy Mayer, Clam Daddy’s, Brigantine - [Sweet Treats Offer Hope - Holly's Cupcake Bouquets Carry On a Sister's Legacy](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-sweet-treats-offer-hope-hollys-cupcake-bouquets-carry-sisters-legacy/) - If food is love, then baking may be its sweetest expression. For Tammy Dunwoody of The Art of Cake Studio in River Vale, it goes deeper: It’s a form of tribute. With the launch of her nonprofit, Holly’s Cupcake Bouquets, Dunwoody honors her late sister, who died of breast cancer in May 2017. Along the way, Dunwoody brings a sweet pop of joy to customers and those fighting their own battles with the disease, one photorealistic cupcake arrangement at a time. - [Garden State Wines Command The Spotlight](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-garden-state-wines-command-spotlight/) - It’s a fine time for jersey wines. Scores are higher than ever; and Garden State vintages are now served exclusively at the governor’s mansion. - [When We Gather - Preserving Family Time at Savoie Organic Farm](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-when-we-gather-preserving-family-time-savoie-organic-farm/) - Farm life evokes romantic visions: Tractor rides at dusk. Landscapes in the saturated tones of summer produce. A breeze always rustling the grasses. The reality? Well, that’s a bit different. Farming is sun-up, sun-down work. Everything is grit and grind, the kind that gets under the fingernails. Carving time for anything other than seeding, weeding, harvesting and marketing is a victory. Still, it makes one philosophical about the things that count: food, family, living a healthy life—and when you get those priorities right, it shows. - [Red Bank New Jersey Road Trip](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-red-bank-new-jersey-road-trip/) - Where an urban aesthetic meets a mellow vibe When I was a kid, our first family dog was Molly, a wire-haired terrier mutt with a vague resemblance to a Gremlin and the countenance of an estate heiress. Her namesake was the Molly Pitcher Inn, the 20s-era banquet hotel perched on the banks of the Navesink River and known for its decadent brunches. - [From Sea to Plate - Life on a New Jersey Fishing Boat](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-sea-plate-life-new-jersey-fishing-boat/) - The Atlantic is a study in gray, steel clouds meeting mineral-hued waters at the horizon. Guiding his fishing boat through the Manasquan Inlet, Jamie Dopkin veers right. Along the jetties that shape the channel, a fluorescent buoy pops like an exclamation mark, marking a scuba diver. At sea, buoys and their colors are a form of language. - [New Jersey Seafood: A Partial Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-new-jersey-seafood-partial-guide/) - Do your part to build and sustain our local seafood industry. For New Jersey fishermen and women, chefs and restaurateurs, part of the challenge is encouraging consumers to be aware of, ask for and buy the expansive bounty of fish caught in New Jersey waters. When visiting your local fishmonger or favorite restaurant, go beyond the more traditional, popular options (imported tuna, salmon, shrimp) and try some of NJ’s delicious but lesser-known varieties. Here is a partial list of New Jersey seafood: FIN FISH Blackfish (a.k.a. tog) - [Enjoying Skate at daPesca](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-enjoying-skate-dapesca/) - A SAVORY EXPRESSION For as prehistoric as a skate looks in the water, dotted wings billowing, the fish is plated with poetry and a wink at Chris Cannon’s daPesca, the seafood-focused concept at Morristown’s Jockey Hollow Bar & Kitchen. Curled into a scallop-shape medallion by executive chef Craig Polignano (there’s that wink), the dish is a riff on French beurre nair, which Cannon first savored as a nine-year-old in Europe. - [Local 130 Seafood Writes Its Next Chapter](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-local-130-seafood-writes-its-next-chapter/) - GROWING LOCAL Anyone who has shopped at Local 130 Seafood’s store in Asbury Park knows to expect a snapshot of what’s running in Jersey waters week by week. This summer, the business is taking a leap with the addition of a 6,000-square-foot, ocean-hued warehouse in Long Branch. Formerly home to D’Ambrisi Wholesale Foods— which has moved up the block—the space opens possibilities for a company that started with a single refrigerated truck and a vision. - [In the Kitchen with Buki Elegbede](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-kitchen-buki-elegbede/) - The wild ride that is Baked by Buki began as a fluke. Newark resident Buki Elegbede’s older sister, Anu, asked him to bake cookies for her holiday party, circa five or six years back. She was well aware that he knew his way around a bake tray. “I did, and they were delicious,” Buki recounts. “Then . . . she called again.” In short order, he was her go-to boutique baker for all things sweet and festive, from spooky Halloween cookies to Christmas cupcakes. - [Savoring Pie at Burbelmaiers in Ocean Grove](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-savoring-pie-burbelmaiers-ocean-grove/) - At Bürbelmaiers, one might be forgiven for thinking that teleportation has become a reality. Every bit the proper British pie shop, the cozy space would be as at home in London or Leicester as it is in its column-lined storefront in Ocean Grove. As it happens, science fiction plays a role in the shop’s origin story. The experience of a “Star Trek moment,” to be exact. - [4 Tips for Home-Baked Pie Crust](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-4-tips-home-baked-pie-crust/) - Would-be pie makers are often held back by fear. Have faith. Burbela recalls his first savory pie, a Cornish pasty from his mother's mid-century Be-Ro cookbook, put out by a British self-rising flour company “Looking back, it was awful. I didn't really know what I was doing yet. But it shows you: Sometimes you need to just not be scared.” Here, tips for the home baker; - [Holiday Baking Tips from Buki Elegbed](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-holiday-baking-tips-buki-elegbed/) - Freeze your cocoa powder. It won’t clump up, so you don’t have to sift it as much. Bring everything to room temperature. There’s that classic line, ‘Make it cold, bake it hot.’ But if you want good, moist cakes, it’s always room temperature. I say, ‘Make it room, or your bake will be doomed.’ Extra measuring spoons and cups are clutch. Also stock extra mixing bowls. I remember Thanksgiving six years ago: I had one bowl, and I’m trying to make two pies and a mashed potato dish and homemade marshmallows. I was there for days. - [Waste Management's New Facility In Elizabeth Turns Food Waste Into Energy.](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-waste-managements-new-facility-elizabeth-turns-food-waste-energy/) - IN THE U.S. ALONE, MORE THAN 52 MILLION TONS OF FOOD ENDS ITS JOURNEY IN A LANDFILL EACH YEAR. - [Creating Compost from Coffee Capsules at Ag Choice](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-creating-compost-coffee-capsules-ag-choice/) - Roughly once a month, employees from Nespresso’s North American headquarters in Manhattan board a bus and take the 60-mile journey to rural Sussex County. With the city in the rear-view, skyscrapers give rise to an open landscape defined by lakes, postage-stamp downtowns and hilly green vistas that stretch into the distance. It’s a far cry from their normal 9-to-5 digs. - [Farming in the Age of Covid-19](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-farming-age-covid-19/) - Readers of Edible Jersey have long known that the state’s farms are essential businesses. In a densely populated state, we are fortunate to be supported by a diverse range of farms offering direct access to everything from just-picked produce to farmstead cheeses and fresh dairy. - [Water Questions for the New Jersey Highlands Coalition](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-water-questions-new-jersey-highlands-coalition/) - A conversation with Julia Somers, executive director of the New Jersey Highlands Coalition With a severe drought gripping California and many predicting that water shortages will become the new normal on the West Coast, some experts believe a significant amount of agricultural production will shift back to the American Northeast in years to come. In addition to fertile soils and a moderate climate, an abundant supply of fresh water makes the Garden State an ideal place to grow vegetables. But worth noting: California once thought it had plenty of water too. - [Into the Pan](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-pan/) - The kitchen is a chorus of crackling— butter and oil pop harmoniously, the air sizzles as heat and thin smoke prick the chefs eyes like an onion. Counters are colorful graveyards, sticky and scattered with discarded vegetables. A thick slice of meat rests in the center of the hysteria, salted, peppered, prepped for cooking, waiting, wondering —if meat could—about the frying pan. The dark finish of the cast iron pan looms over the contemplative meat, yet chef does not notice. - [What Came to Me](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-what-came-me/) - I took the last dusty piece of china out of the barrel. It was your gravy boat, with a hard, brown drop of gravy still on the porcelain lip. I grieved for you then as I never had before. — Jane Kenyon Poem and art at Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ, founded by artist and philanthropist Seward Johnson (April 16, 1930 – March 10, 2020). Shared by Edible Jersey in memory of the lives lost over the past year. - [Mint Recipes](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-mint-recipes/) - A tantalizing collection of delicious recipes using mint. - [Dolce Vita Gelateria in Sewell Offers a Fountain of Flavor and a Neighborly Vibe](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-dolce-vita-gelateria-sewell-offers-fountain-flavor-and-neighborly-vibe/) - At the corner of an unassuming road, you’ll find a special place tucked into a small strip mall. The facade of a wooden wine cask hanging by the door is the first thing to shift your attention, indicating that you’re about to enter a unique space. Once inside, you have the momentary sensation that you’ve stepped into a corner of San Gimignano, complete with hanging bistro lights, cascading florals, and terracotta-wood awnings. While the artwork and murals transport you to Italy, the real jewels are lined up neatly inside a cold glass case. - [Discovering Medford, New Jersey](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-discovering-medford-new-jersey/) - A verdant enclave nestled in Burlington County, Medford and the surrounding area once boasted glass factories and mills. Today, Medford is known more for its thriving agriculture industry. When visiting, you will notice a mix of old and new as Medford works to preserve its history while bolstering its small-business scene. Between its multiple farms, artisan markets, modern boutiques, and historic sites there’s a little something for everyone. - [A Symphony of Flavor: Mecha Chocolate](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-symphony-flavor-mecha-chocolate/) - For most people, chocolate sings a solitary note: sweet. But at Mecha Chocolate in Haddonfield, Melissa Crandley’s confections blend sweet and savory to create complex flavors in delightfully decorated treats. One recent evening, the warm glow of lamplight from Mecha’s shop on Kings Highway beckons me through the door. Inside, I am enchanted by the scents of browning butter and chocolate. Shelves are lined with an assortment of goods, including mendiants, crafted sugar blends, and curated chocolate boxes. The sparkling glass case running nearly the length of the shop is filled with patterned ganaches and gleaming bonbons. - [Change in Cottage Law Regulations is Inspiring a New Crop of Baking Entrepreneurs](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-change-cottage-law-regulations-inspiring-new-crop-baking-entrepreneurs/) - There’s nothing like the smell of homemade cookies in the oven. As each second ticks by, the smell of chocolate chips and warm sugar melting into a gooey deliciousness fills the air with tasty temptation, bringing a sense of comfort, nostalgia, and childhood. From passed-down family recipes to brand-new innovations, New Jersey home bakers can now offer their products for sale, spreading the joy of homemade recipes. - [What's In Season: Peach](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-whats-season-peach/) - Jersey peaches are a summer staple in the Garden State. They come in a wide variety, have a rich history, and offer plenty of health benefits. These fruits thrive in New Jersey’s climate and soil, and are best enjoyed during a short season starting in July. Prunus persica: Although peaches’ scientific name Prunus persica suggests their origin in the Persian region, peaches hail from China, where they were revered as a symbol of longevity. - [What's in Season: Pumpkins](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-whats-season-pumpkins/) - From pumpkin bread to pumpkin pie, pumpkins are a fruit (yes, a fruit!) synonymous with fall. When the temperature drops and the leaves start changing to warmer hues, pumpkins take center stage, with New Jersey producing plenty of gorgeous gourds. season Mid-September–November - [Tasting My Way Through Bloomfield](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-tasting-my-way-through-bloomfield/) - Photographed by Hillary Shope Nestled between Newark and Montclair, Bloomfield has been on the rise as a vibrant community celebrating history, culture and good food. Edible Jersey experienced a taste via a recent food tour. Here’s some of what we saw, who we met and what we ate! One Saturday earlier this summer, I laced up my walking shoes, slathered on some sunscreen, and attended Bloomfield Center Alliance’s (BCA) Food Tour (with 30 other hungry and excited folks!) - [What's in Season in New Jersey During the Holidays - Leeks](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-whats-season-new-jersey-during-holidays-leeks/) - To complement their aromatic and savory flavor, leeks have a rich history dating back to Egyptian and Roman times. Leeks, a close relative of onions and garlic (Alliums), are originally from central Asia and made their way to North America. Flavor-wise, they are sweeter than a typical onion and perfect for fall and winter cuisines! seasons: October–December & April–May - [Grab Your New Jersey Wine Passport](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-grab-your-new-jersey-wine-passport/) - Who says you have to travel out of the country to enjoy great wines? Maybe once upon a time, but no more. You don’t even have to travel out of the Garden State! With over 60 licensed wineries, many of which are garnering national and international accolades, Jersey has a lot to offer today’s oenophiles. - [Corrado's Market: A Market for Memories](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-corrados-market-memories/) - Growing up, there were four words guaranteed to ruin my Saturday: Let’s go to Corrado’s. Grocery stores don’t typically dominate people’s early memories, but when I think of my childhood, Corrado’s in Clifton springs to mind. My mother grew up nearby in what is now Elmwood Park, in an Italian-American family where food was a direct expression of love and finding a deal was as good as winning the lottery. She had already been going to Corrado’s for decades by then and couldn’t understand my aversion to it. - [In Ethiopia, Coffee Requires Community](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-ethiopia-coffee-requires-community/) - Never Drink Alone Smoke filled the room, bouncing gently off the tiled wall as a woman fanned a pot silently. Little birds perched in a tree right outside the open-air stone window frame, enticed by the smell of popcorn and roasted barley. They bobbed and chirped, tilting their heads as they watched the intricate ceremony. - [The Young Farmer Diaries: Problem of Plenty](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-young-farmer-diaries-problem-plenty/) - When I was ordering seeds and scheduling my plantings last winter, it never occurred to me that I might grow more than I could sell. And yet it happened. Now, this could mean that I am not offering what people want. It could also mean that I need to develop my customer base. I tend to believe that I have just what people want – who doesn't want crunchy peas, flavorful spinach, tender kale and aromatic herbs? But I do have to develop my customer base. As with any beginning business, people have to get to know me. - [The Young Farmer Diaries: Night Farming](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-young-farmer-diaries-night-farming/) - When I set out to farm, I did not picture myself working in the dark. I don't expect many people see darkness when they imagine growing vegetables. Nevertheless, throughout the season, sporadically and then regularly, I have found myself working the night away, insects flitting about my face as they try to get closer to my gleaming headlamp. - [Raised in the Garden State](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-raised-garden-state/) - A young farmer pulls up stakes When I started Whistling Wolf Farm in 2013, I imagined it like an internship I was providing for myself, an opportunity to test ideas accrued from the past three years working on other New Jersey farms. I knew I wanted to be an organic vegetable farmer. I also knew that I had a lot more to learn. I leased some land in Pittstown, to make mistakes at my own expense and learn from them. With my trusty companion, Exie the dog, I battled through my first growing season, collapsing triumphantly at the end of November, tired but ready to lay the groundwork for year two. - [Fresh in Frenchtown: FiNNBAR](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-fresh-frenchtown-finnbar/) - The third time ArtYard’s Jill Kearney asked Chef Cal Peternell to open a restaurant in French-town’s historic Frenchtown Inn, he said yes. The first two times, the acclaimed cookbook author and podcast host just wasn’t in the right headspace to accept. In 2019, Peternell had left his more-than-two-decade tenure leading the kitchens at Alice Waters’ iconic Chez Panisse, in Berkeley, CA, to open his own restaurant “in a beautiful old building in Oakland,” Peternell says. He poured his heart, soul, and money into the venture. Then the Covid pandemic hit, and “it just didn’t work out.” - [The New Milky Way: New Jersey Cheese Shops and Artisans](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-new-milky-way-new-jersey-cheese-shops-and-artisans/) - A LIMITED NUMBER OF SMALL, OFTEN FAMILY-RUN DAIRIES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES AND ARE THRIVING, BUOYED BY THE LOCAL FOOD MOVEMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES TO SELL DIRECTLY TO CONSUMERS AT FARMERS’ MARKETS. - [Cookie Swap 101](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-cookie-swap-101/) - What better way to ring in the festive season than sharing homemade cookies? Here are tips and recipes to make your home the sweetest in town. - [Simply Sheep: A New Jersey Farmer's Move Into the Sheep's Milk Yogurt Market](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-simply-sheep-new-jersey-farmers-move-sheeps-milk-yogurt-market/) - CREAM RISING Eran Wajswol has been crafting award-winning cheeses on his 120-acre sheep farm in Long Valley since 2005. His Valley Shepherd Creamery line of aged cheeses originally focused on sheep’s milk, but grew to include cheese made from cow as well as goat milk. The farm’s Oldwick Shepherd, Crema de Blue, Califon Tomme and other cheeses are popular picks at farmers’ markets and specialty gourmet stores throughout the region. Now, the cheesemaker is increasing his emphasis on a new market: yogurt. - [Gadgets and Gizmos for the Home Cook](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-gadgets-and-gizmos-home-cook/) - As every home cook knows, a kitchen is not a kitchen if it’s not stocked with at least a few fundamental tools and appliances. Humans have fashioned tools to ameliorate the process of cooking since the Stone Age, when hunter-gatherers sharpened flint stones to use for cutting and mashed vegetal plants with mortar and pestle–like means. Though we have the same goal of cooking as the hunter-gatherers did, our tools of choice are a bit more advanced, to say the least. From the indispensable chef’s knife to the extravagant espresso makers on the market today, we have the gizmos and gadgets to perform just about any culinary task. - [Nonprofit Common Ground Helps Children Work Through Grief in Kitchen](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/recipes-nonprofit-common-ground-helps-children-work-through-grief-kitchen/) - MAKING MEALS TO REMEMBER When Patrick and Dayana Holland discuss their father John’s favorite foods, there is a long list: shrimp, omelets, chicken wings, mashed potatoes, salami and cake, to name a few. They also talk about his larger-than- life personality, his big voice and his raucous sense of humor, as well as his fondness for cooking and sharing a good meal with the people he loved. - [An Authentic Eye - Food Photography Secrets](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-authentic-eye-food-photography-secrets/) - A food photographer shares his secrets EDITOR’S NOTE: When he’s in New Jersey, Guy Ambrosino loves spending time with family and friends, and eating meals made with local produce. As a food photographer, his work often takes him elsewhere. For our Travel issue, Edible Jersey showcases several of Ambrosino’s favorite photos from 2018. Here are his thoughts on how he does what he does. - [Join Beneduce Vineyard's Winemaking Club](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-beneduce-vineyards-winemaking-club/) - I've been working with the New Jersey wine industry for nearly 30 years. When I started, there were only 12 wineries in the state. There are more than 50 now, and many of them are making world-class-quality wine. One such winery, Beneduce Vineyards in Pittstown, is also helping its customers craft a barrel all their own. - [A Cape May Wine Adventure or Covid-19 Be Damned](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-cape-may-wine-adventure-or-covid-19-be-damned/) - Editor’s Note: The COVID-19 crisis has hit us all; we have been heartbroken, uplifted, unmoored. To help document the moment, Edible Jersey is sharing stories from our community. - [8 Steps To Minimize Food Waste At Home](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-8-steps-minimize-food-waste-home/) - According to Feeding America, an estimated 40% of food grown, processed and transported in the U.S. will never be consumed. Field to landfill? It is a horrifying thought. Even more horrifying is the thought that we all contribute to that every time we leave food unfinished on our plate or let it go to waste in our fridge; every time we toss food in the bin. Here are eight steps we can take to minimize food waste in our home kitchens. 1 KEEP A CLEAN FRIDGE - [The Chocolate Roots Run Deep at Vesta Chocolate](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-chocolate-roots-run-deep-vesta-chocolate/) - Located in an old bank building, Vesta Chocolate’s shop in Upper Montclair is what chocoholic dreams are made of. Inside the black metal door, you’ll be greeted by an elegant display of bean-to-bar chocolate and barks, colorful bonbons, and organic spreads. You’ll likely leave with a perfectly chewy chocolate chip cookie and, perhaps, a mocha. You’ll fall hard for the brownies, which are so lightly sweetened you’ll think of them as breakfast food. After scraping the last crumb off your plate, you know you’ll return for more. - [Jersey City’s Rooftop Bars Offer Cocktails with a View. Here are 7 of Our Favorites.](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-jersey-city-s-rooftop-bars-offer-cocktails-view-here-are-7-our-favorites/) - AS JERSEY CITY’S HIGH-RISE CONSTRUCTION HAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE OVER A HUNDRED HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS SINCE 2002, ITS VIBRANT ROOFTOP BAR CULTURE HAS BURST TO LIFE. It’s a long, ethereal September night. The sun has set, the temperature is finally bearable, and a longing for that late-summer breeze chases the desire for a nice cold beverage. For those in the urban jungle, only one thought makes sense: Get to a rooftop. - [Corinne's Place Serves Authentic Soul Food](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-corinnes-place-serves-authentic-soul-food/) - Corinne’s Place is serving authentic soul food in the city of Camden while reaching and inspiring local youth Anyone who’s eaten great soul food knows that it’s more than fried chicken and stewed greens. It’s a culinary tradition built over years of shared meals and memories. In Camden, that tradition comes from the dining room of Corinne’s Place, an almost-30-year-old soul-food kitchen created from scratch by Camden’s own Corinne Bradley-Powers. - [Stacey's Korean Barbecue Brings Everyone to the Table in South Jersey](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-staceys-korean-barbecue-south-jersey/) - Melting Pot: Escape to the East You’ll find plenty of dining diversity along Cherry Hill’s Marlton Pike, a sprawling stretch of road that comes complete with a handful of Indian, Mediterranean and Japanese restaurants, among other international venues. But one spot has stood out as an exciting and authentic symbol of diverse delicacies for 23 years and continues to draw crowds night after night. Opened by Stacey Kwan in 1993, Stacey’s Korean BBQ (or Beawon, as it’s also known) has become a leading local name in Korean cuisine. - [In The Kitchen: Emily Wallis Hughes](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-kitchen-emily-wallis-hughes/) - video of a western redbud in the wind hanging over a wild lilac in bloom on repeat why do I feel virginal and light? I’m roasting meat I’m laughing A friend calls suggests pilates And guess what I saw an amazing shoe - [The Evolution of Farm-to-Table](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-evolution-farm-table/) - Behind many a stunning restaurant meal, there’s a farmer as well as a chef There’s no doubt that the accolades poured on great chefs are well deserved. Many have earned it through years of training and learning how to handle ingredients in a way that makes diners swoon. But before the food makes its debut on your plate, there are farmers—probably many farmers—whose skills and dedication are just as important to the making of that stellar menu. - [BLUE RIBBON TALES](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-blue-ribbon-tales/) - At the State Fair, the work is tense as judges confer over cheesecake, chili and bread Before Cutthroat Kitchen and Master Chef Junior, state and county fairs were the place for home cooks and bakers with a competitive streak to submit their culinary creations to a panel of judges with a blue ribbon at stake. - [Clams 101: A How-To Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-clams-101-how-guide/) - A clam is a bivalve invertebrate that lives on the floor of the ocean and covers itself with sand or mud. Hard shell clams (a.k.a. quahogs), soft shell clams (a.k.a. steamers, the ones that look like tiny, little anatomically correct . . . clams! What did you think I was going to say?), razor clams and geoducks (pronounced “gooey-ducks,” which look like big versions of the soft shell clams) are eaten all over the world and prized for their culinary versatility and briny flavor. They are inexpensive and easy to catch. Be sure to abide by all regulations concerning licenses, permits and catch limits, as fines can be steep. - [Creating a Weekly Meal Plan Can Be Life Changing. Here’s How.](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-creating-weekly-meal-plan-can-be-life-changing-here-s-how/) - PHOTO: COUTESY OF LYNETTE HARRISON BRUBAKER I write frequently about meal planning, and why not? I’m a mom and a chef with an Instagram account that regularly gets me the following DM: Do you really eat like that? The answer is yes. How? Meal planning. - [Travel through Cookbooks](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-travel-through-cookbooks/) - Settling into year three of the pandemic has not been easy. After two years of avoidance, in January Covid-19 caught me too, despite vaccines, a booster shot, consumption of cod liver oil supplements, lots of KN95 masks, and an extensive hydration plan. My noteworthy immune system was caught in New Jersey’s Omicron tide. - [Giving Thanks for Options](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-giving-thanks-options/) - WHAT WE LOVE IS THE NOVELTY—THE ROAD TRIP! THE NEW HOTEL (AND POOL) TO EXPLORE, A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD TO RUN A TURKEY TROT. As a chef, I’ve cooked enough turkeys to last me a lifetime. For a home cook, holiday meals present an opportunity to show off your culinary prowess to an audience of loved ones. Every food-centric holiday comes with the potential of glowing adoration from family and friends. Unless … it doesn’t. - [New Jersey Restaurant Openings](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-new-jersey-restaurant-openings/) - Andres Rodriguez, David Khabuliani, and Kreshnik Berisha didn’t know they were going to open their first restaurants in the midst of a global pandemic. Rodriguez had planned to open La Tienda, his hip Spanish tapas spot on a side street in Newark’s Ironbound, on April 1. Khabuliani and Berisha had planned to open Sihana Café, a Mediterranean bistro on bustling Ferry Street, in 2019, but the project had been delayed. Then COVID-19 arrived. - [Vibrant Flavors and NJ’s Storied Past Meet at New Jersey’s Historic Inns](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-vibrant-flavors-and-nj-s-storied-past-meet-new-jersey-s-historic-inns/) - It all started with a simple question from Jessie Havens, one of our longest- standing members at Preservation New Jersey (PNJ), who wanted to help a friend. Her friend had asked her, and then Jessie asked me: What are some restaurants in historic buildings in NJ? - [Tonight is Cookbook Club Night](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-tonight-cookbook-club-night/) - RIGHT PHOTO: SUSAN BERKLEY - [Rashena Burroughs is the Queen of Clean Cuisine](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-rashena-burroughs-queen-clean-cuisine/) - Most people make a conscious effort to become a vegetarian or a vegan. Rashena Burroughs says she’s been vegan since birth. “I was the only kid in my family who didn’t drink milk,” she says of being lactose intolerant her entire life. She was also “that kid in the house advocating for the animals. People laughed that I would get a ‘cheeseburger—hold the burger and hold the cheese’ in the Happy Meal.” - [Elijah’s Promise Works to Harness the Power of Food to Break the Cycle of Poverty](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-elijah-s-promise-works-harness-power-food-break-cycle-poverty/) - Since 1989, Elijah’s Promise has worked to “harness the power of food to break the cycle of poverty, alleviate hunger, and change lives.” The Community Soup Kitchen in New Brunswick is the heart of Elijah’s Promise, and their food truck furthers their outreach. Dubbed as “EP on Wheels,” the mobile meal program began in June 2022 and now serves eight designated venues across North and East Brunswick, five of which are low-income senior citizen locations. On average, the vehicle serves 4,000 meals per month. - [Open Hearth Cooking](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/about-us/about-us-open-hearth-cooking/) - “I was always taught growing up that you [should] read your recipes completely before you start,” says Margaret Quinn, an open-hearth cooking expert and historical interpreter from Mercer County. “Sometimes, at the end they tell you something you should do in the beginning.” - [The Feast After Fasting](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-feast-after-fasting/) - Hues of gold and blue shone in the sunset-lit room where guests gathered in anticipation for the iftar dinner. Stars and crescent moons, symbols of Islamic values, adorned the tables in the form of Microfoil balloons, paper cutouts, and wooden trays containing red dates, the fruit that would break the Ramadan fast. AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) Montclair’s first Ramadan iftar dinner event at the Woman’s Club of Upper Montclair was about to begin. - [Edible Red Bank](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-edible-red-bank/) - Community spirit is the strong and colorful thread that binds this town on the Navesink. Since the days when the Lenni-Lenape harvested oysters off the banks of the Navesink River, the site of modern-day Red Bank has been a place where people go to feast on the finest foods that nature has to offer. Today, visitors flock to the town to do just that and more, feasting not only on its vibrant food scene but on its eclectic shops, its music, art and theater, and its joyful atmosphere. - [In Search of the Jersey Tomato](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-search-jersey-tomato/) - Editor’s Note: The COVID-19 crisis has hit us all; we have been heartbroken, uplifted, unmoored. To help document the moment, Edible Jersey is sharing stories from our community. I wait all summer for Jersey tomatoes. In June or July, the markets showcase pyramids of rosy tomatoes, but I am never fooled. I know these hothouse sisters are only imposters; the dancing girls who open the show before the main attraction. - [View](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-view/) - There! against the sky Just at the hill-top Is the end of the world! Approach it slowly On this smooth wide road— Who knows what is on the other side? Startling it is how the road Leads to the hill-top And ends so boldly, clear, against the sky. - [The Jersey Shore Clam Shack that Taught Me about Great Restaurants](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-jersey-shore-clam-shack-taught-me-about-great-restaurants/) - AT SMITTY'S COUNTER It’s a broiling summer Saturday afternoon at an hour too late for lunch, too early for dinner and at a temperature too hot to crave New England’s signature cream-based clam chowder. But I don’t care. My dad and I pull into the broken clam shell–covered parking lot of Smitty’s (legally listed as The Clam Bar, but we’ve never called it that) on the water in Somers Point, a town sandwiched inland between Absecon Island and Ocean City, down the Shore. - [Foodtown: A Visit to Vibrant Montclair](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-foodtown-visit-vibrant-montclair/) - It was a cold, calculating computer algorithm that first led me to the inviting community of Montclair. When my husband got a job in New York City about five years ago, it was time to leave our lovely home and dear friends in the Washington, D.C., suburbs. The mad search for a new place to raise our then-5-year-old daughter developed into an obsession with the various “Best Places to Live” online calculators. I spent hours typing in our preferences: good schools, safety, affordability, reasonable commute, diverse population and a strong sense of community. One place kept popping up time and again: Montclair. - [Restaurant Reverie](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-restaurant-reverie/) - Editor’s