Posts Tagged ‘chef’
Chef David Burke Shines at Orange Lawn Tennis Club
Everything I know about New Jersey tennis clubs comes from an Amazon show called Red Oaks. So when I heard that Chef David Burke was bringing a restaurant concept to Essex County’s 140-year-old Orange Lawn Tennis Club, I wasn’t sure what to expect. You may recognize the chef, or rather his culinary point of view,…
Read MoreShaping the Future at Osteria Crescendo
—28-year-old Chef Robbie Felice opens his second restaurant, Osteria Crescendo, in downtown Westwood. The first time I met Chef Robbie Felice, it was just after the opening of his first restaurant, Viaggio. The then 26-year-old wowed me and my dinner companions with his house-made pastas and big food IQ. We talked about everything from his…
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—Chef Anthony Bucco gives his newest restaurant the farm-fresh treatment of Italian cuisine. The choice to return to one’s roots is never easy. I mean that not literally, because Chef Anthony Bucco was born and raised in New Jersey, but figuratively in regards to the soulful turn his culinary career has taken. I say this…
Read MoreBattello: Refinement on the River Returns
In the last decade, New Jersey entrepreneurs and business owners have capitalized on the Hudson waterfront’s appeal in every way possible: homes, highrises, restaurants. We’ve seen it all. A great view of Lower Manhattan hardly loses its majesty, but we’re no longer simply oohing and aahing at brightly-lit towers across the way. The truth is,…
Read MoreHeirloom Kitchen: A Restaurant, Reimagined
Today’s restaurant model is as tired as its overworked employees. That’s why when Neilly Robinson first opened up Heirloom Kitchen in 2013, she did so with fresh eyes. The mission back then, which still holds true six years later, was to create a culinary center whose focus was on food education. A place where you…
Read More15 Restaurants to Celebrate Valentine’s Day in NJ
Nothing says romance quite like fighting for a first-come reservation. That’s why with the second busiest day for dining out upon us, we’re arming you with all the state-wide hotspots to spend Valentine’s Day in NJ. Whether you’re in a committed relationship or newly seeing someone, it’s time to book a table and celebrate. …
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