Note: The COVID-19 crisis has hit us all; we have been heartbroken, uplifted, unmoored. To help document the moment, Edible Jersey is sharing stories from our community. A few weeks ago, I was asked to share my perspective as a chef on lockdown. I thought I had my starting point. Mother’s Day is one of the most lucrative and busiest days in the hospitality industry. How different would it be this year? - [A Suitcase of Tomatoes](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-suitcase-tomatoes/) - My father’s mother grew up on the side of a mountain in northern Alabama. Quite literally dirt poor, my grandmother, Ethel, lived with her parents, two brothers and three sisters in a tarpaper shack with no electricity or running water. They raised chickens for eggs and meat, and made their own clothes out of flour sacks. - [Old World Wines, New Jersey at Turdo Vineyards and Winery](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-turdo-vineyards-winery/) - At a small vineyard in Cape May, you see fig, apple, peach, persimmon and pomegranate trees before you see a single grapevine. "Look at the fruit trees we've got here," says Luca Turdo, gesturing from across the bar in the tasting room. "Latitudewise, we're right there with Puglia." Puglia is a region on the heel of Italy's boot, and by linking it with Cape May, Luca is saying that New Jersey belongs in the company of the world's wine-producing regions. Salvatore Turdo, Luca's father, agrees. "Anywhere you can grow fig trees, you can grow grapes," he says. - [Sweet Sweet Wine](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-sweet-sweet-wine/) - On a lazy, sun-soaked afternoon, a green clearing striped with grapevines erupted with the boom and echo of a cannon blast. Good thing I was already ducked, checking out a grape cluster pressing against a mesh net. My host, Tom Sharko, owner of Alba Vineyard & Winery in Milford, had been explaining that the nets were to keep away the birds. Sharko must have seen me jump at the blast. "That helps with the birds too," he said. - [On The Rise: Jersey City](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-rise-jersey-city/) - Everything is hitting new heights in Jersey City—especially the food Jersey City is home to a quarter-million people. It is five times the size of Hoboken, its northern neighbor. And with a growth rate of more than 5% per year, Jersey City will soon overtake Newark as the state’s most populated city. One look at the new towers rising above the Hudson River or the crowds dining outside on Newark Street and you can feel what the numbers suggest but can’t possibly convey: electricity. - [Meny Vankin Cooks from the Heart at Montclair's Mishmish](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-meny-vankin-cooks-from-heart-montclairs-mishmish/) - The Soul of an Israeli Chef - [MELTING POT: HAVANA ON THE HUDSON](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-melting-pot-havana-hudson/) - Churrasco isn’t Cuban. Or is it? Skirt steak, the long, thin cut from the underbelly of the cow, is most associated with South America. That skirt steak with chimichurri, often defined as churrasco? That’s from Argentina. Churrasco was introduced to a wider audience by Victor’s Café in New York, which opened in the early 1960s. Victor’s Café was—and remains—an influential Cuban restaurant. So here in the States, thanks to Victor’s Café, we began to associate churrasco with Cuban food. - [colored people](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-colored-people/) - When I was growing up on Folsom Street in West Philadelphia everyone was colorless but the world insisted on calling us colored. There was Mr. Ray the candy store owner selling happiness in pretzel sticks two for a penny or peppermint balls so chilly hard they made your ears pop if you tried to crack them with your teeth. Mr. Johnson the grocer across the street with an open door policy on an ice cream freezer that held the creamiest fudgecicles available one a day for just the right “please” - [Roadside Farm Stand, Revisited at Profeta Farms](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-roadside-farm-stand-revisited-profeta-farms/) - Profeta Farms does organic in a big way - [How to Make a Family Cookbook](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-how-make-family-cookbook/) - I have spent most of my holidays since childhood in New Jersey, either in the house I grew up in South Orange or where I live now in Peapack-Gladstone, but there was one time my parents and I traveled to Belgium to spend Christmas with my mother’s family, which remains one of my most magical holiday memories. - [Robert Cho Smokes It at New Jersey's Kimchi Smoke Barbecue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-robert-cho-smokes-it-new-jerseys-kimchi-smoke-barbecue/) - CHO NATION It’s a quiet afternoon moment, yet Robert Austin Cho bustles from the kitchen to the front of the house. The smoke from the in-house smoker wafts throughout the restaurant. Cho’s fame may have come from his creation of the Chonut— a barbecue sandwich on a doughnut that his customers deemed “life-changing.” But it’s Texas barbecue and tenacity that are truly behind his success. - [Secrets of a Pitmaster](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-secrets-pitmaster/) - Dry rub vs. wet rub? For smoking meats, dry rub is better because it will form a nice crust/bark. Wet rubs tend to have lots of sugar, which will burn if you smoke your meats for more than 4 hours. Is low and slow the best approach? Yes, low and slow is the way to go. The real question is, how low? Some people swear by 215 to 225°F, but I like it a little higher, around 250°F. For me, it’s about the bark, and to get that crusty exterior and moist interior, you must bump it up a little bit. - [What Whiskey is All About](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-what-whiskey-all-about/) - I grew up in the many restaurants of the Chambersburg section of Trenton. Many of my father’s friends were restaurateurs. We could never just walk in and sit down for dinner. We had to first say hello to at least three or four tables of people. More often, he would, in his favorite restaurants, order his appetizers at the bar. He did not sit down until they were delivered. - [Coffee Shops in Asbury Park](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-coffee-shops-asbury-park/) - Asbury Perk When Ross Blanco, a former bar owner from North Jersey, considered opening up a coffeehouse in Asbury Park, he began visiting cafés across the state as part of his market research. As he sat in coffeehouses, he flipped through the trade magazines lying around and read about small cafés that were roasting their own beans. He decided that's what he was going to do. - [FIRST PERSON: SWIMMING WITH SQUID, FIRST PERSON AND OTHER POINT PLEASANT SURPRISES](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-first-person-swimming-squid-first-person-and-other-point-pleasant-surprises/) - Chef makes a fresh discovery at the Jersey Shore I am the chef at Oceana, a big, bustling seafood restaurant in midtown Manhattan. Before that I was the chef/owner of Telepan, a farm-to-table restaurant on the Upper West Side. The menu at Telepan was small compared to the menu I watch over now. At Telepan, I served much less fish. Jumping in here at Oceana, I had to become a little more educated about fish, even though I have been a chef in Manhattan for 20 years. - [A South Jersey Expat Longs for the Italian Bakeries She Left Behind](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-south-jersey-expat-longs-italian-bakeries-she-left-behind/) - I no longer live in South Jersey. My husband and I decided to spend our retirement in South Carolina, where low taxes and a slower pace are appealing. Besides family and friends, what do I miss the most about the area where I lived for many decades? Italian bakeries. Just push open the door and step into a fairy-tale setting where baskets piled high with crusty rolls and shelves with twisted, long, or round loaves await the hungry peasant. In the old days, you might find the baker’s grandmother welcoming customers while sweeping the floorboards. - [Jersey Hop Farms](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-jersey-hop-farms/) - Taking Root On a fair yet windy day in March of 1621, a lesser chief of New England's Abenaki people approached Plymouth Plantation on foot. He wore his hair long and was clothed in buckskin moccasins and a simple loincloth. His name was Samoset, and after greeting an armed group of Puritan men with a friendly "Welcome," he asked for a beer. - [The Sweetest Pea](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-sweetest-pea/) - Here is an illustrated guide on fun facts about peas! - [What to Do with the Endless Fruits of Summer](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-what-to-do-endless-fruits-summer/) - Wondering what to do with all the fruits of summer? Jam is not the only solution to summer's sweet abundance. - [Talk Turkey to Me](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-talk-turkey-me-0/) - CHOOSING A TURKEY A "young turkey" is 4-8 months of age, ideal for roasting. Buy one pound per person, more if you want leftovers. ALWAYS THAW a turkey in the refrigerator. Allow 4-5 hours of thawing time per pound. Or Place the turkey in a sink, cover with water, and allow one hour per pound. Change the water every hour. ROASTING TIMES A 15-pound turkey should roast for about 4 hours if stuffed, 3.5 hours if not stuffed. For a 20+ pound bird, plan to wait 5 hours. COOK THE TURKEY until the thickest part of the thigh reaches 165° F. Be sure the thermometer doesn't touch bone. - [Cookie Smarts](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-cookie-smarts/) - Making these beauties is easier than it looks—here's a few tips to get you started. - [Knowing Your Seeds](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-knowing-your-seeds/) - Growing your own vegetables from seeds can be as satisfying as it is delicious. It’s not as difficult as you may think—but it does require some planning. Choose your seeds based on what you like to eat, and be sure to follow the directions on the packet. Some should be soaked, scratched or chilled before planting, so read before you seed! - [Cocktails the Classic Way](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-cocktails-classic-way-0/) - MARTINI THE GARNISH Olive THE GLASS Cocktail THE GOODS 6 parts gin 1 part French dry vermouth VARIATION Swap the olive for a cocktail onion, and the martini becomes a Gibson. - [Edible Ink: Cheese](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-edible-ink-cheese/) - Cheese is a living and breathing thing, so it needs air. Cheese paper is specifically made to maintain partial air and moisture, but waxed or parchment paper will also do the trick. - [A VISIT TO FRANKLIN BARBECUE IN AUSTIN](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-visit-franklin-barbecue-austin/) - Everyone talks about the line. People regularly assemble by eight in the morning, rain or shine, even though the restaurant doesn’t open its doors until 11am. The devoted wait as long as four hours on weekends to sample what many consider some of the best barbecue in the country. The restaurant takes pre-orders, six weeks ahead, if you’re willing to buy at least five pounds of meat to go, but you have to do the line if you want to eat your barbecue at Franklin Barbecue in Austin, TX. - [Discovering Southeast Asia in New Jersey](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-discovering-southeast-asia-new-jersey/) - You don’t have to travel far to get a taste of Vietnamese cuisine. New Jersey has a rapidly expanding roster of Vietnamese restaurants across the state, from Bergen County to Atlantic City. - [Hanoi and Siem Reap - Food Tours in Vietnam and Cambodia](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-hanoi-and-siem-reap-food-tours-vietnam-and-cambodia/) - Food tours offer a uniquely local travel experience - [Immigrant Protection Organizations](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-immigrant-protection-organizations/) - The following local organizations are working to support immigrants and protect their rights in New Jersey. ACLU of New Jersey (Newark) aclu-nj.org/theissues/immigrantrights American Friends Service Committee, Immigrant Rights Program (Newark) afsc.org/program/immigrant-rights-program-newark-nj - [What to do if ICE Visits Your Business](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-what-do-if-ice-visits-your-business/) - “Zero tolerance” immigration enforcement means EVERY New Jersey business faces the risk Of a visit by immigration agents for a Form 1-9 audit, a raid or to detain specific people. A Form I-9 audit, (done through the service of a “Notice of Inspection”) is when ICE comes to your business to check if you followed the rules for Form 1-9. Form 1-9 confirms a worker’s identity and authorization to work in the United States. Employers must retain these forms for all current and former employees for at least three years. - [Immigrants and Restaurants](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-immigrants-and-restaurants/) - NJ chefs and restaurant owners react to policy changes and reflect on the importance of an immigrant workforce - [Eating in Ramsey](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-eating-ramsey/) - Farm-to-table and a horse above a door in northwest Bergen County “Don’t buy food from strangers,” advises a painting on the wall of Local Seasonal Kitchen. This sentiment permeates the burgeoning food scene in the borough of Ramsey, nestled in northwest Bergen County between Route 17 and the Ramapo River Valley. From the (almost) year-round farmers’ market, to local chefs committed to farm-to-table cuisine, to the tavern where families have gathered for generations, in Ramsey it’s easy to know who is making, and growing, your food. - [Comida Mexicana al Gusto](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-comida-mexicana-al-gusto/) - Navigating New Jersey can be challenging, even for natives. A little local knowledge (like stay off Route 206 at rush hour and avoid Route 1/9 through Elizabeth if it’s raining) is invaluable. Eating well in New Jersey requires similar skills. Ethnic-food fans know our state’s diversity means almost every global cuisine is available here, somewhere. In our newest regular feature, Edible Jersey will be your FPS (food positioning service) navigator as we explore our state’s ethnic-food geography along with the founder of Ethnic NJ. The first delicious installment: Mexican food. - [Food Georgraphy: New Jersey's Inca Trail](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-food-georgraphy-new-jerseys-inca-trail/) - Great Peruvian food, no mountain climbing required You do not have to traverse the Andes or fly to Lima to sample one of the world’s finest, most diverse cuisines: Peruvian food. New Jersey might be one of the best places outside of Peru to eat it. - [Feast of the Seven Fishes](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-feast-seven-fishes/) - For many Italian-American families in New Jersey, Christmas Eve means seafood. Every year in mid-December, family cooks from Bayonne to Bellmawr start to count fishes, making sure that the holiday menu includes at least seven different kinds. - [Dining Stops Worth Making Along I-95](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-dining-stops-along-i-95/) - Road Food The 225-mile stretch of interstate highway that connects New York City to Washington, DC, is one of the most heavily traveled roadways in the country. So when Edible Jersey asked me to find the most memorable eats along I-95, I faced two dilemmas—picking the food and navigating the traffic. - [Vietnamese Atlantic City Style](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-vietnamese-restaurants-atlantic-city/) - You might go for the boardwalk, casinos and nightlife, but do not leave Atlantic City without trying some of New Jersey's best Vietnamese food. Why Atlantic City? Most of New Jersey's ethnic enclaves are in the northern half of the state, concentrated in the most densely populated cities. The Vietnamese are an exception. There are some 20,000 New Jerseyans of Vietnamese ancestry, and Camden and Atlantic counties have the highest populations. Look for clusters of Vietnamese restaurants and you will find them in Cherry Hill, outside Camden and in Atlantic City. - [Bourdain's Field Notes: New Jersey](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-bourdains-field-notes-new-jersey/) - MAY 2016—I woke up this morning in Borneo and went for breakfast in a crowded kopitiam (coffee shop), where I greedily devoured a lipburning, nose-running, utterly delicious bowl of Kuching-style laksa. Tomorrow, I’ll board a long boat and, for the second time in my life, head up the Skrang River—it's time for Gawai, the Iban harvest festival where I will (I am warned) be drinking way too much rice whiskey. And yet, and yet … in the midst of all this … exotica, my mind runs to New Jersey. New Jersey, too, was exotic to me once. For much of my childhood. - [Isolation Espresso](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-isolation-espresso/) - Editor’s Note: The COVID-19 crisis has hit us all; we have been heartbroken, uplifted, unmoored. To help document the moment, Edible Jersey is sharing stories from our community. - [A Taste of Chambersburg's Past at the Club Condado](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-chambersburg-past-club-condado/) - An advertisement for the Club Condado’s New Year’s celebration on December 31, 1939, promises a “De-Luxe Supper” and an “Extra Fine Holiday Floor Show, Music and Dancing.” A few miles outside Trenton on River Road, the club occupied a striking building in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, then popular in Southern California: red clay roof, white stucco walls. Bartenders in white coats shook up cold Manhattans and martinis. Tables for hundreds of guests filled the dining-room floor, with waiters in black tuxedos dotting the scene, delivering steaks and cocktails to the crowd. - [Gingerbread House Construction Tips](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-gingerbread-house-construction-tips/) - If this is your first gingerbread house, I would recommend a smaller house or structure. And have fun with it. Keeping up traditions is never easy. I like all the work that goes into making a gingerbread house—I see it as a kind of romance. The time and labor gives me reason to pause and think about the holidays, family and why I like to bake. Here are some gingerbread construction tips I’ve learned along the way: - [GLOBAL PRODUCE: NEW JERSEY CROPS FROM FARAWAY PLACES](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-global-produce-new-jersey-crops-faraway-places/) - Peppered among the tapestry of million-dollar farms growing Jersey corn and tomatoes are some small-time farmers specializing in the kinds of ingredients you won’t readily find at the local grocery—produce such as sticky corn, jujube, gongura, bitterball and kittley. These unfamiliar fruits and vegetables are native to the home countries of New Jersey’s expanding ethnic communities. The farmers growing them often have agrarian roots in those countries, and in this fertile state they have adopted, they feel pulled back to the land to grow the tastes of home. - [Beer x Brunch = Fresh Spring Fun!](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-beer-x-brunch-fresh-spring-fun/) - Even though the spring equinox came with snow flurries across the eastern seaboard - soon the warmer, longer days will nudge the landscape to that bright green and and the only reasonable course of action is to be outside, soaking it all in. What better way to celebrate this sweet time of year than to host brunch al fresco? - [SongE’ Napule Opens Its First New Jersey Location](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-songe-napule-opens-its-first-new-jersey-location/) - A New York area restaurant must be doing something right if it not only survived the pandemic but has managed to expand in its wake. And the expansion of SongE’ Napule, a beloved Neapolitan pizzeria and trattoria that has operated on West Houston Street in Greenwich Village since 2015, includes a recently opened location in Rutherford as well as a forthcoming eatery on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. - [Porchetta is Angelo Competiello’s Passion](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-porchetta-angelo-competiello-s-passion/) - For Angelo Competiello, porchetta is both passion and mission Porchetta is a rolled pork roast, stuffed with aromatics, seasoned thoroughly, sealed in scored pig skin that crisps under slow roasting, conjuring melted fat to baste the succulent meat within. The dish is indigenous to central Italy and most recognized as originating in the Roman province town of Ariccia. Preparations vary throughout central Italy, where it is considered street food and offered by food trucks or at market stands, typically as a panino. - [Food People](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-food-people/) - Editor’s Note: The COVID-19 crisis has hit us all; we have been heartbroken, uplifted, unmoored. To help document the moment, Edible Jersey is sharing stories from our community. - [A DIFFERENT KIND OF COFFEE SHOP: FAIR MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-different-kind-coffee-shop-fair-mountain-coffee-roasters/) - Most mornings in the business district of Atlantic Highlands, those anywhere near the corner of First Avenue and East Garfield Avenue are likely lured by the toasty aroma of roasting coffee. And those who follow their noses will be drawn into the serene and flavorful auspices of Fair Mountain Coffee Roasters, a fixture in Atlantic Highlands since 2012 but conceived decades earlier in the confines of Wall Street’s coffee district where two java lovers fell in love. - [Experimental Farm Network Fights Climate Change](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-experimental-farm-network-fights-climate-change/) - Perennial Pursuits: A South Jersey-based network of grassroots gardeners fights climate change Headquartered on an unassuming patch of farmland in Salem County, the Experimental Farm Network is trying to save the world from climate change. - [Salt Life at Cape May Sea Salt Company](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-salt-life-cape-may-sea-salt-company/) - A surfer turned chef is harvesting New Jersey’s waters for an essential ingredient Before humans—before animals, before plants—there was salt. Encased in mountains, dissolved in seawater, bubbling in brine springs, salt is everywhere. All animals (including humans) and some plants have evolved to depend on it. The sodium in salt helps our bodies generate nerve impulses and regulates our electrolyte and fluid balance, heart activity and metabolism; we need chloride for digestive and respiratory function. We’re constantly depleting the supply of salt in our bodies and must constantly replenish it. - [Community Garden Cultivates Organic Produce for Bridgeton’s Farmworkers](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-community-garden-cultivates-organic-produce-bridgetons-farmworkers/) - Growing Food Justice - [Aerofarms: What They are and What's Next](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-aerofarms-what-they-are-and-whats-next/) - After generating big headlines, this growing business looks ahead AeroFarms, one of the country’s biggest players in sustainable urban agriculture, uses zero soil, zero pesticides and 95% less water than land-based farming. The mission- driven company harvests thousands of pounds of fresh greens each week from its 70,000-square-foot global headquarters in Newark, on just 1 percent of the land a conventional farming operation of similar scale would need. - [Pit Stop, Southern Style at Sally Bell's Kitchen](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-pit-stop-southern-style-sally-bells-kitchen/) - Sally Bell’s Kitchen in Richmond, Virginia, serves up homemade classics and a taste of the past When I was nine, my family moved from southern California to North Carolina. My parents, my sister and I went from taking annual cross-country plane rides to visit my mother’s family in Quebec to driving the 18-hour journey between Raleigh and Montreal—US 1 to I-85, I-95, I-87. - [Advertise with Us](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/about-us/advertise/) - Be a part of the Garden State’s local food community. Edible Jersey connects you with an audience who appreciates and supports local businesses. For advertising information, email info@ediblejersey.com or call 973.763.6691. See below for publishing schedule, deadlines and specifications. Questions? Call 973.763.6691. - [2024 Edible Jersey Holiday Food & Gift Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-2024-edible-jersey-holiday-food-gift-guide/) - 1 SHORTBREAD COOKIES, Prices vary Artisanal sweet and savory shortbreads in decorative packaging. ROLLING PIN CONFECTIONS rollingpinconfections.com - [Cookbooks with New Jersey Roots](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-cookbooks-new-jersey-roots/) - Winter means spending a little more time indoors—and cozying up to a hearty, home-cooked meal. Whether you’re searching for the perfect holiday gift or want to expand your own cooking repertoire, these cookbooks written by chefs and cooks with New Jersey roots are a great choice. —Julia Mullaney - [Covered Wagon Tours: Wine for Your Horses](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-covered-wagon-tours-wine-your-horses/) - Auburn Road Vineyards, Cowtown Rodeo, and Cowtown Cowboy Outfitters team up to introduce Covered Wagon Tours. Experience the grapevines and horse pastures of South Jersey! - [2024 Makers Profiles: New Jersey's Local Drinks Movement ](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-2024-makers-profiles-new-jerseys-local-drinks-movement/) - WINE MAKERS PROFILES AUBURN ROAD VINEYARDS 117 Sharptown-Auburn Rd., Pilesgrove 215.625.4863 www.auburnroadvineyards.com HOURS: Sun-Wed 12-5pm, Thurs-Sat 12-9pm - [2024 New Jersey Craft Brewery Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-2024-new-jersey-craft-brewery-guide/) - New Jersey’s craft brew scene is brimming with every style of beer imaginable, including seasonal brews on tap inspired with local ingredients and flavors. Thanks to new legislation, brewers are also now able to serve food and host a wide variety of events on site. Look for Jersey brews at retail shops and restaurants, and visit the many tasting rooms statewide to fully appreciate the energy of this exciting industry. Here are a few. Cheers! - [2024 New Jersey Distillery & Cidery Guide ](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-2024-new-jersey-distillery-cidery-guide/) - New Jersey’s spirits industry is booming with world-class locally handcrafted vodkas, rums, gins, whiskies, hard ciders and other spirits. Many options are crafted from locally grown ingredients, making a direct link from the fi eld to the glass. Find Jersey-born spirits in an increasing number of spirit shops or, better yet, visit their tasting rooms to fully experience one of NJ’s most exciting revival industries. Here are a few recommendations. - [2024 New Jersey Drink Local Winery Guide ](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-2024-new-jersey-drink-local-winery-guide/) - Presented by Edible Jersey and the Garden State Wine Growers Association New Jersey has grown to become a premier wine region. Thanks to the talent and expertise of Garden State winemakers, combined with NJ’s favorable soil, climatic and geographic conditions, New Jersey vineyards are growing a wide diversity of grapes and producing an ever-increasing portfolio of world-class wines. - [ICE CREAM TOUR 2024](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-ice-cream-tour-2024/) - Got a sweet tooth? Sign up for the 2nd Annual “I Licked My Way Through the New Jersey Ice Cream Tour” happening now through August 18th. Twelve participating ice cream shops across the state—members of the New Jersey North American Ice Cream Association—have their scoopers poised and ready! - [Experience the Food Culture of Newark](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-experience-food-culture-newark/) - A GREAT CITY IS ALWAYS EVOLVING - [What's in Season in New Jersey in Spring - Spinach](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-whats-season-new-jersey-spring-spinach/) - Spinach is one of our most versatile vegetables. It works well in soups, in salads, as a side dish, or as an ingredient in many entrée recipes. Or, for a super healthy snack, enjoy the fresh green leaves on their own with raw carrots or other vegetables. season: Available in New Jersey throughout the year, fresh spinach is most plentiful during the spring and fall. - [Nancy and Ray Painter of Edible Jersey Receive New Jersey Agricultural Society Award](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-nancy-and-ray-painter-edible-jersey-receive-new-jersey-agricultural-society-award/) - Nancy and Ray Painter of Edible Jersey have received the New Jersey Agricultural Society’s 2024 Phillip Alampi Industry Marketing Award. NJAS President Joni Elliott presented the award to the Edible Jersey co-founders and publishers at the society’s annual luncheon held in February during the 2024 NJ State Agriculture Convention in Atlantic City. - [Guide to NJ Christmas Tree Farms](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-guide-nj-christmas-tree-farms/) - Photo: Peterson Farm, Cherryville Photo courtesy of Explore Hunterdon Choosing and cutting a Christmas tree at a local farm is a fun, educational outing for the whole family. By deciding to cut-your-own or selecting a pre-cut tree at a New Jersey tree farm, you help protect NJ’s open spaces and support Jersey farmers. - [What's in Season in New Jersey in Winter - Carrots](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-whats-season-new-jersey-winter-carrots/) - Thanks to their colors and nutritional value, carrots will brighten your plate as well as your health this winter. season: Harvested in New Jersey primarily from June through November, these hardy root vegetables are available year ’round. - [Edible Jersey 2023 Holiday Food & Gift Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-edible-jersey-2023-holiday-food-gift-guide/) - A collection of locally sourced entertaining & gift ideas for the season - [2023 New Jersey Distillery & Cider Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-2023-new-jersey-distillery-cider-guide/) - It’s been a decade since distillers were allowed to operate again in NJ, for the first time since Prohibition. Since then, the nascent industry has seen an infusion of entrepreneurship from spirits-focused new businesses and farm-based operations. As the number of distillers has grown so have the offerings. New Jersey is now home to world-class handcrafted vodkas, rums, gins, whiskies, hard ciders and other spirits, often crafted from locally grown ingredients. Here are a few recommendations. - [2023 New Jersey Craft Brewery Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-2023-new-jersey-craft-brewery-guide/) - New Jersey’s craft brew scene has become more popular than ever. Well over 120 craft brewers now operate throughout the state, crafting every style of beer imaginable. Most also feature seasonal brews on tap inspired with local ingredients and flavors. Jersey brews can increasingly be found at retail shops and restaurants statewide, but we encourage you to make a visit to taste, tour and experience one of the state’s most exciting new industries. Here are a few recommendations. Cheers! - [2023 New Jersey Drink Local Winery Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-2023-new-jersey-drink-local-winery-guide/) - Presented by Edible Jersey and the Garden State Wine Growers Association With nearly 60 wineries currently operating and more in development, New Jersey is increasingly recognized as one of the premier wine regions in the Mid-Atlantic. New Jersey winemakers harvest a wide diversity of grapes that grow across multiple micro-climates and soil conditions. We encourage you to use this Guide to learn about New Jersey’s exciting wine industry and explore New Jersey Wine Country. Experience the grape harvest, enjoy a flight of award-winning wines, and make yourself feel at home. - [Danielle Nguyen - Beverage Director, Ironbound Farm](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-danielle-nguyen-beverage-director-ironbound-farm/) - “Teaching people new things without being overwhelming is really rewarding to me,” says Danielle Nguyen, who in many ways has become a teacher since being named beverage director of Ironbound Farm in 2022. The cocktail program she has created invites customers to enjoy straightforward, accessible cocktails and mocktails—and to learn that a drink is about far more than just the alcohol (or its absence). It’s about the flavor. - [2023 Makers Profiles: New Jersey's Local Drinks Movement](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-2023-makers-profiles-new-jerseys-local-drinks-movement/) - WINE MAKERS PROFILES - [What's in Season in New Jersey in Fall - Cranberries](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-whats-season-new-jersey-fall-cranberries/) - With their vibrant color and unique taste, cranberries are a versatile fall treat. season: Mid September – Mid November at the market: Select cranberries that are firm and not shriveled or soft. - [Pick Your Own Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-new-jersey-pick-your-own-guide/) - Enjoy a family trip to a local farm this fall to pick your own apples or find the perfect pumpkin. Many of the farms listed also feature other produce items for picking, as well as hayrides, corn mazes and seasonal goodies like homemade cider. Important: Due to Covid 19, many farms have implemented safeguards, such advance ticketing and group size limits. Be sure to call ahead to verify pick-your own availability as well as hours and restrictions. - [A Recipe for Sharing: Mexican Street Corn](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-recipe-sharing-mexican-street-corn/) - It’s hard to improve on locally grown sweet corn in season, but traditional Mexican street corn may do just that with its perfect combination of sweet, crunchy, and spicy. I make this in a skillet (as the grill is usually full), but you can easily skip the pan-sear in favor of grilling the ears of corn whole ... visit our sister site EdibleCommunities.com for the recipe - [What's in Season in New Jersey in Summer - Basil](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-whats-season-new-jersey-summer-basil/) - Whether picked fresh from your container garden or purchased by the bunch at a local farmers’ market, basil is a favorite Jersey summer treat. season: June through September - [Creating Natural Dyes from Food Waste](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-creating-natural-dyes-food-waste/) - Natural dyes, made from food scraps that would otherwise go composted or unused, suddenly inspire creative opportunity. Our friends from Edible Indy show us how to make the most from those scraps to dye fiber or fabric, add color to DIY projects, paint Easter eggs and more. Take a look and get inspired here. - [Why Heirlooms Matter](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-why-heirlooms-matter/) - Sponsored by - [What's in Season in New Jersey in Spring - Asparagus](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-whats-season-new-jersey-spring-asparagus/) - seasons: April–June grow: Asparagus thrives best in well-drained loam or sandy-loam soils, or in heavier soils with good drainage. - [Taste the Flavors of Northern Italy](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-taste-flavors-northern-italy/) - Stay in a Tuscan agriturismo, making yourself at home on a working farm. Sip Barolo, the king of wines, in the land that gave it its name. Experience a world-famous truffle fair and get a glimpse into age-old traditions at a balsamic vinegar estate. Even make handmade pasta by hand in Bologna. - [Cooking and Food is Important](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-cooking-and-food-important/) - “Cooking and food is important. Being fed by our mothers minutes after we are born. That warmth. That’s why we have this need to be feeding the people we love. That gives me a sense of ‘I belong. I am here. I am part of something bigger’.” —Chef José Andrés - [Edible Recipes: Leeks](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-edible-recipes-leeks/) - Leek-inspired recipes from two of our sister Edible publications. This recipe reminds us of one of our favorite quotes from Julia Child: “You don’t have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces—just good food from fresh ingredients.” - [Edible Jersey 2022 Holiday Food & Gift Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-edible-jersey-2022-holiday-food-gift-guide/) - 1 Assorted Farmstead Cheeses, Prices vary A wide selection of cheeses made with raw pastured cows milk (except brie). Gift baskets available with wine or condiment pairings. CHERRY GROVE FARM cherrygrovefarm.com 609.219.0053 - [Restaurants: The Next Generation](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-restaurants-next-generation/) - Few business sectors were hit harder by Covid-19 than restaurants. For many, the pandemic led to revised business models, re-tooling of services, or permanent closures. Restaurateurs, however, are known to be a determined and scrappy bunch of entrepreneurs. So, it’s no surprise that new innovations are coming to the forefront. Of special interest: a number of established eateries have recently transitioned ownership to new first-time restaurateurs. And it’s clear, from casual to fine dining, that the new generation is revitalizing the industry with energy and creativity. - [Brew Jersey: 2022 Edible Jersey Brewery Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-brew-jersey-2022-edible-jersey-brewery-guide/) - New Jersey’s craft brew scene continues to grow and get better with every passing year. The Garden State is now home to over 130 craft brewers, a five-fold increase over the past decade. Along with offering an outstanding beer experience, craft breweries are helping to re-energize downtowns with jobs, hospitality and new customers. Many local brews are now available at retail shops and restaurants statewide, but we encourage you to visit their tasting rooms to best enjoy and celebrate one of the state’s most exciting new industries. Here are a few recommendations. Cheers! - [Good Spirits: 2022 Edible Jersey Distillery & Cidery Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-good-spirits-2022-edible-jersey-distillery-cidery-guide/) - It’s been nearly a decade since distillers were allowed to operate again in NJ, for the first time since Prohibition. As the number of distillers has grown so have the quality of the offerings. New Jersey is now home to world-class handcrafted vodkas, rums, gins, whiskies, hard ciders and other spirits, often crafted from locally grown ingredients. Here are a few recommendations where you can enjoy a taste. - [2022 Drink Local Winery Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-2022-drink-local-winery-guide/) - The Garden State Wine Growers Association and Edible Jersey are pleased to once again present this annual New Jersey Winery Guide. With nearly 60 wineries currently operating and more in development, New Jersey is fast on its way to becoming one of the premier wine regions in the Mid-Atlantic. New Jersey winemakers harvest a wide diversity of grapes that grow across multiple micro-climates and soil conditions. - [2022 Makers Profiles: New Jersey's Local Drinks Movement](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-2022-makers-profiles-new-jerseys-local-drinks-movement/) - WINE MAKERS PROFILES ALBA VINEYARD 269 County Rd. 627, Milford 908.995.7800 albavineyard.com Hours: Sun-Thurs 11am-5pm; Fri-Sat 11am-9pm - [New Jersey Food + Community](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-new-jersey-food-community/) - It is my contention that New Jersey is so magnificent, so unique, its spirit and sense of humor so unsinkable that even there, seeing those places—as I do—with affection and respect and no small measure of hope, [others] will find my beloved home state awesome and beautiful too…. New Jersey, it is my contention, was amazing all along. - [Devon Perry named Executive Director, Garden State Wine Growers Association](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-devon-perry-named-executive-director-garden-state-wine-growers-association/) - “It is an exciting time to lead the Garden State Wine Growers Association, when ‘Jersey Fresh farm-to-table’ is the mantra and ‘shop local’ can happen almost in your own backyard.” - Devon Perry - [In Memory of Thich Nhat Hanh](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-memory-thich-nhat-hanh/) - When we look at a grain of rice, one second of mindfulness and concentration allows us to see that this grain contains the whole world—the rain, the cloud, the Earth, time, space, farmers, everything. Mindfulness and concentration bring insight, and suddenly we can see so much in a grain of rice. Thich Nhat Hanh, 1926-2022 From How to Eat, meditations on the benefits of mindful eating [Parallax Press, 2014] - [Eggs](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-eggs/) - Contrary to popular belief, eggs do have a season and it begins in early spring. - [Misty Meadow’s Lamb Camp Returns](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-misty-meadow-s-lamb-camp-returns/) - Misty Meadow Sheep Dairy is once again holding its spring lamb camp, which allows visitors to interact with animals and nature through activities including bottle feeding the lambs, cleaning them, and keeping them warm. Located in Upper Township, Misty Meadow is a grade A dairy farm raising East Friesian Dairy Sheep. - [How to Bring Bland Cabinetry to Life](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-how-bring-bland-cabinetry-life/) - In 2022, homeowners are adding a pop of kitchen color in a new way: cabinetry. Amy Wax, a Montclair-based internationally recognized color expert, says homeowners are shifting away from stark white kitchens in favor of more color—specifically, they’re bringing bland cabinetry to life. “I see more use of color in the kitchen … softer colors to give the kitchen a more cozy and inviting feel,” she says. Sage greens, muted blues, and soft earth tones are taking the stage in painted cabinets, with a more subtle backsplash and countertops becoming the complements. - [A Farmer’s Life: Notes from Terhune Orchards.](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-farmer-s-life-notes-terhune-orchards/) - For 35 years, Gary Mount has been profiling life on his family’s farm, Terhune Orchards, through the farm’s quarterly newsletter. Now, Mount has taken the step of compiling those stories in one place with his new book, A Farmer’s Life: Notes from Terhune Orchards. “The articles have ranged from all over the place,” Mount says of his stories. “My boyhood reminiscence to growing up on the farm to the latest technology and growing fruit.” Mount credits one of his college friends, as well as his grandchildren, for pushing him to finally publish the book. - [Andre’s Lakeside Dining Supports Staying Sober in the Restaurant Industry](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-andre-s-lakeside-dining-supports-staying-sober-restaurant-industry/) - In late 2019, André deWaal, executive chef and co-owner of Andre’s Lakeside Dining in Sparta, did a quick Google search to find a sobriety support group. He stumbled upon Ben’s Friends, a national group offering help to those in the restaurant industry working toward sobriety. - [Welcome to Newark Video](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-welcome-newark-video/) - Preview adventures for the whole family - [Thank you for your support of Edible Jersey.](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/about-us/about-us-thank-you-your-support-edible-jersey/) - Thank you so much for your interest and support for Edible Jersey. We truly appreciate it. You are helping to sustain Edible Jersey's mission. Ray Painter, Publisher ray@ediblejersey.com Here are other links for you... - [Brussels Sprouts](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-brussels-sprouts-0/) - Brussels sprouts make for an interesting and healthy side dish, salad, or entrée ingredient. - [Hawk Haven Vineyards and Winery in Rio Grande Adds Hard Cider](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-hawk-haven-vineyards-and-winery-rio-grande-adds-hard-cider/) - Fans of Hawk Haven Vineyards and Winery in Rio Grande have something new to cheer about. Last spring, the winery released its first hard cider, crafted from New Jersey Fuji and Golden Delicious apples. The positive response led to a second release in October: Bastard Hawk Winesap Hard Cider, a light, crisp blend made from Stayman Winesap apples. - [Ramblin’ Sol Farm is Putting Down Roots in Cream Ridge](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-ramblin-sol-farm-putting-down-roots-cream-ridge/) - Ramblin’ Sol Farm in Cream Ridge is moving to a new home this winter, and farmers/owners Hannah Conner and Joe Soto couldn’t be happier. The move will allow the couple to more than double their 100-member community-supported agriculture (CSA) subscriptions. The new eight-acre site also means room for hosting workshops, farm-to-table brunches, yoga classes, and more. - [New Jersey Bans Single-Use Plastic Bags](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-new-jersey-bans-single-use-plastic-bags/) - Environmentally conscious consumers have long been toting groceries and other items home from markets in reusable bags. Food retailers, too, have stepped up in recent years by selling tote bags or charging for paper bags at checkout to encourage customers to be more earth-friendly. Still, the use of plastic bags and other wasteful takeaway packaging remains prevalent throughout the food industry. - [The Battle to Legalize the Sale of Home-Baked Goods in New Jersey](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-battle-legalize-sale-home-baked-goods-new-jersey/) - New Jersey home bakers scored a big win in October when the state lifted its long-running ban on the sale of home baked goods. Until then, the Garden State held the dubious distinction of being the last state in the US to prohibit small-business owners from selling cakes, cookies, and other goods baked in their home kitchens. Instead, entrepreneurial bakers were required to rent or build a commercial kitchen, pay multiple fees, and adhere to an extensive list of regulations—all barriers for many fledgling businesses. Offenders risked fines of up to $1,000. - [2021 DRINK LOCAL BREWERY GUIDE](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-2021-drink-local-brewery-guide/) - BREW JERSEY - [2021 DRINK LOCAL DISTILLERY & CIDERY GUIDE](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-2021-drink-local-distillery-cidery-guide/) - SPIRIT RENAISSANCE - [Cauliflower](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-cauliflower-1/) - Cauliflower is one of nature’s most versatile vegetables. Eaten raw, roasted, grilled, sautéed, or steamed, it makes a great snack, side dish, or entrée and comes packed with a healthy punch of vitamins and nutrients, too. Fortunately, cauliflower is grown throughout New Jersey and will be easily available at farmers’ market tables this season. Be sure to add it to your fall repertoire. - [Chef David Burke Leads By Example](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-chef-david-burke-leads-example/) - David Burke has had a busy year. When Covid-19 forced the energetic celebrity chef to shutter his restaurants and furlough several hundred employees, he jumped into spearheading #FeedtheHeroes, a charitable endeavor that prepared and delivered 100,000 meals to frontline workers and charities in NJ and NY while creating jobs for furloughed employees. - [Nana Milena’s New Jersey Wine Biscuits](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-nana-milena-s-new-jersey-wine-biscuits/) - The New Jersey wine industry has many things to celebrate these days. It continues to garner positive attention and praise from wine aficionados and national media alike. It has also experienced a substantial uptick in visitors to its vineyards and tasting rooms as consumers looking to “travel local” during the pandemic era discover the scenic getaway possibilities offered by Garden State wineries. - [2021 DRINK LOCAL WINERY GUIDE](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-2021-drink-local-winery-guide/) - The Garden State Wine Growers Association and Edible Jersey are pleased to once again present this annual New Jersey Winery Guide. With more than 50 wineries currently open and more in development, New Jersey is fast on its way to becoming one of the premier wine regions in the Mid-Atlantic. Here you will learn about the state’s newly designated six wine regions that extend from as far north as Sussex County down to the tip of Cape May. - [The Jim Beam Team is making a pit stop in NJ on June 25th and 26th. Join us!](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-jim-beam-team-making-pit-stop-nj-june-25th-and-26th-join-us/) - We’ll be stopping by to say hello to old friends and iconic flavors on our road trip through the United Tastes of America! In partnership with Pig & Parrot and the Sweetwater Marina & Riverdeck, we’ll be cookin’ up iconic bites to pair with your Jim Beam Highball to create the ultimate Jim Beam - [What's in Season in New Jersey in Summer - Tomatoes](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-whats-season-new-jersey-summer-tomatoes/) - Whether you enjoy snacking on Sungolds or savoring a Brandywine heirloom, the colors, taste and smell of Jersey tomatoes are one of summer’s most splendid treats. Hundreds of tomato varieties grow exceptionally well in our Garden State soil and they’ll be on grand display on farmers’ market tables this season. Grab ’em while they last. Photo: Ray Painter - [In Season: Strawberries](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-season-strawberries/) - You can smell them before you see them. With a fragrance as alluring as any perfume (they’re members of the rose family), strawberries are among the most exciting of early season farmers’ market finds. Stock up while you can! - [How Do You End Global Hunger? It Starts With a Meal.](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-how-do-you-end-global-hunger-it-starts-meal-0/) - Big problems are almost never impossible to solve; they just require deliberate, relentless work and courage to arrive at a resolution. Hunger in New York, for example, where at least 1 in 10 households experience food insecurity, could be eradicated—if the right people would do the right thing. The same is true when it comes to solving the problem of hunger globally, where 820 million people simply don’t have access to the food they need in order to live a healthy life. - [Visit Bucks County, PA: Wine & Spirits, Ale Trail, Sweet Spots Trail ](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-visit-bucks-county-pa-wine-spirits-ale-trail-sweet-spots-trail/) - BUCKS COUNTY SWEET SPOTS TRAIL Follow the nearly 40 spots along the Sweet Spots Trail! From baked goods to chocolates, doughnuts to candy, safely satisfy your sweet tooth in Bucks County. BAKERIES Angelina’s Bake Shop Bristol C’est La Vie New Hope H.F. Hornberger Bakery Bensalem One Sweet Baking Co. Doylestown - [Christmas Trees](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-christmas-trees/) - “Purpose crosses disciplines. Purpose is an essential element of you. It is the reason you are on the planet at this particular time in history.” —actor Chadwick Boseman (1976—2020) - [Edible Jersey’s 2020 Holiday Food & Gift Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-edible-jersey-s-2020-holiday-food-gift-guide/) - COCONUT DEVIL BROWNIES, $42 per dozen; $21 half-dozen Deliciously Evil! 12 mouthwatering flavors to tempt any gourmet palate. Specialty platters, bridal/wedding, birthday, corporate events, & more. Nationwide delivery. DEVIL BROWNIES devilbrownies.com - [Rally for Restaurants - New Jersey](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-rally-restaurants-new-jersey/) - October 25 – November 30, 2020 Support NJ Restaurants and Have a Chance to Win! NJ restaurants are the social and economic backbone of local communities. Get out and support them this fall – and have a chance to win a $100 gift certificate to your favorite eatery! HERE'S HOW IT WORKS: Follow Edible Jersey on Instagram When you eat in, pick up or dine outdoor at a New Jersey eatery, take a photo that captures the experience. - [2020 DRINK LOCAL WINERY GUIDE](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-2020-drink-local-winery-guide/) - Sponsored by: - [Carrot Recipes](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-carrot-recipes/) - SLAW A carrot slaw is a perfect side salad, and Dijon mustard is the secret to its success. Add 2 tablespoons mustard to 3 tablespoons olive oil; whisk with a spray of lemon, salt and pepper. Use to dress a pound of grated carrots. Add scallions, capers, parsley, if desired. - [Save New Jersey Restaurants](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-save-new-jersey-restaurants/) - These restaurants have supported Edible Jersey over the past 2 years with their ad dollars. We ask you, our readers, to support them and all local independent restaurants during this critical time. - [SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS: A Message from Edible Jersey ](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-support-our-advertisers-message-edible-jersey/) - Our advertisers make it possible for us to bring you the magazine you hold in your hands. Their financial support allows us to continue our mission of celebrating and sustaining the local food and drink of the Garden State. We ask that you return the favor, now more than ever, by supporting their businesse—and let them know you saw your ad in Edible Jersey. To further support Edible Jersey, become a member subscriber, give a gift subscription, buy a single copy or donate. Learn more at ediblejersey.com/support. - [LIVE THE LAKE NJ: Lake Hopatcong](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-live-lake-nj-lake-hopatcong/) - LAKE HOPATCONG - [2020 New Jersey Farmers’ Markets Weekly Calendar](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-2020-new-jersey-farmers-markets-weekly-calendar/) - SPONSORED BY The farmers’ markets listed in this day-of-the-week calendar are participants in Edible Jersey’s Festival of Farmers Markets. Shop their markets this season, locally and during day and weekend getaways. - [SUPPORT OUR MISSION: A Message from Edible Jersey](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-support-our-mission-message-edible-jersey/) - For 14 years, Edible Jersey has celebrated the Garden State’s food community. We believe locally sourced, sustainable food matters to our health, to our lives, to our communities, and to the future of the world around us. Never has it been more apparent that a local food system is critical to our environment and food security. For all these years, our advertisers have made it possible for us to bring you the magazine you hold in your hands, free of charge. We ask that you return the favor, now more than ever, by supporting their businesses. - [Help sustain Edible Jersey for the future...](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/about-us/about-us-help-sustain-edible-jersey-future/) - We need your help now. - [Farm and Farm Market Services](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-farm-and-farm-market-services/) - Farms throughout the Garden State have been stepping up to provide fresh locally-grown food during the COVID-19 crisis. - [Farmers are innovators, but the shock of the pandemic has some scrambling to stay afloat](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-farmers-are-innovators-shock-pandemic-has-some-scrambling-stay-afloat-1/) - American Farmland Trust launched The Farmer Relief Fund seeking donations to provide cash to help farmers adapt to market challenges brought on by the COVID-19 crisis—100% to go to those most in need. - [Edible Jersey #SupportLocal Food & Drink Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-edible-jersey-supportlocal-food-drink-guide/) - During the COVID-19 crisis, many local New Jersey food- and drink-related businesses are offering alternative services, including takeout and/or delivery, direct shipping and limited shopping hours. Many are also offering specials, discounts, and family meal packages. This map and list below provide details for many establishments who are open for business and ready to serve their customers in - [Attn.- Food & Drink Business Owners: Sign Up for #JerseyStrong Dining and Shopping Program:](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/about-us/about-us-jerseystrong-dining-and-shopping-program/) - As we New Jerseyans have learned over the years, the best way to get through a crisis is by working together. Supporting neighbors and the small businesses that energize our towns has always been the circle that keeps us Jersey Strong. - [Edible Jersey 2019 Holiday Market](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-edible-jersey-2019-holiday-market/) - 5th Annual Edible Jersey HOLIDAY MARKET at Princeton Day School, 650 Great Road, Princeton Meet your favorite food, drink & gift vendors. Many local businesses seen in Edible Jersey will be on hand— all in one place for your holiday food and gift shopping needs. - [Holiday Food & Gift Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-holiday-food-gift-guide/) - The local businesses featured in this Holiday Food & Gift Guide are the advertising partners of Edible Jersey. They help to create and support sustainable communities and offer this magazine to you free of charge. This season, gift local—either online, in store, or at our holiday market. Be sure to see Holiday Food & Gift Guide Digital Edition - [2019 Holiday Food & Gift Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-2019-holiday-food-gift-guide/) - A collection of locally sourced entertaining & gift ideas for the season The local businesses featured in this Holiday Food & Gift Guide are the advertising partners of Edible Jersey. They help to create and support sustainable communities and offer this magazine to you free of charge. This season, gift local—either online, in store, or at our November 23 Holiday Market (see inside back cover for details) - [TOMS RIVER BREWING](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-toms-river-brewing/) - 1540 Rt. 37 West, Toms River 732.608.1004 tomsriverbrewing.com TAP ROOM OPEN THURS-SUN - [SOURLAND MOUNTAIN SPIRITS](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-sourland-mountain-spirits/) - 130 Hopewell Rocky Hill Rd., Hopewell 609.333.8575 sourlandspirits.com - [SILK CITY DISTILLERS - GHOST HAWK BREWING COMPANY](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-silk-city-distillers-ghost-hawk-brewing-company/) - SILK CITY DISTILLERS 321 River Rd., Unit 5, Clifton silkcitydistillers.com - [NAUTI SPIRITS](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-nauti-spirits-0/) - 916 Shunpike Rd., N. Cape May nautispirits.com 609.770.3381 - [LAIRD & COMPANY](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-laird-company/) - 1 Laird Rd., Scobeyville 732.542.0312 lairdandcompany.com - [TERHUNE ORCHARDS WINERY](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-terhune-orchards-winery/) - 330 Cold Soil Rd., Princeton 609.924.2310 terhuneorchards.com WINERY OPEN FRI-SUN - [HAWK HAVEN VINEYARD & WINERY](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-hawk-haven-vineyard-winery/) - 600 South Railroad Ave., Rio Grande 609.846.7347 hawkhavenvineyard.com Sun-Thurs 11am-5pm, Fri-Sat 11am-6pm - [CAPE MAY WINERY & VINEYARD](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-cape-may-winery-vineyard/) - 711 Townbank Rd., Cape May 609.884.1169 capemaywinery.com - [BELLVIEW WINERY](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-bellview-winery/) - 150 Atlantic St., Landisville 856.697.7183 bellviewwinery.com TASTING ROOM OPEN DAILY - [ASBURY PARK DISTILLING CO.](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-asbury-park-distilling-co/) - 527 Lake Ave., Asbury Park 732.455.3935 apdistilling.com Tasting Room open Thurs-Sun. Stop in, take a tour, and relax with a well-made drink. - [IRONBOUND HARD CIDER](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-ironbound-hard-cider/) - 360 County Rd. 579, Asbury 973.747.8724 ironboundhardcider.com TASTING ROOM OPEN FRI-SUN - [SHARROTT WINERY](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-sharrott-winery/) - There is nothing better than sharing our hard work with our customers. - [What's in Season in New Jersey in Fall - Apples](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-whats-season-new-jersey-fall-apples/) - APPLE FENNEL SALAD WITH BABY SPINACH Tart apples (think Granny Smith) pair well with fennel, and the trick to this bright salad is to use a mandoline for super-thin slices of both fennel and apple. Top with a vinaigrette made by whisking lemon juice, salt, and pepper with olive oil. Add walnuts and pecorino, if desired. - [Win a 3-Night Stay at Beach Plum Farm](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/about-us/about-us-win-3-night-stay-beach-plum-farm/) - Enter to Win a 3-Night Stay at Beach Plum Farm Win a 3-Night Stay at Beach Plum Farm, West Cape May, NJ—one cottage for a 3-night stay for up to six people plus a stocked refrigerator with all the ingredients to make a farm-fresh breakfast. Stay includes use of Beach Plum Farm golf carts, bicycles - [JUNIPER HILL](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-juniper-hill/) - JUNIPER HILL 73 Beaver Avenue Annandale 908.335.8905 juniper-hill.com - [MODINE](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-modine/) - MODINE 601 Mattison Avenue Asbury Park 732.893.5300 modineasbury.com - [THE CASSIDY BAR + KITCHEN](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-cassidy-bar-kitchen/) - The Cassidy Bar + Kitchen 160 Maplewood Avenue Maplewood, NJ 07040 (973) 762-5433 thecassidy.net The Cassidy bar + kitchen is an American bar and restaurant located in the heart of Maplewood village. Born and raised in town, chef Tom Carlin has spent his entire life in the restaurant world. Since 2005, he's been serving - [B2 BISTRO + BAR](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-b2-bistro-bar/) - B2 BISTRO + BAR 141 Shrewsbury Avenue Red Bank 732.268.8555 b2bistro.com - [ONE 53](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-one-53/) - ONE 53 153 Washington Street Rocky Hill 609.921.0153 one53nj.com - [STAGE LEFT STEAK](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-stage-left-steak/) - STAGE LEFT STEAK 5 Livingston Avenue New Brunswick 732.828.4444 stageleft.com - [JOCKEY HOLLOW BAR & KITCHEN](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-jockey-hollow-bar-kitchen/) - JOCKEY HOLLOW BAR & KITCHEN 110 South Street Morristown 973.644.3180 jockeyhollowbarandkitchen.com Jockey Hollow Bar & Kitchen is a lively dining destination in the historic Vail Mansion in the heart of Morristown. They feature four unique dining experiences: fine dining at daPesca seafood restaurant, the 1920’s-style cocktail lounge Vail Bar, the casual and contemporary Oyster - [IL NIDO](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-il-nido/) - IL NIDO 184 Route 9N, Willow Point Shopping Center Marlboro 732.851.6347 ilnidonj.com - [GLADSTONE TAVERN](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-gladstone-tavern/) - GLADSTONE TAVERN 273 Main Street Gladstone 908.234.9055 gladstonetavern.com - [SPUNTINO WINE BAR & ITALIAN TAPAS ](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-spuntino-wine-bar-italian-tapas/) - SPUNTINO WINE BAR & ITALIAN TAPAS Clifton Commons 70 Kingsland Road Clifton 973.661.2435 spuntinowinebar.com - [THE SHANNON ROSE](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-shannon-rose/) - THE SHANNON ROSE Clifton Commons, 98 Kingsland Rd Clifton 973.284.0200 AND 1200 Route 17 Ramsey 201.962.7602 theshannonrose.com This local pub with Irish soul has a chef-driven, scratch-made menu that incorporates seasonal and local ingredients from local community partners. They provide Irish hospitality and are always eager to provide guests with a warm meal and - [THE FOX & FALCON](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-fox-falcon/) - THE FOX & FALCON 19 Valley Street South Orange 973.419.6773 thefoxandfalconnj.com The Fox & Falcon, opened Fall 2018, is a must-visit destination in South Orange offering a striking mix of taste, culture and atmosphere. Chef Matt Ruzga’s flawlessly executed interpretation of classic American cuisine – anchored by locally-sourced ingredients – and artisanal cocktails - [THE KITCHEN STEP](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-kitchen-step/) - THE KITCHEN STEP 500 Jersey Avenue Jersey City 201.721.6115 kitchenstepjc.com Located in the historic Van Vorst section of downtown Jersey City, The Kitchen Step delivers thoughtful market-inspired cuisine, craft cocktails and inviting, neighborhood vibes. Chef Ryan DePersio’s continuously updated menu – as visually appealing as it is delicious – pairs perfectly with barman Ray - [WHITE BIRCH](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-white-birch/) - WHITE BIRCH 380 Route 206 Flanders 908.955.0443 whitebirchrestaurant.com - [MARKET PIZZA](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-market-pizza-0/) - MARKET PIZZA Stockton Market, 19 Bridge Street Stockton 609.664.7521 facebook.com/marketpizza Market Pizza does one thing and it’s magical... artisan hearth-baked gourmet pizza crafted with handmade dough and farm fresh ingredients. Owner/Pizza Witch Megan creates weekly specials, tapping into her NOLA roots. Located off the Delaware and Raritan Canal, tourists and locals come for fun - [BÜRBELMAIERS](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-b-rbelmaiers/) - BÜRBELMAIERS 69 Main Avenue Ocean Grove 732.774.3674 burbelmaiers.com Bürbelmaiers is an “everything-from-scratch” savoury pie shop on the Jersey shore. They make meat, vegetarian, gluten-free and sweet pies in a wide variety of global flavors. You’ll also find traditional sides, original soups and delectable scones. Their original pantry features their own English-inspired pickles, ferments, charcuterie - [APPLE STREET KITCHEN](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-apple-street-kitchen/) - 3 Course Pre Fixed Menu - [New Jersey's Ever-Changing Restaurant Scene](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-new-jerseys-ever-changing-restaurant-scene/) - NEW & NOTEWORTHY New Jersey’s restaurant community is dynamic and ever-evolving. Restaurateurs and chefs statewide strive for increasing levels of excellence, and brand-new restaurants constantly emerge on the scene. Edible Jersey shares a look at some of the new things happening this season in the kitchen, the front of the house and on the menu. 17 SUMMER 17 Summer St., Lodi 973.928.4780 17summerrestaurant.com - [Pairing Wine and Seafood](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-pairing-wine-and-seafood/) - RED WINE AND SEAFOOD: A NATURAL PAIR As Chris Cannon demonstrates, smartly selected rosés and reds can be transformative, and he brings passion to his pairings. “Much like when you go see fish being pulled up, real wines totally express place in a way that’s unbelievable,” he says. “When you meet the winemaker, it’s just like meeting the fisherman. Winemakers deal with the dirt every day, but they’re also artists.” ROSÉS 2018 Domaine des Terres Vivantes—Beaujolais- Villages Vieilles Vignes Rose “La Lutine” - [What's in Season in New Jersey in Summer - Lima Beans](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-whats-season-new-jersey-summer-lima-beans/) - LEMON AND GARLIC Lemon and garlic are perfect accompaniments to the earthy but delicate lima bean. Cook fresh lima beans by dropping them into salted boiling water for about 3 minutes; drain and rinse with cold water. Add lemon juice, thinly sliced garlic, olive oil, fresh herbs, salt and pepper. Toss and serve. - [EDIBLE RED BANK FOOD TOURS](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-edible-red-bank-food-tours/) - Read about one of NJ’s most dynamic food + drink communities in the Summer 2019 Edible Jersey! ROAD TRIP: Red Bank Now experience Red Bank... EDIBLE RED BANK FOOD TOURS presented by - [NEW JERSEY COUNCIL OF FARMERS & COMMUNITIES](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/about-us/about-us-new-jersey-council-farmers-communities/) - THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS The NJCFC is a non-profit organization dedicated to developing and growing the network of community farmers’ markets and farmers throughout northern and central New Jersey. jerseyfarmersmarkets.com - [JERSEY FRESH](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/about-us/about-us-jersey-fresh/) - THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS Launched by the NJ Department of Agriculture in 1984, the Jersey Fresh program enables farmers to designate their fruits and vegetables as grown in NJ so consumers know they are buying the highest quality products that are fresh and local. findjerseyfresh.com - [New Jersey Farmers’ Market Weekly Calendar](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-new-jersey-farmers-market-weekly-calendar/) - SPONSORED BY: - [What's in Season in New Jersey in Summer - Radishes](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-whats-season-new-jersey-summer-radishes/) - BUTTERED WITH POACH EGG Mild radishes are a perfect complement to farm-fresh eggs. Soften sliced radishes in a skillet, with butter, scallions and herbs, for five to six minutes. Spoon onto buttered toast, top with a poached egg. - [What's in Season in New Jersey in Spring - Fiddlehead Ferns](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-whats-season-new-jersey-spring-fiddlehead-ferns/) - ANGEL HAIR PASTA - [A More Personalized Approach to Health](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-more-personalized-approach-health/) - CBD Specialist Jiffy Scripts specializes in customizing products and plans to best meet customers’ needs. There is an ever-increasing awareness and interest in CBD supplementation to help maintain or reset the body’s endocannabinoid system. Endocannabinoid synthesis is an adaptive response to cellular stress aimed at re-establishing cellular homeostasis. CBD is specifically used to provide support to the endocannabinoid system. - [Watershed Institute](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-watershed-institute/) - An Eco-Friendly Way to Enjoy Your Big Day The Watershed Institute works to protect and restore our water and natural environment in central New Jersey. Consider our Platinum LEED Certifi ed Watershed Center for your next event as a sustainable, low waste, environmentally friendly venue. Enjoy rental support from our event staff, handicap accessibility, and our 950-acre reserve for outdoor ceremonies and receptions. Browse our list of eco-friendly vendors and tour our facilities including the seasonal Kate Gorrie Butterfly House. - [The Barn at Gravity Hill](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-barn-gravity-hill/) - Rustic Elegance; Pastoral Beauty Perched on a hill in the historic Lambertville/ New Hope area, our renovated 1740’s barn looks out on farm fields, animal pastures and the surrounding preserved park. The Barn is available for weddings as well as private and corporate rentals to support the community and educational mission of the farm. - [Wildflour Bakery & Cafe](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-wildflour-bakery-cafe/) - The Perfect Cake for All to Enjoy Celebrating a wedding brings friends and family together, yet dietary restrictions can make choosing the right cake a challenge. Wildflour Bakery is the go-to for your gluten-free wedding cake. - [Parker's Garage](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-parkers-garage/) - An Enchanted Wedding by the Sea We call it coastal contemporary . . . class and charm blended with that laid back beach vibe, right on the Barnegat Bay. It’s the perfect formula for your dream LBI wedding. Picture the perfect dress, a customized menu of the freshest seafood, the breeze off the bay, strings of soft lights, your favorite music and a stroll out on the dock for one of our famous Parker’s Sunsets. - [Don’t be Late - Your Wedding Timeline & Checklist](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-don-t-be-late-your-wedding-timeline-checklist/) - 12 – 10 months before Write up the guest list Have the money conversation and set a budget Book ceremony site and reception venue Hire a wedding planner Go dress shopping Shop for vendors 9 – 6 months before - [Jersey Chef Shakes New Orleans](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-jersey-chef-shakes-new-orleans/) - In November; Chef Jesse Jones flew to New Orleans. This is newsworthy—the chef, who is the Garden State's indisputable expert on Southern cuisine, had never visited the Big Easy. - [What to do with Turnips](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-what-do-turnips/) - Pureed with vanilla bran - [Protect New Jersey Bobcats](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-protect-new-jersey-bobcats/) - Once nearly extinct in New Jersey—and still endangered here—bobcats are trying to regain a foothold in our local fields and forests. But habitat loss and forest fragmentation continue to challenge their small population, disconnecting them from their historic range and pushing them more frequently into busy roadways. Shy, elusive bobcats help keep rodent populations in balance and are a last vestige of true wildness in our state. The Nature Conservancy is working hard to give them a chance to survive. - [2018 Holiday Market](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-2018-holiday-market/) - Come out to Edible Jersey's 2018 Holiday Market on December 2 at The Willow School in Gladstone! - [Garden State Kitchen](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/about-us/about-us-garden-state-kitchen/) - Garden State Kitchen is a shared-use commercial kitchen and event space designed to support local small-scale culinary businesses. It is our goal to provide an entire ecosystem of support through our facilities, classes, and other services. We are located in the Valley Arts District of Orange, NJ and hope you will join us as we create community around food. - [Harvest Drop - 100% Local Food for Chefs](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/about-us/about-us-harvest-drop-100-local-food-chefs/) - Harvest Drop started in 2015 with the idea of aggregating food from local farms, and selling their product into restaurants. Today we work with over 75 different producers throughout New Jersey, New York & Pennsylvania. With a unique distribution model to the food industry, we are able to provide our customers with exceptional ingredients - at a good price. Unlike the traditional distribution companies, we hold no inventory on fresh foods. This means we don’t have the same overhead costs, and more importantly, that our customers receive food that was harvested less than 24 hours ago. - [ENCHANTED DINNER ON THE FARM](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-enchanted-dinner-farm/) - As guests arrive at Beach Plum Farm, all is winter quiet. It is mostly dark. The air is still—expectant—and people mill about. Their breath is visible in the night air Gathered together each receives a kerosene lantern and is led down a wooded marshland trail. Snow crunches underfoot as a clearing comes into view, the moon shining high. There, the unexpected awaits: a glowing fire pit and heat lamps, throwing gentle heat; gentle holiday tunes; flutes of bubbly and hot cider served from a candle-lit bar and passed trays of house-made hors d’oeuvres. The Farm-to-Table dinner at Beach Plum Farm is officially underway. - [Reward](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-reward/) - Every time I resist the urge to eat a piece of fudge, I will reward myself immediately by eating a piece of fudge. —Refried Bean Reprinted by Permission - [Escarole](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-escarole/) - Sauteed with garlic The secret to sauteed escarole is the garlic. Slice the garlic paper thin, and allow the slices, along with some red pepper flakes, to perfume the olive oil as it heats. Then toss in the chopped escarole. Other tips: Don’t saute the escarole too long (think al dente) and a little salt goes a long way. - [2018 Holiday Food & Gift Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-2018-holiday-food-gift-guide/) - The local businesses featured in this Holiday Food & Gift Guide are the advertising partners of Edible Jersey. They help to create and support Sustainable communities and offer this magazine to you free of charge. This season, gift local—either online, in store, or at our December 2nd Holiday Market (see inside back cover for details). - [Cape May - Victorian charm plus new energy in the city by the sea](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-cape-may-victorian-charm-plus-new-energy-city-sea/) - CARRIAGE RIDES AND CANDLES, BUT ALSO A CHOCOLATE BAR, TACOS AND A DISTILLERY One could be forgiven the temptation to descend into Dickensian fantasy when the holidays arrive in Cape May, and not simply by virtue of the town’s annual Dickens Christmas Extravaganza. To walk Cape May’s Victorian-fringed streets, accompanied by the well-placed snowflake and a gingerbread-house backdrop, is to inhabit the metaphoric interior of a snow globe. Everything shimmers as dusk arrives, quaint and lovely. Shops and restaurants bustle, merry and bright. - [Vote for 2019 Local Heroes](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-vote-2019-local-heroes/) - Local Heroes sponsored by - [All Points West Distillery](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-all-points-west-distillery/) - All Points West Distillery, brings back alcohol beverage production to Newark’s Ironbound - [The Peacock Inn](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-peacock-inn/) - THE PEACOCK INN 20 Bayard Lane, Princeton 609.924.1707 peacockinn.com The Peacock Inn, an iconic Princeton landmark, is the only boutique hotel and fine dining restaurant in the heart of downtown Princeton. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus feature “American mosaic cooking” with fresh, seasonal ingredients including locally-farmed produce and aquaculture from over a dozen local purveyors. - [THE ARTIST BAKER - 2018 Eat Drink Local Week Special](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-artist-baker-2018-eat-drink-local-week-special/) - 14-18 Cattano Avenue, Morristown 973.267.5540 theartistbaker.com Peach Cobbler peaches from Parks Farm in Chester, NJ - [THE CLEAN PLATE KITCHEN](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-clean-plate-kitchen/) - 49 Main Street, Clinton 908.200.7610 cleanplateclinton.com Vegetarian Fall Local Dinner Special $33 Openers - [CHELSEA FIVE GASTROPUB MENU - EAT DRINK LOCAL WEEK 2018](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-chelsea-five-gastropub-menu-eat-drink-local-week-2018/) - Tropicana, 2831 Boardwalk, Atlantic City 609.340.4090 tropicana.net/ChelseaFiveGastropub First Course Choice of one of the following: - [daPesca / Jockey Hollow Bar & Kitchen](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-dapesca-jockey-hollow-bar-kitchen/) - daPesca 110 South Street, Morristown 973.644.3180 jockeyhollowbarandkitchen.com featuring: Squid ink cavatelli - [12 FARMS RESTAURANT](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-12-farms-restaurant/) - 120 North Main Street, Hightstown 609.336.7746 12farms.com featuring - [THE WINDLASS](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-windlass/) - 45 Nolan’s Point Park Road, Lake Hopatcong 973.663.3190 thewindlass.com - [STAGE LEFT](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-stage-left/) - 5 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick 732.828.4444 stageleft.com Eat Drink Local Dinner - [NICO KITCHEN + BAR](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-nico-kitchen-bar/) - NJPAC One Center Street Newark 973.642.1226 nicokitchenbar.com dinner menu - [ANDRE’S LAKESIDE DINING](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-andre-s-lakeside-dining/) - 112 Tomahawk Trail, Sparta Township 973.726.6000 andresrestaurant.com Three course wine tasting for $35 - [Winberie's Summit](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-winberies-summit/) - 2 Kent Place Boulevard Summit 908.277.4224 summit.winberies.com Appetizer - [SORELLINA ITALIAN KITCHEN & WINE BAR](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-sorellina-italian-kitchen-wine-bar/) - 1036 Washington Street Hoboken 201.963.3333 sorellinahoboken.com Eat, Drink, Local Dinner Menu APPETIZER: BURRATA FOR TWO Spaghetti squash fritter - [Market Pizza](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-market-pizza/) - Market Pizza at Stockton Market 19 Bridge Street Stockton 609.664.7521 facebook.com/marketpizza - [Crystal Tavern](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-crystal-tavern/) - Grand Cascades Lodge 1 Wild Turkey Way Hamburg 844.225.4953 crystalgolfresort.com/dine/tavern Eat, Drink, Local Dinner Menu Lamb Poutine - [Blue Morel](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-blue-morel/) - 2 Whippany Road, Morristown 973.451.2619 bluemorel.com - [100 Steps Supper Club + Raw Bar](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-100-steps-supper-club-raw-bar/) - 215 Centennial Avenue Cranford 908.276.0153 100stepsrawbar.com Eat, Drink, Local Dinner Menu 3 Course Dinner $35 First Course - [Edible Jersey Events Calendar](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-edible-jersey-events-calendar/) - [The Farm and Fisherman](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-farm-and-fisherman/) - EAT DRINK LOCAL WEEK DRINK SPECIAL PAWPAW PISCO SOUR As seen in Fall 2018 Edible Jersey! Mention Edible Jersey Eat Drink Local Week and get $2 Off - [NAUTI SPIRITS](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-nauti-spirits/) - LAUNCHED 2017 916 SHUNPIKE RD. CAPE MAY 609.770.3381 nautispirits.com SIZE: 60-acre working farm - [JERSEY SPIRITS DISTILLING](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-jersey-spirits-distilling/) - LAUNCHED 2015 1275 BLOOMFIELD AVE., BLDG. 7, UNIT 40B FAIRFIELD 973.227.5333 jerseyspirits.com - [HAWK HAVEN VINEYARDS](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-hawk-haven-vineyards/) - TASTING ROOM OPENED 2009 (FIRST VINES PLANTED 1997) 600 S. RAILROAD AVE. RIO GRANDE 609.846.7347 hawkhavenvineyard.com SIZE: 100-acre farm; 16 acres under vine - [BENEDUCE VINEYARDS](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-about-beneduce-vineyards/) - LAUNCHED 2OOO 1 JEREMIAH LANE PITTSTOWN 908.996.3823 beneducevineyards.com size: 51 acres (20 in grape) - [Arugula](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-arugula/) - Steak Arugula, with its peppery flavor; offers a perfect bed for a grand steak dinner (or any meat, for that matter). For a lighter meal, try a steak and arugula salad topped with shaved Parmesan and dressed with lemon juice and olive oil. - [Reducing Food Waste in NJ Schools](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-reducing-food-waste-nj-schools/) - Students this fall will be encouraged to reduce food waste. The NJ Department of Environmental Protection has developed a set of voluntary guidelines to encourage schools to reduce, recover and recycle food waste, as required by state legislation passed in 2017. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that 30 percent to 40 percent of our country’s food supply ends up as food waste; Americans throw out the equivalent of approximately $165 billion in food annually. With the USDA estimating that one in six Americans lacks a secure supply of food on their table, this food loss is especially concerning. - [HOW TO MAKE SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD CHOICES](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-how-make-sustainable-seafood-choices/) - Get to know your fishmonger. By asking what’s freshest and in season, you can stick to the best seafood options from local waters. Just ask, “Is this fish sustainable?” If your server or fish retailer doesn’t know, you probably have your answer. Next, ask where it’s from, how it’s harvested, and if it’s certified. Download a sustainable seafood app onto your smartphone for instant info on every species. Ocean Wise, Seafood Watch, msc [Marine Stewardship Council], and SeaChoice all have great smartphone tools. - [Farms = Food - For Kids](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-farms-food-kids/) - Food and farm related puzzles for kids - [Edible Newark Food Tours](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/newarktour/) - PRESENT: EDIBLE NEWARK FOOD TOUR - [Strawberries](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-strawberries-0/) - Savory - [Ode to Jersey Fisherman](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-ode-jersey-fisherman/) - You know it’s a new day in the restaurant world when ship captains are revered by name on the upstairs fine-dining menu. DaPesca opened earlier this year in Morristown, a redefinition of the fine-dining concept at Jockey Hollow Bar & Kitchen. The ever-changing menu zeroes in on seafood, specifically the local catch, including tuna, fluke, skate, oysters and clams, all from the Jersey Coast. (And yes, dear carnivores, meat options also exist.) - [Edible Newark Map](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/newarkfoodmap/) - Most of the locations on this map are mentioned in the feature stories in the Summer 2018 issue of Edible Jersey. - [The Big and Small on Easter Eggs](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-big-and-small-easter-eggs/) - Edible Info on Easter Eggs - [Don't Squish that Bug - for Kids](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-dont-squish-bug-kids/) - Some people squirm and shout "YUCK" when they find a but in their garden, but insects play an important role in the garden ecosystem ... and beyond! - [Spring Onions: Four Ways](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-spring-onions-four-ways-0/) - Green vinaigrette Add a chopped spring onion or two to your usual vinaigrette, and puree in a blender or food processor for a vivid green salad dressing that screams “spring.” - [Felina to Open in Ridgewood](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-felina-open-ridgewood/) - Chef Anthony Bucco is leaving Restaurant Latour at Crystal Springs Resort to open a small restaurant in Ridgewood. Felina is scheduled to open in mid-May. The restaurant has 70 seats, a pizza oven and a focused, ever-changing seasonal menu. Bucco is eager to relinquish his executive position for the opportunity to stand again in front of the stove “I don’t need to look at P&L reports,” he says. - [Tastes of the Tropics: All About Peppers with Maricel Presilla](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/uncategorized/http-ediblesouthflorida-ediblecommunities-com-eat-tastes-tropics-all-about-peppers-maricel-presilla/) - Do you like ’em spicy? Mild? Blazing hot? Sweet? Maricel Presilla – James Beard award-winning chef, culinary historian, author and restaurateur – talks with Gretchen Schmidt of Edible South Florida and Cristina Favretto of the University of Miami about the world of peppers. - [Wedding Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/about-us/about-us-wedding-guide/) - When you’re ready to say “I do” to the one you love, you want everything to be just as you’ve dreamed. The Garden State offers unlimited options for picture-perfect wedding destinations, whether your vision for your Big Day includes mountain, shore or lake views, chic urban architecture or quaint rural settings. These venues all offer romantic styles and beautiful surroundings, with varying choices designed to suit every couple’s whim. - [Where to Find Thanksgiving Turkeys](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-where-find-thanksgiving-turkeys/) - EDITOR’S NOTE: In NJ, turkeys are raised by a number of farms, including those listed below. Goffle Road Farms, in Wycoff, and Churutabis Farm, in Branchville, also breed turkeys. Most NJ farms do not. ASHLEY FARMS 25 Hillside Avenue, Flanders 973.584.7578 ashleyfarmsonline.com raising turkeys - [Nina White](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-nina-white/) - The work is so fulfilling, and I am fortunate to have such a satisfying life. —Nina White - [2017 Holiday Food & Gift Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-2017-holiday-food-gift-guide/) - A collection of locally-sourced gift ideas for the season PHOTOGRAPHY: PAUL TEMMERMAN DESIGN: DEBRA TRISLER PRODUCTION/STYLING: JULIA MULLANEY & SANDY FRENCH PHOTOGRAPHED ON LOCATION AT UNIONVILLE VINEYARDS, RINGOES, NJ - [Kale: Four ways](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-kale-four-ways/) - Kale Salad Slice a head of kale into thin ribbons (removing the stems, if you want) and add to a large mixing bowl. Season with salt and add a splash of white wine vinegar, minced garlic, salt and pepper and generous glug of olive oil. Toss to combine. Let marinate overnight and use as base for salads for up to a week. - [Edible Jersey's "Must Tries of the Month" November 2017](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-edible-jerseys-must-tries-month-november-2017/) - Each month, the Edible Jersey staff will publish their "Must Tries" --a cool restaurant, a fun outdoor market, a brand new brewery, and everything in between that we think you should know about! Take a look at our staff picks for November: - [A Farm Picture](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-farm-picture/) - Through the ample open door of the peaceful country barn, A sunlit pasture field with cattle and horses feeding, And haze and vista, and the far horizon fading away. —Walt Whitman, A Farm Picture - [Beets: Four Ways](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/recipes-beets-four-ways/) - Greens When you buy a bundle of beets at a farmers’ market, they are very likely to be topped with fresh, crisp greens. Don’t throw these away. Saute them with garlic and olive oil just like you would kale for a beet-y bonus. - [2017 Wine & Spirits Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-2017-wine-spirits-guide/) - There’s no doubt about it: a local libation movement is on the rise in NJ. - [2017 Local Craft Beer Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/drink/drink-2017-local-craft-beer-guide/) - INDUSTRY RISING Craft Beer’s New Golden Age New Jersey is steeped in beer history. Names like Krueger, Hensler and Wiedenmayer once reigned as brand leaders. Newark’s Ballantine produced the industry’s first IPA. - [Trap Rock Restaurant & Brewery Eat Drink Local 2017](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-trap-rock-restaurant-brewery-eat-drink-local-2017/) - 279 Springfield Ave, Berkeley Heights, 908.665.1755 Sample Eat Drink Local Week Menu - [Huntley Taverne Eat Drink Local Week 2017](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-huntley-taverne-eat-drink-local-week-2017/) - 3 Morris Avenue, Summit, 908.273.3166 Sample Eat Drink Local Week Menu - [Addams Tavern Eat Drink Local 2017](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-addams-tavern-eat-drink-local-2017/) - 115 Elm Street, Westfield, 908.232.3201 Sample Eat Drink Local Week Menu - [Mad Batter Eat Drink Local Week Menu](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-mad-batter-eat-drink-local-week-menu-0/) - 19 Jackson Street, Cape May, 609.884.5970 Mad Batter will be offering up the following a la carte specials for Eat Drink Local Week: - [12 Farms Eat Drink Local Week Menu](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-12-farms-eat-drink-local-week-menu/) - 120 North Main Street, Hightstown, 609.336.7746 12 Farms will be offering the following two specials during Eat Drink Local Week: Grilled Cajun Berkshire pork chop topped with apricot salsa Pan Seared Jersey Scallops with pistachios and sambuca cream sauce. - [Good Earth Organic Eatery Eat Drink Local Week Menu](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-good-earth-organic-eatery-eat-drink-local-week-menu/) - 600 Park Boulevard, West Cape May, 609.898.6161 Good Earth Organic Eatery is all-organic and dairy free. Here is what they will be offering for Eat Drink Local Week: Pepperless Green Gazpacho with local cucumber, kale, kohlrabi, parsley & mint - [Lovin' Oven Eat Drink Local Week Menu](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-lovin-oven-eat-drink-local-week-menu/) - 62A Trenton Avenue (Route 29), Frenchtown, 908.996.7714 Lovin' Oven will be offering up the following EDLW specials on July 28 and 29: Menu Appetizers Grilled Summer Vegetables & Creamy Burrata Cheese aged balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, herbs, garlic rubbed toasts $14 Jersey Sweet Corn & Pinto Bean Tostada - [Edible Jersey's "What's On Your Plate" Social Media Photo Contest](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-edible-jerseys-whats-your-plate-social-media-photo-contest/) - For Eat Drink Local Week 2017, Edible Jersey will host a Two-Part Social Media Photo Contest: Part 1: - [Honshu Eat Drink Local 2017](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-honshu-eat-drink-local-2017/) - 95 Green Street, Jersey City, 201.324.2788 Honshu will have a $10/piece, “secret” menu for Eat Drink Local week, featuring the best oyster of the day, sea urchin, salmon caviar, scallion and ponzu-yuzu foam. This offer won’t be displayed on their menu, so be sure to mention that you’re there for Eat Drink Local Week! - [Winberie’s Eat Drink Local 2017](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-winberie-s-eat-drink-local-2017/) - Winberie’s restaurant will be offering up a prix fixe menu for Eat Drink Local Week starting at just $21.17! Choose from delicious options ranging from seafood to beef to pasta. Take a peek at their menu below! 2 Kent Place Boulevard, Summit, 908.277.4224 - [Sorellina Eat Drink Local 2017](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-sorellina-eat-drink-local-2017/) - For Eat Drink Local Week, stop by Sorellina Hoboken to taste a selection of specialty cocktails made from local spirits and produce, as well as a three-course meal for just $26! 1036 Washington Street, Hoboken, 201.963.3333 - [Ruthie's BBQ & Pizza](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-ruthies-bbq-pizza/) - 64 Chestnut Street, Montclair, 973.509.1134 Ruthie’s BBQ will be offering up a “Fixin’s Menu” for Eat Drink Local Week! The menu will include fried green tomatoes with remoulade; zucchini, tomato and gruyere gratin with rosemary; and summer macaroni salad with buttermilk dressing…plus, some surprise menu items on their specials board! - [Osteria Morini Eat Drink Local 2017](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-osteria-morini-eat-drink-local-2017/) - 107 Morristown Road, Bernardsville, 908.221.0040 Osteria Morini will offer a three-course, pre fixe dinner menu for $39. Guests choose an appetizer, entrée and dessert. - [The Frog and Peach Eat Drink Local 2017](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-frog-and-peach-eat-drink-local-2017/) - 29 Dennis Street, New Brunswick, 732.846.3216 Frog and Peach will be serving up a three course menu for this year’s Eat Drink Local Week! For just $35, guests can choose an appetizer, entree and dessert from Frog and Peach’s pre fixe menu. EDIBLE JERSEY’S EAT, DRINK LOCAL 3 COURSES - [Il Verdi Eat Drink Local Week Specials](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-il-verdi-eat-drink-local-week-specials/) - Tropicana, 2831 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, 1.800.345.8767 Il Verdi will be offering a three-course prix fixe menu for Eat Drink Local Week at $48 per person plus tax and gratuity: - [Stage Left Eat Drink Local Week Menu](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-stage-left-eat-drink-local-week-menu/) - Stage Left will be featuring a three-course prix fixe meal for $39 per person: Stage Left Eat Drink Local Week Special Menu First Course Garlind, Rolling Hills & Soel Farms Greens Lemon, Olive Oil OR Cape May Sea Scallops Dreyer Farms Truffle Creamed Corn OR - [Due Mari Eat Drink Local 2017](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-due-mari-eat-drink-local-2017/) - 78 Albany Street, New Brunswick, 732.296.1600 Due Mari will feature both lunch and dinner pre fixe menus for Eat Drink Local Week. Choose an appetizer, entrée and dessert for $19 at lunch and $40 at dinner. - [Brick Farm Tavern Menu for Eat Drink Local 2017](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-brick-farm-tavern-menu-eat-drink-local-2017/) - 130 Hopewell Rocky Hill Road, Hopewell, 609.339.9200 For Eat Drink Local Week, Brick Farm Tavern will feature a locally sourced, three-course menu for $45/person, which includes a choice of entrees such as Berkshire pork and Devon beef. Click on the link to check out their menu! http://irrry3cbpk21gh4cvcjs68vz.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/EatDrinkLocal20172.pdf - [Grateful Bites](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-grateful-bites/) - 42 Route 12, Flemington, 908.782.3458 For Eat Drink Local Week, Grateful Bites will be serving a collection of organic and free-range products. They will also be hosting a pop-up Luau Dinner with Live Hawaiian Entertainment & Cocktails on July 22nd @ 7pm. Mention to them that you saw them on Edible Jersey, and you'll receive $5 off your meal! - [100 Steps Lunch and Dinner Menu for Eat Drink Local Week 2017](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-100-steps-lunch-and-dinner-menu-eat-drink-local-week-2017/) - 215 Centennial Avenue, Cranford, 908.276.0153 Eat, Drink, Local Dinner Menu 3 course dinner $39 Appetizer Summer Squash Soup Corn bread, parsley oil Arugula Salad Watermelon, walnuts, radish, walnut vinaigrette Duck Rillete Cashews, brie Cheese, black plum agrodulce - [BIVALVE GLOSSARY](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/food-thought-bivalve-glossary/) - Benthic zone: The ecological zone at the lowest level of a body of water Bivalves: Filter-feeding mollusks with hinged shells, including clams, mussels, oysters and scallops Dermo: A parasitic oyster disease, not harmful to humans, that was first discovered in the Gulf region in the ’40s and made its way to New Jersey in the early ’90s Estuary: A unique ecosystem where freshwater rivers meet the salty sea Flip-bag method: A growing method where oysters are flipped in bags by the tide, resulting in a smooth shell and deep cup - [Market Pizza Menu](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-market-pizza-menu/) - Market Pizza at the Stockton Market and Stockton Fine Wines has paired up for the Local promo. SFW has paired up all of our pizzas with a NJ Beer that they sell. In addition to our regular menu, we do weekend specials. As this promo falls over two weekends, we will be offering two different and distinct pizzas using local NJ ingredients. The weekend of the 21st-23rd our special will be Sugar Snap and early peas.Jersey Fresh crushed tomatoes, a goat/ricotta puree, garlic scapes and farm fresh egg. - [Blue Morel Menu](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-blue-morel-menu/) - 2 Whippany Road, Morristown, 973.451.2619 Blue Morel will be featuring a special a la carte lobster fest menu for Eat Drink Local Week. Lobster Fest… - [Bernard's Inn Menu](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-bernards-inn-menu/) - The Bernards Inn, 27 Mine Brook Road, Bernardsville, 908.766.0002 - [Eat Drink Local Restaurant Week 2017](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-eat-drink-local-restaurant-week-2017/) - Edible Jersey invites you to attend our 2017 Eat Drink Local Restaurant Week, July 21-30! Click Here for details about Edible Jersey's Social Media Photo Contest! - [Where to Eat in Asbury Park, NJ](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/eat/eat-where-eat-asbury-park-nj/) - Asbury Festhalleand Biergarten 527 Lake Ave. 732.997.8767 asburybiergarten.com The Asbury Hotel 210 Fifth Ave. 732.774.7100 theasburyhotel.com Asbury Oyster Bar 1300 Ocean Ave. (inside Convention Hall) 732.455.8500 (contact at The Anchor’s Bend) asburyoysterbar.com Barrio Costero 610 Bangs Ave. 732.455.5544 barriocostero.com The Bonney Read 525 Cookman Ave. 732.455.3352 thebonneyread.com - [THE OYSTER FARMERS](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-oyster-farmers/) - New documentary charts the renaissance The Barnegat Bay is a muse who holds her secrets close, reserved for the initiated. Even locals can miss the stories submerged within her depths. Case in point: A few years ago, Long Beach Island resident Corinne Ruff was walking the shoreline and got to wondering. 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Union Square Plaza, 1 High St. RAHWAY Thurs, Noon–7pm, June 1–Nov. 16 Irving and Milton Ave. ROSELLE PARK Wed, 1–6pm, July 5–Oct. 25 Corner of Chestnut St. and Grant Ave. SCOTCH PLAINS Sat, 8am–2pm, May 13–Nov. 430 Park Ave., Municipal lot - [Farmers' Markets in Warren County](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-farmers-markets-warren-county-new-jersey/) - BLAIRS TOWN Sat, 10am–2pm, June 3–Oct. 28 5 Stillwater Rd. WASHINGTON BOROUGH Sat, 9am–1pm, June 3-Sept. 30 East Washington Ave., Municipal lot by clock - [Farmers' Markets in Sussex County](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-farmers-markets-sussex-county-new-jersey/) - AUGUSTA SUSSEX COUNTY FAIR-GROUNDS Sat, 9am–2pm, Mid-June Through Oct. 37 Plains Rd., Glen Vetrano Barn Bldg HOPATCONG Sun, 9am–2pm, June 18-Oct. 8 111 River Styx Rd. SPARTA Sat, 9am–1pm, Year-round from May 6 89 Sparta Ave. - [Farmers' Markets in Somerset County](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-farmers-markets-somerset-county-new-jersey/) - BERNARDSVILLE Sat, 9am–1pm, June 10–Nov. 11 Route 202 and Claremont Ave. Vegetables, fruits, poultry products, cheeses, baked goods and native plants from Silver Lake, HenslernValley Shepherd, Baker's Bounty Picklelicious, Krakus Deli, Alan Grossman and Cooper's Hollow Farm. FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP Sat, 10am–3pm, June 3–Sept. 23 Corner of DeMott Ln. and Amwe 11 Rd., Somerset - [Farmers' Markets in Passaic County](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-farmers-markets-passaic-county-new-jersey/) - LITTLE FALLS Thurs, 5–8:30pm, June 22–Aug. 31 Wilmore Ave. at Main St. and 1st Ave. PATERSON Daily 7am–6pm, Year-round 449 E. Railway Ave. RING WOOD Sat, 9am–1pm, May 20–Oct. 28 Cannici Dr. at Skyline Dr., Ringwood Park and Ride - [Farmers' Markets in Ocean County](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-farmers-markets-ocean-county-new-jersey/) - BARNEGAT Thurs, 11am–4pm, June 22–Oct. 26 East Bay Ave. and Rte. 9 MANAHAWKIN Fri, 9am–3pm, Mid-June–Sept. 657 E. 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My uncle had the vantage point of running a family business (a photography studio and, - [Meet the Women Changing the New Jersey Wine Industry](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/drink-meet-women-changing-new-jersey-wine-industry/) - The state seal of New Jersey, created in 1777, depicts Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, holding a cornucopia overflowing with fruit grown in the state at that time. Most prominent are grapes. Today, more and more real women in the Garden State are raising grapes to prominence once more through wine growing, making, educating, and selling. - [The Skinny on Asparagus](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/recipes-skinny-on-asparagus/) - When my son was very young he was a binge eater. One fall he ate tomatoes and apples. Just tomatoes and apples. The following winter it was ground beef. But after a full Spring of his eating pretty much nothing but baked asparagus, which he nibbled from top to bottom, I became exasperated and asked his doctor if these eating habits were going to cause malnutrition or…or what? But Dr. Heiss put my worries aside. He said the whole idea of a daily food requirement was bogus (and some say a government-supported fiction perpetrated by the food industry lobby), and that a good diet only makes sense from an annual perspective. - [In Season: Summer Cocktails](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/drink-summer-cocktail-recipes-new-cocktail-hour-cookbook/) - Those looking to level up their home bar have a fascinating new resource in The New Cocktail Hour (Running Press) by André and Tenaya Darlington. The book takes a local-food approach to drinking, with recipes and advice for making homemade mixers from whole ingredients. Cocktails are approached through the lens of seasonality. Many recipes, like the ones we excerpt here, are best when their ingredients can be gathered at the farmers’ market or from your own garden. Their flavors will be fresh and vibrant compared to cocktails made with canned tomato juice or without in-season fresh herbs. - [A Primer on the 2018 Farm Bill](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/food-thought-primer-2018-farm-bill-0/) - How federal policy will affect Jersey farmers and consumers The Farm Bill has guided American agricultural policy since its creation in 1933. Part of the New Deal, it was designed to protect farmers and consumers when the twin forces of the Great Depression and Dust Bowl put the country’s food security at risk. Passed every five years, the bill includes 12 titles that cover everything from conservation to crop insurance. The 2014 Farm Bill, which encompassed roughly $457.5 billion in spending, expires on September 30, 2018. As the next iteration is drafted, the decisions made will affect us all. - [SPECIAL REPORT: Clams](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/food-thought-special-report-clams/) - Aquaculture is the wave of the future for NJ’s iconic bivalve. - [Patience & Puff - The Secrets to a Perfect Gingerbread Holiday](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/things-do-patience-puff-secrets-perfect-gingerbread-holiday/) - Being in pastry, I find the most enjoyment in baking for the holidays. Working the ovens at holiday time is equivalent to working the berries over the summer. I’ve learned this over time. When I was first starting out in kitchens, holiday time meant long hours and I had to find enjoyment in all the work. Making gingerbread has become a favorite. - [Sourdough](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/eat-sourdough-0/) - The legacy of starters nearly disappeared from daily life with the emergence of commercial bread in the early twentieth century. Families may remember that Grandma had a blob, but didn’t know what it was fed with (flour and water) or how to bake with it. - [Fall 2017 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-fall-2017-issue-2/) - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR At the Table: Brimming with Possibilities I met a New York restaurant owner this summer. “I don’t know New Jersey food,” she said. “I guess I should, but I don’t.” - [Holiday 2017](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-holiday-2017/) - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR At the Table: Champions for Change Fall brought some good news to New Jersey. For the first time in state history, a local wine, the 2014 Vintage Brut by William Heritage Vineyard, earned a 90-point score by Wine Advocate. The 90-point benchmark is significant; wines rated between 90 and 94 are considered outstanding. - [Spring 2018](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-spring-2018/) - CHANGING THE PARADIGM In Botswana, they call it natural capital. It’s the value placed on the environment, a recognition that natural resources are fundamental to quality of life, fundamental to survival. The concept has been codified in the Gaborone Declaration for Sustainability in Africa, a forward-thinking development philosophy—hammered out in Botswana’s capital in 2012 and signed by 12 African nations—that demands that natural capital be not an afterthought, not at the periphery, but at the center of each economic decision. - [Summer 2018](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-summer-2018/) - THE BEGINNING IS ALWAYS TODAY No winter lasts forever, no spring skips its turn. —Hal Borland - [High Summer 2018 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-high-summer-2018-issue/) - ALL THE GOOD THINGS In May, at the Saturday farmers’ market in Montpelier, VT, I bought a jar of elderberry jam. My mother turned 80 in May. Long ago, she made elderberry jam, when I was a girl. I remember those Mason jars, those clusters of tiny berries. A memento from Vermont, some hand-crafted elderberry jam from a local artisan, seemed a perfect little something to give her. - [Summer 2020 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-summer-2020-issue-0/) - When lockdown began, I dreamt of Thanksgiving. My children were coming home. In my dream, the sun was bright and my neighbors carried canoes to the river for a pleasant excursion. Later in the pandemic, I dreamt of death. The people and creatures in my care were suddenly gone and I could do nothing to save them. Now I do not dream. - [Applejack Cocktails](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/drink-applejack-cocktails/) - Apple brandy (aka applejack) was a favored drink in colonial New Jersey, made for household consumption by distillers such as William Laird, a Scottish immigrant who settled in Monmouth County in 1698. With such deep local roots, it’s no surprise that applejack played a role in New Jersey’s cocktail culture early in the 20th century. After finding a few archival recipes in our research of that period, we asked Danny Childs, mixologist at The Farm and Fisherman Tavern in Cherry Hill and Edible Jersey’s cocktail columnist, to adapt them for today’s audience. Each recipe makes one cocktail. - [Fall 2016 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-edible-jersey-fall-2016-issue/) - LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER AT THE TABLE: DAYS OF SODA AND PRETZELS AND BEER When I was a kid, my dad was a beer drinker. Beer was the drink of choice at backyard parties and family reunions. It was cold on a hot day, with the soft ubiquitous sound of a sports announcer’s voice in the background; it was Dad’s moment to relax while decorating the Christmas tree. - [Winter 2017 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-jersey-winter-2017-issue/) - LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER At the Table: A World of Local Food Years ago, during a car ride in the South of France, I discovered something surprising about myself. Although I sometimes can’t remember what I did last week, I seem to have a remarkable recall for meals I have eaten. - [Spring 2017 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-jersey-spring-2017-issue/) - LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER AT THE TABLE: KITCHEN CONVERSATIONS I’ve always been fascinated by kitchens. Throughout my career, from one job to another, I have often found myself meeting, interviewing and photographing people in their home kitchens. From renowned designers to government officials to corporate presidents to new moms to celebrity chefs, each one has seemed, somehow, more themselves—more at home—in the kitchen. - [Fall 2021 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-fall-2021-issue-0/) - A little more than a year ago, the front cover of our Summer 2020 issue was emblazoned with the word “Change” accompanied by a photo of farmers working in a field, wearing masks. It was a scene few would have imagined just a few months prior. Covid-19 had knocked the world on its proverbial ass and no one quite knew where things were headed. Our businesses were roiling; our families were at risk. Our friends, well, we weren’t able see them anyway. The best we could all do was just put one step in front of the other and keep going. And so we—you—did. - [Holiday 2024 | Winter 2025 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-holiday-2024-winter-2025-issue/) - Come the holidays, I always feel a need to summarize my year, both in quiet contemplation and in conversations. I like that feeling of looking back to see all that has happened and what has been accomplished (and what has not!); it helps direct me to the new year ahead. - [Fall 2024 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-fall-2024-issue-1/) - When we started planning this issue, we decided to delve into a few items often considered gourmand indulgences. Cheese, chocolate, figs, wine, spirits and beer are not essential to our day-to-day health and well-being, but they certainly add to the bounty of our table and the pleasure of enjoying life. Moving into the coziness of fall, we would share the stories of a few entrepreneurs and point our readers toward some wonderful resources. But as is so often the case with food and drink in New Jersey, I realized there is more to the story. - [New Jersey Road Trips](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/things-do-new-jersey-road-trips/) - [Summer 2024 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-summer-2024-issue-1/) - I have always loved the sight of city skylines. Passing by Philly on Amtrak; seeing the Manhattan skyline fill the distant horizon from the Jersey Turnpike or the cliff s of Weehawken. To me, skylines are awe-inspiring, a testament to accomplishment and majesty and possibility. I once believed their vertical beauty would be forever constant, an absolute certainty, in my life. But, while I’ve often been sad to see new buildings overpower the old or former icons replaced, changing skylines remind me that the only thing certain in life is change—and change is good. - [Spring 2024 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-spring-2024-issue-1/) - As we prepare to send this issue off to press, it’s hard not to think of the weekend in March four years ago when every restaurant and café in our town shut their doors and hung signs in their windows encouraging us to all “Stay Safe.” The Covid pandemic had landed, and we had no idea what we were in for—or for how long. - [Holiday 2023 / Winter 2024 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-holiday-2023-winter-2024-issue/) - When I was a child, my Uncle Ugo’s house was the most interesting place on our street. A photographer by trade, he was always building something, making his own pasta, sketching out the solar system to explain how we would all be able to get to Mars. - [2023 NEW JERSEY DRINK LOCAL GUIDE](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/drink-2023-new-jersey-drink-local-guide/) - We encourage you to use this Guide to learn about New Jersey’s exciting drink local movement. - [Fall 2023 Issue ](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-fall-2023-issue-0/) - Sometimes when we start planning a new issue, we’re not sure where it will take us. Stories ebb and flow. A balance needs to be maintained between light articles and thought pieces, news items and service suggestions. The food world is so dynamic, and we try our best to get our hands around it, to share the best morsels with our readers. - [Home & Garden: Suburban Ecology](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/things-do-home-garden-suburban-ecology/) - [Summer 2023 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-summer-2023-issue-0/) - When I was a kid, the term opening day in our house always meant the start of the baseball season. My father and brothers were major baseball fans and, as the day drew near, the excitement was evident in the conversation around the dinner table, the stat quoting from the newspaper, and Howard Cosell’s voice on the radio. - [Spring 2023 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-spring-2023-issue-0/) - Through my work with Edible Jersey, I have the pleasure of talking with a variety of people in the food world on an ongoing basis. Chefs, restaurateurs, PR representatives, winemakers, farmers, food artisans, and market managers are just a few of the many people I speak with throughout any given week. - [Edible Health](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/food-thought-edible-health/) - [Holiday 2022 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-holiday-2022-issue/) - The green hills of Hunterdon County were gorgeous, as always, in the late summer sun. But as we drove along, we weren’t really appreciating the view. We were rushed, and we were late. - [2022 DRINK LOCAL GUIDE](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/drink-2022-drink-local-guide/) - We encourage you to use this Guide to learn about New Jersey’s exciting drink local movement. - [News and Treats from the World of Food and Drink](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/food-thought-news-and-treats-world-food-and-drink/) - New Jersey restaurant happenings and food news you need to know. - [Fall 2022 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-fall-2022-issue-0/) - As we head toward fall, 2022 seems to be shaping up as the year of festivals and celebrations. Every day an array of wonderful food and drink activities pass through my inbox and across our social media feeds. We’ve all adjusted now to sharing the world with Covid, and the return of old favorites along with new and remarkably creative fetes invite us to get out and reconnect. - [Edible Voices](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/food-thought-edible-voices/) - Editor’s note: The COVID-19 crisis has hit us all; we have been heartbroken, uplifted, unmoored. To help document the moment, Edible Jersey is sharing a few stories from our community. - [Summer 2022 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-summer-2022-issue-0/) - The box arrived on a super-hot day in June 2007. I still remember my husband, Ray, cutting through the tape and opening the flaps to pull out our very first issue of Edible Jersey. A luscious photo of blueberries taken by Carole Topalian graced the cover. Inside, there was an interview with a 20-something Mikey Azzara of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey (who would go on to found Zone 7). One article looked at the struggles of the Delaware Bay oyster. Another shared a Jersey Blues–inspired visit to Big Buck Farms in Hammonton. - [Spring 2022 Issue ](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-spring-2022-issue/) - In the past week, four close friends have called to let me know that they are making major changes in their lives, Three are undertaking big moves: one to a new state, one to a new town, and one heading “back home” to New Jersey from Houston (yay!). The fourth has taken an exciting new job, her first career change in nine years. - [Sweet Season](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/eat-sweet-season/) - Simple or innovative, this is the time of year to treat yourself and those you love - [Holiday 2021 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-holiday-2021-issue/) - As I write, November’s chill has arrived, and I find it astounding that 2021 is nearly at its end. Over the past year, I’ve often had the sensation that I’m living in some sort of pandemic-era time warp. Time sways inexplicably for me between fast and slow speed. Last week’s dinner with friends seems long ago; our January 2020 team planning meeting (in office) feels like yesterday. And soon, it will be a full year since my family and I huddled together with our friends on their cold front porch to celebrate Christmas eve beneath scarves and blankets and masks. Safely distanced, of course. - [2021 DRINK LOCAL GUIDE](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/drink-2021-drink-local-guide/) - [Summer Coolers: Refreshing Seasonal Drinks](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/drink-summer-coolers-refreshing-seasonal-drinks/) - Quench your thirst this season with these locally-inspired drinks - [Summer 2021 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-summer-2021-issue-0/) - It’s a hot nearly summer day in May and I’ve been at the computer for hours. Like much of the world this spring, I’m tired of screen time. Looking out the window, I find myself struggling to quell rising tendrils of fatigue. And then I remember. - [Spring 2021 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-spring-2021-issue-0/) - One evening last April, I left my computer and headed out for a walk. It was the early days of what would become a pandemic habit for me. Those evening walks while it was still light—earphones in place, listening to music or a podcast—became a way to clear my mind of the workday and contemplate everything that was happening in our world. The news was dire that week: Covid-19’s numbers were climbing, and the panic and anxiety of everyone around me seemed palpable. - [Your Food During the COVID-19 Crisis](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/food-thought-your-food-during-covid-19-crisis/) - [Winter Soup Recipes](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/eat-winter-soup-recipes/) - A pot of soup simmering on the stove is one of winter’s best delights. We’re pleased to share these recipes to warm you up this season, compliments of fellow Edible publications throughout the Northeast. - [Holiday Foods and Traditions](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/things-do-holiday-foods-and-traditions/) - Holiday Recipes and Stories from the pages of Edible Jersey - [Holiday 2020 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-holiday-2020-issue/) - Last night, as I was preparing to write this letter, I asked Ray, my co-publisher (and husband), what five words he would use to describe 2020. “The Year from Hell” was his quick reply—with a word to spare, no less. Then, a few seconds later, he changed his mind. “The Year of Being Grateful,” he said. - [Holiday Cookies](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/recipes-holiday-cookies-0/) - Baking cookies is one of our favorite holiday traditions here at Edible Jersey. We’ve shared many cookie recipes and tips in our pages over the years. Here's a sampling... - [Fall 2020 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-fall-2020-issue/) - I walked this summer in the dark along the beach until I could see nothing but the moon and the sea. I never feel insignificant at the ocean; I feel bold, empowered. This summer, my position at Edible Jersey became a casualty of the coronavirus. I will be moving on. In reporting the story of chef Juan Placencia (page 28), I have been inspired. Placencia, like so many others in this industry, like so many other courageous immigrants, is steering toward another future, one that he envisions as more fair, equitable, and sustainable. - [High Summer 2020 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-high-summer-2020-issue/) - This summer, the summer of face masks and seismic shifts, I find myself unexpectedly captivated by Francesca Colussi, a textile artist whose work graces the cover of the summer issue of The Paris Review. Colussi embroiders postcards. The practice was a tradition in the early 20th century. Colussi, who lives in North Wales, buys her postcards at local antique shops. On some postcards, she brings life to the trees with her vivid green clusters of French knots; on other cards, she overlays abstract, colorful lovers. The work is painfully beautiful, nostalgic and intimate, yet also forward-thinking and provocative. - [2020 Farmers' Market Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/shop-2020-farmers-market-guide-0/) - SPONSORED BY - [Sustainability](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/food-thought-sustainability/) - [Spring 2020 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-spring-2020-issue-0/) - TACOS & SUSTAINABILITY Chef Fred Martinez (named after his grandfather, who was named after Fred Astaire) is a Mexican food historian and chef. “Mexican food is not just tacos,” he says. “We eat them every day,” he admits, “but it’s not the only thing.” - [Edible Jersey's 2019 Holiday Food & Gift Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/shop-edible-jerseys-2019-holiday-food-gift-guide/) - The local businesses featured in this Holiday Food & Gift Guide are the advertising partners of Edible Jersey. They help to create and support sustainable communities and offer this magazine to you free of charge. This season, gift local - either online, in store, or at our November 23 Holiday Market. - [Bake Local](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/recipes-bake-local-0/) - [Holiday 2019](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-holiday-2019/) - SOUL OF THE GATHERING - [NJ Producer Profiles](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/drink-nj-producer-profiles/) - [NEW JERSEY DRINKS](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/drink-new-jersey-drinks/) - [Fall 2019 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-fall-2019-issue-1/) - HARVEST & MEMORIES Fall, to me, is a fresh-from-the-oven apple dumpling spooned into a bowl with bracingly cold unpasteurized milk. Fall is homemade applesauce, honey-colored and tart and full of apple chunks. I couldn’t tell you the last time I consumed either, surely it’s been decades, yet each September I think of my grandmother in her kitchen rolling dough against the Formica of her kitchen table and I think of my great-grandmother in her kitchen with her Mason jars and her tongs. September is a wistful time. - [Edible Jersey's Drink Local Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/drink-edible-jerseys-drink-local-guide/) - A LONG ROAD; A NEW BEGINNING January 17, 2020, will mark the 100th anniversary of the start of Prohibition. Described by President Herbert Hoover as “a great social and economic experiment,” the ban preventing alcohol from being made, transported, or sold in the United States would remain in effect for 13 years. Its promised benefits of reduced crime, improved health and safety, and a higher public morality never materialized. Instead, it brought New Jersey a dubious notoriety for illegal alcohol and gangster profiteers. - [New Jersey Seafood](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/eat-new-jersey-seafood/) - [High Summer 2019 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-high-summer-2019-issue/) - THE JOYS OF DINING An exquisite passage in literature comes from author Donna Tartt in her best-selling novel Goldfinch. I return to the passage often, reminded as always by the universality and the simplicity of the experience and impressed as always by the skill of the author. - [Edible Jersey Festival of Farmers' Markets](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/shop-edible-jersey-festival-farmers-markets/) - Whether in your own community or during your summer travels, farmers’ markets are one of the best places to experience the tastes of the Garden State. Get out, buy local and support our farmers this season. - [Summer 2019 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-summer-2019-issue/) - CELEBRATING MIRACLES Each spring, with the winds of March, I get the brash idea to turn my backyard into a full-on mini-farm. I picture obedient rows. Organic strawberries. Defiant stalks of rhubarb, weighty summer tomatoes. In April, I remember the rabbits and the raccoons. The families of deer. The bugs I can’t name. The threat of August and its scorching heat. The fact that I can barely keep alive the cactus on my kitchen windowsill. And always my wise husband reminds me that Dreyer Farms is right there, within walking distance, growing and selling strawberries, rhubarb, weighty summer tomatoes. - [STORY OF A DISH](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/eat-story-dish/) - [Spring 2019 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-spring-2019-issue-1/) - OF KITCHENS AND HEROES Years ago, I met a lovely woman who had exchanged her McMansion in the Midwest for a railroad apartment in Manhattan. Which also meant that she had spurned her glorious and spacious kitchen, one that she had filled with juicers and mixers and all the latest must-have appliances and gadgetry. These days, she told me, she could barely turn around in her kitchen, and had room only for the basics— a sharp knife, a corkscrew, a small food processor. The irony was that she found herself cooking far more often in Manhattan than she ever had in her spacious Midwestern home. - [Edible Weddings - 2019 Planning Guide](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/things-do-edible-weddings-2019-planning-guide-0/) - When you're ready to say "I do" to the one you Love, you want everything to be just as you've dreamed. The Garden State offers unlimited options for a picture-perfect wedding destination, whether your vision for the Big Day includes a snowy mountaintop, shore or Lakeside views, an upscale urban setting or a charming rural backdrop. Make your wedding day one you’ll cherish forever. In this guide, you’ll find tips, resources, innovative ideas, and venue recommendations to help you along your path to the perfect day. - [Winter 2019 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-winter-2019-issue-0/) - OF TRAVEL & HOME In the winter months, the street vendors of Rome, bundled against the chill, hawk roasted chestnuts. Their blunt, gravelly solicitations sound the same as the solicitations from the bundled street vendors in New York. For a minute, you forget where you are. - [Holiday 2018 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-holiday-2018-issue/) - A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Gingerbread architecture can be a world of crazy excess. I recall an exhibit years ago that featured a replica of Falling Water, the Frank Lloyd Wright house built over a waterfall in rural Pennsylvania. A gingerbread Falling Water is a serious real estate investment. One online tutorial mentions 12 hours of design and 40 hours of building. And that’s time as measured by experts in the gingerbread construction business. I couldn’t imagine the hours I’d need. - [Fall 2018 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-fall-2018-issue/) - THE GIFT OF FALL For schoolchildren, the change in seasons is marked with precision and clarity. That first day of classes signals the end of summer, no matter the temperature. For adults, the change in seasons is thankfully less precise, a blurred line, an easing. Fall arrives when fall arrives, that first crisp undercurrent in the air, that first leaf to lose its luster. As the daytime hours wane, every extra moment seems a gift—every tomato that continues to ripen, every crystal-clear day during shoulder season Down the Shore, every Jersey clam. - [Beverage Features](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/drink-beverage-features/) - Enjoy a liquid taste of New Jersey! - [Special Section: Edible Newark](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/things-do-special-section-edible-newark/) - [New Jersey Farmers' Market Guide by County](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/shop-farmers-market-guide-new-jersey-by-county/) - OUR SPONSORS: : - [Winter 2018](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-winter-2018/) - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Here and There “The Irish,” said Billy O’Callaghan, measuring his words for potency, a sparkle in his eye as he shared his observation, “are people who get homesick while they’re still at home.” - [SPECIAL REPORT: Oysters](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/food-thought-special-report-oysters/) - [High Summer 2017 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-high-summer-2017-issue/) - LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER AT THE TABLE: FULL CIRCLE I remember setting up office in our un-air-conditioned attic with a “Know Your Farmer; Know Your Food” bumper sticker stuck on the wall for inspiration. It was there that, as a new business owner, I stared at the walls, trying to suppress the fear and doubt that would bubble up in my chest as the ‘great recession’ took hold in 2008. - [Summer 2017 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/summer-2017-issue-edible-jersey/) - LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER AT THE TABLE: THE FACE OF YOUR FOOD "Are there farms in New Jersey?” The question hung suspended for a moment. On the table spread out before us, beautifully presented dishes featured the flavors—the art—of farms by the name of Cherry Grove, Griggstown, Oak Grove Plantation, Honey Brook. The restaurant’s chef, who had been proudly describing the elements of his farm-to-table menu to our group, graciously answered the woman with a respectful nod. “Yes, New Jersey has many wonderful farms.” - [Holiday 2016 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-jersey-holiday-2016-issue/) - AT THE TABLE: THANKFUL For nearly 20 years, my brother Philip and his wife Diane have hosted Thanksgiving dinner at their house. It’s the one time all year where “my side” of the family gets together. My siblings, our spouses and all of our children (and, increasingly, a few grandchildren as well) gather around the tables crowded into Phil and Diane’s dining room. We’ve watched our children grow up in those chairs, and we appreciate the fact that when they arrive, now from near and far, the cousins still prefer to sit at the “kids table.” - [High Summer 2016 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-high-summer-2016-issue/) - LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER AT THE TABLE: A SHARED LOVE As we were preparing this issue for press, we received the exciting news that Edible Jersey had won a 2016 EDDY Award for Best Feature: Chef. “The First Ladies of Cape May,” written by Pat Tanner and photographed by Aleksey Moryakov for our Spring 2015 issue, tells the beautiful story of sisters Dorothy (“Dot”) Burton and Lucille Thompson, who cooked together in the kitchen at the Chalfonte Hotel for nearly their entire lives. - [Summer 2016 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-our-summer-2016-issue-jersey/) - LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER At the Table: Changing Seasons - [Spring 2016 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/about-us-edible-jersey-spring-2016-issue/) - LETTER FROM THE EDITOR AT THE TABLE: LONG & SHORT The cover story of this issue of Edible Jersey is defined by, in my opinion, one of the fundamental questions of the 21st century: How will humans strike the right balance—or not—between short-term prosperity and long-term sustainability? - [Holiday 2013 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/holiday-2013-issue-edible-jersey/) - AT THE TABLE: JOY AND REFLECTION - [Fall 2013 Issue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/aggregator_page/fall-2013-issue-edible-jersey/) - AT THE TABLE: FINE WINE New Jersey wineries have been on a winning streak. It started in May 2012, when a new law finally allowed New Jersey winemakers to ship directly to out-of-state customers. Then, in June 2012, New Jersey vintages held their own against France’s best in a wine-tasting contest dubbed “The Judgment of Princeton.” And finally, in early 2013, two different articles in The New York Times sang the praises of New Jersey wines, though each suggested rebranding the wines from the southern part of the state as being from “the Outer Coastal Plain,” rather than, well, New Jersey. ## Guides - [Lehigh Valley Wine Trail](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-lehigh-valley-wine-trail/) - [Willow Creek Winery](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-willow-creek-winery/) - [Valenzano Winery](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-valenzano-winery/) - [Unionville Vineyards](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-unionville-vineyards/) - [Old York Cellars](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-old-york-cellars/) - [Hopewell Valley Vineyards](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-hopewell-valley-vineyards/) - [Four Sisters Winery](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-four-sisters-winery/) - [Four JG's Vineyards](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-four-jgs-vineyards/) - [Cape May WInery](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-cape-may-winery/) - [Brook Hollow Winery](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-brook-hollow-winery/) - [Bellview Winery](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-bellview-winery/) - [Amalthea Cellars](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-amalthea-cellars/) - [Alba Vineyards](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-alba-vineyards/) - [Ryland Inn](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-ryland-inn/) - Husband and wife team, Frank and Jeanne Cretella are recognized for developing properties with a look and feel that is highly designed yet incorporates traditional and distinguished materials with a modern flair. The Cretellas have transformed the Ryland into a warm, inviting and awe inspiring site. They have successfully created an environment which is reminiscent of the past yet acknowledges the future. In all their venues, the Cretella’s aspire for guests to feel like they are walking into a friend’s home; warm, hospitable and welcoming while being inspired by the setting and of course their meal. - [Terhune Orchards, Vineyard & Winery](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-terhune-orchards-vineyard-winery/) - [Turdo Vineyards And Winery](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-turdo-vineyards-and-winery/) - [Beneduce Vineyards](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-beneduce-vineyards/) - [Villa Milagro Vineyards](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-villa-milagro-vineyards/) - [Asbury Park Roastery](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-asbury-park-roastery/) - [Cafe Mumford's](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-cafe-mumfords/) - [Rook Coffee Roasters](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-rook-coffee-roasters/) - [Cafe Volan](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-cafe-volan/) - [America's Cup Coffee Company](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-americas-cup-coffee-company/) - [Enfin Farm & The Bread Lady Stand](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-enfin-farm-bread-lady-stand/) - Opens at 10am on Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings in season. Go early. - [Whistling Wolf Farm](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-whistling-wolf-farm/) - Whistling Wolf Farm was born of a love for tangible work and a desire to make a positive contribution to the world. We are committed to the health of the land and to the people, animals, and plants that rely on it to survive. In that spirit, we have dedicated ourselves to making fresh, flavorful, sustainably grown vegetables, herbs, and flowers available to all members of our community, while preserving habitat and resources for our wild counterparts. - [Rolling Harvest Food Rescue](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-rolling-harvest-food-rescue/) - Serving Bucks County, PA and Hunterdon & Mercer Counties, NJ Rolling Harvest Food Rescue collects donated produce from local farms and markets, and distributes immediately to the non-profit hunger-relief agencies helping the most needy families in the community. - [America's Grow-A-Row](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-americas-grow-row/) - America’s Grow-a-Row’s mission is to positively impact as many lives as possible through a volunteer effort of planting, picking, rescuing, and delivering free fresh produce. - [Lima Family Farms](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-lima-family-farms/) - [Pho Sydney](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-pho-sydney/) - [Pho Cali](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-pho-cali/) - Furthest away from the casinos, this restaurant is the most hole-in-the-wall Vietnamese spot in Atlantic City. - [Little Saigon](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-little-saigon/) - The oldest Vietnamese restaurant in Atlantic City, established in 1990. A tiny, cash-only spot that caters to non-Vietnamese diners (no chopsticks on the tables, no sliced jalapeños with your pho). Try the "country style" summer rolls (nem cuon) with chunky pork sausage. - [Hu Tieu Mien Tây](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-hu-tieu-mien-t-y/) - Eat food made from the best place on earth All the special ingredients, care and love gives you great taste every time - [Com Tam Ninh Kieu](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-com-tam-ninh-kieu/) - [Fossil Farms](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/guide/guide-fossil-farms/) - We applaud you for making the healthy choice to incorporate all natural & farm raised game meats into your menu. Game meats are higher in protein yet lower in calories, fat and cholesterol than traditional meats. Fossil Farms is committed to bringing you only the finest exotic meats, including ostrich meat, buffalo meat and many other all natural and farm-raised game meats. Our high quality, organic meat products are free of growth hormones, antibiotics, medications or preservatives. If we wouldn't eat it, you won't find it in our products. ## Recipes - [Arugula & Spinach Salad with Radishes](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/arugula-spinach-salad-with-radishes/) - Arugula & Spinach Salad with Radishes Recipe courtesy of Fairgrown Farm, Pennington, fairgrownfarm.com For lemon vinaigrette:1 stalk of garlicJuice from 2 lemons¼ teaspoon salt1 teaspoon coarse black pepper½ cup extra virgin olive oilFor salad:1 bag of arugula1 bag of spinach1 bunch of radishes (thinly sliced)¼ cup grated parmesan cheese Thinly cut or mince the stalk - [Fireracker Cookie Sandwiches](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/fireracker-cookie-sandwiches/) - Nothing says summer like an ice cream sandwich - [Preserved Lemons](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/preserved-lemons/) - I crave them in everything! - [Thai Turkey Lettuce Wraps](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/thai-turkey-lettuce-wraps/) - Nutrition is a big deal—everyone eats. - [Catalan Cream](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/catalan-cream/) - A highlight of our holiday table - [Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Honey and Cinnamon](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/roasted-sweet-potatoes-with-honey-and-cinnamon/) - Sweet potatoes are a classic Thanksgiving staple. - [Prince William Wedding Cake](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/prince-william-wedding-cake/) - We make it around the holidays; it’s a big favorite. - [Pineapple Green Smoothie](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/pineapple-green-smoothie/) - High in calcium, magnesium, folate and vitamins A and C - [Toffee & Chocolate Mandel Bread](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/toffee-chocolate-mandel-bread/) - The holiday season has always been about light in the darkness - [Roasted Eggplant Jam](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/roasted-eggplant-jam/) - Eggplant season runs from late summer through early October. - [Poached Clams with Pecans, Orange, and Basil](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/poached-clams-with-pecans-orange-and-basil/) - I love the unexpected bright and cheerful combination of orange and clams, - [Trout Roe on Toast with Softboiled Egg & Fennel-Chile Crisp](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/trout-roe-on-toast-with-softboiled-egg-fennel-chile-crisp/) - Trout roe is a perfect food. - [Jenny Lind Cocktail](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/jenny-lind-cocktail/) - Jenny Lind Cocktail 2 ounces Jenny AperitifSparkling wine (to top)Mint sprig garnish Add the Jenny Aperitif to an ice-filled wine glass and top with the sparkling wine of your choice. Garnish with a mint sprig. PHOTO: DAVID BENTHAL Drinkscocktail - [Asian Cucumber Salad](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/asian-cucumber-salad/) - A scallion-inspired flavorful fall recipe - [Dandelion Soup](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/dandelion-soup/) - Dandelion Soup Courtesy of: Dandelion & Regional Favorites Recipe Book, Published by: The Greater Vineland Chamber of Commerce, 1995 2 quarts chicken soup (homemade or bought)1 quart dandelion greens (loosely packed)1 pound mixed ground beef, veal (and pork)2 tablespoons breadcrumbs2 tablespoons minced onions (extra fine)¼ teaspoon salt⅛ teaspoon seasoned pepperDash of nutmeg3 tablespoons parmesan cheese2 - [Cantaloupe Water Ice](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/cantaloupe-water-ice/) - Adapted from findjerseyfresh.com - [Lavender Cream Tartlets](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/lavender-cream-tartlets/) - Lavender Cream Tartlets Courtesy of Field & Flock Lavender FarmReady in 15 minutes ½ cup heavy whipping cream5 tablespoons granulated sugar⅜ teaspoon lavender extract½ cup mascarpone2 packages mini phyllo pastry cupsDried culinary lavender buds In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the whipping cream, sugar and lavender extract. Whip on high speed until stiff - [Lavender Banana Bread](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/lavender-banana-bread/) - A reliable classic that never disappoints. - [Dandelion Salad with Eggs](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/dandelion-salad-with-eggs/) - Dandelion Salad with Eggs Courtesy of: Dandelion & Regional Favorites Recipe Book, Published by: The Greater Vineland Chamber of Commerce, 1995 2 quarts cleaned dandelions (cut into ½-inch pieces)½ medium-sized red onion (minced very fine)Olive oil and vinegar ((proportion, 3 tablespoons oil to 1 tablespoon vinegar))½ teaspoon salt⅛ teaspoon garlic Dry the cleaned dandelions carefully. - [Reishi Chai Comfort Drink](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/reishi-chai-comfort-drink/) - Reishi Chai Comfort Drink 1 cup dairy or non dairy milk of choice½ teaspoon reishi mushroom powder½ teaspoon ground cinnamon¼ teaspoon ground gingerOptional: Pinch of ground cardamomOptional: Small pinch of black pepper ((Adds warmth and improves absorption.))1–2 teaspoons honey or maple syrup (adjust to taste) In a small saucepan, gently warm the milk over medium-low - [Dandelion Salad with Bacon](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/dandelion-salad-with-bacon/) - Dandelion Salad with Bacon Courtesy of: Dandelion & Regional Favorites Recipe Book, Published by: The Greater Vineland Chamber of Commerce, 1995 Prepare the salad greens the same as the above. Pan-broil 2 slices of bacon per person, cook gently until lightly browned and crisp. Drain on paper towels, then break or crumble and add to - [Buttermilk Fried Chicken Recipe](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-buttermilk-fried-chicken-recipe/) - “As crispy as humanly possible was one of the first goals. By ‘as humanly possible,’ I mean really freaking crispy. It should sound like you have a mouthful of potato chips.” —Chris Davin - [Purslane, Artichoke, Manouri Cheese and Black Olive Salad](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-purslane-artichoke-manouri-cheese-and-black-olive-salad/) - Raw sliced artichokes, a salad fixture in the South of France, have enough texture to stand up to the crunchy purslane. The black olives and cheese add saltiness and depth of flavor. - [Purslane Eggplant Caponata](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-purslane-eggplant-caponata/) - The eggplants and onion smell wonderful cooking on the stove, and the purslane takes on an almost nutty flavor with a little heat from the cayenne pepper. This goes nicely with sausages. - [Flower-Infused Simple Syrup](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-flower-infused-simple-syrup-0/) - You can make this syrup with honeysuckle, elderflower, peppermint, or any aromatic edible plant. Pour it warm over vanilla ice cream; prick a hot butter cake all over with a fork and pour the syrup over it; or (my favorite on a balmy summer night), add a splash to icy-cold plain vodka. - [Asparagus Pesto](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-asparagus-pesto-recipe/) - This puree is great to have on hand. It makes an excellent sauce for broiled fish or for pasta or ravioli, or a poached egg on an English muffin. - [Tinton Falls](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-tinton-falls/) - Adapted from original recipe published in The Red Bank Standard, December 13, 1929. - [Mince Pie](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-mince-pie/) - Adapted from a recipe believed to have originated in Newark around 1890. - [Jersey Sunset](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-jersey-sunset/) - Adapted from original recipe published in Asbury Park Press, September 8, 1901. - [Comet Cocktail](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-comet-cocktail/) - Adapted from original recipe published in Perth Amboy Evening News, May 17, 1910. This cocktail, featuring French vermouth and created in honor of the arrival of Halley’s Comet, was considered “the rage on Broadway.” - [Philadelphia Fish House Punch Recipe](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-philadelphia-fish-house-punch-recipe/) - I recommend making this as your “dish” next time you’re invited to a potluck. - [Fig Bourbon Sour](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-fig-bourbon-sour/) - At the restaurant, I use New Liberty Distillery’s Bloody Butcher Bourbon, made in Philadelphia, for this recipe. Buffalo Trace Bourbon is also a good option. - [Root Beer Barrel Cocktail](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-root-beer-barrel-cocktail/) - After brewing his own root beer, Childs states, "The final product was better than I could have ever hoped. It had a creamy sudsiness, a lingering herbaceousness and an earthy flavor resulting from the fermentation. When contemplating a sassafras cocktail, I knew I wanted to amplify the spice notes, so I used Jersey’s All Points West Whiskey, an Italian amaro known as Ramazotti, and a splash of red wine as a nod to the Spanish Kalimotxo apéritif." - [Godfather Cocktail](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-godfather-cocktail/) - Stir home-made peach noyau into scotch to make this classic Godfather cocktail. - [Peach Noyau Recipe](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-peach-noyau-recipe/) - Once you make your own amaretto from fresh summertime peaches, you’ll never go back to the store-bought stuff. - [The (New) Newark Cocktail Recipe](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-new-newark-cocktail-recipe/) - Invented by the bartenders at Please Don’t Tell, one of New York City’s most intriguing speakeasies, this drink is a riff on the Brooklyn cocktail, which itself is a spin-off of the well-known Manhattan. Though it’s usually built off a base of Laird’s, I’m swapping in All Points West’s Malt and Grain Pot Still Whiskey to keep it true to its namesake city. - [Pinelands Amaro](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-pinelands-amaro/) - Pinelands Amaro Pine and juniper needles5 heads of staghorn sumac flowers1 handful of paper birch bark2 pine cones2 tablespoons juniper berries1 liter of grain alcohol2 cups simple syrup, divided (recipe follows)Simple Syrup2 cups water2 cups sugar Pack a 2-quart mason jar with a combination of pine and juniper needles. Add flowers, birch bark, pine cones, - [Pine Barrens Cocktail](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-pine-barrens-cocktail/) - Pine Barrens Cocktail 2 ounces gin1 ounce lime juice2 heaping tablespoons Cranberry Jam (recipe follows)2 dashes Peychaud’s BittersCranberry Jam10 ounces fresh cranberries1¼ cups sugar½ cup orange juice PINE BARRENS COCKTAIL Makes 1 drink Add all ingredients to a shaker tin. Shake and strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with a pine sprig. - [Pawpaw Pisco Sour](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-pawpaw-pisco-sour/) - Pawpaw Pisco Sour PAWPAW PISCO SOUR2 ounces Pisco Portón1 ounce Pawpaw Shrub (recipe follows)1/4 ounce 1:1 simple syrupJuice of ½ lemon1 egg white3 drops Angostura bittersPAWPAW SHRUB1 cup pawpaw pulp, mashed1 cup sugar1 cup apple cider vinegar PAWPAW PISCO SOUR Makes 1 drink Combine the Pisco Portón, shrub, simple syrup, lemon juice and egg white - [Scoby-Ville Slow Drinker](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-scoby-ville-slow-drinker/) - This fall-friendly sipper is a tweak on the Jersey cocktail, which has been around since the 1860s. In part, its name honors Scobeyville, NJ, home to Laird’s Applejack and America’s oldest distillery. It also gives props to the SCOBY a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast that give rise to fermented beverages like ginger beer and kombucha. - [Fish à La Grecque](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-fish-la-grecque/) - Jim Hamilton loves seafood; at one time he owned a seafood restaurant. This dish makes a beautiful presentation, he says, because the alternating shellfish create what looks like a lace collar around the fish. - [Shaved Asparagus, Pea and Pea Shoot Salad](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-shaved-asparagus-pea-and-pea-shoot-salad-recipe/) - I have served this surprisingly rich salad as a second course after a pasta dish, on top of a piece of broiled fish and garnished with croutons: They’re all good! When choosing pea shoots, look for small pale leaves with plenty of thin, curling tendrils. Avoid large stemmy pea shoots, which are tougher. But if you do find them in the market with very long stems you can cut the stems off and throw them in the stockpot. Save the asparagus ends or peels for Asparagus Stock, - [Asparagus Stock](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-asparagus-stock-recipe/) - I make asparagus stock with the trimmed-off ends of asparagus spears. You can hold the stock in the fridge but it tends to ferment in a few days, so it is best to freeze or pressure can it. There is no USDA data for asparagus stock. I have based my pressure canning time on the recommendation for whole raw asparagus tightly packed into a pint jar. This is the same timing as the Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving uses for pints of vegetable stock. - [Pollo Alla Romana (Chicken with Tomatoes and Bell Peppers)](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-pollo-alla-romana-chicken-tomatoes-and-bell-peppers/) - This Pollo Alla Romana dish is adapted from "Tasting Rome: Fresh Flavors and Forgotten Recipes from an Ancient City." - [Chicken Pot Pie](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-chicken-pot-pie-recipe/) - Chicken pot pie is the ultimate comfort food. Although this recipe requires many ingredients, your taste buds will notice each and every one. - [Matt’s Moonshine Twist Cocktail](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-matts-moonshine-twist-cocktail/) - Jersey Shine is a family tradition, so it only seemed fitting to share my “research” with my dad, Matt Sullivan. The result is a cocktail we created together, perfect to share with your favorite people while milling about the kitchen before dinner. - [Dad’s Dashi](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-dad-s-dashi/) - Ask the Lyons to describe their family’s culinary philosophy in a dish, and it may well be Dad’s Dashi. Healthy and delicious, it nurtures the body as much as the spirit. - [Grilled Fish with Charred Garlic-Scape Relish](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-grilled-fish-charred-garlic-scape-relish/) - This grilled fish recipe is courtesy of Guy Ambrosino and Kate Winslow of Lambertville, from their latest cookbook, Onions Etcetera: The Essential Allium Cookbook. - [American Red Snapper Crudo](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-american-red-snapper-crudo/) - by Philip Manganaro, Chef/Owner of Park Place Cafe This recipe is just a guide. I encourage you to have fun and experiment with using different olive oils, herbs, spices and types of fresh fish. - [Juliette’s Moussaka](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-juliette-s-moussaka/) - “(My mother) is always the inspiration. I take it wherever I want to take it, but it starts with her.” —Meny Vaknin - [Grilled Tuna with Charred Escarole & Tomatillos, Pickled Raisins & Salsa Macha](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-grilled-tuna-charred-escarole-tomatillos-pickled-raisins-salsa-macha/) - Grilled Tuna with Charred Escarole & Tomatillos, Pickled Raisins & Salsa Macha Salsa MachaI/2 cup sunflower seeds 1 chile dearbol, stemmed, seeded and halved1 ounce dried ancho chiles, stemmed and seeded6 tablespoons white wine vinegar2 garlic cloves, peeled¼ cup extra-virgin olive oilI tablespoon dried Mexican oreganoFurikake Salt5 tablespoons furikake seasoning (a blend of dried fish, - [Slow Cooked Salmon with Light Fricassee of Vegetables and Crushed Basil](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-slow-cooked-salmon-light-fricassee-vegetables-and-crushed-basil/) - Although there are many steps to this recipe, your effort will be rewarded with a deeply flavorful, yet surprisingly light, dish. - [Pasta De Oivo (Italian Egg Drop Soup)](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-pasta-de-oivo-italian-egg-drop-soup/) - Don’t have homemade pasta? Swap in fresh or dried. Options for this soup abound: add fresh escarole or white beans, use another cheese, include small meatballs, or add a dollop of butter. First, though, try it just like this. - [Peruvian Ceviche](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-peruvian-ceviche/) - Juan Placencia, chef-owner, SOMOS in North Arlington Ceviche has few ingredients, but its success begins with fresh products and variations are unlimited. Peruvian ceviche uses row finfish, while other seafood, such as squid, octopus and shrimp, is cooked first—usually by poaching. - [Mango Ceviche](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-mango-ceviche/) - Mango Ceviche 1½ pounds fresh, ripe mangoes, cut into large dice, divided½ clove garlic, minced½ cup freshly squeezed lime juice1 tablespoon Peruvian aji amarillo or aji rocoto, finely minced or made into a pureeSalt and white pepper to taste1 medium or ½ large red onion, sliced julienne2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro or parsley (or other - [Waste Not Gumbo](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-waste-not-gumbo/) - Associated with both Cajun and Creole cooking, gumbo is far more African than it is French, even if not all recipes use okra for thickening these days. This version is closest to a gumbo z’herbes thanks to the abundant leafy greens; use any mix of collards, Lacinato kale, Swiss chard, or beet, turnip, or mustard greens. I tend to serve this gumbo poured over white rice like a rich gravy (it will serve more than four if you do this), but you can also serve it on its own, as soup. - [Healing Chicken Soup](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-healing-chicken-soup/) - Stocking up on good food – not toilet paper – was my priority in the early days of the Covid-19 crisis. And ultimately, comfort food became as important as the medications we took to beat the virus. - [Pasta Alla Mugnaia](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-pasta-alla-mugnaia/) - Joseph Voller, executive chef at Il Nido This Southern Italian—style pasta dough works well with a pasta machine and is closest in texture to the actual mugnaia dough. It doesn’t make one continuous noodle, but it is still delicious. If you don’t want to make your own pasta, Voller recommends using Pasta Faella’s dried mezzanelli for this recipe. If you can’t find cruschi pepper (sweet Italian peppers that have been fried, then dried), you can dry Jimmy Nardello peppers, which are very similar. - [Easy Cream of Mushroom Soup](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-easy-cream-mushroom-soup-0/) - This lovely soup can be made with a combination of different mushrooms to add depth to the flavor. Lucky for us farmed mushrooms, which are grown mostly in the dark, are always available and easy to find. The recipe is delightfully simple—it comes together in about a half hour—and allows the complex flavors of the mushrooms to really shine through. Our favorite way to serve it is with croutons. - [Farmers Market Cabbage, Bean and Bacon Soup](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-farmers-market-cabbage-bean-and-bacon-soup/) - This is a favorite in our house, especially in the colder months when the cabbages and kale are at their peak at the farmers market. Use any white or brown bean here— even flageolets would be delicious—but avoid black beans as they’ll turn the soup muddy. You can also make the soup without bacon; just use a bit more oil when you sauté the vegetables at the beginning. - [Basic Pot of Beans](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-basic-pot-beans/) - Courtesy of Edible Boston. Styling by Molly Shuster. - [Green Curry Cauliflower](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-green-curry-cauliflower/) - Ruby Felix-Curtis, executive chef at The Fox & Falcon, South Orange - [Sauteed Asparagus with Chipotle Bearnaise Sauce](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-sauteed-asparagus-chipotle-bearnaise-sauce/) - Asparagus is one of those vegetables that I love using for any cuisine or dishes. When cooked right they are very sweet and delightful. To me, it brings a feeling of excitement to spring and the vegetables to come in season. - [Shortbread](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-shortbread/) - Just four ingredients, this cookie makes the perfect treat for a holiday tea party or a hostess gift. - [Pear Almond Upside-Down Cake](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-pear-almond-upside-down-cake/) - A light and delicious flourish for the holiday table. “This is one of my favorite holiday cakes. It’s easy to prepare, and brings back memories of my grandmother’s baking from holidays past. I used her pear almond upside-down cake recipe but have added the brown butter and cardamom for extra depth of flavor. I’m very much looking forward to incorporating recipes such as this one into the lineup at my new bakery, The Baker’s Grove, opening this November.” - [Clams Baked in their Own Shells](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-clams-baked-their-own-shells/) - The time that the clams are chilling in the freezer is an excellent opportunity to get your veggie mincing done. Aim for small, equally sized pieces, about the size of mini chocolate chips. And ignore the no-seafood-with-cheese “rule.” Whoever adheres to that hasn’t tried these babies. - [St. Patrick’s Day Corned Venison & Cabbage](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-st-patrick-s-day-corned-venison-cabbage/) - For a corned St. Patrick’s Day experience, here’s my how-to, using venison gifted from my hunter friends. This recipe is a multi-day undertaking, perfect for a cold spring week leading up to a big weekend meal. Use the finished venison for Corned Venison and Cabbage. - [Chef Paul Prudhomme’s Chicken and Seafood Jambalaya](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-chef-paul-prudhomme-s-chicken-and-seafood-jambalaya/) - I’ve taken the liberty of rewriting the Chicken and Seafood Jambalaya recipe from Chef Paul Prudhomme’s Louisiana Kitchen by Chef Paul Prudhomme (William Morrow, 1984).to suit a modern home cook accustomed to tested recipe standards. I do hope the chef approves. - [Life-Changing Lentil Soup](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-life-changing-lentil-soup/) - Recipes on the Internet are often titled THE BEST or even, BEST EVER. I can’t necessarily add those superlatives to the recipe here, although the soup is very good. I will say, learning to make lentil soup—whether you use my recipe or not—could, in fact, change your life. Why? Because it’s endlessly variable and always satisfying. The depth of flavor in this soup comes from the combination of tomato paste and smoked paprika, both of which get lightly toasted. I also think the vinegar added at the end for some brightness is non-negotiable, but you can try lemon juice instead. Otherwise, you can change the recipe however you like. Switch up the spices or use celery instead of fennel. For the greens, you can swap the spinach for stemmed kale or Swiss chard; just be sure to give them a few minutes to simmer to tenderness. For a thicker soup, use less water. To enrich the broth, add a piece of Parmesan rind. You can also top the soup with grated cheese. - [Spring Minestrone with White Beans](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-spring-minestrone-white-beans/) - This easy soup is just the thing to make when the first asparagus pokes through the earth and the nights are still cool. Because it’s so simple, use the best-quality broth you can find. The soup is fairly chunky; if you’d like more broth, by all means add some. If you’d like a little more richness, drizzle with more olive oil and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. - [Peanut Butter Curry](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-peanut-butter-curry/) - The Senator’s favorite dish to cook at home sounded so delicious that we decided to reach out to one of his favorite restaurants and ask them to create a recipe for us. Try “Chef She’s” version below or stop by the café; she may be adding this dish to her menu this summer. - [Gingerbread for Houses](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-gingerbread-houses/) - Gingerbread recipes abound. Some are easier to work with and have more spice flavor, but I like this one. It’s become my tradition. This recipe, when baked, has a little puff to it—like the chef I got it from! - [Zucchini Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting and Caramel Sauce](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-zucchini-cake-cream-cheese-frosting-and-caramel-sauce-0/) - Andrea Lekberg, owner and baker of The Artist Baker, created the cake shown here in celebration of Edible Jersey’s 15th anniversary and in tribute to the Garden State’s food and farming community. She shares her cake recipe here, featuring a simple cream cheese frosting with caramel sauce. This cake is a favorite of our customers. Sometimes I put pecans on it. The version below is baked in a casserole-size pan. When I was growing up almost all of the cakes we ate were baked in this type of pan. We had a garden then in our backyard. One year, our garden was only zucchini because, the year before, one of our neighbor kids thought it was funny to kick the ripe squash.—A. Lekberg - [The New Jersey Italian Hot Dog](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-new-jersey-italian-hot-dog/) - The “Jersey Italian Hot Dog” has long been a New Jersey classic. Known for an abundance of hot dogs, sauteed green peppers, onions and potatoes (or French fries) all squeezed in to one roll, the dish has become more famous for its overstuffed quantity than for its health. Here, chef Sabatino Perrotta adds culinary flair to create a modern twist that tastes good and is good for you, too. In addition to replacing the traditional meat hot dog with a salmon hot dog, he uses red pepper instead of green to bring “a little sweetness”. The truffle sauce adds some complexity and heat while the citrus and cilantro brighten up the entire dish with fresh flavor. - [Beer Berry Compote](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-beer-berry-compote/) - This is a quick recipe that comes together on the mornings when you want to get through all of those extra berries you picked up at the farmers’ market before they turn. A few simple pantry staples, a few dashes of beer, and soon breakfast is ready. In the cooler months try adding a pinch of nutmeg and cinnamon to the compote for a festive variation. - [Not-A-Rita](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-not-rita/) - Courtesy of Danielle Nguyen, Ironbound Farm - [Botanical Limeade](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-botanical-limeade/) - Courtesy of Danielle Nguyen, Ironbound Farm - [Maple Cinnamon Whiskey Sour](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-maple-cinnamon-whiskey-sour/) - Courtesy of Gem Life Collective, Pitman gemlifecollective.com - [Thyme and Tonic](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-thyme-and-tonic/) - Courtesy of Bluestem Botanicals, Doylestown, PA bluestembotanicals.com - [The Ruby Blossom](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-ruby-blossom/) - Courtesy of chef/owner Andre deWaal Andre’s, 112 Tomahawk Trail, Sparta 973.726.6000; andreslakeside.com - [Fiore Fireside](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-fiore-fireside/) - Courtesy of Gem Life Collective, 5 S. Broadway, Pitman 856.270.5195; gemlifecollective.com Note: Alcohol-free products mentioned are available in their online bottle shop. - [LEMONADE RECIPE FOR KIDS](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-lemonade-recipe-kids/) - If life gives you lemons, make lemonade! - [Watermelon Slush Recipe](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-watermelon-slush-recipe/) - Watermelon Slush Recipe 6 cups of watermelon cubes1/8 cup of sugar or honey1 Tablespoon of lemon juice Blend up the watermelon cubes in a blender (ask a grown-up for help!). Pour the blended watermelon through strainer into & bowl and save the juice! Stir the sugar or honey and lemon juice into the watermelon juice. - [French Onion Grilled Cheese](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-french-onion-grilled-cheese/) - This cozy recipe goes well with the fall season—and also pairs nicely with a glass of local wine. - [Grilled Jersey Corn with Garlic Chili Butter & Lime](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-grilled-jersey-corn-garlic-chili-butter-lime/) - Recipe shared by Melissa Raho of Behind the Plates via findjerseyfresh.com - [Creamy Polenta with Fresh Corn & Basil](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-creamy-polenta-fresh-corn-basil/) - Recipe shared by Jersey Fresh Four Ways with Chef Amanda Freitag via findjerseyfresh.com - [Fred & Murry's Hush Puppies](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-fred-murrys-hush-puppies/) - Begun in Brooklyn in 1960, Fred and Murry’s Gourmet Kosher Delicatessen & Caterers has occupied a place in Freehold’s hearts (and bellies) for over 40 years. Their pickled corned beef is house made, they hand cut their French fries daily, and their hefty Sloppy Joe sandwiches elicit sighs of happiness. The deli is also known for their serious Super Bowl munchies, including their version of Hush Puppies, a hot dog wrapped in potato knish filling and folded into an egg roll shell. - [Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-sourdough-chocolate-chip-cookies/) - Courtesy of Marcy Lewis, the founder of Flour to Fork, a sourdough micro-bakery in Stewartsville. I discovered these at my local farmers’ market in Frenchtown and quickly became obsessed with the crispy-on-the-outside, chewy-on-the-inside texture and the subtle tang the sourdough imparts. - [Holiday Shortbread Cookies](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-holiday-shortbread-cookies/) - Courtesy of Mueller’s Bakery. Great for gifting and snacking, the shortbread has a perfect snap, followed by a melt-in-your-mouth lushness. - [Brownie Cookies with Chocolate Ganache and Peppermint](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-brownie-cookies-chocolate-ganache-and-peppermint/) - Courtesy of Honey Moon Bakery & Pizzeria. These cookies are pure, rich chocolate delight, and the crushed candy canes on top make the treat a festive season must. - [Peanut Butter Cookies](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-peanut-butter-cookies-0/) - Adapted from recipe used by photographer Larisa Niedle. - [Romanesco Broccoli and Leek Soup](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-romanesco-broccoli-and-leek-soup-0/) - I like to call the magnificently shaped chartreuse-hued Romanesco the Fibonacci broccoli as it is one of the most stunning representations of the mathematician’s fractal spiral. Each cauliflower-like head is a work of art with a nuttier, slightly sweeter flavor than its namesake. They can be roasted, grilled or steamed. This recipe pairs them with creamy leeks to make a luscious soup. - [Beets, Leeks, Bacon, and Blue Cheese Salad](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-beets-leeks-bacon-and-blue-cheese-salad/) - Beets (roots and greens) contain powerful antioxidants that protect cell health and are a rich source of folate, which helps prevent heart disease and stroke. - [Fig Jam](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-fig-jam-1/) - By Cara Di Falco, culinary journalist and creator/host of YouTube’s “Cara’s Cucina” caradifalco.com - [Corn Pudding](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-corn-pudding-2/) - This pudding will be excellently received as either a dessert or a side dish. Somewhat similar to corn bread, it is an ideal accompaniment to ribs, pulled pork or a summer barbecue. No matter how it is served, it will always be at its finest when made with our very own Jersey Fresh corn, picked and sold on the same day at a local farmers’ market. When possible, try to cook corn the day you buy it while the kernels are milky and tender and the natural sugars have not yet turned to starch. - [Sungold Tomato and Melon Salad with Whipped Ricotta, Basil, and Black Pepper](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-sungold-tomato-and-melon-salad-whipped-ricotta-basil-and-black-pepper/) - I love the fresh ricotta we get from Jersey Artisan Co. It’s made from milk from the nearby cows of Spring Run Farm in Pittstown and arrives bearing the thatch of the basket it was made in—so charming served in a slender slice alongside tomatoes and herbs, say, or fennel and orange slices, with plenty of good olive oil. And then I had an epiphany, a cheese epiphany: ricotta, when whipped, transforms. Like Jerry Lewis morphing from Julius Kelp to Buddy Love in The Nutty Professor, ricotta treated this way goes from endearingly nerdy and unkempt to irresistibly smooth and unctuous. —Cal Peternell - [Summer Berry LiLLiPiES](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-summer-berry-lillipies/) - Adapted from a recipe in Pie for My Birthday, a cookbook for young people. - [Sweet Potato Pizza with Maitakes](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-sweet-potato-pizza-maitakes/) - This savory crust is an unexpected and very welcome twist on the world’s most perfect food. I’m not suggesting you give up your favorite pizza; I’m giving you yet another delicious vehicle for abundant nutritious and delicious pizza toppings. This crust freezes well, so make extra to keep on hand for a quick and satisfying meal. - [Spring Spinach and Asparagus Soup](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-spring-spinach-and-asparagus-soup/) - Courtesy of Chris Cirkus, Market Manager, West Windsor Farmers Market - [Fresh Spinach Wrap](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-fresh-spinach-wrap/) - Recipe and photo by Jenn Borrealo, Culinary & Educational Specialist, Alstede Farms, Chester - [Ginger Almond Fig Bark](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-ginger-almond-fig-bark/) - One of my favorite holiday gifts to give. I make sheet pans of this bark each year. I load up mason jars, wrap them with a ribbon and a personal label, and gift generously. It’s possible this tradition fills me with as much love as I intend to spread by gifting. - [Spaghetti Mediterranei](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-spaghetti-mediterranei/) - By Rosario Cappadona - [Insalata Pantesca (Pantelleria Salad)](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-insalata-pantesca-pantelleria-salad/) - Find Pantelleria capers and oregano at eatcapers.com. - [Purple Sweet Potato Pie](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-purple-sweet-potato-pie/) - By The Gingered Peach Makes 1 (9-inch) pie - [Apple Galette](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-apple-galette/) - By The Baker’s Grove • Makes 1 galette (8 servings) - [Pumpkin Cornmeal Pancakes](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-pumpkin-cornmeal-pancakes/) - This recipe was recreated from Peter Kalm’s travel accounts of the year 1749. He tells us that a thick pancake “was made by taking the mashed pumpkin and mixing it with cornmeal after which it was ... fried.” He found it “pleasing to my taste.” (Kalm, p. 607.) - [Roasted Carrot-Ginger Soup](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-roasted-carrot-ginger-soup/) - Courtesy of RWJ Barnabas Health - [A Recipe for Sharing: Spanish-Inspired Chickpea and Roasted Cherry Tomatoes](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-recipe-sharing-spanish-inspired-chickpea-and-roasted-cherry-tomatoes/) - Enjoy this stew on its own, over basmati rice, cauliflower rice, or baked polenta. Be sure to leave plenty of time to presoak and cook the chickpeas. As they’re the main attraction, this is one recipe where you don’t want to settle for canned. - [Local Mushroom Toast](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-local-mushroom-toast/) - Millennials may have given toast its brightest moment in the sun with their widely publicized love for avocado toast, but the idea of using slightly scorched bread to carry all sorts of food and drink to eaters’ mouths is a long-standing practice. For this recipe, Rogals recommends starting with a thick slice of bread, preferably rye to support the mushroom toppings’ flavor profile. - [Cranberry Sauce with Apples and Grilled Cheese](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-cranberry-sauce-apples-and-grilled-cheese/) - This recipe, courtesy of Jersey Fresh (findjerseyfresh.com), combines two of fall’s finest treats: cranberries and apples. - [Sauteed Atlantic Sea Scallops](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-sauteed-atlantic-sea-scallops/) - Scallops are easy to cook and work well in a wide range of recipes. Here is Brady Lybarger’s (Scallop Shack Farms) recommended cooking method. - [Caprese Salad](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-caprese-salad-0/) - A favorite—and easy—summer meal, this simple salad features Jersey’s freshest flavors. It’s also a beautiful showcase for heirloom tomatoes at their peak. - [Green Pesto Quinoa Salad](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-green-pesto-quinoa-salad/) - This recipe can easily be doubled for larger groups. Pesto freezes well, so consider making the pesto portion of this recipe ahead of time and freezing it for future use. - [Roasted Potatoes with Fresh Cod and Steamed Broccoli](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-roasted-potatoes-fresh-cod-and-steamed-broccoli/) - Mediterranean Dinner courtesy of Kim Kemper, nutritionist - [Greek Salad Bowl](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-greek-salad-bowl/) - Mediterranean Lunch courtesy of Kim Kemper, nutritionist - [Protein-rich Breakfast](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-protein-rich-breakfast/) - Mediterranean Breakfast courtesy of Kim Kemper, nutritionist - [Yogurt with Fresh Fruit](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-yogurt-fresh-fruit/) - Mediterranean Breakfast courtesy of Kim Kemper, nutritionist - [Shaved Asparagus Pizza](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-shaved-asparagus-pizza/) - Asparagus has never been hard to cook. You could steam it or blanch it or roast it or grill it .... Years ago, I was at a restaurant that served it shaved raw into ribbons, dressed only with lemon, olive oil, and Parmesan, and this changed asparagus for me. Never had it tasted so green and vibrant; never had it looked so little like logs on a plate, but rather an elegant heap of twisted ribbons. Throwing things onto a pizza dough with cheese doesn’t always make something transcendent, but this one exceeded expectations: tangled and grassy, bubbly and lightly charred, accented with mild bites of scallion, the raw asparagus wilted from the heat of the baked pizza. It became something to look forward to when the first stalks of asparagus appear after a winter too long, too cold, and too filled with formats of squash and greens. - [Sesame Asparagus & Carrot Chop](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-sesame-asparagus-carrot-chop/) - When I cannot bear winter produce for one minute longer, this is the salad I make. It’s a vividly colored crunchy, nutty, and spicy mix of asparagus, carrots, and avocado, spring-like vegetables that, rather conveniently in a place where “spring” vegetables may not emerge from the soil until spring is two-thirds over, taste pretty great from the produce we find at the grocery store. Here, the mayo dresses the crunchy vegetables and rich cubes of avocado in a way that lightly coats them but, I promise, doesn’t scream “mayo salad” in anyway. This is one of my favorite lunch salads, and you should not believe the serving suggestion at all: The recipe is just for you. - [Spiced Gingerbread Pie](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-spiced-gingerbread-pie/) - Created by Chelsea Frost - [Grapeberry Smoothie](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-grapeberry-smoothie/) - Courtesy of Deborah Cohen, associate professor with the Department of Clinical and Preventive Nutrition Sciences at Rutgers University in Newark. - [Cream of Pumpkin Soup](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-cream-pumpkin-soup/) - Recipe courtesy of Delicious Orchards, 320 Route 34 South, Colts Neck deliciousorchardsnj.com - [Pumpkin Dip](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-pumpkin-dip/) - Recipe courtesy of Medford Lakes Farmers’ Market. Reprinted from Edible Jersey Farmers’ Market Cookbook. - [Bruschetta Terre Alte](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-bruschetta-terre-alte/) - Highland Park Farmers’ Market Prep time: 10 minutes • Cooking time: 5 minutes Recipe courtesy of former market organizer James McCrone. - [Watermelon Salad, with Red Onions, Kalamata Olives and Feta Cheese](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-watermelon-salad-red-onions-kalamata-olives-and-feta-cheese/) - Teaneck Farmers’ Market Prep time: 10 minutes Recipe courtesy of former market manager Margaret Aaker. - [Summer Tomato Tart](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-summer-tomato-tart/) - Montgomery Friends Farmers’ Market Prep time: 10 minutes • Cooking time: 40 minutes Recipe courtesy of market founding organizer Kim Rose. - [Quickest Freshest Pickles](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-quickest-freshest-pickles/) - Collingswood Farmers’ Market Prep time: 15 minutes • Cooking time: 5 minutes Recipe courtesy of former market co-director Betsy Cook. - [Walnut-Basil Pesto](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-walnut-basil-pesto-0/) - Courtesy of Jane Schwartz, nutritionist and registered dietician, who owns a private practice in Princeton - [Robin's All Powerful Pre-Workout Juice](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-robins-all-powerful-pre-workout-juice/) - Courtesy of Robin DeCicco, holistic nutritionist and owner of The Power of Food Education in Ramsey - [Chickpea Peach Salad](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-chickpea-peach-salad/) - Chickpea Peach Salad 1 (15.5-ounce) can of chickpeas (rinsed and drained)2 peaches (skin and pit removed)10 grape tomatoes, chopped½ mango, chopped (or 1 cup sweet corn kernels, or as much as you like)2 tablespoons pomegranate seeds2 tablespoons diced red onion½ teaspoon kosher salt¼ teaspoon black pepper¼ teaspoon cayenneJuice of ½ lime Add the above ingredients - [Peach Margarita](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-peach-margarita/) - Peach Margarita 3 cups ice1 peach (skin and pit removed)5 slices of frozen peachJuice of 1 lime4 ounces tequila4 ounces orange juiceOptional: kosher salt & lime zest for the rim Add ingredients into a blender and mix until desired consistency. Use a lime slice to wet the top of your margarita glass and dip the - [Spring Fried Barley with Sesame Sizzled Eggs](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-spring-fried-barley-sesame-sizzled-eggs/) - Recipe and photo courtesy of Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen. Excerpted from Smitten Kitchen Every Day: Triumphant and Unfussy New Favorites (Knopf, 2017), as featured in Edible Jersey, Spring 2018 - [Good Fortune Stir-Fried Lettuce with Shitake Mushrooms](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-good-fortune-stir-fried-lettuce-shitake-mushrooms/) - Usher in the Year of the Tiger on February 1 with an auspicious stir-fry.The word for lettuce in Cantonese, saang choi, is a homonym for “giving birth to wealth” and shiitake mushrooms symbolize prosperity. When stir-frying a leafy vegetable, it is important to remove water with a salad spinner until the leaves are dry to the touch. Any excess moisture will cool the wok and turn the stir-fry into a braise. - [Sassafras Chocolate Panna Cotta](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-sassafras-chocolate-panna-cotta/) - “I like panna cottas year around. They are creamy, light, and a satisfying dessert. In winter, if you can forage some sassafras, I recommend that rich flavor. If you can’t, for this recipe you can sunstitute birch bark, a bit of fresh ginger, or a little spearmint leaf.” - [Chocolate Caramel Tart](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-chocolate-caramel-tart/) - Courtesy of Julie Klein, owner Lovin’ Oven, Frenchtown - [No-Bake Chocolate Macaroons](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-no-bake-chocolate-macaroons/) - Courtesy of Robin DeCicco, nutritionist at Power of Food Education in Ramsey - [Wilted Kale & Brussels Sprouts Salad](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-wilted-kale-brussels-sprouts-salad/) - Sautéing this salad, composed of wilted kale and Brussels sprouts, with the homemade dressing allows the dish to fully incorporate the delicious flavors. - [Creamiest Tomato Soup without Any Cream](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-creamiest-tomato-soup-without-any-cream/) - The answer to the creamiest tomato soup? Skip the cream. From a distance, this seems counterintuitive, illogical, unbelievable. But the answer comes by way of two other ingredients that just happen to be dairy-free: cashews and onions. You’ve probably already heard of cashew cream, aka the easiest nut milk ever. Unlike almonds, cashews are soft enough that you don’t need to soak them overnight. And while something like coconut milk tastes unavoidably coconutty, cashew cream just tastes creamy. And so do onions. I first learned of onion cream thanks to chef Grant Lee Crilly via our Genius Recipes column. The idea being: If you purée cooked onions, you end up with a cream look-alike, ready to take dinner by storm. In this case, we simply sauté a lot of onions to start the soup. By the time everything gets buzzed together, you achieve a vegan cream of tomato that’s even creamier and more savory than the original—though no one will quite know why. - [Roasted Brussels Sprouts](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-roasted-brussels-sprouts-0/) - Recipe adapted from New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. - [Apple Cake](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-apple-cake-2/) - Fall’s favorite fruit is a baker’s delight. Recipe by Colleen Peacos, shared by Montgomery Friends Farmers’ Market. Apples from TreeLicious Orchards, Port Murray. Photo by Julia Pryma. Reprinted from Edible Jersey Farmers’ Market Cookbook. - [Red Fresno Sauce](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-red-fresno-sauce/) - Courtesy of Kristin and Tom Spies of Cross Country Nurseries in Stockton - [Jalapeno and Peach Salsa](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-jalapeno-and-peach-salsa/) - Courtesy of Nicole Piazza, MS, RD, chef and co-owner of The Clean Plate Kitchen in Clinton - [Cauliflower Soup](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-cauliflower-soup/) - Cauliflower is grown throughout New Jersey and will be easily available at farmers’ market tables this season. Be sure to add it to your fall repertoire. - [Grilled Cauliflower with Rosemary and Thyme](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-grilled-cauliflower-rosemary-and-thyme/) - Cauliflower is one of nature’s most versatile vegetables. - [Refreshing Basil Lemonade](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-refreshing-basil-lemonade-0/) - This summer, snip a hearty harvest and savor basil’s bunches of benefits. - [Simple Basil Pesto](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-simple-basil-pesto-0/) - Raw sweet basil has anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory benefits, which is great for the body, inside and out. - [Vegetable Lasagna (Gluten Free, Dairy Free)](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-vegetable-lasagna-gluten-free-dairy-free/) - Courtesy of Dr. Nicole Rivera of Integrative Wellness Group in Belmar - [Tomato Bread Salad](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-tomato-bread-salad-0/) - Recipe originally created for Edible Jersey by Delia Quigley, volunteer at the Blairstown Farmers’ Market. - [Sunset Sangria](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-sunset-sangria/) - Recipes originally created for Edible Jersey by the Rutgers Gardens Farmers’ Market, New Brunswick. Prep time: 5 minutes - [Watermelon Smoothies](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-watermelon-smoothies-0/) - Recipes originally created for Edible Jersey by the Rutgers Gardens Farmers’ Market, New Brunswick. Prep time: 10 minutes - [Strawberry Sauce](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-strawberry-sauce/) - We love strawberries simply whole or sliced, but this recipe is a popular topper on everything from ice cream to meats. - [Spaghetti Squash with Sicilian Sauce](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-spaghetti-squash-sicilian-sauce/) - The wonderful thing about this recipe is that you can eat it right out of its own skin … minimal cleanup required! Courtesy of Deborah Cohen, associate professor at the Department of Clinical and Preventive Nutrition Sciences of Rutgers University in Newark. - [Gingered Butternut Squash Soup](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-gingered-butternut-squash-soup-0/) - Although winter squashes are locally grown in the fall, their hardiness makes them an ideal storage crop that can be enjoyed throughout the winter. This vegan recipe puts to use the versatile butternut squash in a soup that will keep you warm on even the coldest winter night. - [Potatoes Anna](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-potatoes-anna/) - These delicious spuds make an elegant addition to any holiday meal. - [Potatoes Baked in Milk & Cream](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-potatoes-baked-milk-cream/) - The starchy russet potato is the only one to use; it softens as it absorbs the milk and cream and thickens the gratin like no other. - [Pawpaw Recipes](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-pawpaw-recipes/) - Courtesy of Robin DeCicco, holistic nutritionist with the Graf Center for Integrative Medicine at Englewood Hospital - [Pawpaw Teacake](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-pawpaw-teacake/) - Courtesy of Julie Klein, owner of the Lovin’ Oven, Frenchtown - [Apple Crumb Bake](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-apple-crumb-bake/) - Shared by Carol Murphy, Assemblywoman, 7th Legislative District of New Jersey This is a recipe that was shared with me by my Aunt Jo before she passed away. When I make this for holidays or dinner with guests, I remember my aunt so many years ago. - [Cucumber-Watermelon Salad](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-cucumber-watermelon-salad/) - Courtesy of Anthony Dissen, RD, and instructor of health sciences at Stockton University in Galloway - [BLUEBERRIES](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-blueberries-2/) - ILLUSTRATION: JAMIE BARTOLACCI - [QUICK PICKLES](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-quick-pickles-1/) - In our rustic pâté sandwich, we wanted to capture the spirit of a traditional French charcuterie plate. Cornichons, the tiny French pickles, are essential to those hors d’oeuvre spreads, but they didn’t work well on a sandwich. This is our alternative, a simple cucumber pickle that can be made a day ahead and is good for a week or more in the fridge. - [GARDEN STATE SPRITZ COCKTAIL](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-garden-state-spritz-cocktail/) - GARDEN STATE SPRITZ COCKTAIL Cocktail1 ounce Cucumber-Infused Vodka (recipe follows)1/2 ounce lemon juice 1/2 ounce simple syrup 1/4 ounce elderflower liqueur2 ounces sparkling wine 1 cucumber slice or edible flower, for garnishCUCUMBER-INFUSED VODKA1 cucumber, rinsed, peeled and sliced 1 (750ml) bottle vodka TO PREPARE COCKTAIL: Fill a glass halfway with ice. Pour in the vodka, - [SPICY SAUTÉED CUCUMBER](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-spicy-saut-ed-cucumber-0/) - SPICY SAUTÉED CUCUMBER 1 Japanese spiny cucumber or English cucumber, rinsed1/2 teaspoon salt Vegetable oil 2 teaspoons sesame oilDash of rice vinegar 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds (optional) 1/2 teaspoons red pepper flakes (optional) Slice the cucumber into 1/2- to 3/4-inch-thick slices, then cut the slices in half to make half-moons.Sprinkle with the salt. Place - [CUCUMBER POPS](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-cucumber-pops-0/) - A cool, kid-friendly treat! - [Brown Sugar Butter Cookies](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-brown-sugar-butter-cookies/) - Perfect for sharing with friends. - [Lillipies Sourdough English Muffins](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-lillipies-sourdough-english-muffins/) - Although this recipe takes three days from start to finish (more if you make your own starter from scratch), the active cooking time is relatively short and the finished product is well worth the effort. It is important to use the proper amount of flour to get the right texture. Weighing flour is far more accurate than measuring flour by volume. For this recipe, use a digital scale, not a measuring cup. - [Candy Cane Dream Chocolate Cupcake Recipe](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-candy-cane-dream-chocolate-cupcake-recipe/) - Buki Elegbede • Baked by Buki When I think of the holidays, the one thing I always think of are Andes Mints. My dad always used to get them, and although I’m actually not a mint or a chocolate person, those candies were the best to me. Here, they serve as inspiration for a candy cane-themed cupcake. - [Gingerbread Cookies Recipe](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-gingerbread-cookies-recipe/) - In the local bakeries of Europe, we found gingerbreads of all kinds. Crisp, soft, spiced, glazed, jeweled; the doughs were as unique as the bakers. When creating our own gingerbread, we tried to balance all the things we liked. Our version yields something soft like a Lebkuchen but spiced like a Pfeffernusse. It’s soft, chewy and hauntingly spicy. - [Vegan and Gluten-Free Chocolate Banana Cake Recipe](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-vegan-and-gluten-free-chocolate-banana-cake-recipe/) - Even though we make our own flour blends at the cafe, we recommend Bob's Red Mill gluten-free flour blend to the home cook because it contains xanthan gum, which can be expensive and is used sparingly in gluten-free baking. If you love chocolate, stud the batter with chocolate chips before baking. - [Baking Sourdough Bread: Recipe](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-baking-sourdough-bread-recipe/) - With this recipe as your guide, you can make sourdough bread, start to finish, in one day. The bread has a mild sourness and works well as a sandwich bread. Feel free to change the timing slightly. Due to variations in flour density, it is most accurate to use a digital scale for measuring raw ingredients. Using a scale also helps reduce the number of spoons and cups to be cleaned, and working with metric measures makes it easy to calculate changes in batch size. - [Baking Sourdough Bread: Step by Step](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-baking-sourdough-bread-step-step/) - Baking Sourdough Bread: Step by Step Spoon starter into mixing bowl Add water Add flour Autolyse Add salt Mix in the bowl Fold and shape Rise - [Festive Holiday Punch (Non-Alcoholic)](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-festive-holiday-punch-non-alcoholic/) - Courtesy of Joy Manning, editor of Edible Philly. This festive looking punch provides guests with an enticing non-alcoholic option. The recipe doubles easily to serve a crowd. For an alcoholic drink, spike it with rum, brandy or vodka. - [Spinach, Pine Nut and Gruyère AOP Börek](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-spinach-pine-nut-and-gruyere-aop-borek/) - November always seems to bring out the cook in us. Maybe it’s because the clocks have been turned back and it’s now darker, earlier. Or it could be that first feel of winter’s chill. Whatever the reason, we love being in the kitchen this time of year. Settling back into the warmth of our home kitchen inspires us to revisit favorite cookbooks and also try new recipes. We recently discovered a treasure trove of recipes shared by Le Gruyère AOP Switzerland and the dish below hits all the high notes for us. Onions, garlic, pastry, pine nuts and, of course, outstanding cheese. An added plus is that it’s a relatively quick and easy main course dish to make on a worknight or as part of the weekend’s line-up. I thought you would enjoy it, too. – Nancy Painter, Edible Jersey - [Gongura Chickpeas](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-gongura-chickpeas/) - Gongura freezes well and can be chopped up and added to any meat stew or lentil dish to add sourness. These chickpeas go well with steamed basmati rice. - [Kittley and Bitterball Stew](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-kittley-and-bitterball-stew/) - Traditionally, kittley and bitterball are cooked in stew with a variety of meat bones to give them flavor including smoked turkey, beef or chicken bones and dried fish. Here, beef and shrimp provide the base flavor but feel free to improvise. - [Singo Pear Galette](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-singo-pear-galette/) - Chong Kim insists that the best way to enjoy a Korean pear is to eat it raw. The texture and sweetness of the pear will change as it cooks, so you’re highly encouraged to set some slices aside for snacking as you prepare this recipe. - [Baked Oysters](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-baked-oysters/) - “I love Cape May oysters, because the one thing that I do think rings true about oysters is that they taste like the waters that they come from. When I taste a Cape May salt oyster, that’s the flavor of diving in the ocean for me.” - Executive Chef John Boswell • The Diving Horse, Avalon - [Bad as Texas Brisket](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-bad-texas-brisket/) - Courtesy of Robert Cho, chef/owner of Kimchi Smoke Cho has won many awards, including a “Best BBQ” award at the Beer BBQ Bacon Showdown in 2018 and second place and people’s choice awards at Brisket King NYC in 2019. His restaurant is included in Food & Wine’s “Best Barbecue in Every State.” - [Plum Financiers](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-plum-financiers/) - Plums are a fantastic choice for a post-workout snack, says Christina Frescki, a clinical dietitian at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Rahway. Plums are high in potassium, which is good for the heart and circulation.” - [Grilled Octopus and Chorizo with Crushed Potatoes, Grilled Scallions and Romesco Sauce](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-grilled-octopus-and-chorizo-crushed-potatoes-grilled-scallions-and-romesco-sauce/) - Piquant and smoky, Romesco sauce mirrors and complements other flavors and textures in this dish. “The way I make it is coarse,” Pollinger says. “It’s got a particular kind of coarseness to it, where the whole dish is very rustic and country-like.” - [Brined Chicken](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-brined-chicken/) - Inspired by Josh Lawler of The Farm and Fisherman, Cherry Hill - [Paco’s Passion](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-paco-s-passion/) - Paco’s Passion named Newark’s Signature Cocktail for 2019 - [Minestra Maritata - Wild Herb and Pork Soup](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-minestra-maritata-wild-herb-and-pork-soup/) - WEDDING SOUP - Our guess is that Food of the Italian South will be an iconic cookbook the minute it is released. Katie Parla is a masterful storyteller, and the text is engaging yet deeply informative. One big reveal is the real story behind Wedding Soup, which is not a soup for brides. Minestra Maritata, as Parla reveals, refers to “wedded broths.” (Reprinted with permission.) - [Bachelor's Jam Jack Rose Recipe](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-bachelors-jam-jack-rose-recipe/) - The first sip is always ethereal, with all of the previous year’s flavors revealing themselves one by one. - [Spiced Chestnuts Recipe](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-spiced-chestnuts-recipe/) - Courtesy of Robin DeCicco, nutritionist at The Power of Food Education in Ramsey - [Gingered Butternut Squash Soup](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/http-ediblenutmeg-ediblecommunities-com-recipes-gingered-butternut-squash-soup/) - Although winter squashes are locally grown in the fall, their hardiness makes them an ideal storage crop that can be enjoyed throughout the winter. This vegan recipe puts to use the versatile butternut squash in a soup that will keep you warm on even the coldest winter night. - [Festive Holiday Pinecone](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-festive-holiday-pinecone/) - VISIONS OF MOTHERHOOD When I was growing up, there would come a day each December when my mom and her sister would begin to bake. I would walk in from school on a gray, cold afternoon to find them working together, talking and laughing in the warm kitchen, surrounded by flour and waxed paper and mixing bowls and rolling pins. And I would know that the holidays had begun. It was a ritual that would last for days, and sometimes I would help, as they filled cookie tins with pizzelles, biscotti, pumpkin swirls, sugar cookies, chocolate chip cookies, anise cookies and lemon squares. The tins, tightly shut, were stacked high on the dining room buffet, relatively offlimits to us kids until Christmas night when their treasured contents would be grandly presented on tiered trays and pedestal dishes. Like many homemakers of their generation, Mom and Aunt Lee were content to rely on companies such as Keebler and Nabisco for most of their baked treats the rest of the year, but never at Christmas. Christmas was all about scratch baking. So, I suppose it was not surprising that, when I became a mom, baking holiday cookies somehow became a part of what I wanted to do, part of my vision—as I once joked with a coworker— of motherhood. A full-time career and a long commute didn’t lend themselves well to the ritual, but still we found the time and my son was game for the task, climbing up on the chair to use the cookie cutters and swirl his elbows in flour. Over the years, we’ve turned out a few dozen holiday cookies each December and also crafted some family customs of our own, such as my husband’s ‘festive holiday pinecone’ cheese spread. A neighborhood hit, it has become a tradition that we make and share with our friends on Christmas Eve. In this issue, a few of our favorite scratch bakers (page 36) and home cooks (pages 15, 50) share their perspectives and recipes. Along with those treats, we offer up a cup of hot chocolate (page 64), a day’s outing to a local Christmas tree farm (page 55), the chance to give thanks with a neighbor in need (page 18) and much more. And on this page, I’m pleased to present my husband’s coveted recipe for that pinecone spread. I’ve always thought there’s something special about the winter months here in the Northeast. Yes, it has a lot to do with the holidays and their traditions, and the way that a good snowfall— like scratch baking or carefully placing roasted almonds into cheese—can force you to stop and stay in the moment for a while. But perhaps it has even more to do with the simple, beautiful privilege of being in a warm kitchen on a cold winter’s day with the people you love. Best wishes for a wonderful winter season. Nancy Brannigan Painter Editor and Publisher - [Kombu Mushroom Consomme'](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-kombu-mushroom-consomme/) - Chef Shawn Dalziel Chef/Owner of Laurel & Sage in Montclair This rich, dark, Asian-style clarified stock is the perfect project for a winter weekend at home. You can make the stock and mulch the day before serving or make it all in one day. The stock plus mulch makes a delicious base for soups, even if you choose not to take the final step of clarifying. And it freezes beautifully as either stock or consomme. Dalziel recommends freezing it in pint containers so you can defrost only as much as you need. - [Oats to Go](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-oats-go/) - Courtesy of Scott and Alison Morgan of Morganics Family Farm - [Ginger-Fried Groats](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-ginger-fried-groats/) - Courtesy of Scott and Alison Morgan of Morganics Family Farm - [Rose Levy Beranbaum's Pumpkin Pie](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-rose-levy-beranbaums-pumpkin-pie/) - This pie has an unusually silky texture and mellow flavor. The crisp bottom crust results from pressing in a fine layer of gingersnaps and ground pecans, which absorbs any excess liquid from the filling, and from baking the pie on a baking stone. - [Savory Pear and Gorgonzola Tart](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-savory-pear-and-gorgonzola-tart/) - Courtesy of Lisa Nichols of DeAnnas Restaurant in Lambertville - [Whole Wheat Sablés](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-whole-wheat-sabl-s/) - There is nothing chewy, dense, or heavy here—just meltingly tender; buttery cookies with the nutty flavor of whole wheat. The flavor of wheat is perfection with almost any nut or dried fruit combination, or with cacao nibs. Hemp seeds are fabulous in the upgrade that follows. Spelt or kamut flours—both older forms of wheat—may be substituted for the scant cup of whole wheat flour; Makes about 48 2-inch cookies - [Caprese Verde with Burrata](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-caprese-verde-burrata/) - Come July, we all are jonesing for Jersey tomato salads, yet local tomatoes are not ripe enough. What to do? I created this simple dish during such a July, using green beefsteak tomatoes. Pairing the crisp, tart and refreshing green tomato with a rich burrata creates a good balance and also an interesting first chapter in our seasonal tomato tale. The key is to slice them thinly (think serrated knives or your mandolin) so the tartness is tamed. Be sure to serve with some fresh crusty bread! - [Pinelands Old Fashioned](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-pinelands-old-fashioned/) - Pinelands Old Fashioned Pinelands Old Fashioned2 ounces Blueberry Rye½ ounce Pine Syrup¼ teaspoon Pine TinctureBlueberry Rye2 cups fresh blueberries1 (750ml) bottle Dad’s HatPennsylvania Rye WhiskeyPine SyrupI cup finely chopped pine needles1 cup sugarPine Tincture½ cup finely chopped pine needles½ cup 150-proof vodka1 ounce 1:1 simple syrup PINELANDS OLD FASHIONED Combine all the ingredients in - [Planked Wild Salmon](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-planked-wild-salmon/) - with Nectarines, Thyme, Honey, Almonds and Ricotta Quintessentially West Coast, planking pays homage to the First Nations peoples of North America, who were cooking salmon on wood planks over an open fire long before Europeans arrived. It’s an ingenious way to impart earthy, smoky, and even floral notes to the fish, depending on the type of wood you use. Although cedar is a classic choice, alder and oak work beautifully with salmon, too. You can find grilling planks at gourmet retailers, or go the diy route with untreated wood from the hardware store. Look for I -inch-thick and 8-inch-wide pieces, and have them cut 8 to 12 inches long. Just be sure to give them a good sanding first to remove splinters and allow time to soak them before using. For this recipe, you'll need two planks: one for the fish and one for the nectarines. - [Long Black Veil](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-long-black-veil/) - Recipe courtesy of Douglas Piccinnini, a writer and independent chef based in Lambertville. - [Sweet Long Peppers](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-sweet-long-peppers/) - Tips courtesy of Jon Smith, Two Barn Farm in Pittstown. Illustration: Jamie Bartolacci. - [Evelyn Penza's Ricotta Blueberry Pie](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-evelyn-penzas-ricotta-blueberry-pie/) - Greeted at the front door by Evelyn Penza, we stood in front of some 20 freshly baked pies and discussed the history of her grandfather's farm, her career as a public school teacher; her pride in Hammonton blueberries and her homemade pie business. She served me a slice of apple-blueberry pie with a dollop of whipped cream as she explained the two-year experimentation process resulting in one of the most delicious pies I've ever eaten. She would not disclose the secret recipe, but she was willing to share this one. (She doesn't use the Grand Marnier in the pie she sells at her bakery but she thought it might be a great addition.) - [Mexican Rhubarb Mule](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-mexican-rhubarb-mule/) - Mexican Rhubarb Mule MEXICAN RHUBARB MULE1½ ounces Espolón Blanco tequila¾ ounce Zucca rabarbaro½ ounce fresh rhubarb juice ½ ounceRhubarb Hibiscus Syrup (recipe follows)2 dashes Fee Brothers rhubarb bittersGinger beer, to topRHUBARB HIBISCUS SYRUP4 cups chopped rhubarb1 cup sugar2 cups water1/3 cup dried hibiscus flowers MEXICAN RHUBARB MULELayer all the ingredients except the ginger beer over - [Jalapeno/Cilantro Caipirinha](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-jalapenocilantro-caipirinha/) - Courtesy of Mehndi restaurant in Morristown - [Murgh Dhaniya](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-murgh-dhaniya/) - Courtesy of Chef Uttam Singh Rawat of Mehndi restaurant in Morristown The spices in this curry dish are balanced with a cooling cilantro-mint chutney. - [Flay Mignon with Saint Agur Blue Bearnaise](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-flay-mignon-saint-agur-blue-bearnaise/) - “To actually beat Bobby Flay in his own kitchen—one on one—I’m proud.” —Ariane Duarte - [Spring Fried Barley with a Sesame Sizzled Egg](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-spring-fried-barley-sesame-sizzled-egg/) - Spring Fried Barley with a Sesame Sizzled Egg FRIED BARLEY4 to 5 tablespoons (60 to 75 ml) peanut oil2 large garlic cloves, minced1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger3 scallions, thinly sliced4 cups cooked (600 grams) barley (from 1 heaped cup, about 225 grams, uncooked), cooled Salt2 cups (about 255 grams) mixed spring vegetables, such as favas, - [Stinging Nettle Pesto](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-stinging-nettle-pesto/) - Stinging Nettle Pesto 4–6 cups wild raw stinging nettles½ cup hazelnuts2 garlic clovesPinch of saltJuice of 1 lemon¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese (optional)⅓ cup olive oil Using gloves or tongs, place the nettles in a bowl of ice water. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350°F and - [French Onion Flatbread](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-french-onion-flatbread/) - French Onion Flatbread STEP 1: Caramelized Onions8 large yellow onions, peeled (about 2 pounds)2 ounces unsalted butterKosher salt¼ cup sherry¼ cup sherry vinegar1 quart beef broth (fresh or store bought)Thyme, small tied bundleSTEP 2: Dough (for about 12 4-ounce portions)Mix together in mixing bowl2 teaspoons (1 package) instant dry yeast2 ½ cups lukewarm water1 ½ - [Bone Broth](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-bone-broth/) - Bone Broth 4 pounds beef bones, preferably a mix of marrow bones and bones with a little meat on them, such as oxtail, short ribs, or knuckle bones and chicken bones2 medium unpeeled carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces1 medium leek, end trimmed, cut into 2-inch pieces1 medium onion, quartered1 garlic head, halved horizontally2 celery stalks, - [Ricotta Gnocchi with Charred Corn and Tomato Sauce Recipe](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-ricotta-gnocchi-charred-corn-and-tomato-sauce-recipe/) - by Chef Craig Levy, Chef-Owner of Rocca in Glen Rock Levy’s go-to cold-weather gnocchi is also very simple to prepare. After removing the casing, render sweet Italian sausage and then crumble it into marinara sauce. Toss gnocchi in the sauce to lightly coat and serve with a topping of Grana Padano. - [Whole-Grain Challah](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-whole-grain-challah/) - Modern Jewish Baker, by Shannon Sarna, published by The Countryman Press, a division of W.W.Norton & Company Instead of using I GO-percent, whole-wheat bread flour in this recipe, I use a mix of flours: unbleached white bread flour; whole-wheat bread flour and oat bran (which adds sweetness and some health benefits, too). I encourage you to play around with your flour mix to include rye flour; spelt flour; buckwheat flour or others depending on your preferences. — S. Sarna - [Pink Floyd Cookies](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-pink-floyd-cookies/) - Courtesy of Kimberly Scola, Factory Girl Bake Shop, New Hope, PA “Putting pepper in with buttery, rich ingredients like cashews and white chocolate chips creates a lovely combination. These cookies are inspired by my Great Aunt Mary, who made a black pepper cookie I loved as a young adult.” —KS - [Mighty Kickin' Hummus](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-mighty-kickin-hummus/) - Green Peppercorn and Turmeric White Bean Hummus Courtesy of Nicole Piazza, owner of The Clean Plate Kitchen, Clinton “This hummus is not only packed with antioxidants, but the piperine in the green peppercorns increases the absorption of the curcumin in the turmeric by over 200%.” —NP - [MURPH & TURF](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-murph-turf/) - MURPH & TURF: Chickpea Crusted Beef Liver and Onions served with a Charred Broccoli & Crispy Beef Tongue Salad We couldn’t resist. During our interview, gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy mentioned that he loves liver, beef tongue and broccoli— ingredients most people dislike. So we gave our friends at Fossil Farms a challenge: Create a dinner combining all three. Fossil Farms, a gourmet retailer and wholesaler in Boonton that specializes in humanely raised meats, not only designed a meal in remarkably short order, but did so with fl ourish. Bon appetit, Murphy. FOSSIL FARMS KITCHEN & MARKET 81 Fulton St., Boonton, NJ 973.917.3276 fossilfarms.com Recipe courtesy of Brett Smith, culinary specialist at Fossil Farms, Boonton - [Stracciatella Recipe](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-stracciatella-recipe/) - An Italian version of egg drop soup, stracciatella means “little shred” in Italian. This soup brings warmth to the soul and is always available at Via 45. - [Frutas Frescas Con Polvo De Chile Cobán Y Cacao Guatemalteco](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-frutas-frescas-con-polvo-de-chile-cob-n-y-cacao-guatemalteco/) - (Fresh Fruit with Guatemalan Chile Cobán and Cacao Condiment) Nothing is more refreshing and uncomplicated than fresh fruit of varying degrees of ripeness sprinkled with ground hot peppers and salt or a more complex mixture of ground chiles and crunchy cacao nibs for texture and depth of flavor While I look for perfectly ripe pineapple and melon for sweetness, I prefer mangoes just under the peak of ripeness for more acidity and flavor Mexicans adore the Oro mango, which they eat green or half ripe, simply sprinkled with chile and salt. Among US cultivars developed in southern Florida, Keitt, which can be found in Latin and Asian markets, has a similar crunchiness and acidity and strikes the perfect balance with the hot peppers. If you have access to Indian mangoes, seek the Totapuri, which is extraordinarily delicious when green. - [Choco Coconut Oil Fudge](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-choco-coconut-oil-fudge/) - “The purest, most nutrient dense form of the oil will have “unrefined,” ‘‘expeller-pressed,” “raw” or “centrifuged” written on the label. These varieties will have a heavy coconut taste, making them great for dishes where the coconut flavor is a foundational part of the meal. They are also great in baked goods because they impart a nutty, almost toasted flavor If you do not like the taste of coconut, use refined coconut oil, but look for “naturally refined” because otherwise you may be purchasing an oil that’s been refined with chemical solvents.”— BH - [FLEUR DE PROVENCE (Provençal Vegetables)](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-fleur-de-provence-proven-al-vegetables/) - by Chef James Laird Serves 4 as appetizer - [PEACH-BLUEBERRY SLAB PIE WITH SWEET ALMOND CRUST](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-peach-blueberry-slab-pie-sweet-almond-crust/) - Recipe courtesy of Kristin Donnelly of New Hope, PA, from her cookbook Modern Potluck: Beautiful Food to Share Makes one 10- by 15-inch pie - [Seared Barnegat Inlet Scallops with Roasted Creamed Corn, Chanterelle Mushrooms, Leeks and Lemon Thyme](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-seared-barnegat-inlet-scallops-roasted-creamed-corn-chanterelle-mushrooms-leeks-and-lemon/) - Chef Corey Heyer of the Bernards Inn in Bernardsville, shows off his artistic side by utilizing ingredients that complement one another in his seared inlet scallops dish. - [Confit Duck Leg, Spätzle, Hazelnuts and Cured Egg Yolk](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-confit-duck-leg-spatzle-hazelnuts-and-cured-egg-yolk/) - This duck confit can be served in appetizer or entree portions and is best served alongside spätzle and cured eggs. - [Najla's Fatoosh](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-najlas-fatoosh/) - Fattosh, which is a Middle-Eastern salad, can easily be made at home with just a few ingredients. - [DIY Chia Drink](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-diy-chia-drink/) - With the rise of Chia Star, wellness entrepreneur Sara Erb intends to popularize her line of chia-based drinks that merge fruit flavors like blackberry lime or peach green tea with chia-based hydration. - [Mint Julep Cocktail](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-mint-julep-cocktail-recipe/) - Pair a julep with fried oysters, a burger, or a club sandwich. The mint brings refreshment to a salty, heavy lunch. Today, juleps are associated with bourbon, mint, and the Kentucky Derby, but the word julep dates back to the 1400s. The drink developed in the Southern United States, where it originally included peach brandy, and became famous throughout the world. The proper making of a julep is hotly contested—some call for muddling the mint with sugar, others prefer a minted syrup, while strict Bourbonites call for no mint at all except as a garnish. Use crushed ice— or shaved—and plenty of mint. If you’re making just one, muddle by all means. But if you’re serving a crowd, make a mint syrup (below) to batch multiple drinks quickly. - [Grilled Chicken with Mint and Pine Nut Gremolata](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-grilled-chicken-mint-and-pine-nut-gremolata/) - A grilled chicken recipe featuring mint and pine nut courtesy of Meredith Yorkin - [Butternut Squash and Mushroom Bread Pudding with Bourbon Cherries](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-butternut-squash-mushroom-bread-pudding-with-bourbon-cherries/) - A lot of times when people think of bread pudding, you think of something sweet. This is a savory bread pudding option. - [Egg in a Nest](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-egg-nest/) - For Chef Greg Vassos, he must prepare and serve 45 dozen eggs and 30 chickens a week in a way that honors the care they’ve received at Double Brook Farm. Egg in a Nest exemplifies the creative approach Vassos and his team take to this whole-animal challenge. - [Joe Attanasi’s Scallops Wrapped in Prosciutto](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-joe-attanasis-scallops-wrapped-prosciutto/) - Wrapped in prosciutto, these scallops offer double the amount of flavor and would be great for an appetizer or a main dish, depending on how you choose to serve them. - [Breakfast Challenge Chili](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-breakfast-challenge-chili/) - How will you know if your breakfast habits are causing your problems with mood and energy? Take the Suppers breakfast challenge to get data! - [Black Walnut Bisque](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-black-walnut-bisque/) - This black walnut bisque is rich in nutrients and various vitamins thanks to its main ingredient: black walnuts. - [Lobster and Crab Stuffed Mahi-Mahi](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-lobster-and-crab-stuffed-mahi-mahi/) - Make this dish when you want to impress guests. This lobster and crab stuffed mahi mahi is as elegant looking as it sounds. - [Lavender Blackberry Smoothie](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-lavender-blackberry-smoothie/) - It's not secret smoothies pack a lot of various health benefits. But this one in particular has one special ingredient that has more health benefits you might not be aware of: lavender. - [Mexican Chocolate Fudge Pops](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-mexican-chocolate-fudge-pop/) - While traditional fudge pops are extremely tasty, I find them a bit lacking given their single flavor profile. By adding a bit of cinnamon and cayenne pepper, these fudgy pops pack a whole lot of punch and offer a more complex, layered flavor experience, at once creamy and chocolaty, while still delivering a spicy heat. - [Garlic-Glazed Halibut, Summer-Style Ratatouille, and Herb Broth](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-garlic-glazed-halibut-summer-style-ratatouille-and-herb-broth/) - This grilled halibut is a refreshing summer dish and is served on top of a bed of summer-style ratatouille with the broth surrounding the dish. - [Johnny's Garlic Shrimp with Sriracha Aioli](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-johnnys-garlic-shrimp-sriracha-aioli/) - Serve the shrimp for a great appetizer by placing on a bed of sriracha mayonnaise and topping with melted butter. - [Berry, Lime, Coconut Buttermilk Frozen Yogurt](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-berry-lime-coconut-buttermilk-frozen-yogurt/) - The combination of raspberries, coconut, and lime with the tanginess of whole milk yogurt and buttermilk makes for an incredibly light, rosy-hued treat. The bright sweetness of raspberries pairs nicely with the warmth and crunch of toasted coconut, while lime juice gives the whole thing a kick. - [Frozen Yogurt Bark](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-frozen-yogurt-bark-treat/) - This bark is a take on traditional chocolate bark, and it works perfectly as a fun-size frozen treat. The yogurt base is simple— plain whole milk yogurt sweetened with a bit of honey and a dash of vanilla extract— and from there this recipe is open for experimentation. You can simply throw in a couple cups of berries or chopped peaches, or you can get fancy, combining fruits, even adding nuts, chocolate chips, or seeds for crunch. Just be sure the mixture is spreadable—that’s the key! - [Nonni's "Knochies"](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-nonnis-knochies/) - Nonni's "Knochies" are a delicious homemade gnocchi recipe that utilizes only 4 ingredients. Enjoy with a red gravy or pesto sauce. - [Voodoo Farm Grilled Chicken Breast Over Penne with Cheese Sauce](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-voodoo-farm-grilled-chicken-breast-over-penne-with-cheese-sauce-recipe/) - Fresh chicken from Voodoo Farm, four types of cheeses, and penne pasta combine in this Grilled Chicken Breast Over Penne with Cheese Sauce recipe - [Strawberries with White Chocolate Mint Mousse](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-strawberries-with-white-chocolate-mint-mousse-recipe/) - This strawberries with white chocolate mousse recipe is a decadent yet healthy dessert. - [Lobster Corn Risotto](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-lobster-corn-risotto-recipe/) - This lobster corn risotto recipe is the perfect seafood dish to satisfy your taste buds and keep you wanting more all summer long. - [Red Snapper Cocktail](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-red-snapper-cocktail-recipe/) - Freshly squeezed tomato juice is the backbone for this stunning, garden-fresh version of a Bloody Mary. It’s the exact opposite of a kitchen-sink brunch drink. Use a juicer to express the tomato water or push chopped tomatoes through a sieve using the back of a large spoon. Don’t fuss about it! It’s worth it. You’ll never buy canned ’mater juice again. Amazingly, this recipe can be traced back to 1930s Paris. The Red Snapper is clarity, simplicity, and purity. Use ripe—even very ripe—tomatoes for the best results. - [Gin Basil Smash Cocktail](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-gin-basil-smash-cocktail/) - This drink demonstrates so ably how fresh ingredients can be incorporated into everyday drinking cocktails. Head to your kitchen garden or snag a big bunch of basil at the farmers’ market, and you’re mere steps from a living drink that will make your head dizzy. This drink smashes basil, but you can smash anything—tarragon, thyme, cilantro, or makrut lime leaves. Let this drink inspire you. We like to host a garden party with an assortment of fresh herbs and gins, and let friends muddle their way through an array of flavors. - [Oxtail and Tomato Stew with Orecchiette](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-oxtail-and-tomato-stew-orecchiette/) - This Oxtail and Tomato Stew recipe is by Craig Polignano, Executive Chef at the Ryland Inn - [Antimo's Pasta e Fagioli Soup](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-antimos-pasta-e-fagioli-soup/) - Courtesy of Antimo's Italian Kitchen, this pasta e fagioli soup is a great treat during the cold weather months. - [Grilled Block Island Swordfish](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-grilled-block-island-swordfish/) - This grilled block island swordfish is complete with Greek extra-virgin olive oil, lemon, fresh herbs, roasted Mediterranean vegetables and a yogurt-cucumber sauce. - [Chalfonte Fried Chicken](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-chalfonte-fried-chicken/) - This fried chicken recipe comes from the Chalfonte Hotel and is sure to become a family favorite once you give it a try! - [Lemon Verbena Panna Cotta with Fruit](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-lemon-verbena-panna-cotta-fruit/) - This version of panna cotta uses lemon verbena from the garden and whatever fruit is perfectly ripe. Try it with blackberries or blueberries for variety. - [Main Street Manor's Christmas Crescent Cookies](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-main-street-manors-christmas-crescent-cookies/) - These crescent cookies are a Christmas classic recipe that has been adapted from Women's Day, December 1963 issue. - [Wilted Kale and Brussels Sprouts Salad](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-wilted-kale-and-brussels-sprouts-salad/) - This salad, comprised of wilted cale and brussels sprouts, is sautéed with the homemade dressing allowing the salad to fully incorporate the delicious flavors. - [Orange-Tarragon Watermelon Radish Slaw](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-orange-tarragon-watermelon-radish-slaw/) - This slaw is terrific on anything from beef to seafood and also as a salad. - [Crispy Octopus with Gnocchi and Heirloom Tomato Salad](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-crispy-octopus-gnocchi-and-heirloom-tomato-salad/) - This dish is as pleasing to the eye as it is to the mouth. Assemble it by plating gnocchi first, top with a tentacle of the octopus, and serve with the Spicy Mint Yogurt and Salad on top to finish the dish. - [Black Garlic Vinaigrette](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-black-garlic-vinaigrette/) - This simple-to-make black garlic vinaigrette can be whipped up quickly and thrown on a salad. - [Sweet Green Pea Falafel](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-sweet-green-pea-falafel/) - This yummy sweet pea falafel goes great with tzatziki sauce or ranch dressing. - [Fried Smelts](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-fried-smelts/) - These fried smelts are butterflied, making them the perfect appetizer, which is best served with lemon wedges. - [Butter Cookies](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-butter-cookies-0/) - Butter Cookies Butter Cookies1 pound unsalted butter, softened1 cup sugar4 cups flourIcing (if desired)2 cups plus 1 tablespoon powdered sugar2 tablespoons milk Preheat oven to 350°. Cream softened butter and sugar well. Add flour to sugar mixture. Roll with rolling pin to 1/4 inch thick. Cut into shapes. Bake on baking sheets covered with parchment - [Peanut Butter Surprise Cookies](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-peanut-butter-surprise-cookies/) - Peanut Butter Surprise Cookies The Surprise1 1/2 cups peanut butter1 1/2 cups powdered sugarThe Chocolate Dough1 cup butter, softened1/2 cup peanut butter1 cup sugar1 cup brown sugar2 egg whites2 teaspoons vanilla3 cups flour1 cup baking cocoa1 teaspoon baking sodaThe Icing4 tablespoons shortening2 cups powdered sugar1/2 teaspoon vanilla2 to 4 tablespoons milk In a mixing bowl, - [Perfect Deviled Eggs](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-perfect-deviled-eggs/) - Perfect Deviled Eggs 1 dozen eggs, room temperature4 tablespoons mayonnaise2 teaspoons Dijon mustardDash of Worcestershire sauceSalt to taste Place eggs in a pot that will hold them in one layer. Cover the eggs with cold water and put on a high flame. As soon as the water comes to a boil, turn off the heat - [Chocolate, Espresso & Hazelnut Bread Pudding](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-chocolate-espresso-hazelnut-bread-pudding/) - Recipe courtesy of Chef Anthony Bucco, Ryland Inn, NJ. - [Kale & Raw Garlic Salad with Ginger Miso Dressing](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-kale-raw-garlic-salad-ginger-miso-dressing/) - This kale and garlic salad with ginger miso dressing is simple and gives you room to play around. Choose to add in walnuts or tofu for instance. - [Spicy African Chickpea and Sweet Potato Stew](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-spicy-african-chickpea-and-sweet-potato-stew/) - This recipe is oh so fall. With it being a stew and its utilization of sweet potatoes, look no further for some delicious, fall comfort food. - [Pan Roasted Ostrich Fillet with Spiced Apple Chutney, Carrot Flan and Purslane Salad](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-pan-roasted-ostrich-fillet-spiced-apple-chutney-carrot-flan-and-purslane-salad/) - The flavors and colors of this dish make for a delicious fall presentation. - [Fresh Peach Mostarda](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-fresh-peach-mostarda/) - This versatile condiment goes well with any grilled or roasted pork dish as well as charcuterie or salumi. - [Whole Grilled Branzino](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-whole-grilled-branzino/) - This whole grilled branzino makes a wonderful entrée paired with oven-roasted potatoes and sautéed vegetables. - [Gingerbread Men](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-gingerbread-men/) - At the store, we affectionately call these cookies “Gingies.” We begin the holiday season by donating hundreds of them to Somerville’s Santa arrival the weekend after Thanksgiving. Through the holiday season we make these traditional gingerbread men, which we call “Nice,” as well as a version that includes a dash of cayenne and black pepper for the “Naughties” (they bite you back a little!). - [Scones](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/recipe/recipes-scones/) - The Flaky Tart offers a variety of scone options from cranberry to dark chocolate, and we have the recipe to try them out at home here. ## Videos - [2019 Drink Local Guide Interactive Map](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/video/video-2019-drink-local-guide-interactive-map/) - Please click on the "expand" icon in the upper right corner to view a larger version of the map. More things to DRINK More from the FALL 2019 ISSUE ## Events - [Federal Twist Vineyards Gumbo Fest](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/federal-twist-vineyards-gumbo-fest/) - We’d love for you to join us for an afternoon of wine, gumbo, and music featuring the Gumbo Gumbas! The Gumbo Gumbas will be jammin’, the krewe will be dancin,’ and the wine will be a flowin’! Bring your family for a fun afternoon at Federal Twist Vineyard. Event Details: - Date: Sunday, October 11th - - [Federal Twist's Yoga at the Vineyard](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/federal-twists-yoga-at-the-vineyard/) - Join us for a one-of-a-kind summer experience where movement meets indulgence. Set against the beautiful backdrop of the vineyard, this all-levels yoga class invites you to slow down, stretch, and reconnect. We’ll begin with a 60-minute guided flow designed to leave you feeling grounded, refreshed, and energized. After class, stay and unwind with your choice - [Federal Twist Vineyard Is Celebrating National Pierogi Day!](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/federal-twist-vineyard-is-celebrating-national-pierogi-day/) - Join us in celebrating National Pierogi day a couple days late, but who doesn't love homemade authentic Pierogi and Kielbasa?!? Some items on the menu include: • Potato & Cheddar, Classic Potato • Bacon, Cheddar, Potato • Potato, Mushroom, Gorgonzola & Truffle Oil • Kielbasa w/ caramelized onions or sauerkraut • Kielbasa burger w fries - [Federal Twist Vineyard - Autumn Arrangement Workshop](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/federal-twist-vineyard-autumn-arrangement-workshop/) - Celebrate the colors of fall with a tabletop arrangement! Learn the basics of using floral foam for arrangements while basking in all the beauty that the end of dahlia season has to offer! Take time out from your busy fall schedule to laugh, create, and enjoy wine with friends. All project materials included, plus a - [Federal Twist Vineyard - Book Reading and Art Exhibit](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/federal-twist-vineyard-book-reading-and-art-exhibit/) - Join authors Kim Cook and Mark McNease, alongside artist Larry Felder, for a special book reading and art event at Federal Twist Vineyard. Kim and Mark will discuss their books, read excerpts, and share insights into their literary journeys and collaboration. Larry Felder will also have his artwork on display for viewing and purchase, and - [Federal Twist 11th Annual #CaringForRare Cycling Event](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/federal-twist-11th-annual-caringforrare-cycling-event/) - Join us for a ride along the river or through back country roads that travel through Hunterdon and Bucks Counties. Enjoy food, music, wine slushies and more. Fully supported event including SAG, Tech and Rest Stops. 100% Volunteer. 100% to Charity! - [Federal Twist Vineyard - Run the Vineyards Federal Twist 5K & 10K](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/federal-twist-vineyard-run-the-vineyards-federal-twist-5k-10k/) - Start with a short run through the vineyard, then enjoy a mile on the roads before continuing onto the D&R Canal Trail. The finish line awaits outside the new, state-of-the-art tasting room, where you’ll find live music, a food truck, and wine. Choose between two distances: a 5K or a 10K. Every participant receives an - [Sneaker Drive at Federal Twist Vineyard](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/sneaker-drive/) - On August 15th at Federal Twist Vineyard, Animal Alliance will have adoptable dogs at the vineyard 2-4pm. Join us for an August 15th & 16th Sneaker Drive. We know that most people have extra sneakers in their closets they would like to donate rather than throw away. By doing so, we raise money for Animal - [The Kareemery Home Bakery](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/the-kareemery-home-bakery/) - My name is Kareem Soufi and I run The Kareemery, a home based small-batch cookie business under the New Jersey Cottage Food Operator's Permit. This is an ongoing event, as the cookies can be ordered online throughout the week to be picked up on the following Saturday after ordering. - [Asado](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/asado-2/) - Join us at Federal Twist Vineyard for an afternoon Asado featuring wine, food, family, and friends! Everything will be grilled slowly over an open fire to create amazing flavors. Your plate will include beef, chicken, sausage, potatoes, onions, peppers, zucchini, and pineapple. A special Melón con Vino Chilean cocktail will also be available! Children's ticket - [Food Tour & History Walk of Montclair](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/food-tour-history-walk-of-montclair/) - Food Tour and History Walk of Montclair August 22, from 1-4pm Co-hosted by Chow Town Food Tours and Montclair History Center Explore Montclair, NJ on this immersive food tour showcasing a hyper-local culinary hot spot. "Montclair In Motion" is a social, flavorful experience rooted in this colorful community’s unique industrial history and more recent - [Sip & Snip Flower Picking at Dancer Farm](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/sip-snip-flower-picking-at-dancer-farm/) - Join us at Dancer Farm, just 2 minutes from Laurita Winery, for a beautiful summer flower-cutting experience in our fields featuring 30,000+ homegrown blooms and wildflowers. The $42 package includes a cutting lesson, loaner snippers, a hand-picked bouquet in a signature Mason Jar, a personal cheese plate, one glass of Laurita wine, hard seltzer, or - [Luau Festival at Laurita Winery featuring the South Pacific Island Dancers](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/luau-festival-at-laurita-winery-featuring-the-south-pacific-island-dancers/) - Admission Only $15 ($20 after 6 pm the day before and walk-ins). Under-21 always FREE. Price includes parking, vineyard wagon tours, souvenir wine glass (21+), balloon/face painting artist, kid's play area, corn hole, and live entertainment or DJ. Escape to the islands for an unforgettable weekend at Laurita Winery filled with tropical vibes, amazing wine, - [South Orange Farmers Market](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/south-orange-farmers-market/) - The South Orange Farmers Market takes place every Wednesday from June 3 through October 28 from 1PM to 6PM at 12 Sloan Street in the Sloan Street Parking Lot, rain or shine. Shop fresh seasonal produce, baked goods, cold-pressed juices, locally made cheeses, fresh breads, house made pickles, and specialty food items from a mix - [Mozzarella From Scratch](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/mozzarella-from-scratch/) - Learn the basics of using rennet to turn milk into cheese in a mozzarella-making demonstration. Then stretch your own mozzarella from curd! Bring home the cheese you made and enjoy. - [Grape Stomping Festival at Laurita Winery September 12 & 13](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/grape-stomping-festival-at-laurita-winery-september-12-13/) - Come join us for a fun filled day on the grounds of Laurita Winery – a great place to enjoy outstanding wines with friends and family! Pair our delicious wines with the many food offerings available from onsite food trucks! Wine and dine while listening to top live musical artists all weekend! Food Trucks, Live - [Cycling for The Center](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/cycling-for-the-center/) - Ride to Support Housing, Health and Hope After the event, join us at The Center in Asbury Park for a friendly and tasty BBQ! - [Spring Cleansing Bitters](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/spring-cleansing-bitters/) - In this workshop we’ll learn the importance of bitters in our daily diet, especially in the spring, and how they affect not only our digestion, but our mood, our immune system and more. Bitter drinks, such as Campari and Vermouth have been used for centuries in Europe to improve and aid digestion. Bitter spring greens - [Asado](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/asado/) - Join us for an afternoon Asado featuring wine, food, family, and friends! Everything will be grilled slowly over an open fire to create amazing flavors. Your plate will include beef, chicken, sausage, potatoes, onions, peppers, zucchini, and pineapple. A special Melón con Vino Chilean cocktail will also be available! - [FABULOUS FATHER'S DAY ​FAMILY-FRIENDLY ​LOBSTER BAKE](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/fabulous-fathers-day-family-friendly-lobster-bake/) - Join 15 Landsdowne, along with Federal Twist Vineyards as we celebrate all things DAD with the Summer Classic Lobster Bake! Enjoy a family-friendly, fabulously fun, casual afternoon of incredible food+wines+along with a live music+games! The amazing menu is on the ticket link! Tickets are Limited & Reservations are Required - [Cocktail Reception with George Washington](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/cocktail-reception-with-george-washington/) - We invite you to join us for an evening with George Washington. The evening will begin with a cocktail reception at 5:00 featuring a glass of Federal Twist wine or a mocktail, accompanied by hearty hors d’oeuvres from Zest Culinary Services. The menu is inspired by Martha Washington’s classic recipes and George Washington’s favorites. General - [Pressed Flower Lanterns](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/pressed-flower-lanterns/) - Come get creative at the winery! Lindsay from Coyote Ridge Homestead will bring a selection of dried flowers she has saved from her farm in Frenchtown, along with all the other materials you need to create these sweet, unique, pressed flower lanterns. While you get creative, enjoy a full wine tasting and personal charcuterie in - [Planter and a Posy](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/planter-and-a-posy/) - Spend an afternoon out! Make a succulent planter and arrange a flower bouquet, all while enjoying a private wine tasting and personal charcuterie. Join me in the barrel room to escape the heat, get creative, and enjoy some incredible wines. - [Mother's Day Flower Bar at Federal Twist](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/mothers-day-flower-bar/) - Celebrate all the moms in your life by bringing them for an evening of local wine, charcuterie, and flowers. Sip wine and relax, build your own bouquet with all locally grown flowers from Coyote Ridge Homestead, and enjoy the stunning sunset in the brand new tasting room at the vineyard. Treat mom to this -- - [Willowwood Arboretum’s Lilac Party](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/willowwood-arboretums-lilac-party/) - Join the Willowwood Foundation for its annual Lilac Party, a beloved spring tradition celebrating the beauty of Willowwood Arboretum in bloom. Held beside the historic Stone Barn and under a garden tent, the afternoon will feature a wine tasting led by Master of Wine Chris Cree, live a cappella performances by The Ten of the University - [OPEN HOUSE AT HISTORY MUSEUM](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/open-house-at-history-museum/) - The Historical Society of Penns Grove, Carneys Point and Oldmans History Museum will be Open to the Public on Sundays 1 to 3pm (Excluding Holiday Weekends) for visitation, guided tours of our exhibits featuring 250th Anniversary for the signing of the Declaration of Independence "Before We Were a Country", "Granny's Attic" "Pedricktown" and "Transportation" Come - [Uncork Spring](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/uncork-spring/) - Uncork Spring - A NJ Wine Experience returns for its third annual celebration on Saturday, March 21, 2026, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, at the URSB Carteret Performing Arts and Events Center. This highly anticipated springtime event brings together wine enthusiasts, local wineries, and unique vendors for an afternoon dedicated to tasting, shopping, eating, - [Holiday Wreath Workshop](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/holiday-wreath-workshop/) - Terhune Orchards invites guests to celebrate the season with its Holiday Wreath Workshop on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 10 a.m. Participants will craft their own Colonial Williamsburg–style fresh wreath, a perfect addition to holiday décor and a warm way to welcome guests. The workshop provides all materials, including the wreath and decorative supplies, for $60 - [Holiday Arrangements and Wine Tasting](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/holiday-arrangements-and-wine-tasting/) - Terhune Orchards welcomes guests to a festive and creative holiday arrangement workshop, led by owner Reuwai Mount Hanewald. Participants will design their own arrangements using fresh greens, flowers, berries, and other seasonal touches—all while enjoying wine and light fare in a relaxed, cheerful setting. Registration is required, and the $45 per person fee includes all - [Holiday Children's Workshop](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/holiday-childrens-workshop/) - Terhune Orchards is spreading holiday cheer with its special children’s holiday programs! Each session includes reading a festive story, a hands-on decorating activity, and a warm cup of hot chocolate—all held inside the farm’s cozy, heated barn. Families are invited to stay after the program to meet Santa from 12–2 p.m. and take photos on - [Historic Dvoor Farm Barn Tours](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/historic-dvoor-farm-barn-tours-2/) - Dvoor Farm Barn Tours, free and open to the public, led by architect Chris Pickell, at 10 am and 12:30 pm during the Hunterdon Community Farmers Market, at historic Dvoor Farm, 111 Mine Street, Flemington, NJ. - [Historic Dvoor Farm Barn Tours](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/historic-dvoor-farm-barn-tours/) - Dvoor Farm Barn Tours, free and open to the public, led by architect Chris Pickell, at 10 am and 12:30 pm during the Hunterdon Community Farmers Market, at historic Dvoor Farm, 111 Mine Street, Flemington, NJ. - [New Jersey Wine Expo](https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/events/new-jersey-wine-expo/) - New Jersey’s largest wine exposition is back for its second year at the beautiful Bell Works ballroom. 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